As a judge is poised to decide whether Bryan Kohberger can accept a plea deal that would allow him to avoid the death penalty in the 2022 killings of four Idaho college students, one victim’s father says he views the deal as a relief from the pain and spectacle of a trial,

Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the Idaho student murders, initially planned to accuse three of the victims' friends and another person as "alternate perpetrators." However, the judge barred this defense due to lack of evidence connecting them to the crime.

In the cases that are the most horrifying, we have to spend the most effort to make sure that the outcome is just,” a longtime public defender said.

Prosecutors denounce Kohberger defense’s ‘scorched earth’ trial delay strategy. Kevin Fixler, Alex Brizee. Wed, June 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM UTC. 5 min read.

BOISE, Idaho — A decision over whether to delay the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho student homicides, was put on hold by the

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At a press conference after the sentencing, lead investigators said the evidence suggests Kohberger specifically targeted the King Road house, but there's no clarity as to who his intended victim was. RELATED: Surviving roommates' emotional sentencing tribute: Living for friends stolen by tragedy

Bryan Kohberger’s defense planned to argue at trial that three other people in the victims’ social circle were responsible for the quadruple murders, not Kohberger himself.