Overview

• Kohberger is slated to plead guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in return for life imprisonment without parole.
• The plea deal removes the possibility of execution in a case marked by venue changes and repeated trial delays since the November 2022 killings.
• Families of the victims are split over the agreement, with two fathers endorsing it and two families opposing bypassing a jury trial.
• Prosecutors have not publicly explained why they chose a plea agreement over proceeding with the trial slated for next month.
• If approved in the live-streamed Boise hearing, the resolution would bring an end to a high-profile investigation that began with Kohberger’s arrest in Pennsylvania six weeks after the murders.