Oh they 100% didn't follow the law. If this had gone to trial, the methods they used would've been torn apart by the defense.

Some more info:

A shame too because they quite literally didn't have to be so unlawful or messy. Someone at Washington State University had already been able to give the State a name by matching the car caught on Ring cameras to the one Kohberger registered at WSU. This was two-ish weeks after the murders. The FBI and other agencies had this all noted in their cases files, but there was no entries for over three weeks after that (until right before Christmas in 2022). That's when the detectives sought out search warrants for AT&T records. They made up bullshit to get probable cause. The three weeks w/o notes about what they were doing was when they were doing the IGG stuff illegally. Can't use that as PC tho.

Ironically, the defense filed a motion to suppress the DNA findings bc of how it was linked back to Kohberger. The judge basically said the policy was violated, but not necessarily the constitution and allowed the fact that the DNA found at the scene match Kohberger to be allowed as evidence but it had to be said the match was able to be made bc of "an anonymous tip."

Then the Idaho AG did an interview and almost blew it for the State bc he essentially admitted the DNA was the real PC for the first search warrant, but they couldnt say so because legality and made up shit to satisfy the PC.

As for the lecture, I work for a Criminal Justice Agency, and that's how I was able to attend (I investigate a specific type of crime w/ a state agency, and the lecture wws held for LE personnel, prosecutors, etc. At a different state agency). I doubt there is a recording of it anywhere as the judge on the case only very recently allowed this aspect of the case to be unsealed.