A true crime TikToker who used her self-professed ‘psychic abilities’ to falsely claim a University of Idaho professor orchestrated the murders of four students in November 2022 is set to fork over a hefty sum after being found guilty of defamation.

Ashley Guillard, 41, of Houston, published more than 100 videos making such claims directly after the murders, which were actually committed by Bryan Kohberger.

They all framed University of Idaho history department head Rebecca Scofield, 40, as the culprit. Guillard claimed Scofield ordered the killings to prevent an affair she had with one of the victims, 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, from going public.

Two of the TikToks directly stated Scofield ordered Goncalves’s execution, even though the academic was completely innocent of any wrongdoing. 

Goncalves’ two roommates Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were ordered to be hit as well, Guillard maintained.

 As Kohberger initially evaded police, the content continued.

A series of cease-and-desist letters and the December 2022 defamation suit followed. Kohberger, 31, was cuffed by cops after traveling to Pennsylvania, days later. He has since confessed. He was sentenced to life in prison last year.

A month before, in June, a judge found Guillard liable for defamation. A trial meant to determine the punitive damages to be paid is now underway. Scofield wants more than $1.8million.

Ashley Guillard, 41, of Houston, published more than 100 defanatory videos in December 2022 falsely claiming a University of Idaho professor orchestrated the infamous murders actually committed by Bryan Kohberger

Each post erroneously framed the school’s history department head, 40-year-old Rebecca Scofield, as the true mastermind

Guillard represented herself during proceedings. Earlier attempts to get the lawsuit tossed were unsuccessful.

In a video posted in December 2022, days after being served with the suit, Guillard said that Scofield would ‘regret’ it.  

Scofield offered tearful testimony to federal judge Raymond E. Patricco on Tuesday, for the first time in person.

‘It was like a stone on my chest that was not crushing me, it was dissolving me,” the professor told the court, visibly choked up. ‘I was unraveling underneath the weight of it.’

‘We felt personally targeted,’ Scofield added of herself and her family, raising her voice at Guillard as she spoke.

‘It felt like our children’s lives were directly threatened – that my name was being thrown around by you saying horrific accusations that were fully baseless and not even from the community we were settled in. It felt like an attack from the outside.’ 

The trial resumed on Wednesday morning at 10:30am ET before a 12-person jury.

Guillard took the stand during those proceedings. The tarot-reading TikToker maintained:  ‘Claircognizance – we work with intuition, not fact. The facts are the job of law enforcement, not a psychic.’

Guillard claimed the history department chair ordered the killings to prevent an affair she had with one of the victims, 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, from going public. Also part of the hit were roommates Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin

Kohberger pleaded guilty to the killings in an Ada County courthouse in July of last year. He is currently serving four consecutive life sentences

A video posted by Guillard to her TikTok on Sunday appeared to show her boarding a plane to travel to the proceedings. 

‘3 days,’ the post was captioned.

As of Wednesday afternoon, damages have yet to be determined.  

Attorneys for Scofield wrote in the original filing: ‘Guillard’s false TikToks have damaged Professor Scofield’s reputation. They have caused her significant emotional distress. She fears for her life and for the lives of her family members.’

The filing added that the history professor incurred costs from Guillard’s false claims, such as having to install a security system and security cameras at her residence in Moscow, near where the students were killed.

She is also asking to be reimbursed for all ‘reasonable’ attorney’s fees and costs as permitted under federal and state law.

Kohberger has already pleaded guilty to the killings. He is currently serving four consecutive life sentences.