A newly unsealed search warrant details what investigators took from the apartment of a Washington State Ph.D. student accused of killing four University of Idaho students in nearby Moscow.
KING 5 caught up with legal experts to learn what impacts they believe this warrant will have on the state's case against Kohberger. Deborah Ahrens, a law professor at Seattle University, said it is unclear because key contextual details are missing.
"What that search warrant returned doesn't tell us is if they tested the hairs," said Deborah Ahrens, a law professor at Seattle University.
She said it is important to note that some of the items seized, like the stains, could be unrelated.
"I do not mean to profile 28-year-old men, but i imagine that there are a lot of men who have a pillow without pillowcase in their home that has some stains on it."
Richard Seamon, a law professor at University of Idaho, echoed that sentiment.
"We have hair strands, but we don't necessarily know from whom they came," said Seamon.
Ahrens added, "It really depends on whether or not that hair actually connects to anyone at the scene."
However, the experts said these items could bring hopeful news for the prosecution.
"If it's DNA connected, that's really strong evidence for the prosecution," said Ahrens. "I'm betting that they're sitting there on some DNA results or other results from the things that they collected from his apartment. But are they letting us know that? No."
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