Bryan Kohberger is set to be formally sentenced at a hearing after pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Weeks before he was due to stand trial, after years of professing his innocence, Bryan Kohberger made a shocking decision - he was pleading guilty.
-Kohberger's sentencing hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. Mountain Time Wednesday, which is 11 a.m. Eastern. It is set in the city of Boise.
-On July 2 this year, Bryan pleaded guilty as part of an agreement to avoid the death penalty. The murders rocked the quiet college town of Moscow and set off a weekslong manhunt.
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-Kohberger, who was studying criminal justice at nearby Washington State University at the time, was arrested in Pennsylvania, where his family lives.
-Bryan Kohberger will be handed four consecutive life sentences for the murders, plus 10 years for burglary, according to his plea deal.
-President Donald Trump has asked the judge overseeing the Idaho college murders case to require defendant Bryan Kohberger to explain his actions.
-"These were vicious murders, with so many questions left unanswered," Trump wrote July 21 on Truth Social. "While Life Imprisonment is tough, it’s certainly better than receiving the Death Penalty but, before Sentencing, I hope the Judge makes Kohberger, at a minimum, explain why he did these horrible murders. There are no explanations, there is no NOTHING."
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-Kohberger's plea agreement does not require him to explain his motive. His attorney, Anne Taylor, previously said in a statement to USA TODAY that his defense team will not make any comments or provide any information, even after the sentencing.
-But judge Steven Hippler recently lifted a long-standing gag order, allowing prosecutors, police, and others involved in the case to speak publicly. Hippler also announced plans to review sealed documents from the high-profile case to decide whether they should be released to the public.
-Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger told ABC News his department also plans to release more information about the case. But when asked if investigators were able to determine a clear motive, he said he couldn't answer.
Who is Bryan Kohberger?
-Bryan Kohberger, 30, faced the death penalty for the gruesome murders of four students, Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen in their home in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022.-Kohberger's sentencing hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. Mountain Time Wednesday, which is 11 a.m. Eastern. It is set in the city of Boise.
-On July 2 this year, Bryan pleaded guilty as part of an agreement to avoid the death penalty. The murders rocked the quiet college town of Moscow and set off a weekslong manhunt.
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-Kohberger, who was studying criminal justice at nearby Washington State University at the time, was arrested in Pennsylvania, where his family lives.
-Bryan Kohberger will be handed four consecutive life sentences for the murders, plus 10 years for burglary, according to his plea deal.
-President Donald Trump has asked the judge overseeing the Idaho college murders case to require defendant Bryan Kohberger to explain his actions.
-"These were vicious murders, with so many questions left unanswered," Trump wrote July 21 on Truth Social. "While Life Imprisonment is tough, it’s certainly better than receiving the Death Penalty but, before Sentencing, I hope the Judge makes Kohberger, at a minimum, explain why he did these horrible murders. There are no explanations, there is no NOTHING."
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-Kohberger's plea agreement does not require him to explain his motive. His attorney, Anne Taylor, previously said in a statement to USA TODAY that his defense team will not make any comments or provide any information, even after the sentencing.
-But judge Steven Hippler recently lifted a long-standing gag order, allowing prosecutors, police, and others involved in the case to speak publicly. Hippler also announced plans to review sealed documents from the high-profile case to decide whether they should be released to the public.
-Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger told ABC News his department also plans to release more information about the case. But when asked if investigators were able to determine a clear motive, he said he couldn't answer.
