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Meanwhile, lead investigator Cpl. Brett Payne testified that law enforcement officials collected thousands of hours of surveillance footage to locate a white Hyundai Elantra associated with the suspect.

The footage is stored on multiple thumb drives, though Payne acknowledged there is no centralized inventory of the videos.

Payne further testified that none of the videos show the Elantra traveling south from Moscow toward Pullman, Washington, in the early hours following the murders.

However, the probable cause affidavit asserts that Kohberger drove south toward Pullman after committing the crimes.

Defense motions to suppress warrant-based evidence from AT&T, Google, and Amazon were also denied.

On March 6, 2025, text messages between the two surviving roommates were unsealed, along with the transcript of the 911 call made before first responders arrived at the crime scene.

Defense Claims Cell Phone Tracking Data Missing 

Cell phone geolocation expert Sy Ray testified that he had not received the full AT&T source data, or the complete list of nearby cell towers used to track Kohberger’s movements. Ray suggested that the missing information could be beneficial to the defense.

“Because of the piecemealing of the data, because of the missing data, because of data that I’m reviewing that is incredibly inaccurate, everything that is missing is absolutely to the benefit of the defense right now,” Ray stated.

DNA Evidence and Knife Purchase

Recently unsealed court documents revealed that Kohberger had purchased a Ka-Bar knife, a sheath, and a knife sharpener on Amazon eight months before the murders.

Prosecutors argue that these purchases further support the claim that the sheath found at the crime scene belonged to Kohberger.

On March 5, 2025, the defense filed a motion stating that a three-person mixture of unknown DNA was found under Mogen’s fingernails. The defense requested that this evidence be excluded from the trial, arguing that jurors might mistakenly believe the DNA belonged to Kohberger.

Defense attorney Anne Taylor also pointed out that unknown male DNA was discovered mixed with Kohberger’s DNA on a handrail at the house, and another unknown DNA sample was found on a glove outside the residence.

Additionally, she argued that no DNA from the crime scene was found inside Kohberger’s car or on his steering wheel.

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Judge Hippler ruled that while the presence of unknown male DNA does not exclude Kohberger, it could suggest the involvement of another party. However, he emphasized that Kohberger’s DNA on the knife sheath alone was sufficient to establish probable cause for his arrest.