Bryan Kohberger Gets 4 Life Terms Plus 10 Years as Prosecutor Calls Evidence a Slam Dunk
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
Bryan Kohberger Gets 4 Life Terms Plus 10 Years as Prosecutor Calls Evidence a Slam Dunk
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
Four consecutive life sentences without parole, plus 10 years, were imposed on Bryan Kohberger after his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students.
Kelly Siegler, a former Texas prosecutor, said investigators had a far stronger case than the defense suggested and likely drove the plea by keeping key evidence under wraps.
The defense's recent chain-of-custody criticism over the Ka-Bar knife sheath with Kohberger's DNA was undercut by Kohberger's own plea and by his former lawyers, who said expert Brent Turvey discussed confidential matters outside his expertise.
Siegler also backed the plea deal's lack of allocution, saying killers rarely give truthful explanations, though she said families should have been told more clearly that no courtroom confession was likely.