Bryan Kohberger Receives Life Sentence for Idaho Student Murders
Bryan Kohberger Receives Life Sentence for Idaho Student Murders

Bryan Kohberger has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the brutal 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. The ruling, handed down on Wednesday, brings a close to the high-profile case that deeply impacted the quiet college town of Moscow.
Judge Steven Hippler ordered Kohberger to serve four consecutive life sentences for the first-degree murders of Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves. He also received an additional 10-year sentence for burglary and was assessed $270,000 in fines and civil penalties.
The sentencing hearing provided an emotional platform for the victims’ families, who delivered powerful impact statements. Alivea Goncalves, sister of Kaylee, directly confronted Kohberger, stating, “If you hadn’t attacked them in their sleep… Kaylee would have kicked your fucking ass.” Her raw words were met with a standing ovation. Other family members, including Steve and Kristi Goncalves, Scott Laramie, and Randy Davis, also expressed their profound grief and anger, with many wishing him misery and condemning him to hell.
Kohberger, a former criminology graduate student at Washington State University, was apprehended nearly six weeks after the November 13, 2022, slayings. Investigators pieced together the case using DNA found on a knife sheath, surveillance footage of his white Hyundai Elantra, and phone records. He had previously entered a not guilty plea but ultimately agreed to a plea deal, which saw prosecutors drop their pursuit of the death penalty in exchange for his guilty plea, the life sentences, and a waiver of his right to appeal.
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