Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger could face the DEATH PENALTY as prosecutors say they’ll seek to have him executed if he’s found guilty at trial
- Bryan Kohberger, 28, is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in their beds in the college town of Moscow
- He was arrested December 30 and charged with the November 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; Ethan Chapin, 20
- On Monday, prosecutors in Idaho informed the judge that they intend to seek the death penalty if Kohberger is convicted
Bryan Kohberger could be executed by the state of Idaho if he is convicted of murdering four students in the town of Moscow, prosecutors on Monday confirmed, noting that the killings were ‘especially heinous, atrocious or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity’.
Kohberger, 28, is accused of the November 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.
The four students were found stabbed to death in their beds in the home they shared in the college town. The case shocked and terrified the small community: Kohberger, a criminal psychology student, was arrested on December 30 at his family home in Pennsylvania.
On Monday prosecutors informed the judge that they intended to seek the death penalty if Kohberger is convicted.
The Latah County prosecutors’ office informed the court that they were seeking the death penalty because the killings were ‘especially heinous, atrocious or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity’.
Bryan Kohberger is pictured in court in Moscow, Idaho on June 9. On Monday, prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty if the 28-year-old is convicted
They said the death penalty was appropriate because there were multiple victims; the defendant ‘exhibited utter disregard for human life’; the defendant ‘acted with reckless indifference to human life’; and the defendant represents a threat to society.
Prosecutors added that they had not been provided with any mitigating circumstances.
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