#DC-0108
Bryan Kohberger
Appeal
last updated 30 July 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
4
Life terms
4
Petition filed
27 Jul 2026
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Timeline of what's confirmed9 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
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
Will the court appoint counsel or require Kohberger to continue representing himself?not yet confirmed · unconfirmed
What motive, if any, has been established by the court record?CBS News reported the motive remains unknown · unconfirmed
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