New Delhi, July 24 -- Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty earlier this month to the brutal 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, was formally sentenced on Wednesday (July 23) to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. The sentencing hearing in Idaho's Fourth District Court brought raw emotion, powerful victim impact statements, and a final but unsatisfying legal conclusion for families still grappling with unanswered questions.

Judge Steven Hippler delivered the sentence in accordance with the plea agreement: four life sentences to run consecutively for the murders, plus 10 years for burglary and $270,000 in fines and civil penalties. Fighting back emotion, Hippler described the attack as "senseless sl...