Bryan Kohberger had initially denied the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves before changing his plea.
A man has pleaded guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022 after agreeing to a deal which means he will likely avoid the death penalty.
Bryan Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminal justice student, was arrested at his parents‘ home in Pennsylvania weeks after the killings following a nationwide search.
He was accused of sneaking into the rented home in Moscow, Idaho, which is not far from the university campus, and attacking Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
Post-mortems showed the four were stabbed multiple times and were likely asleep when they were attacked, though some had defensive wounds.
Kohberger has never revealed his motive and it is not clear why he spared two roommates who were in the home.
There was also no indication he knew any of the victims, who were all friends.
Kohberger previously pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and burglary.
However he has now agreed to a plea deal, just weeks before his trial was set to begin in August, in a bid to avoid the death penalty – which prosecutors said they intended to pursue.
