Bryan Kohberger’s lead defense attorney Anne Taylor may be avoiding news cameras, but she has shown she is able to use widespread attention to the case to her advantage in her courtroom maneuvering.

Even before Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued the first gag order in the case, Taylor declined to comment when contacted by Fox News Digital. Since then, she has declined to respond to additional requests for comment.

“It is unusual for defense counsel to avoid trying to grab the spotlight and possibly influence public opinion via press conferences, but there’s more than one way to skin a cat,” said Royal Oakes, a Los Angeles-based litigator and media analyst.

However, that is tough in a case where many updates receive international attention.

Kohberger is accused of killing Mogen, two roommates and another friend in a 4 a.m. home-invasion stabbing spree. There is no publicly known motive, but a concerning detail is that he was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at the time of the murders.

The other victims were Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts judge and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Lowell School of Criminology and Justice studies, said Taylor could consider trying to “humanize” her client — but anything else could be dangerous for the defense.

“That case sends a chill down the spine of every professor in a school of criminology in the United States,” he told Fox News Digital.