Overview

• Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2 to avoid a capital trial, vacating the August court date and waiving his right to appeal.
• He faces a July 23 sentencing where Judge Steven Hippler is expected to impose four consecutive life terms without parole.
• Before sentencing, Kohberger will undergo a two-week reception evaluation to determine his placement, most likely at Idaho Maximum Security Institution.
• The Goncalves family, disappointed by the plea deal, is refunding over $85,000 raised on GoFundMe and demanding full disclosure of his motive.
• With no trial to probe his motives, experts and acquaintances have advanced competing theories about the rage and psychological patterns behind the killings.