被控杀害爱达荷大学四名学生的Bryan Kohberger向法院申请撤回其认罪状态，声称自己实际上是无辜的。[1]Kohberger表示，"我的无罪是我的真实，这份认罪协议基于虚假承诺和明显的错误信息，必须被撤回"，他还指出"在那些认罪讨论中发生了很多问题，我真的希望这能被听到"。[1]
2022年11月13日凌晨，Madison Mogen（21岁）、Kaylee Goncalves（21岁）、Xana Kernodle（20岁）和Ethan Chapin（20岁）四名学生在爱达荷州莫斯科的一处校外住宅被刺死。[1]Kohberger于2022年11月被捕，于2025年7月认罪，目前正在服四个无期徒刑。[1]检方掌握的证据包括：Kohberger的DNA在两名受害者旁发现的Ka-Bar刀鞘上，以及他驾驶的白色现代伊兰特与监控视频捕捉的在犯罪现场周围行驶的车型相符。[1]
爱达荷州检察长Raul Labrador对此回应称，"我的办公室已做好准备采取一切必要措施确保司法正义得到充分伸张"。[1]
Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students, has filed legal action seeking to retract his guilty plea and overturn his conviction, claiming he is innocent and was misled during plea negotiations [1]. In an interview with The New York Times, Kohberger stated: "My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn" [1]. He also told the outlet: "A lot went wrong in those plea discussions. I really do want that to be heard" [1]. Kohberger is currently serving four consecutive life sentences after entering his guilty plea in July 2025 [1].
The four victims—Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20—were stabbed to death in an off-campus residence in Moscow, Idaho on November 13, 2022 [1]. Kohberger was arrested in November 2022 [1]. Physical evidence presented during his case included his DNA found on a Ka-Bar knife sheath discovered near two of the victims, as well as surveillance footage showing a white Hyundai Elantra, matching the vehicle he drove, traveling near the crime scene [1].
In response to Kohberger's action, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador stated: "My office stands ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure justice is fully carried out" [1].