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'Not surprising': Former judge reacts to Bryan Kohberger's petition to withdraw guilty plea in University of Idaho killings

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Bryan Kohberger, sentenced to life after pleading guilty to killing four students, is seeking to reopen his case, citing plea deal concerns and ineffective counsel.

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  1. Just the News

    Idaho college student killer petitions to take back guilty plea, says based on 'false promises' (opens Just the News)

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    Bryan Kohberger, who was convicted last year of murdering four University of Idaho students, said he filed a petition challenging his conviction, claiming the plea deal was the result of "false promises and blatant disinformation."

  2. The Daily Wire

    Killer Who Murdered Idaho College Students Makes Stunning New Court Request (opens The Daily Wire)

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    Bryan Kohberger, the man who admitted to stabbing four college students in Idaho nearly four years ago, says he wants to take back his guilty plea. In an interview from his jail cell — where he is serving four life sentences at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna, Idaho — he told The New …

  3. News Nation Now

    Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw guilty plea in deaths of Idaho students: report (opens News Nation Now)

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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.

  4. KION Central Coast

    New York Times: Kohberger says he wants to withdraw plea and face trial for murder of Idaho college students (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is seeking to take back his guilty plea, he told The New York Times in an interview from prison.

  5. KREM Spokane

    Kohberger petitions to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho student killings, NYT reports (opens KREM Spokane)

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    KREM Spokane's feed description

    Kohberger, who was convicted of murder, says he is innocent and wants the case reopened, the New York Times first reported.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Man convicted in Idaho college killings seeks to take back guilty plea (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    The criminology student convicted last year of murdering four University of Idaho students in their home is seeking to abandon his guilty plea and obtain a trial, claiming he is innocent and was misled into confessing to the high-profile killings.

  7. KING 5 Seattle

    Kohberger petitions to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho student killings (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger, who was convicted of murder, says he is innocent and wants the case reopened, the New York Times first reported.

  8. The Guardian

    Man convicted in Idaho college student killings seeks to withdraw guilty plea (opens The Guardian)

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    Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four college students in 2022, claims he pleaded guilty due to bad legal advice A man convicted last year of killing four college students in Idaho has filed to withdraw his guilty plea and seek a new trial, claiming he pleaded guilty due to bad legal advice.

  9. BizPac Review

    Convicted Idaho University killer changes his tune on guilty plea (opens BizPac Review)

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    A man who pleaded guilty in 2025 of murdering four University of Idaho students is now claiming his coercion was coerced and is seeking a trial to […]

  10. KING 5 Seattle

    'Not surprising': Former judge reacts to Bryan Kohberger's petition to withdraw guilty plea in University of Idaho killings (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    Bryan Kohberger, sentenced to life after pleading guilty to killing four students, is seeking to reopen his case, citing plea deal concerns and ineffective counsel.

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