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.

Idaho prosecutors withdraw support for the gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case following his guilty pleas, stating his right to a fair trial is 'no longer at issue'

BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Bryan Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at a rental home near campus in 2022.