Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said. Taking Logsdon’s spot is a Northern California attorney who specializes in DNA and previously testified as a paid consultant for the defense.

A judge’s decision cleared the way for Bryan Kohberger’s trial in the killings of four University of Idaho students to begin in August 2025.