Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life without parole for Idaho student murders

 

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• Life behind bars: Bryan Kohberger has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students. Kohberger declined to speak before he was sentenced today.

• Victim impact statements: Friends and families of the victims gave statements, with the surviving roommates outlining the trauma and anxiety they have suffered and the sister of one of the victims calling Kohberger a “sociopath, psychopath, murderer” in scathing remarks.

• Killer’s background: There was no evidence Kohberger had a background of violence or a criminal history before he decided to murder the students, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said at a news conference following the sentencing.

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