Bryan Kohberger, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday. After admitting to the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, Bryan Kohberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four college students in 2022, claims he pleaded guilty due to bad legal adviceA man convicted last year of killing four college students in Idaho has filed to withdraw his guilty plea and seek a new trial, claiming he pleaded guilty due to bad legal advice.Bryan Kohberger was convicted of breaking into a six-bedroom house in 2022 and killing four University of Idaho students in their early 20s.
The victims – Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin – were found dead with dozens of knife wounds. Goncalves also showed evidence of asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty in the deaths of four University of Idaho students killed in an off-campus house in 2022.
Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty last year to the University of Idaho murders, is trying to challenge his conviction, according to new court documents. Kohberger, who was convicted of murder, says he is innocent and wants the case reopened, the New York Times first reported. Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is seeking to take back his guilty plea, he told The New York Times in an interview from prison.Kohberger said he filed a petition to reopen the case and that he blamed his plea on false promises and wrong information.A post conviction relief form was filed Monday in Idaho courts, documents show.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | Police documents released after Bryan Kohberger's sentencing detail strange happenings weeks beforeKohberger was convicted last year after entering a guilty plea, during which he publicly admitted to the four killings for the first time.My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn, Kohberger said in a statement provided to The New York Times.The office of Anne Taylor, one of Kohbergers attorneys, declined to comment.Idaho Attorney General Ral Labrador said in a statement to CNN that his office is ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure justice is fully carried out.My heart goes out to the families of Madison, Kaylee, Xana, and Ethan, who have already endured unimaginable loss and now must face todays deeply painful news, the statement read.The-CNN-Wire & 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.
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