Bryan Kohberger Sentenced To Life In Prison
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Thompson said a trial could have resulted in years or decades of appeals, in part because of the huge number of motions that were filed in the case.
At a change-of-plea hearing before state district Judge Steven Hippler in Boise, Idaho, the courtroom was packed with family members of the victims as Kohberger, a 30-year-old former PhD student of criminology, admitted his guilt to all five counts in the indictment and entered a plea deal that removes the possibility of the death penalty.
Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday.
Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal that keeps him from going to trial or getting the death penalty. We should pay attention to the outrage.
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Oxygen on MSN"United In Our Disgust": Bryan Kohberger Sentenced To Life After Victims' Families Gave Powerful Impact StatementsFind out what the victims' family members said at the sentencing hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students.
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E! News on MSNIdaho Murder Case: Victim's Family Reacts to Bryan Kohberger Declining to Speak in CourtAt the sentencing for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen, Bryan Kohberger declined to speak, prompting reactions from the victims' family members.
Kohberger reportedly agreed to a deal that will take the death penalty off the table in exchange for pleading guilty and serving a life sentence.
Idaho murder victim’s parents break silence on Bryan Kohberger’s controversial plea deal - Bryan Kohberger admitted to brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students in November 2022
Some in the community say the plea agreement will bring an end, and people can begin healing. Others believe Kohberger should face the death penalty.
The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger will likely be averted now that the accused quadruple killer appears to have accepted a plea deal. On Monday, June 29, 2025, victims’ loved ones reported that Latah County prosecutors in Idaho told them Kohberger, 30, plans to plead guilty to the vicious November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, as first reported by NewsNation .