MOSCOW, Idaho — (MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the gruesome University of Idaho murders, according to a new court filing.
The filing said,"The State gives this notice based on the fact that it has not identified or been provided with any mitigating circumstances sufficient to prohibit the triers of fact from considering all penalties authorized by the Idaho legislature including the possibility of a capital sentence. Consequently, considering all evidence currently known to the State, the State is compelled to file this notice of intent to seek the death penalty.
The victims were: Kaylee Goncalves; her lifelong best friend and roommate Madison Mogen; a third roommate, Xana Kernodle; and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin. Two other roommates survived the shocking crime that garnered national intrigue. Kaylee Goncalves' family released a statement Monday evening saying they were"grateful" prosecutors persued the death penalty.
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