Overview

• Kohberger is due in Ada County Court on July 23 to receive four consecutive life sentences plus a 10-year burglary term without parole or appeal per his July 2 plea deal.
• Trump posted on Truth Social on July 21 that he wants Judge Hippler to force Kohberger to disclose why he carried out the November 2022 murders.
• Judge Hippler lifted the case’s gag order on July 11 while keeping records sealed, clearing the way for victims’ families to speak publicly at sentencing.
• Reactions to the plea deal remain divided, with some family members vocally opposing the removal of the death penalty and demanding full accountability.
• Kohberger has not offered a motive and faces no legal obligation to do so, leaving the killings’ reasoning unresolved as sentencing nears.