Overview

• Bryan Kohberger admitted guilt on July 2 to four counts of first-degree murder and burglary, avoiding a capital trial
• The plea agreement eliminates any right to appeal and carries life sentences without parole at the July 23 hearing
• Stacy and Jim Chapin say the deal spared their young triplets from traumatic testimony and gave them “big-time closure”
• Several victims’ families, including Kaylee Goncalves’s father, criticize the agreement for sidestepping the death penalty
• Stacy and Jim Chapin have established the Ethan’s Smile foundation to award scholarships and shared their son’s story in a Prime Video docuseries