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Idaho Murders Case: Ethan Chapin’s Parents React to Bryan Kohberger's Plea Deal
LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, JUL 14 – Ethan Chapin's parents say Kohberger's plea deal spares their younger children from testifying and ensures life imprisonment without parole, offering them closure despite unanswered motives.
- Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2 to murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022 and will be sentenced on July 23 in Boise.
- In late June, Kohberger agreed to a plea deal that removed the possibility of the death penalty, requiring him to spend four life sentences back-to-back in prison without any chance of parole, and he waived his right to appeal the conviction or sentence.
- The murders occurred at an off-campus home where Kohberger stabbed Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen, with DNA evidence found on a knife sheath at the scene.
- Ethan's parents expressed relief that Kohberger will be imprisoned without appeal, stating the plea deal helped them move on and end the burden on subpoenaed students.
- While some victims' families oppose the plea deal, others support it as the best outcome, and after sentencing, Kohberger will be held by the Idaho Department of Corrections.
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Three years ago, a criminology student was arrested in the United States, suspected of killing four people in Idaho. He pleaded guilty Thursday, July 3, 2025. Bryan Kohberger entered into an agreement with the courts to avoid the death penalty. - Quadruple murder in Idaho: 3 years after the facts, the criminology student Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty (Police, justice and other facts).
Ethan Chapin's Parents React to Bryan Kohberger's Guilty Plea
Jim and Stacy Chapin speak with ABC News for the first time since the surprising and shocking guilty plea deal by their son’s killer, Bryan Kohberger. Ethan and three other University of Idaho Students were found stabbed to death. (7/14/25)
Did Bryan Kohberger Take Memento from Murder Scene? Eyewitness Says Killer Had 'Container' in His Hands as He Left House
Bryan Kohberger was seen by one of the surviving roommates leaving the home with a 'container' after stabbing four people to deathIdaho Fourth District Court Bryan Kohberger with defense attorneys Anne Taylor (left) and Elisa Massoth (right)NEED TO KNOWLatah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said in court that Bryan Kohberger left the Moscow home where he murdered four University of Idaho students with a "container"That information came from an in…
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