The Brief
- An Idaho judge blocked the release of graphic crime scene photos from the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students.
- The ruling aims to protect the victims’ families from seeing disturbing images online, while allowing other investigation records to be released.
- Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life without parole for the murders, and the case has drawn worldwide attention.
BOISE, Idaho – An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022.
Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of “incredibly disturbing” photos across the internet — where the victims’ families might inadvertently see them — is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
She ordered the city of Moscow to black out portions of the images that show any portion of the victims’ bodies or the blood immediately surrounding them.
But the judge said the public also has an interest in seeing investigation records, and so other photos, videos and documents connected to the case can be released, including videos showing distraught friends of the victims on the morning their bodies were found.…