Idaho quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger is seeking to undo his guilty plea.
Kohberger previously pleaded guilty to killing four University of Idaho students. He is expected to claim that he had bad counsel.
Kootenai County Public defender Anne Taylor represented Bryan Kohberger.
Fox News reported:
The admitted murderer Bryan Kohberger plans to file for post-conviction relief after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students in a 4 a.m. home invasion attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Kohberger plans to argue that he had bad counsel. Court records show he filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday, but the filing itself was not immediately available.
The New York Times was first to report this story after Kohberger called a reporter directly and claimed that he has an “absolute claim of innocence” in his first public remarks outside the courtroom.
“My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn,” he told the outlet.
Idaho Attorney General General Raul Labrador released a statement: “My heart goes out to the families of Madison, Kaylee, Xana, and Ethan, who have already endured unimaginable loss and now must face today’s deeply painful news. My office stands ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure justice is fully carried out.”
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador’s Statement:
“My heart goes out to the families of Madison, Kaylee, Xana, and Ethan, who have already endured unimaginable loss and now must face today’s deeply painful news.
My office stands ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure justice…— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) July 27, 2026
Kohberger, who was facing a firing squad if convicted of killing four University of Idaho students, accepted a plea deal and will spend life in prison without parole.
He is currently being housed in solitary confinement on “J Block” – and only gets 60 minutes of outdoor time per day.
The 30-year-old killer was indicted by a secret grand jury in 2024 and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the slayings of four University of Idaho students.
Kohberger fatally stabbed 20-year-old Ethan Chapin of Conway, Washington; 21-year-old Madison Mogen of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; 20-year-old Xana Kernodle of Avondale, Arizona; and 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves of Rathdrum, Idaho on November 13, 2022.
Kohberger is reportedly being taunted by his inmates as he serves four consecutive life sentences at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution just south of Boise.
At the time it was unclear what the inmates are shouting, but now it was later reported that inmates are making Kohberger’s life a living hell with vulgar and violent threats.
NewsNation host Brian Entin last year reported that according to the brief summary of incident and action taken, one of the inmates who goes by ‘Peru’ allegedly threatened to “b*** f*ck” Kohberger and made other vulgar threats against the quadruple murderer.
Kohberger said that another inmate from tier 1 of J-Block said, “The only ass we’ll be eating is Kohberger’s.”
According to handwritten complaint forms obtained by Brian Entin, Kohberger (a self described vegan) is also complaining about the food served to him in prison.
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Update: The Goncalves family blasted Bryan Kohberger in a statement:
Goncalves family statement reacting to Bryan Kohberger wants to abandon his guilty plea. pic.twitter.com/CePU2LLlZR
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) July 27, 2026
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