Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to all counts.
A judge sentenced Bryan Kohberger to serve four life sentences without parole for the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago.
In Wednesday's hearing, families of Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Kaylee Goncalves described the anguish they've felt since their loved ones were killed in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022.
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Much of her statement was devoted to remembering her four close friends who died: recounting the nights they spent binge watching reality television, making dinner together, going to parties at their university and the love that they had for each other.
Through a statement read in court by friend Emily Alandt, one of the surviving roommates, Bethany Funke, said she's still scared to go out in public but forces herself to do so because she knows her friends would want her to live her life to the fullest.
Funke recounted her memories of her friends at their off-campus home.
"Our house was not just a house, it was a home," Funke said.
She said Xana Kerndole was the life of the party and "kindest and funniest person," and that Ethan Chapin and Kerndole "were absolute soulmates."
Kaylee Goncalves "had the most beautiful, radiant smile" and could have ruled the world, she said.
Maddie Mogen, Funke's big sister in their sorority, was the "older sister I would've always wanted. There was no one I looked up to or admired more than Maddie."
"I wish more than anything I could hug them one last time," she said.
"I still tell them every night I will keep living for them," she said.
Friend Emily Alandt read a statement on behalf of Bethany Funke, one of the surviving roommates, describing how she woke up to her "worst nightmare."
"Never in a million years would I have thought that something like this would have happened to our closest friends," Alandt read in court.
Funke said she didn't know what happened that morning and carries regret and guilt over not calling 911 right away.
"I was so frantic that morning and scared to death not knowing what had happened. And when I made the 911 call I couldn't even get out the words," she said.
"That was the worst day of my life and I know it always will be," Alandt read through tears.
Funke said she thinks every day why she got to live and her friends did not, and said she felt "sick with guilt" when she looked at her friends' families.
She said the crime has left her terrified. She said she slept in her parents' room for nearly a year and made them double lock each door. She said she has never slept through the night and constantly wakes up in panic, worried that someone is breaking in, trying to hurt or someone she loves.
His team of defense attorneys, led by Anne Taylor, announced last week that they won't be releasing any statements after the sentencing.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson will take part in a news conference after the sentencing is over, along with Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger, Moscow Police Corporal Brett Payne, and Idaho State Police Lt. Darren Gilbertson.
The news conference is intended to provide some insight into the investigation and key developments in the case, the Moscow Police Department said.
