{"id":19267,"date":"2026-07-27T22:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19267"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:39:38","slug":"bryan-kohberger-now-claims-hes-innocent-wants-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-in-shocking-first-prison-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19267","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Kohberger now claims he&#8217;s innocent, wants to withdraw guilty plea in shocking first prison interview\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2Fcomp-bryan-kohberger-second-highway-stop-676-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Kohberger now claims he\u2019s innocent and wants to withdraw his guilty plea \u2014 a year after he copped to butchering for four University of Idaho coeds<\/p>\n<p>Kohberger, 31, claims he was duped into agreeing to a guilty plea deal because of \u201cfalse promises and blatant disinformation,\u201d he told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/27\/us\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-college-deaths.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bryan Kohberger now claims he\u2019s innocent and didn\u2019t kill the four University of Idaho killings.  <span class=\"credit\">KYLE GREEN\/POOL\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Final photo of the victims Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Xana Kernodle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He insisted on his \u201cabsolute claim of innocence,\u201d the Times reported after a Sunday night phone call.<\/p>\n<p>A mountain of evidence ties Kohberger to the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana\u00a0 Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He was asked multiple times during his plea hearing in June 2025 whether he admitted to the crimes, and he said yes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The house in Idaho where the four murders took place. Kohberger is serving time for the murders. <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Blood seeps from the house where the murders took place on Nov. 30, 2022.  <span class=\"credit\">James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was allowed to plead guilty instead of facing the possibility of death by firing squad.<\/p>\n<p>Kohberger also agreed to waive his right to appeal the case during his plea hearing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Kohberger now claims he\u2019s innocent and wants to withdraw his guilty plea \u2014 a year after he copped to butchering for four University of Idaho coeds Kohberger, 31, claims he was duped into agreeing to a guilty plea deal because of \u201cfalse promises and blatant disinformation,\u201d he told The New York Times. 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