Overview

• Kohberger accepted the deal on June 30 to plead guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the November 2022 slayings of University of Idaho students.
• Under the agreement he must waive all appeal rights, face four consecutive life-without-parole terms and a change-of-plea hearing is set for July 2 with sentencing expected in late July.
• The family of victim Kaylee Goncalves denounced the deal as a failure of the justice system and voiced profound anger over the decision.
• A Pennsylvania judge ordered three defense-requested witnesses—a former boxing trainer, a childhood acquaintance and another associate—to testify in Idaho and scheduled a hearing on a fourth witness for July 7.
• Strict gag orders remain in place in both Idaho and Pennsylvania courts, barring attorneys and officials from publicly discussing the investigation or trial.