Kohberger wants to rescind guilty plea
As part of his plea deal last summer, Kohberger, 31, accepted no chance of parole and waived his appeal rights in exchange for avoiding a possible death sentence if he took his capital murder case to trial.
From left, University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed in a November 2022 attack at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow. Idaho Statesman graphic Provided photos
Almost 13 months after he pleaded guilty, Bryan Kohberger claims he’s innocent and says he will fight his conviction for murdering four University of Idaho students.
For a New York Times report published Monday, Kohberger provided a statement and interview for the first time since he was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison in July 2025 and dating to when he was arrested on suspicion of the murders in December 2022. He has spent just over a year in segregated lockup at Idaho’s maximum security prison south of Boise.
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