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Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students

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The defendant pleaded guilty just weeks before his trial was to start, to avoid the death penalty.

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  1. Bryan Kohberger sentencing this week—here's what to expect

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    Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students

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  1. 6ABC Philadelphia

    What to expect at sentencing for Idaho college killer Bryan Kohberger (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Families of the University of Idaho murder victims will have the chance to speak directly to their children's admitted killer, Bryan Kohberger.

  2. KTVB Boise

    Here's what to expect at Bryan Kohberger's sentencing for killing 4 Idaho students (opens KTVB Boise)

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    Kohberger will be sentenced Wednesday after he agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. The 30-year-old is facing life in prison. Here’s what to expect.

  3. The Boston Globe

    What to know about Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing hearing for killing four Idaho students (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Kohberger pleaded guilty to the crimes earlier this month and is expected to be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences.

  4. Newsweek

    Bryan Kohberger sentencing this week—here's what to expect (opens Newsweek)

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    Bryan Kohberger will appear in court this week for sentencing after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students.

  5. The Oregonian

    Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The defendant pleaded guilty just weeks before his trial was to start, to avoid the death penalty.

  6. PhillyVoice

    Bryan Kohberger, who fatally stabbed 4 University of Idaho students, sentenced to life in prison without parole (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger, the Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students at their off-campus home in November 2022, was sentenced to four life sentences without parole on Wednesday. His sentence was part of a plea deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.

  7. NBC4 Washington

    Bryan Kohberger to be sentenced in killing of 4 Idaho college students (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    A judge is expected to order Bryan Kohberger to serve four life sentences without parole for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Families of the Idaho students Bryan Kohberger stabbed to death are set to see him sentenced (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A judge is expected to order Bryan Kohberger to serve four life sentences without parole this week for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago.

  9. NBC News

    Idaho murders trial live updates: Bryan Kohberger faces victims' families in sentencing hearing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Follow the Idaho student murders sentencing hearing for Bryan Kohberger, who is expected to be sentenced to four life sentences after he admitted to the 2022 killings.

  10. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison

  11. WMUR

    Bryan Kohberger faces life sentences for Idaho student murders (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A judge is expected to order Bryan Kohberger to serve four life sentences without parole for the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    The Latest: Family members of victims deliver impact statements ahead of Kohberger's sentencing (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A judge is expected to order Bryan Kohberger to serve four life sentences without parole this week for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago.

  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life for Idaho student killings | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    BOISE, Idaho >> The former criminal-justice doctoral student convicted in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students was formally sentenced today to life in prison, but declined to make a statement in court that might have addressed the mystery of his motive for the killings.

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering 4 University of Idaho students (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger will serve 4 life sentences without parole for the brutal stabbing deaths of Mogen, Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin

  15. KEZI Eugene

    Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for murdering 4 Idaho students (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    The man who stabbed four students to death in a home near the University of Idaho has appeared in court for a sentencing hearing. Bryan Kohberger and the families of

  16. KYMA Yuma

    Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison in killing of four Idaho students (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    The man who murdered four Idaho college students in an off-campus home in November of 2022 was sentenced to life without parole Wednesday.

  17. The Boston Globe

    Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison in University of Idaho murders following wrenching victim impact testimony (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The hearing gave the families of Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Kaylee Goncalves the opportunity to describe the anguish they’ve felt since their loved ones were killed.

  18. WDIO Duluth

    Bryan Kohberger gets life in prison but leaves loved ones of Idaho students he killed wondering why (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A judge has ordered Bryan Kohberger to serve life in prison without parole for killing four University of Idaho students. Friends and relatives delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation at the sentencing hearing Wednesday.

  19. Delaware Public Media

    Bryan Kohberger will be sentenced for murdering 4 Idaho college students (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A plea deal calls for Kohberger, 30, to serve a prison term that includes a life sentence for each murder. But families say two key elements are missing: a motive, and an explanation.

  20. Fox32 Chicago

    How to watch Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger's sentencing (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Bryan Kohberger, the man who formally confessed to the November 2022 murders of four Idaho college students, is set to be sentenced on Wednesday, July 23.

  21. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Bryan Kohberger sentencing live updates: Idaho college killer to face families in court (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Bryan Kohberger was a graduate student at Washington State University when he broke into a nearby rental home through a kitchen sliding door and killed the four friends who appeared to have no connection with him.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    WATCH LIVE: Bryan Kohberger sentenced for murders of 4 college students (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A judge is expected to order the Monroe County native to serve four life sentences without parole for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

  23. East Idaho News

    WATCH LIVE | Bryan Kohberger to be sentenced for killing four University of Idaho students (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    BOISE — The sentencing hearing for Bryan Kohberger, the man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. in Ada County. Watch the hearing in the video player above.

  24. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for U of I student murders | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Curtis Jackson Update: Bryan Kohberger sentenced to 4 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of four University of

  25. WHEC Rochester

    The Latest: Judge sentences Kohberger to life in prison for murdering 4 University of Idaho students (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A judge sentenced Bryan Kohberger to serve life in prison for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago. No motive has been offered and Kohberger chose not to speak at the hearing.

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