Idaho College Murders
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July 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM

Idaho college killings: Questions remain after stunning guilty plea

Many questions remain after Bryan Kohberger decided to plead guilty to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Brian Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.
July 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Idaho college murders: The full timeline of events

On Nov. 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in an off-campus house in a crime that sent shockwaves through the town.
July 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Brian Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Government ‘did its job’ in Bryan Kohberger trial: Legal expert

ABC News legal contributor Kim Wehle calls Bryan Kohberger pleading guilty to the killings of four University of Idaho students an example of “the system working.”
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
VIDEO: Government ‘did its job’ in Bryan Kohberger trial: Legal expert
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM

Families react after Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho college murders

Kohberger admitted in Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students.
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
VIDEO: Families react after Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho college murders
July 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings, pleads guilty to all charges

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to all counts, admitting to the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students. He is expected to be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences.
July 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings, pleads guilty to all charges
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho student murders after nearly 3 years of denial

Kohberger accepted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty and admitted to the killings.
July 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho student murders after nearly 3 years of denial
July 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings in plea hearing

Bryan Kohberger admitted to the killings of four University of Idaho students at his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, pleading guilty to all five counts.
July 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM

'Opposite of what we wanted': Idaho victim's dad slams Kohberger plea deal

The family of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves is blasting the plea offered to Bryan Kohberger.
July 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
An undated photo of Kaylee Goncalves.
July 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM

Bryan Kohberger admits to Idaho college killings, pleads guilty to all charges

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to all counts in the killings of four University of Idaho students.
July 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Brian Kohberger, charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, appears at the Ada County Courthouse, July 2, 2025, in Boise, Idaho.
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Idaho victim's parents react to Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea

The parents of 21-year-old victim Kaylee Goncalves walked out of the courtroom after Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to all counts in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students.
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Idaho victim's parents react to Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea
July 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM

The prosecution "made a deal with the devil," Idaho victim's dad

Steve Goncalves, the dad of 21-year-old victim Kaylee Goncalves, accused the prosecutors of mishandling and rushing the plea deal in the Idaho college killings
July 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
VIDEO: The prosecution "made a deal with the devil," Idaho victim's dad
July 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Bryan Kohberger expected to plead guilty in Idaho college murders case

Kohberger is expected to change his plea to guilty on all counts on Wednesday and serve four consecutive life sentences for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students.
July 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger expected to plead guilty in Idaho college murders case
July 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM

Father of Idaho college murder victim blasts plea deal offered to suspect

The father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves blasted the plea deal offered to the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, accusing the prosecutors of mishandling and rushing the deal.
July 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
VIDEO: Father of Idaho college murder victim blasts plea deal offered to suspect
July 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Community reacts after Bryan Kohberger agrees to plead guilty

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by local reporter Lauren Paterson detailing how the community is reacting to the shocking turn of events in the Idaho student killings.
July 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
VIDEO: Community reacts after Bryan Kohberger agrees to plead guilty
July 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Triplet siblings of Idaho college murder victim speak out

Just before news broke that Bryan Kohberger plans to plead guilty to all counts, "GMA" sat down with Ethan Chapin's family as they share their story for the first time.
July 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: Triplet siblings of Idaho college murder victim speak out
July 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM

Suspect in Idaho college murders agrees to plead guilty

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four University of Idaho students, sparing him the death penalty, according to a letter sent to victims' family members.
July 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
VIDEO: Suspect in Idaho college murders agrees to plead guilty
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM

'Not on this earth anymore': Idaho victim's siblings recall arriving at crime scene

The University of Idaho killing shook the four families and the small college town of Moscow to the core as police launched a nearly seven-week manhunt for a suspect.
July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In this Nov. 30, 2022, file photo, a small frame remembering Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves sits in the snow outside of the residence where the four students were killed on November 13, in Moscow, Idaho.
July 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Accused Idaho killer accepts plea deal

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, agrees to plead guilty to all counts. He will not be facing the death penalty by accepting a plea deal.
July 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
VIDEO:  Accused Idaho killer accepts plea deal
July 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM

Bryan Kohberger agrees to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders case

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four Idaho college students, according to a letter sent to victims' family members.
July 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
July 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders, sources say

Bryan Kohberger, who's accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences, according to sources.
July 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders, sources say
July 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho college murders case

Former state attorney of Palm Beach County, Dave Aronberg, joins ABC News’s Linsey Davis to unpack the plea deal Bryan Kohberger accepted weeks before his trial was set to begin.
July 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho college murders case
June 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho college murders

Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four Idaho college students in 2022, sparing him from the death penalty, according to a letter sent to the victims’ family members
June 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger accepts plea deal in Idaho college murders
June 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Idaho victims' friends recall moment they responded to home: 'Something's wrong'

On Nov. 13, 2022, University of Idaho student Emily Alandt and her boyfriend Hunter Johnson answered a phone call from a worried friend asking them to come over.
June 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Four University of Idaho students were killed at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022.
June 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Friends of Idaho college murder victims speak out

Hunter Johnson and Emily Alandt talk about how they discovered the bodies of their friends Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen in an off-campus home in November 2022.
June 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
VIDEO: Friends of Idaho college murder victims speak out
June 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM

New August trial date set for Idaho college murders case

The trial in the Idaho college killings case is scheduled to begin August 18, with opening statements and jury selection starting on August 4.
June 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
VIDEO: New August trial date set for Idaho college murders case
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Judge says jury in Kohberger trial won't hear defense theory about another killer

Judge Steven Hippler said lawyers for Kohberger won't be permitted to present to the jury the theory that some unknown person is the real killer.
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
June 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM

New video in Idaho murders case: 'I'm the DoorDash driver. I saw Bryan there'

