Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho students murder, will reportedly plead guilty to all charges to avoid the death penalty.
According to USA Today, the Idaho Statesman reported the 30-year-old man who is accused of killing four students back in 2022 in a letter to the victims family has agreed to a plea deal to avoid execution.
A person familiar with the deal confirmed to CNN that under the deal, Kohberger will plead guilty in the quadruple murder case and serve four life sentences consecutively without appealing, and in return, the government would not pursue the death penalty.
The letter read, “We cannot fathom the toll that this case has taken on your family. This resolution is our sincere attempt to seek justice for your family.”
“This agreement ensures that the defendant will be convicted, will spend the rest of his life in prison, and will not be able to put you and the other families through the uncertainty of decades of post-conviction appeals,” it added.
University of Idaho students murder case:
The former PhD student of criminology is charged with the murders of Madison Mogen (21), Kaylee Goncalves (21), Xana Kernodle (20), and Ethan Chapin (20).
The four students were found stabbed to death on November 13, 2022, in a rented house near the University of Idaho campus. The murder left the people of Moscow in shock, as it was the first murder in five years in the quiet town of the city.
Weeks after the investigation, the authorities arrested then 28-year-old Kohberger from Pennsylvania, who was doing a PhD in criminology at Washington State University, which was about 10 miles from Moscow.
After years of drama and disputes, Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty, giving closure to the lengthy legal battle.
Prosecutors are expecting that Kohberger will be sentenced late in July if his guilty plea is entered at the hearing scheduled for July 2. Before the latest development, his trial was set for August 18.
