Kohberger Confesses, Gets Life in Idaho Murders

Bryan Kohberger, who confessed to murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, has accepted a plea deal that spares him the death penalty and results in multiple life sentences without parole. The plea has deeply angered the family of Kaylee Goncalves, who publicly revealed harrowing details of her final moments, including that she was beaten in the face and stabbed multiple times. The Goncalves family has defended their call for harsher punishment and is now working to refund $85,000 in donations collected for trial costs, as some supporters express dissatisfaction with the plea deal. Other victims' families are reportedly relieved to avoid a trial. Much of the evidence in the case remains sealed, and public debate over the outcome continues. The case remains a flashpoint over the nature of justice in high-profile crimes.