BRYAN Kohberger is expected to sit through grueling impact statements from the families of the four University of Idaho students he admitted to killing as he faces four consecutive life sentences.
Kohberger, the former Ph.D. criminology student at Washington State University in Pullman, changed his plea to guilty weeks before his trial for the November 2022 quadruple murders was slated to begin in August.
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During his change of plea hearing on July 2, Kohberger, stone-faced and expressionless, responded “yes” when asked by Judge Steven Hippler if he was pleading guilty because he was guilty.
Kohberger, 30, showed no remorse when asked if on November 13, 2022, he willfully and with premeditation entered the off-campus home on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, and killed Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
As part of the plea deal with state prosecutors, Kohberger will avoid the death penalty and accept four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Kohberger also agreed to waive his right to appeal the sentence.
Several family members of the victims are expected to address Kohberger for the first time during Wednesday’s sentencing.
Under Idaho law, Kohberger will be granted an allocution, giving him the opportunity to deliver remarks to the court and possibly the families of the victims.
An allocution is the formal opportunity defendants are given to speak directly to the court before the judge imposes sentencing.
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Bryan Kohberger sentencing is expected to begin soon
The sentencing of Bryan Kohberger is scheduled to begin at 9 am local time, 11 am EST.
Kohberger, 30, changed his plea to guilty on July 2 and admitted in court to killing Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, in their off-campus home in the wee hours of November 13, 2022.
