Key Facts

• Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in 2022.
• He was sentenced to four life sentences without the chance of parole.
• Kohberger filed a petition for post-conviction relief, saying he was misled into confessing.
• He is representing himself in this legal challenge.
• Kohberger's guilty plea helped him avoid the death penalty.
• Evidence against him included DNA linking him to a knife sheath at the crime scene and phone and car location data.
• Kohberger’s motive for the murders is still unknown.
• The family of one victim said Kohberger got the deal he wanted and criticized the focus on his claims rather than on the victims.