Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is expected to return to a courtroom this week ahead of his summer murder trial for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. 

A hearing Thursday will consider 12 suppression motions filed by Kohberger’s defense. 

It will be the first time Kohberger has been back in court in over two months, when his defense team asked a Boise judge to “sanction” prosecutors over “inadequate disclosures” through the discovery process.

His defense team is requesting expert witnesses be excluded from the case as a solution. 

Bryan Kohberger attends a status hearing at Latah County District Court in Moscow, Idaho, Jan. 12, 2023. (Kai Eiselein/Pool via Reuters)

Two housemates survived, including one who told police she saw a masked man with “bushy eyebrows” walk out the back door after overhearing sounds of a struggle.

Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen’s body that prosecutors say contained Kohberger’s DNA. Kohberger drove a white Hyundai Elantra, the same type of car investigators identified as the suspect’s vehicle, and allegedly turned his phone off before heading to and from the crime scene, according to an affidavit. 

Police, citing phone records, also alleged he stalked the victims’ home a dozen times before the murders and drove by once more hours after. 

At the time of the murders, Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at nearby Washington State University, about 10 miles across the state line.

A judge entered not guilty pleas on Kohberger’s behalf at his arraignment in May 2023.

Kohberger is being held without bail and could face the death penalty if convicted.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.