Murder In Moscow: Was New Evidence Presented During Bryan Kohberger's Plea Hearing? (7/3/25)

The Epstein Chronicles

At the July 2, 2025 plea hearing, Bryan Kohberger stood before a Boise courtroom and admitted responsibility for one of the most chilling crimes in recent American memory—the murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. In a quiet, deliberate voice, he pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. As part of the plea agreement, he will serve four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, along with an additional 10 years for the burglary charge. In exchange, the death penalty was taken off the table. When asked directly by the judge whether he was the person who carried out the killings, Kohberger answered yes. It was the first time he publicly acknowledged guilt, nearly three years after the brutal stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves.
The prosecution, led by Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson, used the hearing to lay out the core evidence that would have anchored their case at trial: DNA from a knife sheath left on a victim’s bed, cellphone tower records showing Kohberger near the crime scene, surveillance footage of his white Hyundai Elantra, and genetic material linked to his father recovered from family trash. With the plea now entered, the highly anticipated trial will never take place. That means some of the most haunting questions—why Kohberger selected these particular victims, what his true motive was, and what he might have done had he not been caught—may remain forever unanswered. Sentencing is set for July 23, and while some victims’ families expressed relief that they were spared the agony of a lengthy trial, others remain deeply unsettled, feeling they were denied the full reckoning they sought in open court.
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Bryan Kohberger plea hearing: Here is the new evidence we learned about from the prosecution | CNN
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