Moscow Police previously said Scofield was not a suspect in the murders and later arrested 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger. But, Guillard still stands by her claims.
MOSCOW, Idaho — A TikToker who claimed a University of Idaho professor was behind the four killings in Moscow last year is standing by her accusations in new court documents filed last week, saying the statements she made were "substantially true" so the professor has no right to sue her for defamation.
Rebecca Scofield, a professor at the University of Idaho, filed a defamation lawsuit in December of 2022 against TikTok personality Ashley Guillard for her false statements about the murders that went viral on the social media site. One TikTok accusing Scofield of the murders received 2.5 million views.
Scofield later sued when Guillard refused to take her videos down.
Guillard claimed she has spiritual abilities that led her to believe Scofield was behind the killings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves in a plot to conceal an affair with Goncalves -- and sent those "tips" to Moscow Police Department.
Rather, Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with the murders and faces the death penalty if convicted. Moscow Police have even said publicly that Scofield is not involved -- she wrote in her lawsuit she was out of town when the murders occurred on Nov. 13, 2022, and did not know any of the students.
Guillard filed multiple counterclaims in response to Scofield's lawsuit on July 10. Guillard...
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