Overview
- Jurors in Boise awarded Rebecca Scofield $7.5 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in compensatory damages after a short deliberation.
- Ashley Guillard posted more than 100 TikTok videos to an account with over 100,000 followers falsely linking Scofield to the 2022 killings.
- Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Patricco ruled in June 2024 that Guillard’s claims were defamatory, finding that “psychic intuition” could not create a factual dispute.
- Guillard represented herself at trial and defended her statements as belief-based content, while Scofield testified to severe emotional distress and security costs.
- The case unfolded after authorities arrested Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty in 2025 and is serving life sentences, and it is not yet known whether Guillard will appeal or can satisfy the judgment.