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Idaho probe into Bryan Kohberger evidence leaks continues despite conviction.

Judge appointed special prosecutor to investigate violations of gag order.

“Dateline” episode cited as trigger, but investigators dispute several key details.

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to remove details incorrectly attributed to the “Dateline” episode on the Bryan Kohberger case, and to include comment from NBC News. Corrected Aug 5, 2025

A controversial episode of NBC’s “Dateline” about the Bryan Kohberger student murder case, aired just before his planned trial, remains at the center of a court-ordered special investigation into suspected leaks even after the killer pleaded guilty and is serving life in prison.

The defense requested the

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