Weeks before his trial was set to begin, Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students on Wednesday as the families of the victims looked on. The plea was part of an 11th-hour deal reached by prosecutors and the defense team,

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students, more than two years after the grisly quadruple stabbing that shocked the nation. The decision to enter a plea this week allows Kohberger to avoid the death penalty.