The defence team for accused murderer Bryan Kohberger has retained a seasoned Washington state crime scene investigator.
Noedel Scientific’s owner and chief forensic investigator Matthew Noedel and his team spent five hours inside the Moscow, Idaho, home at 1122 King Street, where four University of Idaho students were savagely stabbed on November 13.
The three-story house’s interior and the property’s surroundings, which had previously been searched for evidence by police forensic teams, were methodically scrutinised by Noedel’s team when Kohberger appeared before a Pennsylvania judge and consented to be extradited to Idaho on Tuesday.
The Post reported that Kohberger’s legal team, which included his state-appointed defence attorney Anne Taylor, was present at the residence on Tuesday with the Moscow Police.
White gloves and medical foot covers were visible on Noedel when he entered and exited the house while wearing his shoes.
Noedel’s website lists crime scene reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis, and shooting reconstruction as some of his areas of expertise.
He claims more than 30 years experience in the field, and provides 2D and 3D models of his findings when called to testify as an expert in court.
“The evaluation and examination of bloodstains at crime scenes is often overlooked and misunderstood,” according to the Noedel Scientific website. “Bloodstains can exist on clothing, walls, hidden behind baseboards or under carpets. Do not underestimate the significance of bloodstains.”
