Kohberger's Family Hired Lawyers to Fight His Own Confession
Published: September 23, 2026
Duration: 31:30
Bryan Kohberger confessed under oath to murdering four University of Idaho students. His family just hired their own lawyers to say the confession was forced.
On September 17, parents Michael and Mary Ann Kohberger and sisters Amanda and Mel issued a coordinated statement through Pennsylvania law firm Amori & Associates and New York civil attorney Jason Goldman. They told ABC News they want "the complete and unvarnished truth" through "a proper trial." Goldman framed the guilty plea as a "business decision" driven by fear rather than guilt.
Kohberger's handwritten petition from prison alleges his defense team of...