Childhood friends of Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in November 2022, have tracked his murder case from afar and said they felt shocked the former Pennsylvania resident suddenly agreed to a plea deal to spare his life.

The PHD student turned murderer, 30, is set to avoid the death penalty after making a plea deal - we asked two legal experts for their opinion on the latest twist in the high-profile case