Wednesday’s hearing is expected to last all day, with time reserved for Thursday, if needed. Families of the victims and anyone harmed by the burglary, like the two surviving roommates, will be allowed to make remarks or provide what’s known as a victim impact statement.

The defense team representing Bryan Kohberger planned to blame three victims' friends and a fourth person with no known ties to them.

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.

Prosecutors say they wanted to spare the families of four University of Idaho students killed in November 2022 by agreeing to a plea deal that would see the confessed killer avoid a possible death sentence.

The Tribune's Marty Trillhaase and Matt Baney discuss the plea deal worked out in the Bryan Kohberger case and speculate about what might come next.

After Bryan Kohberger entered a guilty plea over the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, including Kaylee Goncalves, her parents reacted to his decision.