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With No Motive, Idaho Killings Leave Everyone Wondering Why

  • Judge Hippler sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive life sentences for first-degree murder and a 10-year penalty for burglary, with fines of $50,000 per count and a $5,000 civil penalty per family.
  • In accepting the plea deal, Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary, removing the death penalty option.
  • During the courtroom hearing, Steve Goncalves said `For the first time, we set the tone`, after a threatening text read `Sitting near you in court and watching you is a joke`.
  • After sentencing, the Moscow Police Department released more than 300 documents, including case files, following the defendant's plea and the lifting of the gag order by Ada County Judge Steven Hippler.
  • Despite the conviction, investigators have not identified a motive, and lead prosecutor Bill Thompson believes Kaylee Goncalves or Madison Mogen was the intended ‘target’.
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The spokesman-Review broke the news in Spokane, United States on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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