AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Bryan Kohberger files petition to withdraw guilty plea, claims innocence in Idaho student murders
Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer of four University of Idaho students, is now trying to undo the guilty plea he confirmed under oath, claiming from prison that his own lawyers coerced him into a false confession. Kohberger filed a handwritten post-conviction petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, south of Boise, seeking to withdraw the […] The post Bryan Kohberger files petition to withdraw guilty plea, claims innocence in Idaho student murders appeared first on American Almanac .
Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer of four University of Idaho students, is now trying to undo the guilty plea he confirmed under oath, claiming from prison that his own lawyers coerced him into a false confession. Kohberger filed a handwritten post-conviction petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, south of Boise, seeking to withdraw the guilty plea he entered on July 2, 2025, AP News reported . He also gave his first-ever interview, conducted by phone with The New York Times, in which he declared his innocence and accused his former defense attorneys of manipulating him into accepting a deal he says was built on lies. The petition directly contradicts what Kohberger said in open court just over a year ago. At his July…Open