Idaho judge rules on Bryan Kohberger's motion to change venue in student murder trial

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Idaho judge rules on Bryan Kohberger's motion to change venue in student murder trial
Trial will not be held in Latah County, where University of Idaho student murders took place
By Michael Ruiz Fox News
3 min read| Published September 9, 2024 12:37pm EDT | Updated September 9, 2024 12:53pm EDT



An Idaho judge has granted suspected quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger's request to have his trial moved out of Latah County, where he is accused of killing four college students in an early morning home invasion attack.

Judge John Judge's order was unsealed Monday, moving the trial to an unspecified new location, possibly the larger Ada County -- and finding that massive media coverage of the case could taint the local jury in and around Moscow, where the attack took place.

Ada County also has a larger courthouse to accommodate more members of the public and what is expected to be a large contingent of journalists.

Prosecutors sought to have the trial held at the courthouse in Moscow, next to the jail where the 29-year-old Kohberger has been held without bail since shortly after his arrest in Pennsylvania at his parents' house, roughly seven weeks after the Nov. 13, 2022 slayings.

Kohberger's lawyers argued that the suspected quadruple murderer cannot get a fair trial in Latah County due to "extensive, inflammatory pretrial publicity."

Judge wrote that he based his decision on the "totality" of factors, including legal and logistical concerns, expert testimony and the concerns of lawyers on both sides.

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Bryan Kohberger, accused of the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts, sparing him from the death penalty.
 The plea deal includes four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of appeal, with a court hearing scheduled for July 2, 2025.

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Bryan Kohberger, accused of the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, has agreed to plead guilty to all counts, sparing him from the death penalty.
 The plea deal includes four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of appeal, with a court hearing scheduled for July 2, 2025.

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... Goncalves' family, in a Facebook page her parents created after the murders, condemned the deal, which spares Kohberger's life.

"We are beyond furious at the State of Idaho," a new post reads. "They have failed us. Please give us some time. This was very unexpected."  ...

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DAMNIT!!!

I knew he wouldn't get the death penalty..but I wanted to see this POS squirm during the trial...they better keep him in solitary..

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Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho student murders case
Former criminology PhD student charged with killing four undergrads in 4 a.m. home invasion attack
By Michael Ruiz Fox News
Published June 30, 2025 6:00pm EDT | Updated June 30, 2025 6:17pm EDT

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal to spare his life in exchange for a guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, two sources close to the case told Fox News Digital Monday.

Kohberger, 30, is accused of killing Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack on Nov. 13, 2022.

Goncalves' family, in a Facebook page her parents created after the murders, condemned the deal, which spares Kohberger's life.

"We are beyond furious at the State of Idaho," a new post reads. "They have failed us. Please give us some time. This was very unexpected."

All four had been stabbed multiple times with a large knife. Police recovered a Ka-Bar sheath that they allege had Kohberger's DNA on it near Mogen's body.

Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. That's 10 miles up the road from Moscow, Idaho, where all four victims were undergrads at the University of Idaho.

The plea deal came as a surprise – prosecutors had not telegraphed the move and fought hard to keep the death penalty on the table in pretrial proceedings.

Kohberger's defense failed repeatedly to have it removed, revealing his autism diagnosis and crying foul over discovery deadlines it claimed that prosecutors missed.

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As disappointed as the parents are that their child's murderer will not be executed, I have to believe the prosecution told them at some point that it was a possibility he'd get only a life sentence.