Boise, Idaho
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\n An Idaho judge is blocking the release of some graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students<\/a> in 2022.\n <\/p>\n \n Second District Judge Megan Marshall made the ruling Wednesday, saying the dissemination of \u201cincredibly disturbing\u201d photos across the internet \u2014 where the victims\u2019 families <\/a>might inadvertently see them \u2014 is an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.\n <\/p>\n \n She ordered the city of Moscow to black out portions of the images that show any portion of the victims\u2019 bodies or the blood immediately surrounding them.\n <\/p>\n \n But the judge said the public also has an interest in seeing investigation records, and so other photos, videos and documents connected to the case can be released, including videos showing distraught friends of the victims on the morning their bodies were found.\n <\/p>\n \n Kohberger was sentenced to life without parole in July for the stabbing murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin at an off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho.\n <\/p>\n \n Family members of two of the victims, Mogen and Chapin, had asked the judge to keep parts of the crime scene photos and videos hidden from public view, saying the images are invasive and traumatizing.\n <\/p>\n \n The criminal case drew worldwide attention, and the Moscow Police Department received hundreds of requests to release investigatory records<\/a>. Idaho law generally allows for the sealing of investigation records to be lifted once a criminal investigation is complete.\n <\/p>\n