In Other News The University of Idaho Murders
Two years ago, before the Winter Break at University of Idaho, four students who lived just off campus were brutally murdered in their apartment. The alleged murder, Brian Kohlberger, who was a graduate student in Criminology at Washington State University was arrested shortly there after after he had returned to his family home in Pennsylvania over the break. Let's just say the evidence was pretty incriminating NBC Dateline has a special on what they had. Since the special may not meet the liable laws of the United Kingdom or the European Union, I am not providing a link.
Idaho is a death penalty state and the state was pushing for it, but the Kohberger lawyers were fighting it all the way.
Well, today, Kohberger accepted a plea deal offered by the state for four life sentences without possibility of parole or appeal. He accepted.
Needless to say, at least one of the victims' families is very upset.
Here is an AP summary report of the plea deal. https://apnews.com/article/kohberger-idaho-students-killed-91eeb98eebd3d9b007e4a5cae0f81030
Just posting it to keep those who were following the trial elsewhere informed.
Idaho is a death penalty state and the state was pushing for it, but the Kohberger lawyers were fighting it all the way.
Well, today, Kohberger accepted a plea deal offered by the state for four life sentences without possibility of parole or appeal. He accepted.
Needless to say, at least one of the victims' families is very upset.
Here is an AP summary report of the plea deal. https://apnews.com/article/kohberger-idaho-students-killed-91eeb98eebd3d9b007e4a5cae0f81030
Just posting it to keep those who were following the trial elsewhere informed.
Comments
I sent a note to one of the victims' family through Facebook. I told them I was very sorry for their terrible loss and unending grief. However, I thought a trail and death penalty would even be more traumatic not only for them, but for everyone involved in the trial. And every time he would make an appeal, it would only retraumatize everyone. I thought it would be the best for this monster (I used the term in the note to them} to be locked away for the rest of his life with no chance of appeal or probation. They will still have a chance to give him their all during the sentencing and to let him have it. They will continue to grieve for the rest of their lives I know.