Michelle Davies

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Boise, ID | A federal jury awarded $10M to University of Idaho history professor Rebecca Scofield in a defamation lawsuit against TikTok influencer Ashley Guillard. The tarot card reader from Texas repeatedly & falsely accused Scofield of orchestrating the Nov 13th, 2022 murders of the 4 University of Idaho students, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, & Madison Mogen. Guillard kept posting dozens of videos on TikTok claiming that Professor Scofield was responsible for the killings & that she had an inappropriate relationship with one of the victims. Professor Scofield, who was chair of the university's history department, had never met the students & was out of town when the murders occurred. In Dec 2022, Scofield sued for defamation after Guillard refused to stop posting the false viral videos. A federal jury deliberated for less than 2 hrs before awarding $10M in damages which includes $7.5 million in punitive damages & the remainder for emotional, physical & professional harm. In June 2024, U.S. Magistrate Judge Raymond Patricco ruled in favor of Scofield, determining the video statements were oppressive, fraudulent, malicious & outrageous. Bryan Kohberger was later arrested for the murders & in June 2025, he pled guilty & received 4 life sentences.  Guillard represented herself at trial, claiming her accusations were based on "intuition" rather than facts. FYI, under federal law, the award is nondischargeable in bankruptcy because of the malice finding. Guillard will be paying on it until paid in full. @LawCrimeNetwork @NancyGrace @CoffindafferFBI @CourtTV @nypost @nytimes @ABC @NewsNation @latimes @UIdaho @UIdahoLaw

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