PLEA DEAL REACHED - 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered, Bryan Kohberger Arrested, Moscow, Nov 2022 #109

[GoJacks]

Huh.... did not see that one coming...

I'm assuming more families than not wanted this or ???

 

[Tink56]

You think? he gets to live a long life making friends in prison, getting visits from family.
What do the family members of those dead children get?

I certainly hope the judge makes a part of the plea deal a stipulation or whatever that BK cannot profit during his incarceration from books, interviews, podcasts, whatever. I hope the judge says BK cannot discuss the crime or BK's "state of mind", even if he does not profit from the interviews or writings. or any such endeavor.

 

[wendybtn]

I always thought he was too cocky and believed himself to be too smart to take a plea deal. But I am glad, especially for the no appeals part.

 

[The4TierBridge]

This is going to save the state a lot of money.

 

[ilovewings]

I wonder if part of the plea deal is that he would have to allocute--- admit and explain what
He did and why

 

[Sachi]

Opinions.. why did the state offer him this?

 

[Tealgrove]

Shocked. I figured he’d fight this to the bitter end.

Right? Me too!

I hope he has to stand up in court like BTK and divulge all.

My mind is blown!

 

[texaslb218]

I certainly hope the judge makes a part of the plea deal a stipulation or whatever that BK cannot profit during his incarceration from books, interviews, podcasts, whatever. I hope the judge says BK cannot discuss the crime or BK's "state of mind", even if he does not profit from the interviews or writings. or any such endeavor.

This is exactly what I wanted to ask. I hope there are provisions that prevent his profit, interviews, and attention for the rest of his life.

 

[LAMARQ]

Although I predicted this for a different reason, I did say in the beginning he'd plead guilty.

 

[Diddian]

Opinions.. why did the state offer him this?

Maybe there is a wild card involving HOW Dateline gained some of the information they disclosed and how that might have injured the case.

 

[Megnut]

She told him, I can't do anything for you and he didn't want to die. IMO

Same thing she told him two years ago, no doubt. He played the long game. Sick sick sick creature.

I hope witnesses are breathing their first sighs of relief and the survivors, a reprieve. May social media attacks cease and real healing begin.

He's done enough damage.

JMO

 

[Bahshudc]

Wow. I’m picking my jaw up off the floor. What a waste of money and turmoil for the families. I just can’t believe it

 

[QB2022]

Opinions.. why did the state offer him this?

MOO will be due to the witnesses (especially surviving roommates) and the ongoing cost of many years of appeals.

 

[Helechawagirl]

LE certainly know if this woman was the DD driver. Door Dash certainly knows, and that would have been likely one of the very first things LE learned after the murders. The camera at 1112 King Road, among others, that picked up BK's car circling the area of the home almost certainly also would have picked up the DD vehicle, and can likely validate or invalidate her claim of being there at the same time that he was. . This woman's initials match the MM (not Maddie Mogen) Door Dash, on one of the court docs, and she told of her husband being shot to death a few years earlier, which GH did verify. To what extent she may have actually seen BK that morning, I am uncertain, but I have no doubt that her claim of being the DD driver at King Rd are true. JMO

ETA...He is not the most dynamic of speakers, but Gray Hughes is an accepted source here, and he has been right on the money with most everything he has reported on this case. JMO

I’m puzzled as to who/why this would be released. Puts her safety at risk.

 

[Sachi]

Same thing she told him two years ago, no doubt. He played the long game. Sick sick sick creature.

I hope witnesses are breathing their first sighs of relief and the survivors, a reprieve. May social media attacks cease and real healing begin.

He's done enough damage.

JMO

Yes. The end.

 

[Boodles]

OMG !!!!!

Millions of dollars wasted!!! He prolonged the families agony. Karma will not show him any mercy.
Moo

He doesn’t care about the families’ agony or millions spent on investigations. Was AT acting as public defender or was she being paid by BK? If the latter, I hope she gets stiffed.

All BK cares about is himself.

I am personally happy about this plea deal, as it saves more time, money and agony being wasted via appeals. Than again, maybe in Idaho things are a bit more expedited for the DP.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I’m so very surprised by this news. I guess the chance of being put to death outweighs the excitement of reliving the experience while the world watches. And those latest reports about his witnesses not wanting to be there didn’t help. I hope it’s true.

IMO this should not have been allowed without consulting the parents of those who were brutally murdered.

 

[BUF]

A court hearing for a change of plea will be Wednesday.

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/bryan-kohberger-plea-deal/

 

[JoeFromLB]

This is going to save the state a lot of money.

...and the families of the victims a lot of additional trauma. No circus of a trial, no three or four decades of appeals, just lock him away and let him rot. Some closure at least.

 

[Twistinginthewind]

Opinions.. why did the state offer him this?

Maybe he was deadfast against ever pleading anything no less guilty unless the DP was off the table.

And IIRC, I think either a slight majority or the majority of the 4 victims' parents were not dead set on him getting the DP.

Sorry for all the "dead" references, really.

MOO