The Press Room | October 29, 2026
Thursday’s full, independently published FITF reporting. This edition indexes two independently published original articles; each digest item links to its full reporting and original sources.
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 29, 2026 | RUMOR VS. REALITY | JANUARY 2024 DISCOVERY RECORDS
Idaho Four: What the King Road Camera and Phone Discovery Requests Really Show
A viral video says key witness phone data was withheld. Our full analysis compares the actual 2024 defense requests with the prosecutors' written answers: the 1112 King Road camera SD card, audio that could not be extracted with available software, and differing phone-extraction methods. The historical record does not establish intentional suppression or a new PCR ruling.
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 29, 2026 | RUMOR VS. REALITY | OCTOBER 16 COURT RECORD
Did New Witnesses Surface in Kohberger’s PCR? What the WSU Filing Actually Says
On October 16, lawyers for the Idaho Four victims’ families filed a reply in their separate Washington State University civil lawsuit, asking to strike or defer a judgment-on-the-pleadings motion while discovery continues. It discusses two university-related letters, but it does not disclose new witnesses in Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho post-conviction relief case. FITF examines the actual docket 52 document, distinguishes legal arguments from findings, and explains what remains unverified.