Emails reveal how Campus Police tracked down Bryan Kohberger’s car weeks before he became a suspect. “It is plausible that someone would argue that the chain-of-custody would have led to major problems for the prosecution when presenting evidence of any type of DNA. If that were to excluded “I’d say that, looking at the case fundamentally and from a prosecutor’s perspective, the chain of custody issue is the biggest problem.” “Brent Turvey is a criminologist, a forensic scientist, hired by the defense. He said he learned about the chain of custody after submitting his expert report in order to meet a deadline. In most cases, and in most jurisdictions, this would be the case. “No judge or jury have evaluated that claim. Turvey stated Wednesday that a chain-of-custody form should be created in real time. “So, for example, if I pick up a bag of evidence, I will sign that I have retrieved it and add my signature, the date. The evidence bag appears to be filled in twice. The bag was marked with the date “11/14/22” and the initials “BP”, which likely belong to lead detective Brett Payne. Shannon Arredondo is another signature. She is a forensic expert with the Idaho State Police Crime Lab. She signed and dated the bag on Nov. 16th. Turvey said that the label, which was attached later, had six recorded exchanges from Nov. 13 to Nov. 16, written in a similar handwriting by a single pen. Kohberger’s team, led Idaho attorney Anne Taylor. Whitcomb said, however, that they did not pursue their findings before the plea agreement She did not respond when Fox News Digital asked for comment. “There are important issues with motive, method, and mechanism. There are so many screaming questions to which no one will ever know the answer. Christopher Whitcomb, Author If the paper trail was flawed, as alleged, it doesn’t mean that investigators botched up the case, says Paul Mauro. A retired NYPD inspector, and Fox News contributor. “But it could indicate that there is a weakness in the case,” he said. “They may have been worried about losing a jury on this.” It’s also a good example of what happens when you don’t have a defense. You put the procedure in front of the jury, not the facts. Whitcomb told Fox News Digital that the hair has never been processed or tested. Whitcomb told Fox News Digital that the hair has never been tested or processed. Turvey, a senior consultant at Forensic Solution LLC who has testified in more than 70 trials and has travelled to Moscow, Idaho to review the evidence, found the hair. This is not his hair. “As to whose hair it is, the answer is unclear. Whitcomb explained that when he saw the information, it changed his perspective on everything. Fox News Digital reached out to the Idaho State Police Department and the Moscow Police Department to get their comments. The author is a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team member and an early member of its Violent Criminal Apprehension Program. He has played in a band for years, worked as a congressional speechwriter and journalist, and written half a dozen other books. In an interview on Tuesday, he said: “I don’t think it’s my job to question what [Kohberger] has told the world.” “I don’t say this is a wrong conviction. He pleaded to guilty. He is a mature, well-educated man. BRYAN KOHBERGER’S PROFESSOR CALLED OUT HER ‘ASSUMPTIONS’ ABOUT LOCAL COPPERS BEFORE IDAHO MURDERS. The plea landed him behind bars for the rest his life with no chance of parole. He offered no explanation for the crimes, shared no motive and offered no new information.Prosecutors have said Kohberger remained inside for about 15 minutes, although the initial police affidavit doesn’t describe the exact time he went into the house. Whitcomb notes that the defense narrative claims that the attacks occurred in less than five minutes, which is inconsistent with Turvey’s estimate of the time it would take to clean up the crime scene. Turvey believes that there were at least two. Both of their reports have also been reviewed by Fox News Digital. Follow the FOX TRUE CRIME team on XWhitcomb obtained access to materials that were not mentioned in the book. These include images of the Ka-Bar sheath evidence bag, one with a form of chain of custody attached and one without. He turned off his phone prior to the murders, and then turned it back on afterwards. The FBI analyst determined that soil on a shovel inside the car, which was seized by investigators in Pennsylvania, matched dirt found in the Moscow area. Judge Steven Hippler stated at the hearing that he was unable to find anything redeeming in Mr. Kohberger. “His grotesque crimes of evil have buried anything good or human about him. Listen to the new ‘Crime & Justice with Donna Rotunno’ podcast.Hippler gave Kohberger a sentence of 4 consecutive life sentences without parole plus 10 more years. As part of his plea, Kohberger waived his right of appeal.The case’s lead detectives were Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson, and Moscow Police Cpl. Brett Payne said that they still did not know his motive. Find out more on the TRUE CRIME HUB. “Why did he plead guilty?” Turvey asked during a conversation on Wednesday. “I don’t know. I never met him. He said that he doesn’t meet with defendants on whose cases he is working. He is aware that the defense has made arguments about Kohberger’s mental health and ability. “The idea that you’d go in and try to get him to plead guilty when he doesn’t know everything or understand it… Well, that’s a big problem.” “Broken Plea” will be in stores on Sunday, April 28.