Bryan Kohberger is expected to take a plea deal in the alleged murders of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, who were University of Idaho students

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

On Wednesday at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Judge Steven Hippler approved a plea agreement that spares Kohberger, 30, from the death penalty.

In exchange, he will serve four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. 

As part of the agreement, Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.