Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with murder in connection to the November 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, pleaded guilty on July 2. Here's everything to know about what Bryan Kohberger's plea deal means for his trial.

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.

Childhood friends of Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in November 2022, have tracked his murder case from afar and said they felt shocked the former Pennsylvania resident suddenly agreed to a plea deal to spare his life.