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Washington Post
17 hours ago
- Washington Post
Bryan Kohberger, Idaho murder suspect, to plead guilty in deal to avoid death penalty
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is expected to plead guilty Wednesday as part of a deal with prosecutors to remove the possibility of the death penalty. By converting his plea to guilty in an Ada County, Idaho, courthouse, Kohberger would forgo what was anticipated to be a closely watched criminal trial scheduled to last three months. Instead, he will move straight to sentencing, speeding the conclusion of a case that became a fixation for true-crime watchers — sometimes with devastating results for peripheral figures caught up in the obsession.
Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
In Idaho college town where 4 students were killed, relief and anger over Bryan Kohberger plea deal
MOSCOW, Idaho — Residents expressed a mix of relief and anger Tuesday in the small Idaho college town where four students were stabbed to death in 2022 after news that the man charged in the killings had agreed to plead guilty to avoid a trial and a possible death penalty.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Suspect in murders of four Idaho college students to plead guilty
Former criminology graduate student Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to killing four Idaho college students in 2022, a move that would spare him the death penalty under a deal with prosecutors, according to the family of one of the victims. Kohberger, 30, was pursuing a doctoral degree in criminal justice at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, about 8 miles (13 km) across the border from Moscow, Idaho, where the four victims attended the University of Idaho. In a case that drew national attention, Kohberger previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. The three young women, who had been roommates, and a young man, who was the boyfriend of one of the women, were fatally stabbed in an off-campus house where the women lived on November 13, 2022. The victims — Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Avondale, Arizona; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho — all suffered multiple stab wounds. Two other women in the house at the time survived. The Goncalves family, in a statement shared by their attorney, said they had received a letter from prosecutors about Kohberger agreeing to plead guilty, confirming an ABC News report from earlier on Monday. The attorney declined to share the letter, but according to the ABC News report, Kohberger has agreed to four consecutive life sentences and has waived his right to appeal. Citing the letter, ABC reported that prosecutors expect Kohberger to be sentenced in late July if he enters the guilty plea as planned at a hearing on Wednesday. The Goncalves family accused the prosecutors of mishandling the plea deal. 'After more than two years, this is how it concludes — with a secretive deal and a hurried effort to close the case without any input from the victims' families on the plea's details,' the Goncalves family said. 'Adding insult to injury, they're rushing the plea, giving families just one day to coordinate and appear at the courthouse for a plea on July 2.' Kohberger's trial was expected to start on August 18. His attorney and the Idaho attorney general's office did not immediately comment. A court administrator had no information to release. The crime stunned the small college town of Moscow. Kohberger was arrested weeks later in Pennsylvania, where he was visiting his family, and flown to Idaho to face charges.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders case
Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four Idaho college students sparing him from the death penalty, according to a letter sent to victims' family members. Kohberger will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences and waives all right to appeal. A court hearing is scheduled for July 2. The plea comes just weeks before Kohberger's trial was set to begin. Jury selection was set to start on Aug. 4 and opening arguments were scheduled for Aug 18. Kohberger was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the killings of roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin. The four victims were all stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house in the early hours of Nov. 13, 2022. MORE: Idaho college victims' friends recall moment they responded to home: 'You know something's wrong' Two roommates inside survived, including one roommate who told authorities in the middle of the night she saw a man in black clothes and a mask walking past her in the house, according to court documents. The shocking quadruple killings shook the small college town of Moscow and launched a nearly seven-week manhunt. In December 2022, Kohberger, a criminology Ph.D. student at nearby Washington State University at the time, was arrested at his parents' home in Pennsylvania. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
CNA
10-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng set to plead guilty on Jul 3
SINGAPORE: Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, who faces two charges in relation to former transport minister S Iswaran's case, is set to plead guilty in court on Jul 3. This was after a pre-trial conference for Ong's case took place on Tuesday (Jun 10). Court records did not state if he would be pleading guilty to both charges or one charge, and if so, which one. His bail, which is set at S$800,000 (US$620,000), was extended. Ong, 79, has been undergoing chemotherapy for bone marrow cancer. He previously obtained permission to travel abroad for medical-related purposes. He was originally set to plead guilty on Apr 2, but this was rescheduled after he asked for time to obtain more detailed medical reports from his doctors. Two people close to Ong previously confirmed his condition with CNA Digital, with one saying he has multiple myeloma. This is a rare type of bone marrow cancer characterised by abnormal expansion of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. Ong is known as the man who brought Formula 1 to Singapore in 2008. The Singapore-based Malaysian businessman was handed two charges in October 2024, which correspond to those that Mr Iswaran pleaded guilty to in September 2024. Ong is accused of abetting Mr Iswaran in obtaining an all-expenses-paid trip to Doha worth about S$20,850 in December 2022. These include an outbound flight on Ong's private plane from Singapore to Doha, one night's stay in the Four Seasons Hotel Doha, and a business class flight from Doha to Singapore. The second charge alleges that Ong abetted the obstruction of justice by intentionally aiding Mr Iswaran in May 2023, when the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau had begun its probe, by paying S$5,700 to Singapore GP for a business class flight ticket from Doha to Singapore. Ong is the managing director of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), which previously stated in a Singapore Exchange (SGX) announcement that Ong will plead guilty to the charge of obstructing justice, while admitting to have the other charge taken into consideration for sentencing. HPL said then that Ong "continues to be suitable to carry out his duties and responsibilities as managing director". Mr Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months' jail in October 2024. He was placed on home detention on Feb 7. He completed his emplacement and has been out of prison's custody since Jun 6.
