This monster should be SHOT DEAD: On a day of unfathomable pain, MAUREEN CALLAHAN spots Bryan Kohberger's subtle final insult that's so depraved it's sick
Instead, thanks to a controversial plea deal, Kohberger was sentenced on Wednesday to four consecutive life terms — one each for the savage murders of college students Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21 — with no chance for parole.
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