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Murder In Moscow: Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty To All Charges Against Him (7/1/25)
Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. In exchange for pleading guilty to all four counts of first-degree murder—and additional burglary charges—he will receive four consecutive life sentences, with no possibility of parole and a waiver of all appellate rights. This deal effectively removes the death penalty—recently reinstated in Idaho with an optional firing-squad execution—from consideration, sparing Kohberger from capital punishment
The plea comes just weeks before his scheduled trial in August and is set to be formalized during a plea hearing on July 2, with sentencing expected in late July. While prosecutors framed the deal as a way to ensure finality and spare the victims' families from prolonged appeals, the announcement provoked intense backlash. Notably, the Goncalves family—victims Kaylee Goncalves’ relatives—expressed fury over the timing and secrecy of the agreement, condemning it as a "stab in the back" and arguing that Kohberger would still "form relationships and engage with the world," unlike their loved one.
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Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to University of Idaho student murders to avoid death penalty: report
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