If all the reports from yesterday in fact play out in an Idaho courtroom Wednesday local time, accused quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger will plead guilty in the murders of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022. He is also facing a count of burglary.
Kohberger, a former Washington State University grad assistant, is accused in the murders of Kaylee Goncalves (21), Maddie Mogen (21), Xana Kernodle (20) and Ethan Chapin (20). The four were killed in a Moscow rental home at 1122 King Road in the early morning hours that Sunday in November.
While I have always thought that Kohberger had some involvement in the crime, I to this day do not 100 percent believe one individual caused all this carnage.
Kohberger, who was scheduled to go to trial later this summer in Boise, reportedly agreed to a plea deal to avoid the death penalty should he have been convicted and sentenced to death. With the death penalty now reportedly removed, Kohberger is expected to plead guilty and face life in prison without any possible parole or ability to appeal his case.
I know if I were in those shoes, I would max out this case until my last appeal was denied.
We know from recent cases the last few decades that some on trial do walk. Think of O.J. Simpson and Casey Anthony among such well-known cases. Most people think both were guilty of their respective murder charges, yet both ultimately went free.
While there is a fair amount of circumstantial evidence against Kohberger, there are also a number of questions in the state’s case against him.
If you were him tomorrow in a Boise courtroom, would you change your mind and reject the plea deal if not all was signed, sealed and delivered?
I would much rather take my chances with a jury of 12 of my peers than throw in the towel.
DavidAlanThomas 