Whether the criminology student accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in late 2022 can get a fair trial in the same county where the killings took place will be the subject of a hearing Thursday that could alter the course of the case.

Latah County District Judge John Judge will consider arguments to decide if the trial of Bryan Kohberger, tentatively set for next June, should be moved to Ada County, about 300 miles south and home to Idaho’s capital, Boise.

Defense attorneys…