Overview

• After pleading guilty in early July, Kohberger received four consecutive life sentences on July 23.
• The plea agreement prevented a death penalty trial and mandated about $200,000 in restitution to the victims’ families.
• At sentencing, Judge Steven Hippler said Kohberger’s motive may never be uncovered after he declined to comment.
• Authorities had linked the former criminology PhD candidate to the crime through DNA on a knife blade and his phone’s location data.
• Several family members criticized the deal for shielding motive details and argued the process fell short of delivering full accountability.