New bodycam footage from last year shows an interview with a woman claiming to be a DoorDash driver, who says she saw murder suspect Bryan Kohberger at the scene.
June 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
June 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM

Key witness in Idaho college murders case breaks silence in new docuseries

For the first time, friends who were first on the scene tell their story in Prime Video's “One Night in Idaho: The College Murders.”
June 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
VIDEO: Key witness in Idaho college murders case breaks silence in new docuseries
2 months ago

Judge says Idaho college murders suspect’s family may attend trial

A judge decided that accused Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s parents and two sisters will be allowed in the court for the whole trial, even though some of them may be called as witnesses.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Judge says Idaho college murders suspect’s family may attend trial
2 months ago

Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty in Idaho college murder case

Judge Steven Hippler ruled that the “bulk” of what was said on a 911 call the morning after the murders can be shared with the jury.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty in Idaho college murder case
2 months ago

Idaho college killings: Judge refuses to rule out death penalty over autism diagnosis

The judge overseeing the capital murder case of Bryan Kohberger has denied his lawyers' attempt to take the death penalty off the table.
2 months ago
Bryan Kohberger is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
3 months ago

Judge issues ruling on what can be admitted in Bryan Kohberger trial

The new court ruling has decided what potential evidence in the case against the Idaho college murder suspect can be admitted.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Judge issues ruling on what can be admitted in Bryan Kohberger trial
3 months ago

Idaho murders: Judge sides with prosecution in key rulings as trial nears

The judge overseeing the University of Idaho murders case has made several key rulings on what can be admitted at suspect Bryan Kohberger's upcoming capital murder trial.
3 months ago
Bryan Kohberger arrives for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
3 months ago

Judge in Idaho murders case rules against suspect in several high-stakes decisions

Bryan Kohberger faces charges for the 2022 murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in an off-campus home.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Judge in Idaho murders case rules against suspect in several high-stakes decisions
3 months ago

Idaho college killings: Words 'psychopath,' 'sociopath' banned from trial

The man accused of murdering four college students in November 2022 was back in court for a consequential hearing that will shape this summer's trial.
3 months ago
Bryan Kohberger, accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.
3 months ago

Suspect in Idaho student murders back in court

Prosecutors, defense attorneys argue key evidence for judge to consider in Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial.
3 months ago
VIDEO:  Suspect in Idaho student murders back in court
3 months ago

Idaho college killings: Hearing debates trial evidence

The man accused of murdering four college students in November 2022 was back in court for a consequential hearing that will shape this summer's trial.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Idaho college killings: Hearing debates trial evidence
3 months ago

Bryan Kohberger due in court for hearing in Idaho college murders case

The man accused of murdering four college students in November 2022 is back in court for a consequential hearing that will shape this summer's trial.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Bryan Kohberger due in court for hearing in Idaho college murders case
3 months ago

Evidence hearing could be ‘make or break’ for Bryan Kohberger: Legal expert

ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire explains what Wednesday’s hearing will mean for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four college students in November 2022.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Evidence hearing could be ‘make or break’ for Bryan Kohberger: Legal expert
3 months ago

New details in Idaho student murders case

Court documents provide new details about Brian Kohberger, the alleged killer. Kohberger’s lawyers say he is innocent.
3 months ago
VIDEO:  New details in Idaho student murders case
3 months ago

Potential new evidence in Idaho student murders case

Prosecutors allege Bryan Kohberger turned in a "crime-scene scenario final" as part of an assignment in 2020, with some of the details mirroring the Idaho college murder scene from November 2022.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Potential new evidence in Idaho student murders case
3 months ago

Prosecutors: Bryan Kohberger selfie taken just hours after brutal murders

A grinning selfie of suspect Bryan Kohberger giving a thumbs-up was taken just hours after the murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022, prosecutors say in newly released court filings.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Prosecutors: Bryan Kohberger selfie taken just hours after brutal murders
4 months ago

Chilling 911 call in the Idaho college murders

The frantic call for help from a surviving roommate after four students were stabbed to death.
4 months ago
VIDEO:  Chilling 911 call in the Idaho college murders
4 months ago

Frantic 911 call released in Idaho college quadruple murder case

"Something has happened in our house, and we don’t know what," a crying woman told the dispatcher. Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing four college students on Nov. 13, 2022. 
4 months ago
Frantic 911 call released in Idaho college quadruple murder case
4 months ago

Frantic 911 call from the day of the Idaho college killings released

The dramatic 911 call has been released from the University of Idaho quadruple killings.
4 months ago
The house where four University if Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022.
4 months ago

ABC News obtains 911 call in Idaho college killings

ABC News has obtained the 911 call in the gruesome Idaho college killings that authorities believe was placed eight hours after four students were stabbed to death in their off-campus home.
4 months ago
VIDEO: ABC News obtains 911 call in Idaho college killings
4 months ago

Legal battle over evidence in Idaho college murders case

Prosecutors claim in a new court filing that the defense may argue defendant Bryan Kohberger's DNA was planted at the crime scene.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Legal battle over evidence in Idaho college murders case
4 months ago

New filings reveal text messages, phone calls the night of Idaho college murders

Text messages between the two surviving roommates of the Idaho college murders have now been revealed along with the 911 call transcript made after their four friends were killed in November 2022.
4 months ago
VIDEO: New filings reveal text messages, phone calls the night of Idaho college murders
4 months ago

Kohberger case reveals updated timeline, texts in Idaho college killings

Texts give insights to what was said and observed prior to four fatal stabbings.
4 months ago
The house where four University if Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022.
4 months ago

Bombshell evidence in the case against Bryan Kohberger

We are now seeing transcripts of the chilling texts exchanged between the two surviving roommates on the night their four friends were stabbed to death near the University of Idaho.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Bombshell evidence in the case against Bryan Kohberger