Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022, during a plea hearing on Wednesday.
July 2 Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022, during a plea hearing on Wednesday.
Kohberger, 30, admitted to murdering students Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, inside their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, after agreeing to a plea deal that removes the death penalty, NBC News reported.
The plea hearing started at 11:15 a.m. MDT, before which Ada County District Court Judge Steven Hippler asked those attending to avoid making „outbursts and demonstrations“, CBS News reported.
Family and friends of the deceased students attended the plea hearing, which was scheduled on Monday after Hippler learned of the newly reached plea agreement between Kohberger and local prosecutors.
Each count of first-degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, now that the death penalty has been removed from the case.
