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7/28/2026, 5:45:30 AM
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This morning, convicted killer Brian Cobberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea and challenge his murder conviction, according to new court documents.
>> Are you pleading guilty because you are guilty?
>> Yes.
>> Coberger is currently serving four consecutive life sentences for the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, Kaylee Gonzalez, Madison Mogan, Zana Carnodal, and Ethan Chapen.
In a handwritten petition for postconviction relief, the former criminology student claims he was convinced to falsely confess by coercion, disinformation, false promises, and the withholding of exculpatory discovery.
The 31-year-old also giving a rare interview to the New York Times, saying, "My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation must be withdrawn."
Cobberger has presented no new evidence.
The Gonzalez family reacting to the latest development, telling ABC News in a statement.
Cobberger chose not to leave his fate or the facts of the case to a jury.
He never cried foul, never claimed he was uninformed or pressured and never suggested there were problems with the discovery materials, adding, "We would have preferred a death penalty trial.
We believe fully in the evidence."
Legal experts say the chances of this latest petition being successful are extremely low.
>> He was well represented.
He got a very, very favorable disposition in the opinion of many, including myself.
And I believe that the appellet courts in Idaho will agree with that and they're not going to let him withdraw his plea.
This thing goes nowhere. >> [snorts] >> The Idaho attorney general also weighing in on what he called a deeply painful news here for the family, saying that his heart goes out to them, but adds his office stands ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure justice is fully carried out.
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