Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty to Murders of Four Idaho University Students

Guilty Plea in Moscow Murders

• 🎯 Bryan Kohberger has formally entered a guilty plea to the murders of four University of Idaho students.
• 🗓️ The plea addresses events that occurred on or about November 13, 2022, in Lat County, Idaho.

Acknowledgment of Charges

• 🔪 The plea involves charges of burglary and first-degree murder for the killings of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
• 🗣️ Kohberger verbally confirmed his understanding of each charge, including the elements the state would have to prove.
• ✅ He acknowledged that by pleading guilty, the state is relieved of its burden to prove these elements.

Factual Basis for Plea

• 📝 A document titled "written factual basis," purportedly signed by Kohberger and dated July 1, 2025, was confirmed.
• 🤝 Kohberger agreed with the contents of this factual basis document.

Specific Admissions

• 🏠 He admitted to unlawfully entering the residence at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho, with the intent to commit murder.
• 🔪 He further admitted to willfully, unlawfully, deliberately, with premeditation and malice of forethought, killing and murdering each of the four victims by stabbing.