Bryan Kohberger wants to take back guilty plea after being convicted of Idaho murders
Bryan Kohberger is seeking to challenge his conviction after previously pleading guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students.
Kohberger, who previously accepted a plea deal which saw him admit to killing students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, has provided a statement to The New York Times claiming that his previous plea was made from 'disinformation' and must be withdrawn.
"My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn," he told the outlet from prison, adding that his previous plea deal had 'hinged on false promises and blatant disinformation'.
"Over a year later, it is self-evident that, in State v. Kohberger, justice was not served."
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In November 2022, the bodies of Madison, 21, Kaylee, 21, Xana, 20, and Ethan, 20, were found at a student home in Moscow, Idaho, after a distress call was placed by the friends' surviving roommates.
The four students had been fatally stabbed to death, leading to a manhunt and subsequently Kohberger's arrest a month later.
He was later sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary, after agreeing to a plea deal which saw him avoid the death penalty.
The former PhD student declined to discuss further details regarding his decision to appeal, insisting his 'absolute claim of innocence' in a phone call to the outlet.
Kohberger's decision to rescind his conviction comes just days before Netflix is set to air a documentary re-examining the case.
Titled The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare, the documentary retraces the events of the fateful night, as well as featuring accounts from the group's friends and family, including surviving roommates Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen.
Topics: US News, Bryan Kohberger, Crime
Brenna Cooper