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Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her 2 youngest children

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Lori Vallow Daybell will return to court in eastern Idaho's Fremont County on Monday for a sentencing hearing. She faces up to life in prison without parole. An Idaho mother is set to learn her fate after being convicted in the murder s of her two youngest children . Lori Vallow Daybell will return to court in eastern Idaho's Fremont County on Monday for a sentencing hearing, according to Boise ABC affiliate KIVI-TV. She faces up to life in prison without parole. In March, before the trial began, a judge granted the defense's motion to dismiss the death penalty in her case. Lori and her husband, Chad Daybell, were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the 2019 deaths of her two youngest children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow. The children were last seen alive in September 2019 and were reported missing by extended family members that November. Their remains were found on Chad's property in Fremont County in J...

Lawyer for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger says he was driving alone night of murders

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Lawyer for Idaho college killings suspect Bryan Kohberger says he was driving alone at the time of murders Bryan Kohberger, the doctoral candidate accused of killing four Idaho college students last fall says he wasn't in the home where the homicides occurred and was driving around alone that night, according to a new court filing. Kohberger's lawyer said the defense "cannot be more specific" about what witnesses would say to back up that claim "at this time," but that would emerge amid examination of discovery materials, as well as what witnesses will say during the upcoming trial. Attorneys for Kohberger explained in the new court document submitted Wednesday and released Thursday that the man charged in the quadruple killing that has made headlines for months would often drive around solo. "Mr. Kohberger has long had a habit of going for drives alone. Often he would go for drives at night . He did so late on November 12 and into November 13, 2022,...

Indiana man confessed to murders of teenage girls in phone call with his wife, documents say

An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison, according to court documents released Wednesday. Richard Matthew Allen allegedly told his wife, Kathy Allen, in an April 3 phone call that he killed Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. The two teenage rs' bodies were found Feb. 14, 2017, just outside of their hometown of Delphi, Indiana — about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of Indianapolis, in Carroll County. “Investigators had the phone call transcribed and the transcription confirms that Richard Allen admits that he committed the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German,” reads a motion filed April 20 by Carroll County prosecutor Nicholas McLeland. “He admits several times within the phone call that he committed the offe...

Idaho college murders suspect seen talking his way out of traffic ticket in new video

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Video shows the Idaho college murders suspect talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. Newly released video shows the suspect in a quadruple murder in Idaho talking his way out of a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington state a month before the gruesome slayings. The Washington State University Police Department released body camera footage on Thursday from when one of its officers pulled over Bryan Kohberger on campus in Pullman on Oct. 14. The nearly 10-minute video starts with the officer getting out of her patrol vehicle after stopping Kohberger and parking behind his white 2015 Hyundai Elantra, which is seen with a Pennsylvania license plate. The officer is seen approaching the car from the driver's side, where Kohberger is sitting behind the wheel with the window rolled down. MORE: Idaho college murders: The complete timeline of events “I think you know why I stopped you. Yo...

Idaho murders: Suspect threw out trash in neighbors' bins in middle of the night, source says

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Investigators observed the Idaho quadruple murder suspect throwing out garbage into neighboring trash bins in the middle of the night as they surveilled him. Federal investigators saw Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger throw out garbage into neighbors' trash bins in the middle of the night as they surveilled him in Pennsylvania in the days leading up to his arrest, a law enforcement source told ABC News. Kohberger, 28, was arrested on Dec. 30 in his home state of Pennsylvania. Kohberger, a Ph.D. student in Washington State's department of criminal justice and criminology at the time, was visiting his family in Pennsylvania over winter break. Bryan Kohberger is seen in his booking photo after his arrest by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County, Dec. 30, 2022. Monroe County Correctional Facility via AP MORE: Idaho murders: Roommate saw killer in mask leaving the house, docs say The local FBI field office was first made aware of Kohberger’s presence in the r...

Idaho murders: Suspect Bryan Kohberger returns to court on Thursday

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University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is due back in an Idaho courtroom on Thursday. University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is due back in a Latah County, Idaho, court room on Thursday. The 28-year-old faces first-degree murder and burglary charges and has not yet entered a plea. MORE: Idaho college murders: Timeline of events Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30 in his home state of Pennsylvania in connection to the quadruple murder s that captivated the nation. Kohberger, a Ph.D. student in Washington State University's department of criminal justice and criminology at the time, was visiting his family in Pennsylvania for the holidays. Bryan Kohberger who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Ted S. Warren/AP A law enforcement source told ABC News that federal...

Idaho murders: Suspect Bryan Kohberger arrives in Idaho to face charges

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Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old suspect in the University of Idaho murders, has arrived back in Idaho to face charges. Bryan Kohberger, the 28-year-old suspect in the University of Idaho murders, has arrived back in Idaho to face charges, Latah County Sheriff Richie Skiles confirmed to ABC News. He landed earlier at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport in Washington state. "It's been a long day. The transport went really well," Skiles said. "I would like to thank the Pennsylvania State Police and the Idaho State Police for all of their hard work and helping us make this happen." Kohberger, a Pennsylvania native, was arrested in his home state on Friday for the Nov. 13 murder s of University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin. The four victims were stabbed to death at an off-campus house in the middle of the night. A private security firm took over the duty of protecting the crime scene at a home in the 1100 block of...

Idaho murders: Suspect set to appear in court as he faces charges

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Bryan Kohberger, 28, is set to appear in court hearing Tuesday as he faces charges over the November murders of four University of Idaho students. The suspect accused of murder ing four University of Idaho students in November is set to appear at a court hearing on Tuesday as he faces four counts including first-degree murder and burglary. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, a graduate student at Washington State University, will appear in a Monroe County, Pennsylvania, court to hear the charges and as the first step in his extradition to Idaho, where he will have another appearance. Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, who is representing the suspect, previously said Kohberger "intends to waive his extradition hearing to expedite his transport to Idaho" and that he "is eager to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible." MORE: Families of Idaho murder victims address suspect's arrest: ...

No other arrests likely in Idaho murders, chief says: 'We believe we have our guy'

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"We believe we have our guy," Moscow Police Chief James Fry said a day after a suspect was arrested in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. A 28-year-old graduate student arrested in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students is believed to be the only suspect in the high-profile case, authorities said. "We believe we have our guy, the one that committed these murder s," Moscow Police Chief James Fry told ABC News Saturday. Moscow Chief James Fry in an interview with ABC News, Dec. 31, 2022. ABC News Fry said he does not anticipate additional arrests in connection with the murders of roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, who were all stabbed to death in the girls' off-campus house on Nov. 13. The suspect, Bryan Kohberger, was arrest ed early Friday in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, authorities said. He is a graduate student at Washington ...