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Kohberger Sentenced to Life in Idaho Killings as Files Reveal Grisly Details

Unsealed police documents expose the brutality of the 2022 stabbings at the King Road house

Overview

  • Judge Steven Hippler handed Bryan Kohberger four consecutive life terms plus a 10-year burglary sentence without parole under a guilty-plea deal that removed the death penalty
  • On July 2, Kohberger admitted to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary, ending plans for a capital trial
  • More than 300 files describe victims with dozens of stab wounds and defensive injuries, including one student whose face was left unrecognizable
  • Earlier reports in the documents recount a roommate spotting an unknown man near the home and finding the front door loose on its hinges days before the murders
  • Despite DNA, surveillance and cell-tower data linking Kohberger to the crime, investigators have not determined a motive and families continue seeking answers