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Idaho Student Murders DNA Evidence | Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast

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🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their home in November 2022, sparking a high-profile investigation. DNA evidence became a key factor in the case, with investigators linking DNA found at the crime scene to suspect Bryan Kohberger. This connection was established through forensic genealogy, comparing DNA to a public ancestry database. Vinnie Politan examines the meticulous process and its role in identifying Kohberger.

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.

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Opinions.

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All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

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Sensitive topics are discussed.

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Discretion is advised. I'm Vidipollitan.

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The subject of my investigation is the Idaho student murders.

0:32.4

Four lives taken, a desperate search for a killer and now the most anticipated

0:40.0

trial on court TV here's the story Ethan Zana Maddie and Kaley were four

0:49.4

friends living together in an off-campus house at the University of Idaho. They worked hard and were all

0:56.0

flourishing as students and having the time of their lives. They were popular and their house was known

1:01.6

as a gathering spot for fellow students. All of that tragically changed in the early morning

1:07.0

hours of November 13, 2022. Those four students were stabbed to death inside their home.

1:13.4

The brutal crime shook the community and touched the nation, setting off an intense manhunt

1:19.1

for a killer. Students were afraid to be alone on campus. Some never came back. Investigators

1:25.2

from the Moscow Police Department joined forces with the Idaho

1:28.4

State Police and the FBI, following every league, every tip, and every piece of evidence.

1:35.4

That investigation took them across the country to Pennsylvania and led them to this man,

1:40.3

a grad student at a neighboring university in Pullman, Washington. This accused mass killer has denied the allegations and claims to have an alibi.

1:50.0

Well, now the case is getting closer to trial, and both sides are battling over the evidence the jury will see and hear.

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Trials are public, okay?

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Our courtrooms are public.

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I think you know that, I know that, we all know that.

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