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The King Road Killings Update: A Longer Road to Justice

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Judge John Judge said, 'I only work to have one trial. One trial.'

1. The King Road Killings: An Idaho Murder Mystery revisits Moscow, Idaho as Kena Whitworth covers another Brian Koberger hearing and the status of the King Road house. 2. Kena Whitworth reports from ABC News, and the episode centers on the January 26 hearing in Latah County Courthouse and the Goncalves family's response. 3. The episode asks what justice looks like after the November 2022 killings, as the court weighs a trial date, a defense appeal, and the demolition of 1122 King Road. 4. The defense asks Judge John Judge to reconsider his denial of a challenge to the grand jury indictment and to let the issue go to the Idaho Supreme Court. 5. Prosecutor Jeff Nye argues that any appeal would delay the case, and the judge agrees that another grand jury would likely re-indict Brian Koberger if needed. 6. The court then turns to trial timing, with the prosecution saying summer 2024 could work and the defense arguing that summer 2025 is more realistic. 7. Ann Taylor says the defense still has 51 terabytes of discovery, roughly 6.5 million pages if printed, and about 400 potential witnesses to review. 8. Taylor also says the defense has spoken to fewer than 10% of those witnesses and still has key expert witnesses to hire. 9. The judge reacts strongly when Taylor says effective assistance of counsel requires reviewing every bit of discovery for Brian Koberger. 10. The hearing ends without a trial date, and Kena Whitworth says the victims' families leave with another disappointment. 11. Whitworth then shifts to Steve and Christy Goncalves in Coeur d'Alene, where they describe living 'one day at a time' while waiting for trial. 12. Christy says the family feels it has been in limbo for more than a year and that they cannot control the pace of the case. 13. The episode also covers the University of Idaho's handling of the tragedy, including Scott Green's book, The University President's Handbook of Crisis Management. 14. A university spokesperson says the book is meant to explain how the university responded while keeping students, staff, and families at the forefront of decisions. 15. Kena Whitworth notes that Green's family once owned the King Road house in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a fact the family did not see disclosed in the book. 16. The episode details the university's decision to demolish 1122 King Road after delaying it once, despite the Goncalves family's wish to keep it standing through trial. 17. Christy and Steve describe learning of the demolition by email and watching on television as excavators tore down Kaylee's room early in the morning. 18. Whitworth walks the empty lot after demolition and then describes a modular home where the family's belongings were laid out by room, including bedroom labels, moldy dishes, and a full trash can. 19. The episode is journalistic and detail-heavy, with courthouse reporting, family interviews, and on-site descriptions from Moscow and Coeur d'Alene. 20. Listeners interested in true-crime case updates and courthouse procedure will get the most from it, while people avoiding ongoing legal developments may skip it.

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A measured update that keeps the focus on grief, procedure, and a case still waiting on trial.

The King Road Killings Update: A Longer Road to Justice tracks the case as it moves toward trial, with Kena Whitworth reporting from Moscow, Idaho.

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