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Bryan Kohberger challenges conviction in Idaho murders

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Bryan Kohberger​, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students​, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Bryan Kohberger files a petition to challenge his guilty plea and conviction (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, wants to challenge his guilty plea. Here he listens during his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.

  2. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw guilty plea in deaths of Idaho students: report (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in the deaths of four University of Idaho students killed in an off-campus house in 2022.

  3. Triblive

    ‘Actual innocence is my truth’: Bryan Kohberger now wants a trial, report says (opens Triblive)

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    BOISE, Idaho — Almost 13 months after he pleaded guilty, Bryan Kohberger claims he’s innocent and says he will fight his conviction for killing four University of Idaho students.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Bryan Kohberger trying to challenge conviction in University of Idaho murders: Court documents (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty last year to the University of Idaho murders, is trying to challenge his conviction, according to new court documents.

  5. Tampa Free Press

    Bryan Kohberger Claims Innocence And Seeks To Withdraw Guilty Plea In Idaho Student Murders (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    Bryan Kohberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, asserting his innocence a year after accepting a plea deal. In a phone call with The New York Times, the 31-year-old stated that he filed a petition challenging his conviction and insist…

  6. Tampa Free Press

    Bryan Kohberger Claims Attorneys Pressured Him Into False Confession In Idaho Murders, Files Petition (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    Bryan Kohberger is seeking to overturn his guilty plea in the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, claiming in a newly filed petition in Ada County Court that he was pressured into falsely confessing.

  7. CBS News

    Bryan Kohberger challenges conviction in Idaho murders (opens CBS News)

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    Bryan Kohberger​, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students​, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Bryan Kohberger wants to withdraw his guilty plea in the killings of four University of Idaho students

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