At the July 2 hearing, Hippler asked Kohberger how he pleaded for each count of murder and named the four students: roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin. Kohberger quickly said "guilty" each time.

On Thursday, a judge in Idaho ruled to lift the gag order that has been in place for Bryan Kohberger’s case since the 30-year-old was arrested nearly three years ago.

An Idaho judge on Thursday lifted the gag order that another judge imposed on convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger’s case. Earlier this month, Kohberger pleaded guilty to all five charges for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students at a rental home in 2022. The guilty plea removed the death penalty as a possibility.