Brian Kohberger's lawyer once defended the mother of slain student Xana Kernodle

Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Nypost.com: “Brian Kohberger’s lawyer once defended the mother of slain student Xana Kernodle”. Below is an excerpt from the article.

The lawyer defending accused killer Brian Kohberger once represented the mother of one of Kohberger’s alleged victims in a switch-up that left the grieving mom feeling betrayed.

Court-appointed defense attorney Anne Taylor had counseled slain University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle’s mom in an unrelated drug case when she suddenly withdrew her services on Jan. 5, court records show.

The same day, Kohberger, 28, made his first court appearance in Idaho — with Taylor representing him.

“I am heartbroken because I trusted her,” Kernodle’s mom, Cara Northington, told News Nation’s Ashleigh Banfield in a Wednesday interview.

“[Taylor] pretended that she was wanting to help me … And to find out that she’s representing him, I can’t even convey how betrayed I feel,” said Northington.

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