(NewsNation) — Bryan Kohberger admitted guilt Wednesday to the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students as victims’ families remain divided over the plea deal that spares him the death penalty.
“Let me ask you, did you on Nov. 13, 2022 enter the residence at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho, with the intent to commit the felony crime of murder?” asked Judge Steven Hipple.
“Yes,” responded Kohberger. You can watch the full exchange in the player above.
The hastened hearing took place just weeks before Kohberger was set to go to trial after news broke earlier in the week that he had accepted a plea deal that would take the death penalty off the table.
Judge Steven Hippler set the sentencing hearing for July 23, and the victims’ families will be given an opportunity to address Kohberger and the court before the sentence is handed down. Without a trial, the families of the victims may never get an answer to the question of why Kohberger committed the crime.
The families of victims Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin are divided on the plea. The Goncalves family has criticized the deal, calling it hurried and secretive.
As Kohberger pleaded guilty, some of the victims’ loved ones looked down while others craned to see him.
The judge will sentence Kohberger at 9 a.m. on July 23.
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