.As Judge John Judge reviewed the motion for a change of venue, his tough call was to move the trial to Ada County. Now, the Idaho State Supreme Court has pinpointed Boise, nearly 300 miles from the crime scene. The Supremes, citing the large jury pool, court room accommodations, and less saturation of prejudicial media as factors in their decision. In accordance with Judge Judge's wishes, the Supreme Court also remanded the case to Judge Steven Hippler.  

Kohberger is secretly transferred to the Ada County Jail on an Idaho State Police plane. Latah and Ada County Sheriffs say they decided to work with State Police to make the transfer as safe and efficient as possible. The 6-hour drive from Moscow to Boise presented plenty of opportunity for complications like a blown tire or road closures. The 2-hour early morning flight mitigated those concerns, and went smoothly according to Ada County Sheriff's Captain Ryan Jensen.  

Bryan Kohberger is held in the maximum-security section of the Ada County Jail in one of its 88 solitary cells. Kohberger reportedly will not have any additional security, following the same procedures for recent high-profile cases. All inmates receive a ‘mainline', vegan, or kosher meal to their cell three times a day. The jail has recently cut down their menu as it operates at or above 92% capacity. Many inmates sleep on the floor due to the overcrowding. Inmates are permitted to purchase snacks and other small items from the commissary once a week.

Matthew Johnson serves in the military as a National Guardsman in the Special Ops Unit.

He takes a brief leave of absence as the children return to school. On the day Johnson is set to return to work, his wife, Jennifer Gledhill, reports him missing. She tells police he should have been home from base hours earlier, but his phone is going straight to voicemail. It turns out Johnson never showed up to work that morning. Jennifer says she last saw him driving away from their home.

The last time anyone other than Jennifer saw Johnson was three days before he was reported missing, at a neighborhood gas station. Neighbors recall seeing his truck and hearing him and Gledhill arguing late into the night.

The next day, Johnson's communication, even with his children, stopped entirely. As police search for him, they find his truck ten days later, parked less than a mile from a million-dollar home.

The truck is locked and has gas in the tank. Nothing appears out of place inside, but none of Johnson's belongings are found. Investigators begin processing the truck for evidence. Neighbors report last seeing the truck in his driveway the day he disappeared.

During the investigation, police discover that Johnson and Gledhill were in the midst of a contentious divorce after ten years of marriage. Gledhill initiated the split in July, with proceedings set to be finalized by the end of October.

She claims she is afraid of Johnson and says he had been violent toward her in the past. Cottonwood Heights police had visited the family's home several times for domestic disputes.

A temporary restraining order was issued, but Gledhill needed to prove abuse for a permanent one. She provided video and text messages as evidence in her fight for the permanent order. One video showed Johnson calmly cleaning up broken glass from a family photo.

Court Commissioner Russell Minas denied the permanent order, ruling there was no evidence of abuse. He described the relationship as highly dysfunctional, with both parties equally confrontational, and noted that Gledhill did not seem afraid of Johnson. The commissioner suggested the restraining order request was a litigation tactic in the ongoing divorce.

Five days after Johnson was reported missing, Cottonwood Heights police received a call from one of Gledhill's friends.

The friend claimed that Gledhill had called them before reporting Johnson missing, offering a very different story. According to the friend, Gledhill said she killed her husband and disposed of his body