Overview

• The Chapin family published an Instagram post on August 1 featuring photos and messages celebrating their 20-year-old son Ethan’s life
• Jim and Stacy Chapin and their triplets chose not to attend the July 23 sentencing to protect their emotional well-being and honor Ethan privately at their Priest Lake home
• In the post they affirmed the plea agreement that spared Bryan Kohberger the death penalty and expressed belief that the outcome was “the right one”
• They thanked the Moscow police, prosecutors, University of Idaho staff and the media for their support in securing justice
• Under the no-appeal deal Judge Steven Hippler imposed four consecutive life terms plus ten years for burglary, and Kohberger declined to disclose his motive