Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in late 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, coming weeks after he reached a deal with prosecutors to spare him the death penalty.
Ada County Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger to 10 years in prison for the one count of burglary and four life sentences to be served consecutively for each first-degree murder count in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen.
The sentence was widely expected after Kohberger reached a plea deal with the state, having admitted guilt in their stabbing deaths in exchange for not going to trial and avoiding his possible execution….