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Bryan Kohberger

Post-conviction challenge in the University of Idaho student murders case.

Appeal
last updated 20 September 2026 · 8 sources
Confirmed facts
14
Open questions
5
Life terms
4
Petition filed
27 Jul 2026
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Case file Bryan Kohberger, reference D C zero one zero eight. The Associated Press reported that on November thirteenth, twenty twenty-two, University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen were killed at a rental home near the Moscow, Idaho, campus. CBS News reported that Bryan Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, on December thirtieth, twenty twenty-two. CBS News reported that Kohberger pleaded guilty in court on July second, twenty twenty-five, to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. CBS News reported that Judge Steven Hippler sentenced him on July twenty-third to four life sentences without the possibility of parole. Court records cited by CBS News said Kohberger filed a petition for post-conviction relief on July twenty-seventh, twenty twenty-six. The Associated Press reported that the handwritten petition asked to withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial, claiming his attorneys manipulated him into the plea deal; that claim is unproven in the pending petition. The file’s open questions include how the court will rule, what filings come next, and what motive, if any, has been established by the court record. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one zero eight at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
13 November 2022
University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen were killed at a rental home near the Moscow, Idaho, campus.
AP
30 December 2022
Bryan Kohberger was arrested at his parents' home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, after the November 2022 killings.
CBS News
5 January 2023
An affidavit unsealed in Idaho said investigators used DNA evidence, cellphone data and surveillance video in the case against Kohberger.
AP
1 July 2025
CBS News reported that prosecutors said Kohberger had accepted a plea deal that would spare him from the death penalty.
CBS News
2 July 2025
Kohberger pleaded guilty in court to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
CBS News
2 July 2025
AP reported that Kohberger confirmed to Judge Steven Hippler that he was pleading guilty freely and voluntarily and because he was guilty.
AP
23 July 2025
Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger to four life sentences without the possibility of parole.
CBS News
27 July 2026
Court records cited by CBS News said Kohberger filed a petition for post-conviction relief and was representing himself.
CBS News
27 July 2026
AP reported that Kohberger's handwritten petition asked to withdraw his guilty plea and go to trial, claiming his attorneys manipulated him into the plea deal; the claim is unproven in the pending petition.
AP
29 July 2026
Judge Steven Hippler granted Kohberger’s request for new court-appointed counsel in the post-conviction proceeding.
The Guardian · added 21 Aug 2026
26 August 2026
Judge Steven Hippler issued a written order setting guidelines for how Kohberger’s request to withdraw his guilty plea will proceed.
AP · added 20 Sep 2026
26 August 2026
Hippler did not grant Kohberger a hearing on his claims but scheduled a June 2027 date in case he later determines that an evidentiary hearing is warranted.
AP · added 20 Sep 2026
26 August 2026
Hippler directed prosecutors and Kohberger’s attorney to strictly follow Idaho court-procedure rules on admissible evidence and warned that noncompliance could lead to sanctions.
AP · added 20 Sep 2026
26 August 2026
Kohberger had been appointed a new attorney, Greg Rauch, in the post-conviction proceeding.
AP · added 20 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
How will the court rule on Kohberger's petition to withdraw his guilty plea?pending court action · unconfirmed
What specific filings, responses or hearing dates will prosecutors submit or request next?not yet confirmed · unconfirmed
What motive, if any, has been established by the court record?CBS News reported the motive remains unknown · unconfirmed
What exact date will the court hold the June 2027 status conference or possible evidentiary hearing?exact date not reported by AP · unconfirmed
Which witnesses or experts, if any, will either side disclose by the court’s February 2027 deadline?future filing deadline · unconfirmed
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