US EditionBryan Kohberger and his victim’s families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
BOISE, IDAHO, JUL 23 – Kohberger pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty and will serve four consecutive life sentences without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022.
- On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, Bryan Kohberger was sentenced for the fatal stabbing of four students from the University of Idaho that occurred in November 2022.
- Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month under a plea deal that avoids the death penalty and waives his right to appeal.
- Judge Steven Hippler lifted a gag order on July 17, citing First Amendment rights despite concerns the media could jeopardize sentencing integrity.
- Families and surviving roommates had the opportunity to speak at the sentencing hearing while Kohberger, who retained the right to remain silent, may not speak.
- The court imposed a sentence of four back-to-back life terms without the possibility of parole on Kohberger, though the reasons behind his actions remain unclear despite ongoing investigations.
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Idaho Killer’s Final Insult to Victims’ Families at Sentencing
Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger had one last insult for his victims’ families at his sentencing hearing. The serial killer, who was hit with four life sentences Wednesday, refused to say why he snuck into an off-campus home to stab four University of Idaho students to death in the middle of the night. Bryan Kohberger, as he has done in previous court appearances, stared forward blankly at his sentencing hearing Wednesday. He remained stoic even a…
'Less than human': Killer of four US uni students sentenced
Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation as a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole."This world was a better place with her in it,” Scott Laramie, the stepfather of Madison Mogen, told the court."Karen and I are ordinary people, but we lived extraordinary lives because we had Maddie.…
Man sentenced to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students in the US who were murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation as his sentencing hearing took place.
Family members and friends of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, heartbreak, and grief before a judge sentenced him to life in prison Wednesday.
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