Kohberger defense team says it is 'appalled' by former expert's public comments about Idaho murders case

"Mr. Turvey has not been released from his confidentiality agreement, and is now speaking about topics that are still confidential, many of which are outside of his areas of expertise," a statement signed by Kohberger attorneys Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth and Bicka Barlow said.

Turvey is a forensic scientist with a Ph.D. in criminology. In a fiery statement released Tuesday evening, Kohberger's lawyers wrote that they are "appalled" by his recent comments.

However, he denied that he divulged any confidential information and alleged that Taylor's office was under investigation over a leak of confidential video before Kohberger's guilty plea in violation of a restrictive gag order.

"Her press release comes as a bit of a surprise given that nothing confidential was revealed by me," he told Fox News Digital.

In addition to denying he divulged any confidential material, he mentioned that Taylor's office had been investigated in connection with a leak of investigative materials to Dateline last year. The prosecution team had also been investigated over the incident, and the court has not publicly identified the leaker.

"I know that the NBC evidence link was not me, and I've sworn an affidavit to that effect for the court's administrative investigation which has been completed, but the results sealed," Turvey said. 

"The most bizarre part of Anne Taylor's press release is that she makes an allegation without being specific or providing any evidence. It's not just false and unprofessional. It likely violates her own ethics as an attorney and the law if she is alleging a crime."

He said the topics he's been speaking about have been "buried in mass public disclosures."

The evidence bag appears to have been filled in twice - once on the bag itself, and later on a sticker attached to the front.

The label, affixed sometime later, has six recorded exchanges between Nov. 13 and Nov. 16 written with a single pen in similar handwriting, according to Turvey.

Turvey maintains that should have made it inadmissible.

Had Kohberger's case gone to trial, prosecutors would have challenged his findings, which have not been evaluated by a judge or jury. Experts have downplayed the significance of his claims.

Paul Mauro, a retired NYPD inspector and Fox News contributor, reviewed images of the chain of custody forms and said he didn't see a significant problem for the prosecution.

"What it could point to is that is a vulnerability in the case, so they take a plea," he said. "They could have been concerned about losing a juror on that. On the other hand, it's very indicative of what you do when you have absolutely no defense. You put the procedure on trial, instead of the facts."

"Until we had the first and only all team member meeting, the day after the plea agreement, we were in excellent terms and in a place of complete confidence and professional trust as far as I was concerned," he said. "Things took a dramatic turn during that meeting."

He declined to discuss specifics but said previously that the plea deal came as a surprise to him and despite his chain of custody concerns and a push to have additional DNA testing performed.

Taylor did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

Hippler handed down a sentence of four consecutive terms of life in prison with no parole, plus another 10 years.