Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty to Idaho Student Murders, Faces Life Without Parole
Boise, Id. - On July 2, 2025, Bryan Kohberger, the former criminology Ph.D. student accused of the brutal 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, formally pleaded guilty to all five charges against him in a Boise courtroom. The plea deal, finalized just weeks before his trial was set to begin, includes four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. Under the agreement, Kohberger will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole, waiving his rights to appeal or seek post-conviction relief. This resolution spares him the death penalty but has sparked mixed reactions from the victims’ families, with some expressing outrage over the lack of consultation in the process. The Crime That Shocked a Community On November 13, 2022, the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, was rocked by the gruesome killings of four University of Idaho students: Kaylee Goncalves (21), Madison Mogen (21), Xana Kernodle (20), and Ethan Chapin (20). The vict...