Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBryan Kohberger was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 10 years for burglary, for the November 13, 2022, murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.Kohberger, a criminal justice PhD student, was arrested in December 2022 after being linked to the crime by DNA found on a knife sheath at the scene, cellphone location records, and his white Hyundai Elantra.After maintaining his innocence for over two years, Kohberger publicly admitted to the killings for the first time on July 2, 2025, by entering a guilty plea to avoid the death penalty, a decision that caused division among the victims' families.During the sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025, surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke delivered emotional testimonies, confronting Kohberger and detailing the profound and lasting impact the murders had on their lives.Kohberger declined to address the court or reveal his motive for the murders, which prosecutors stated he had been planning for months despite having no known connection to the victims. He is now trying to rescind his guilty plea, claiming he was duped into pleading guilty and now wants a trial.In fullFour slain students, a weeks-long manhunt but no motive: Everything we know as Idaho mass murderer sentencedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Five things to know about Bryan Kohberger and the Idaho murders
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBryan Kohberger was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 10 years for burglary, for the November 13, 2022, murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.Kohberger, a criminal justice PhD student, was arrested in December 2022 after being linked to the crime by DNA found on a knife sheath at the scene, cellphone location records, and his white Hyundai Elantra.After maintaining his innocence for over two years, Kohberger publicly admitted to the killings for the first time on July 2, 2025, by entering a guilty plea to avoid the death penalty, a decision that caused division among the victims' families.During the sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025, surviving roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke delivered emotional testimonies, confronting Kohberger and detailing the profound and lasting impact the murders had on their lives.Kohberger declined to address the court or reveal his motive for the murders, which prosecutors stated he had been planning for months despite having no known connection to the victims. He is now trying to rescind his guilty plea, claiming he was duped into pleading guilty and now wants a trial.In fullFour slain students, a weeks-long manhunt but no motive: Everything we know as Idaho mass murderer sentencedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
