An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022.
Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of "incredibly disturbing" photos across the internet - where the victims' families might inadvertently see them - is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
She ordered the city of Moscow to black out portions of the images that show any portion of the victims' bodies or the blood immediately surrounding them.
A statement is made after the Bryan Kohberger sentencing July 23, 2025, outside of the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho.
But the judge said the public also has an interest in seeing investigation records, and so other photos,