Bryan Kohberger traded death penalty for life sentence that could still end violently behind bars
LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, JUL 9 – Bryan Kohberger accepted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, receiving four consecutive life sentences without parole for the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students.
- On Wednesday, Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, accepting four life sentences plus 10 years to avoid execution.
- The plea deal led to Kohberger avoiding the death penalty by waiving his rights to appeal and a jury trial, as confirmed in statements by prosecutors and victims' families.
- Following his plea, Kohberger remains in Ada County Jail awaiting sentencing on July 23, with reports indicating potential violence in prison according to a former prison pastor.
- The case highlights that while Democrats oppose the death penalty, public support remains strong, with 27 states permitting it and only 11 executions since 2020, reflecting ongoing national debates.
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Kohberger’s defense may cite autism to remove death penalty
Ahead of the trial in the University of Idaho murders case, Bryan Kohberger’s defense team has filed motion to remove the death penalty and may be preparing to argue the accused killer has autism. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.
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Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at Townhall. Some people support the death penalty to deliver justice, while others argue it deters future murders and saves lives. But a simple proof shows the death penalty deters more than life without parole: look at the choices murderers make when facing trial. Time and again, mass murderers plead for life without parole to avoid execution. Without the threat of the death penalty, they would have no reas…
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