MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Bryan Kohberger's alibi is weak, according to Former Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Jarrett Ferentino.
"Alibis are strong. If there's eyewitnesses that can put you away from the scene of the crime. That's not this alibi," said Ferentino.
The document, which was filed by Kohberger's defense team earlier this week, states that he spent a lot of time running, hiking, and driving around after moving to Pullman, Washington, in June 2022.
His lawyers claim Kohberger took a particular interest in Wawawai Park, which is where the Monroe County native claims he was the night of the murder, looking at the moon and the stars, about 30 miles away from where the murders took place in Moscow, Idaho.
Ferentino thinks prosecutors will be able to pick apart Kohberger's alibi.
"It doesn't say Bryan Kohberger was back in Washington in bed in his sleep. It says he was in his 2015 white Hyundai out and about," added Ferentino.
"A weak alibi is the defendant himself is saying I wasn't there. I was at home, in a different location, playing video games. So this is moderate, and I would say it's on the stronger side of Moderate," said Brett Riegel, Defense Attorney of Monroe County.
The alibi also states that the defense can prove Kohberger's location through phone records analyzed by an expert witness, a piece longtime defense attorney Brett Riegel of Monroe County thinks could help the accused killer's case.
"If the data shows the phone was moving around in a pattern that's consistent with somebody driving around in circles aimlessly, that might be helpful to him more so than if it's data that suggests the phone went from a particular location and was there," added Riegel.
With the release of the alibi, former prosecutor Ferentino and defense attorney Riegel agree that it could be a while before Kohberger goes to trial.
"A case like this, that's receiving, do you know, statewide, region-wide, nationwide, and even possibly international attention. It's going to take a bit longer to find an unbiased, impartial jury," said Riegel.
"This case is not going to go to trial for a significantly long time. This is going to be delayed at least until the summer of 2025 as I see it," added Ferentino.
The state of Idaho is seeking the death penalty against Kohberger. His trial date has not been set yet.