Kathryn Nester
Defense Defense attorney
Lead appointed defense counsel (Salt Lake City), appointed 24 Sep 2025. At prelim, focused on DNA, ATF fragment, and chain of custody – not on Owens' patsy theory.
Co-counsel at hearing included Michael Burt. Defense called forensic analysts, including ATF forensic biologist Caitlin Oliver. Strategy visible so far: the state’s identification of Robinson as shooter is not as tight as charging rhetoric, especially weapon-to-wound and DNA mixture. That is not the same as “he was not on campus.”