Bicka Barlow, an expert on DNA forensics who testified as an expert witness for Bryan Kohberger during an August 2023 hearing, joins his defense team.

The defense team for Bryan Kohberger is bringing on a new attorney, Bicka Barlow, who specializes in forensic DNA. This development comes as the case against Kohberger,

Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for Kohberger’s defense, will be replaced for his capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said. Taking Logsdon’s spot is a Northern California attorney who specializes in DNA and previously testified as a paid consultant for the defense in the case.