Bryan Kohberger's court hearings abruptly canceled as lawyer warns of lengthy legal battle

Three upcoming hearings for convicted Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger have been unexpectedly vacated in what a lawyer for his family says is just the beginning of what is expected to be a much longer court process.

Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students six weeks earlier.

In July 2025, he took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty, only to petition the court a year later asking to withdraw it and claiming...