Bryan Kohberger Set to Plead Guilty Today in Idaho Murders, Spares Death Penalty

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is scheduled to plead guilty today, July 2, 2025, to all charges. This plea agreement, communicated to victims’ families via a letter from prosecutors, will result in Kohberger receiving four consecutive life sentences, effectively sparing him the death penalty. An additional 10-year sentence is expected for the burglary charge, with sentencing anticipated in late July.

The agreement, reached just weeks before his trial was set to begin, includes Kohberger waiving all appeal rights. Prosecutors stated the deal was offered after Kohberger’s defense team approached them, aiming to secure a conviction and lifelong imprisonment, thereby avoiding potentially decades of appeals for the victims’ families.

Despite the resolution, the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves has voiced significant frustration, asserting that the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office mishandled and rushed the plea deal, providing insufficient notice and input to the affected families. The University of Idaho acknowledged the difficult nature of the outcome, emphasizing that “no outcome can replace what they lost.”

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