Jean Casarez

6 days ago | cnn.com | Lauren Del Valle |Lauren del Valle |Jean Casarez

Bryan Koberger listens during a hearing to overturn his grand jury indictment on October 26, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kai Eiselein/Pool/Getty Images/File CNN  —  Bryan Kohberger’s legal team won’t be able to tell a jury in his upcoming death penalty trial about his autism diagnosis unless he takes the stand in his own defense, a judge ruled Friday.

2 weeks ago | wdsu.com | Lauren Del Valle |Lauren del Valle |Jean Casarez

A judge in Idaho is set to make decisions about what evidence can and cannot be submitted at the upcoming death penalty trial of Bryan Kohberger, who’s accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Not guilty pleas have been entered on his behalf.

2 weeks ago | news8000.com | Lauren Del Valle |Lauren del Valle |Jean Casarez

(CNN) — A judge in Idaho is set to make decisions about what evidence can and cannot be submitted at the upcoming death penalty trial of Bryan Kohberger, who’s accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Not guilty pleas have been entered on his behalf.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Eric Levenson |Jean Casarez

Karen Read watches attorney Robert Alessi make a point during her trial at Norfolk Superior Court at Dedham, Mass., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Greg Derr/Pool/The Patriot Ledger/AP CNN  —  Selecting an unbiased jury in a criminal case is always a tricky process.

1 month ago | cnn.com | Jean Casarez

CNN  —  Karen Read is a rare case: a woman accused of murder who has her own fan club. More often, alleged female murderers are reviled or belittled. Casey Anthony became known as “the most hated woman in America” when accused of killing her toddler daughter. Susan Smith saw the nation’s concern turn to anger and revulsion when it became clear her 1- and 3-year-old sons had not been carjacked by “a Black man” but drowned by their mother, still strapped in their seats.