(NewsNation) — Police reports from the Idaho murders case are shedding new light on the investigation into Bryan Kohberger after he killed four students in their off-campus apartment.
Kohberger, a former criminology student, avoided the death penalty by accepting a plea deal for the 2022 murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
Kohberger’s Tinder match interviewed by police
The hundreds of case files reveal the harrowing scene responding officers found when they got to the house. They also detail interviews with surviving roommates, inmates who were housed with Kohberger, and someone he matched with on Tinder.
The documents have begun to be released hours after families of the four Idaho college students fatally stabbed by Kohberger confronted him in court at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
Family members gave emotional statements about their loved ones but Kohberger declined to speak before a judge handed down four consecutive life sentences for murder and an additional 10-year sentence for burglary.
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The guilty plea marked an unexpected halt to a yearslong legal process for the victims’ families. They were divided on the plea, with one family calling it "hurried" and another saying it would help bring them closure.
Without a trial, they may never get an answer to the question of why Kohberger committed the crime. A judge lifted the gag order in the criminal case against Kohberger earlier this month.
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