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Bryan Kohberger Has Another Chance to Explain Why He Killed 4 Idaho College Students. But He Doesn’t Have to Speak

IDAHO, JUL 20 – Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students and will receive life sentences, but the motive remains undisclosed, sparking controversy among victims' families.

  • In Boise on July 2, 2025, Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty, and the deal spares the death penalty in exchange for four life sentences and a 10-year burglary term.
  • Amid the agreement, the victims' families remain divided, and Kohberger's motive remains undisclosed, with no obligation to reveal it, according to court documents.
  • Court records show cellphone data placing him near the victims' house, and DNA from a knife sheath matched Kohberger, court documents found, indicating his involvement.
  • In Boise, Judge Steven Hippler lifted the gag order Thursday, saying the impartial jury risk no longer applies, `Judge Steven Hippler said`.
  • On July 1, 2026, firing squad becomes Idaho's main method of execution, Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little signed the bill, and Kohberger could be transferred to Kuna immediately after sentencing.
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Sentencing hearing for killer of four Idaho students set for Wednesday

Kohberger pleaded guilty stabbing four college students to death in 2022 earlier this month and is set for a sentencing hearing Wednesday.

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Families of the University of Idaho murder victims will have the chance to speak directly to their children's admitted killer, Bryan Kohberger, at his sentencing hearing.

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Bryan Kohberger has one last chance on Wednesday to give the grieving parents of four students at the University of Idaho who admitted to murdering, the answers they have desperately sought for nearly three years.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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