The hearing is expected to go for most of the day Thursday, with some portions closed to the public. A big topic up for discussion will be the use of investigative genetic genealogy.

At a court hearing on Thursday, Kohberger's lawyer, Anne Taylor, argued that the witness' testimony could not be trusted because she has "memory problems" and was uncertain about whether or not she had been "dreaming" that she saw Kohberger at the residence just after he allegedly killed her four roommates.

Prosecutors say the evidence ties suspect Bryan Kohberger to the killings. However, his defense wants the evidence thrown out. Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in the Pennsylvania Poconos in December of 2022, just over a month after the murders. Four students were found killed in their off-campus apartment.

BOISE, Idaho - Some of the key evidence that investigators used to arrest a man suspected of killing four University of Idaho college students will come under fire Thursday at

If society is not ready to support suppression of every bit of our DNA when the government does not have a warrant and searches it, there is no privacy right left,” said Anne Taylor, lead defense attorney.

Attorneys for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger asked a judge to dismiss most of the evidence in the case, which they believe relies on a genetic investigation process they say is unconstitutional.