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Bryan Kohberger granted new hearing in bid to take back guilty plea in Idaho murders: Court filings
Kohberger says his plea was involuntary and that counsel withheld exculpatory evidence as he seeks to undo four murder convictions.
- Judge Steven Hippler scheduled a status conference for June 3, 2027, and an evidentiary hearing for June 17, 2027, as Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho student murders.
- In July, Kohberger filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging former attorneys coerced his guilty plea through 'threats' and 'unkept promises' rather than providing effective assistance of counsel.
- The petition alleges attorneys withheld exculpatory evidence, specifically 'clumps of unknown hair' found in the hands of victim Ethan Chapin, which Kohberger contends undermines his conviction.
- Under the July 2025 plea deal, Kohberger received four consecutive life sentences plus 10 years for burglary, a decision that removed the death penalty as a possible outcome.
- Police arrested Kohberger in 2022 for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students: roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Xana Kernodle, plus Kernodle's boyfriend Ethan Chapin.
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Idaho judge grants Bryan Kohberger two hearings next year as admitted killer seeks to withdraw guilty plea
Bryan Kohberger has been granted an evidentiary hearing in June 2027 as part of his post-conviction relief petition to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders.
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