An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

BOISE Idaho AP An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger s quadruple murder scenario Bryan Kohberger avoided a feasible 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 A coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press had appealed the court to lift the gag order since a trial is no longer planned They renewed their request after Kohberger pleaded guilty During a hearing Thursday morning th District Judge Steven Hippler agreed that lifting the gag order would protect the First Amendment rights of the masses and press The primary purpose of the non-dissemination order which is to ensure that we can seat an impartial jury is no longer at play Hippler disclosed He revealed he couldn t not justify continuing the gag order because the populace has the right to receive information about the episode and those rights are paramount A different judge in Moscow Idaho originally issued the gag order early in the circumstance saying additional publicity could harm Kohberger s right to a fair trial Kohberger admitted to urgent into the rental home through a sliding door and killing the four friends who had no connection with him Prosecutors reported he spent months methodically planning the attack and that his studies as a criminal justice graduate novice at Washington State University helped him take policies to cover up his tracks