The Idaho judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's murder case in the death of four college students has lifted a gag order that was in place since early 2023.

A state district judge in Idaho lifted the gag order that largely obscured the case of Bryan Kohberger, who recently pleaded guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house in November 2022.

An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty earlier this month to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at a rental home near campus in 2022.

It took me a minute, and then I said, ‘You know that name is very familiar. I think I’ve talked to Bryan Kohberger before,’” Jenkins recalled.

Bryan Kohberger avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty​ to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.

The rights of the public to information in this case is paramount — given the fact that a plea has been entered in this case,” the presiding judge said.

The Goncalveses were prepared for a monthslong trial for their daughter’s murder, and her father said they wanted to see Kohberger face “accountability of the highest that there is.” Now, Kaylee’s father said the family is grappling with the change and trying to move on.

The Tribune's Marty Trillhaase and Matt Baney discuss the plea deal worked out in the Bryan Kohberger case and speculate about what might come next.