Bryan Kohberger is changing his tune in a MAJOR way.
One year after pleading guilty to the murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, Bryan wants to go BACK to trial to plead his innocence.
WHAT?
As we previously covered, Bryan’s guilty plea spared him from the death penalty last summer when he was convicted and sentenced to four life sentences. However, in a break-neck turn of events, the convicted criminal now claims he’s innocent and only ever confessed to the murders because of “false promises” and “blatant disinformation.” In an interview with the New York Times published on Monday, Bryan revealed he filed a petition to head back to court to undo his guilty plea. He told the outlet:
“My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn.”
Bryan passed on giving any specifics on what said “false promises” consisted of, or why he entered the guilty plea if he was innocent, but noted in his statement “justice was not served” and “unanswered questions seem to multiply with each piece of discovery unsealed.” Notably, Bryan’s plea did not require him to offer a motive for the killings.
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The 31-year-old went on:
“Circumnavigated by a broken plea, the trial never provided the public the clarity conducive to closure, and justice shall remain abjectly miscarried unless that plea is withdrawn.”
He concluded:
“Thank you to all who believe in my innocence and continue to critically analyze the case.”
This is WILD.
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