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A former criminology student pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.
Plea means Kohberger, 30, will avoid death penalty
The Associated Press
· Posted: Jul 02, 2025 2:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
The man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022 pleaded guilty on Wednesday as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.
Bryan Kohberger, 30, sat at a table with his legal team as he entered the plea in a Boise, Idaho, courtroom.
Kohberger killed Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho, in the middle of the night in November 2022. Autopsies showed the four were all likely asleep when they were attacked, some had defensive wounds and each was stabbed multiple times.
Relatives of at least two of the victims attended Wednesday's court hearing. At least one of the victim's families was "furious" Kohberger had struck a deal to escape execution, according to their attorney.
Kohberger will be sentenced at a later date.
More to come.
