Bryan Kohberger is currently on trial for the murder of four University of Idaho students in November 2022.
Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology Ph.D. student charged with the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, was granted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty in June 2025. He was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. After the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, Bryan was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania on December 30, 2022. He is the youngest child of Michael Kohberger Jr. and MaryAnn Kohberger and has two older sisters, Amanda and Melissa Kohberger.
Following Bryan’s arrest, his family released a statement via his public defender, showing support for Bryan, while also expressing sympathy for the victims’ families, per The New York Post. “We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions,” they said. “There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them.”
Here’s everything you need to know about Bryan’s family.
Both of Bryan’s parents were employees of the Pleasant Valley School District for many years. Michael was a maintenance worker for the school district from 2006 to 2019, according to The New York Post.
