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Bryan Kohberger, 28, the man charged with quadruple homicide in connection with the deaths of four University of Idaho students last year, has offered an alibi. New court documents claim Kohberger was on solitary drive during the time of the murders.

The court filing by his attorneys comes as the case, which has captured widespread attention, as it heads to trial.

 Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson has said he intends to seek the death penalty, and the case is scheduled for trial this fall, though it could be postponed.

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Quadruple Homicide of University of Idaho Students

Kohberger stands accused of the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. 

Thompson asserts that Kohberger broke into the student's home in the early morning hours of November 13 and fatally stabbed each victim. The prosecution has also described how Kohberger allegedly turned off his phone the night of the killings. This was an effort to hide his location before the murders.

Kohberger exercised his right to remain silent and the judge automatically entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf earlier this year.

The court documents, submitted by Kohberger's defense on Thursday claim on the night of the stabbings he was innocently driving around. His attorneys claim their client frequently engaged in late-night drives alone. And that he was doing so on the night in question.

The documents did not specify a particular location or time in his middle of the night driving. And there do not appear to be any in-person witnesses to Kohberger’s driving habit. But the prosecution has video of a car similar to his driving around the murder house.

The defense team emphasized that they are still reviewing evidence from the investigation, including transcripts of grand jury testimony. They indicated that there may be witnesses who can corroborate Kohberger's alibi, though their identities and potential testimonies have not been disclosed yet.

Idaho law requires defendants to notify the prosecution if they intend to present an alibi defense, which typically involves claiming that they were elsewhere during the crime and can provide witness testimony to support this claim. 

The murders, which occurred at a rental house near the University of Idaho campus, shocked both the local community and neighboring areas, including Pullman, Washington, where Kohberger was pursuing his Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University.