{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Kohberger: Book Claims Evidence Was Planted — Experts Push Back","description":"Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the Idaho student killings. He waived his right to appeal. He received four consecutive life sentences.\n\nAnd now a former FBI agent is selling a book that says the evidence was fabricated. “Broken Plea” by Christopher Whitcomb makes extraordinary claims about the Kohberger case — that the knife sheath chain of custody was falsified, that a private DNA lab found a different match before being shut down, and that two attackers were responsible for the crimes at 1122 King Road.\n\nWe examined each claim against the public record and on-the-record responses from legal professionals.\n\nMoscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger disputed the chain of custody allegations directly. Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs confirmed chain of custody can be established through live testimony. The Othram Laboratories story is not a conspiracy — it is a normal step in forensic genetic genealogy that the book fundamentally misrepresents. And the second-attacker theory is contradicted by Kohberger himself, who admitted sole responsibility with nothing to gain from protecting an accomplice.\n\nWhitcomb told NewsNation there is no smoking gun. Kohberger’s defense team has publicly condemned their own expert’s media tour. And Kohberger — who had every argument this book contains — chose guilty over trial. That is the fact this book cannot explain away.\n\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#Kohberger #BryanKohberger #BrokenPlea #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KohbergerEvidence #GuiltyPlea #EthanChapin #XanaKernodle #JusticeForIdaho4","author_name":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260-true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43628441/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"95\" src=\"https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8898948/embed?v=202301\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"allowtransparency\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Audioboom player\" allow=\"autoplay\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"></iframe>"}
