Mom Of Idaho Murder Victim Feels ‘Betrayed’ After Attorney Drops Her Case To Represent Her Daughter’s Alleged Killer

Mom Of Idaho Murder Victim Feels ‘Betrayed’ After Attorney Drops Her Case To Represent Her Daughter’s Alleged Killer

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The mother of an Idaho murder victim says she feels “betrayed” by defense attorney Anne Taylor, who dropped her legal case to represent her daughter's alleged killer. Cara Northington, the mother of Xana Kernodle, told NewsNation that Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender's Office, was representing her on an unrelated drug charge when she suddenly withdrew from the case on Jan. 5. That same day, Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing Kernodle and three others in a Moscow, Idaho residence on Nov. 13, had his first court appearance with Taylor by his side. RELATED: Prosecutors Believe Snapchat Video Paul Murdaugh Sent To Friends The Night Of His Murder Is 'Critical To The Case'“I am heartbroken because I trusted her,” Northington told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield. “[Taylor]…
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Bryan Kohberger’s attorney has ties to the family of the second Idaho murders victim

Bryan Kohberger’s attorney has ties to the family of the second Idaho murders victim

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Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morningSign up to our free morning US email news bulletinBryan Kohberger's public defender once represented a relative of not one but two Idaho murder victims. Court records obtained by Inside Edition reportedly show that Chief of the Kootenai Public Defender's Office Anne Taylor was the attorney for slain University of Idaho student Madison Mogen's stepmother as recently as June 2022. Earlier this week, the Idaho Statesmen revealed that Ms Taylor also represented Cara Denise Northington — Xana Kernodle's mother — before recusing herself to take on Mr Kohberger's quadruple murder case. Mr Kohberger is accused of brutally stabbing Kernodle, Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Ethan Chapin on 13 November in the college town of Moscow. He…
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Idaho murder victim’s mother says Bryan Kohberger lawyer had power of attorney over her as she slams ‘betrayal’

Idaho murder victim’s mother says Bryan Kohberger lawyer had power of attorney over her as she slams ‘betrayal’

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The mother of slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle has claimed that she gave her power of attorney to the public defender now representing her daughter's alleged killer.Anne Taylor, the chief of the Kootenai public defender's office, filed on 5 January to recuse herself from representing Xana Kernodle's mother Cara Denise Northington in order to become the lead defense attorney for Bryan Kohberger.Mr Kohberger is accused of brutally stabbing Kernodle, her boyfriend Ethan Chapin and roommates Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen on November 13 in the college town of Moscow. He was arrested on December 30 at his parents' home in Pennsylvania before he was extradited to Idaho earlier this month.In an interview with NewsNation on Wednesday night, Ms Northington spoke out over the sense of “betrayal” she feels…
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