saying little, but taking one important step closer to trial. counts two, three, four and five, murder in the first degree, maximum penalty is life in prison or the death penalty. reporter: four murder charges for kohberger, accused of stabbing these university of idaho students to death six months ago. madison mogen, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle and ethan chapin. do you understand the charge of count three, murder in the first degree? yes. do you understand the maximum penalty? yes. reporter: but to the charges, he said nothing. he will stand in silence. reporter: mr. kohberger is standing silent. i m going to enter not guilty pleas. reporter: kohberger s legal team signaling their prepared to go to trial less than six months from now, in october. before then, another deadline. prosecutors have 60 days to decide whether they ll seek the death penalty against kohberger. shannon gray is representing the
them saying talks were productive. now only nine days left before complete fiscal catastrophe could play out in washington. and writer e. jean carroll has asked a judge to amendment her defamation case against donald trump after he insulted her at a town hall earlier this month. carroll is seeking another $10 million in fugitive damages. the man accused of murdering four college idaho students monday acknowledged that he understood the charges against him but stayed silent when the judge asked for his plea. jean ccasarez has the details. count one, burglary. count two, murder in the first degree. count three, murder in the first degree. count four, murder in the first degree. count five, murder in the first degree. and is mr. kohberger prepared to
plead to the charges? your honor, he will stand in silence. because mr. kohberger is standing silent, i will enter not guilty pleas on each charge. reporter: bryan kohberger appearing in an orange jump suit only answering to yes or no questions during his arraignment. anything you do say other than to your lawyers could be used against you in a later court proceeding. do you understand that? yes, i do. do you understand these rights? yes. reporter: the 28-year-old quietly following along and glancing at his attorney as the judge read through the charges. do you understand the maximum penalty? yes. reporter: prosecutors say he entered an off campus house at the university of idaho in november of 2022 and stabbed four students to death.
he could face the death penalty if found guilty. it was male dna found on a knife sheath discovered at the murder scene linked through genetic genealogy, multiple sightings of a white toyota, and cellphone video and comparison dna testing of trash outside of kohberger s family home that eventually led to his arrest. body cam video later released showed that kohberger had been pulled over for an unrelated incident as he drove cross-country after the murders. kohberger s trial has been set for october 2 and expected to last six weeks. while there is no word on kohberger s defense, his attorney recently told a judge that their investigator found information favorable to the
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