Kohberger Claims Innocence, Plea Was Coerced | Spokane News

Spokane News Today | 2 Min | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

Bryan Kohberger, the man who pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students to avoid the death penalty, is now claiming his confession was coerced—saying he was pressured with false promises and critical evidence was withheld. His legal team seeks to withdraw the guilty plea, but prosecutors and the state attorney general stand firm, calling the new claims a betrayal of the victims’ families. With his right to appeal waived, Kohberger may still pursue a civil petition for a new trial—a rare and uncertain path—while victims’ families call him a nuisance and vow to face him again…