Chapin Family Confronts Grief After Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty to Idaho Murders
LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, JUL 10 – Bryan Kohberger admitted killing four students at the University of Idaho and showed fascination with Elliot Rodger, a figure linked to the Incel movement and mass violence.
- Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to murdering four University of Idaho students in a stabbing on November 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho.
- Kohberger accepted a plea deal weeks before his scheduled trial, which removed the death penalty and resulted in four consecutive life sentences plus 10 years for burglary.
- The case inspired a four-part Prime Video docuseries released on July 11, 2025, featuring unprecedented interviews with families and friends affected by the murders.
- Director Matthew Galkin stated, “We were surprised but not shocked,” noting extensive off-the-record conversations hinting at the plea before finalizing the series' ending.
- Kohberger’s sentencing is set for July 23, 2025, ending the legal process while families, including the Chapins, view it as only the start of long-term healing.
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Bryan Kohberger's past speaks up to call him a killer and an 'abyss' pretending to be human
Individuals who knew a younger Bryan Kohberger when he lived in Pennsylvania spoke to the Idaho Statesman after Kohberger accepted a plea deal in June, pleading guilty to the grisly quadruple homicide of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Though Kohberger pleaded guilty and, as a condition of the deal, will spend the rest of his life in prison, a motive for the crime has not yet been disclosed. It’s unclear if the public will ev…
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