July 23, 2025

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Killer of Idaho Students Is Sentenced to Life in Prison, His Motives Still Unknown

The judge ruled in accordance with Bryan Kohberger’s plea deal at the end of a hearing in which family and friends of the four victims addressed the killer with agony and fury. “Go to hell,” one said. Kohberger declined a chance to explain why he committed the murders.

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