The University of Idaho murders case cost over $8 million in public money, with at least $5.5 million being spent on convicted killer Bryan Kohberger’s defense, according to a report.
The Idaho Statesman reported the estimated expenditure, based on its own analysis, on Friday, June 26.
According to the newspaper, the large majority of taxpayer dollars were spent on Kohberger’s defense, including attorneys, investigators and experts as the case prepared to go to trial in August 2025, reporter Kevin Fixler told NewsNation in an interview published on Wednesday, July 1.
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