Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to Idaho student murders

FILE - Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is escorted into court for a hearing in Latah County District Court, Sept. 13, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho.

A 30-year-old man has admitted to murdering four roommates in a small Idaho college town in 2022, as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. Bryan Kohberger, who was a PhD criminology student, was set to stand trial in August over the attacks that shocked America.

Prosecutor Bill Thompson outlined for the judge the state's evidence against Kohberger, including Kohberger's DNA matching the male DNA on a knife sheath left by Mogen's body. Thompson also laid out the prosecution's timeline -- and for the first time, a definitive order in which the four victims were killed.