Bryan Kohberger's Case Rests On A Woman He Blames

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews · Aug 5, 2026 · 18m

Bryan Kohberger is trying to withdraw his guilty plea and win a new trial — and he seems not to have priced what winning would cost him.He traded a trial for his life. The agreement he signed in the Idaho student murders took the death penalty off the table in exchange for four consecutive life sentences and a waiver of his right to appeal. Now he wants the agreement gone.If a judge vacated that plea, the deal dissolves — and legal experts told Newsweek that Kohberger would be facing capital punishment all over again. One former federal prosecutor called the attempt foolish, and said that if…