EXCLUSIVE Bryan Kohberger was dealt a major blow when a judge threw out his Hail Mary defense... but he could still use it to save his life
Bryan Kohberger had hoped to accuse four other people of potentially being the killer or killers who broke into a home and slaughtered four students one horrific night back in November 2022.
These mystery individuals consisted of three people who knew the victims Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin - and one man who was caught on camera briefly following one of the women out of a store weeks before the murders.
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