{"id":2118280,"date":"2026-08-29T16:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2118280"},"modified":"2026-08-29T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T13:15:11","slug":"bryan-kohberger-wants-to-boot-judge-off-his-murder-case-after-faceless-coward-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2118280","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Kohberger Wants to Boot Judge Off His Murder Case After &#8216;Faceless Coward&#8217; Jab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/16by9\/2026\/08\/29\/79dd9c1472ef4deca42111347bb3ff3d_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Bryan Kohberger Wants to Boot Judge Off His Murder Case After &#8216;Faceless Coward&#8217; Jab<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Bryan Kohberger<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Judge Called Me A &#8216;Faceless Coward&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">&#8230; Remove Him From My Murder Case, Pronto!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-29T09:15:11-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:15 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d3666aa76e71b26dc3bf94fdd450c310\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260829_79dd9c1472ef4deca42111347bb3ff3d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/4by3\/2026\/08\/29\/79dd9c1472ef4deca42111347bb3ff3d_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f2f3e2fd5932a0b464555eb12105eb04\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bryan-kohberger\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bryan Kohberger<\/strong><\/a> wants to get the judge on his quadruple murder conviction booted off the case &#8212; because he says the justice disqualified himself by calling him a &#8220;faceless coward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-37c055b83827034654c7116cafbfa709\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Judge <strong>Steven Hippler<\/strong> presided over Kohberger&#8217;s 2025 trial in which Bryan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/02\/bryan-kohberger-in-court-for-plea-deal-hearing\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>pleaded guilty<\/strong><\/a> to killing 4 University of Idaho students and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-00e2ae8dbeb41e9188039051aaef1499\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260829_d3f5b9f0abc546298dc1f761d3a049aa\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/4by3\/2026\/08\/29\/d3f5b9f0abc546298dc1f761d3a049aa_md.jpg\" alt=\"Judge Steven Hippler 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cd0d1bee012a8568ecbb86115cef5649\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At his sentencing, Kohberger admitted to killing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/madison-mogen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Madison Mogen<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kaylee-goncalves\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kaylee Goncalves<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/xana-kernodle\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Xana Kernodle<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ethan-chapin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ethan Chapin<\/strong><\/a> inside their home in 2022, but he never gave a motive for the murders. Judge Hippler called Kohberger a &#8220;faceless coward&#8221; before sentencing him under a plea deal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-980d53009dee7076371cca5376450913\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-e0a230f1-9132-4663-96e0-565641c95558\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/02\/18\/inside-the-bedrooms-at-bryan-kohbergers-murder-scene\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e0a230f1-9132-4663-96e0-565641c95558\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/56\/4by3\/2026\/02\/18\/56d1dbd0104b430cab2c0be196e3b8fb_md.jpg\" alt=\"Inside The Bedrooms At Bryan Kohberger&apos;s Murder Scene\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Inside The Bedrooms<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Idaho State Police<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b87b52b2a334ba966b058022a163db40\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then, in July 2026, Kohberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/27\/bryan-kohberger-wants-to-withdraw-guilty-plea\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>filed<\/strong><\/a> a petition to reopen his case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/30\/bryan-kohbergers-letter-blaming-ex-lawyer-for-prison-sentence\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>saying<\/strong><\/a> he only pled guilty because of \u201cthreats,\u201d \u201cfalse promises\u201d and bad information, according to a post-relief conviction form.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a7a5d8b342891cd56fffb752b433b0e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-17a87676-32cb-43e6-af1a-f883c4d64301-1297255473-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/66\/16by9\/2025\/07\/02\/6668939714a543daa3de8811baba9ecc_md.jpg\" alt=\"070225_kohberger_in_court_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">7\/2\/25<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-17a87676-32cb-43e6-af1a-f883c4d64301-1297255473-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">ADMITTING GUILT<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/kohberger-admits-guilt-07-02-2025\/\">Video: Bryan Kohberger Admits Guilt On All Charges<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f23bf4d2568af96d73d33b7e47ecf618\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kohberger now wants to take back his guilty plea and plead not guilty but he first has to convince Judge Hippler, who&#8217;s also presiding over his post-release petition, for now.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2c771c78aa5d4cbbbabc3dd26f4ff674\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kohberger&#8217;s new lawyer, Idaho-based Greg Rausch, filed a motion to disqualify Hippler for making the &#8220;faceless coward&#8221; remark, while raising other constitutional issues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bab82ad49891d3e77264134cf5e74eee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Another Kohberger attorney, Manhattan-based <strong>Jason Goldman<\/strong>, issued a statement to TMZ, saying &#8230; &#8220;The motion speaks for itself. This is not about attacking the Court nor asking for special treatment. It is about ensuring that the serious constitutional questions now before the Court are heard in a forum whose impartiality and neutrality cannot be questioned. It\u00a0would be an inherent conflict for the same presiding Judge to decide these very issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6f9a3f4806ff0de11c53078981236690\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-9299b369-38c8-45c4-8b93-f091280fe6d2\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/02\/17\/bryan-kohberger-graphic-crime-scene-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:9299b369-38c8-45c4-8b93-f091280fe6d2\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4a\/4by3\/2026\/02\/18\/4a5495e002a64ae5b211ed1f996bb32e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger Graphic Crime Scene Photos\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Click For Pics<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Idaho State Police<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-de546f45ce87855619a64af57ef245be\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Goldman went on &#8230; &#8220;The circumstances surrounding Bryan&#8217;s plea &#8212; and what occurred in the critical days leading up to it &#8212; deserve careful, independent judicial scrutiny. Some of those circumstances are already part of the public record. Others are not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a09fcfba25a0f38ed46626e963f1f0a6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He added, &#8220;We intend to let the evidence, the record, and the appropriate legal proceedings speak in due course. There is considerably more to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/29\/bryan-kohberger-wants-steven-hippler-off-his-murder-case\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/29\/bryan-kohberger-wants-steven-hippler-off-his-murder-case\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/26\/bryan-kohberger-given-new-hearing-to-review-guilty-plea\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ff\/16by9\/2026\/08\/26\/ff311a993cd24b7f8fc127774853a662_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-bryan-kohberger-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Bryan Kohberger Granted New Hearing In Bid To Withdraw Guilty Plea<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/15\/bryan-kohberger-mental-health-evaluation\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/93\/16by9\/2026\/08\/15\/93d58998b49c4f88b5111b32842b070e_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-Bryan-Kohberger-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Inside the Psych Evaluation Diagnosing Bryan Kohberger with Autism, OCD, ADHD, More<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/11\/kaylee-goncalves-mom-cant-forgive-demon-bryan-kohberger\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:8c6c4746-6bd3-400c-8e36-07de6aaa7145\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/34\/16by9\/2026\/08\/11\/34b515d81ce84b82942326036607a85d_xs.jpg\" alt=\"kacey-goncalves-primary-08-11-2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Kaylee Goncalves&#8217; 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