Kohberger must also agree to spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole as part of the plea deal.

The family of Ethan Chapin arrives at the Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger's plea deal hearing in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Although there are mixed reactions about this plea deal, those who know and remember the Chapin family tell KIRO7 they will always have their backs. “They know the community up here is with them,” Thompson said. “And the whole neighborhood will always remember those kids,” Anderson said.