What to know as Bryan Kohberger reaches apparent plea deal in Idaho student murders case

The man accused of fatally stabbing four college students at an off-campus home in Idaho three years ago appears to have agreed to plead guilty to the murders

The man accused of fatally stabbing four college students at an off-campus home in Idaho three years ago appears to have agreed to plead guilty to the murders.

Bryan Kohberger, 30, was set to be tried in August in the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, but he is now scheduled to appear at a hearing Wednesday in Boise.

Here’s what we know about the development.

Kohberger, a former doctoral student in criminology at Washington State University, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, killings in Moscow, Idaho.

From top left, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle.The students were found dead in a home roughly a half-block from campus. Authorities tied Kohberger to the murders through cellphone data, security camera video and DNA on a knife sheath discovered at the scene.