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Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho student murders

Bryan Kohberger, sentenced to multiple life terms for the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, has filed a petition to withdraw his guilty plea and seek a new trial. He claims he pleaded guilty because of bad legal advice, false promises and wrong information. The filing was made Monday, July 27, 2026.

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Bryan Kohberger​, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students​, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday.

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Bryan Kohberger challenges conviction in Idaho murders

Bryan Kohberger​, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students​, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday.

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Bryan Kohberger files petition to take back guilty plea in Idaho murders

Bryan Kohberger, the man sentenced for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, pleaded guilty last year as part of a deal. Now, he wants to take back his guilty plea and go to trial. Jericka Duncan reports.

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Man convicted in Idaho college student killings seeks to withdraw guilty plea

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. Bryan Kohberger was convicted of breaking into a six-bedroom house in 2022 and killing four University of Idaho students…

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Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea

In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on “false promises” and wrong information.

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