布莱恩·科伯格申请撤回爱达荷大学谋杀案有罪供述Bryan Kohberger Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Idaho Student Murders

根据爱达荷州法院的记录，布莱恩·科伯格于2026年7月27日在该州的阿达县地区法院正式提交了一份“定罪后救济申请书”。这一法律步骤旨在挑战他此前做出的有罪供述以及随后的有罪判决。在提交这份申请时，现年31岁的科伯格并没有聘请律师，而是选择代表自己进行自我辩护。

According to Idaho court records, Bryan Kohberger filed a "petition for post-conviction relief" on July 27, 2026, in the Ada County District Court. This legal move formally initiates his attempt to challenge his previous guilty plea and the resulting conviction. Court documents indicate that the 31-year-old Kohberger is representing himself in this matter without the assistance of legal counsel.

这类定罪后救济申请允许被告在被判刑后，以辩护律师未能提供有效协助，或者存在其他涉嫌法律或宪法层面的错误为由，对原有的判决提出质疑。科伯格正是利用这一法律途径，试图撤回其在爱达荷大学学生谋杀案中的认罪，从而重新审视其面临的终身监禁判决。

Such petitions serve as a post-sentencing mechanism allowing defendants to challenge their convictions on specific grounds, including claims of ineffective assistance of counsel or other alleged legal and constitutional errors. Through this filing, Kohberger is utilizing the state's legal framework to seek a withdrawal of his confession in the high-profile student murders case.

在提交给法院的申请文件中，布莱恩·科伯格详细阐述了他要求撤回有罪供述的具体理由。他声称，自己在案件审理过程中未能获得辩护律师的有效协助。科伯格指控其律师团队通过威胁手段诱导他做出认罪决定，导致他当时做出的有罪供述并非基于知情或自愿。他认为，自己的辩护律师在履行职责时存在严重失职，未能维护其合法权益。

In his court filing, Bryan Kohberger detailed the specific grounds for his request to withdraw his guilty plea, centering his arguments on the conduct of his defense team. Kohberger claimed that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during the legal proceedings. He alleged that his plea was not entered knowingly or voluntarily because it was directly induced by threats from his own attorneys, who he claims failed to provide him with competent representation.

此外，科伯格在诉状中强调，他此前之所以同意签署认罪协议，完全是被“未兑现的承诺”和“虚假信息”所诱导。他指出，这份认罪协议建立在不实信息的基础之上，而律师向他许下的关键承诺最终也未能兑现。基于这些关于律师失职、威胁以及虚假承诺的指控，科伯格主张该认罪协议在法律上应当被认定为无效，并要求法院允许其撤回该供述。

Furthermore, Kohberger asserted in the document that his decision to plead guilty was hinged on "unkept promises" and "blatant disinformation." He argued that his attorneys misled him into the agreement through false information and commitments that were never fulfilled. Based on these allegations of coercion, broken promises, and inadequate legal assistance, Kohberger is asking the court to invalidate the plea agreement and allow him to withdraw his confession.

布莱恩·科伯格在向法院提交申请的同时，通过媒体公开表达了自己的立场。他首先在接受《纽约时报》采访时披露了这一法律行动，并在受访时坚称自己是清白的，声称自己是在被误导的情况下才对这起备受关注的连环杀人案做出认罪。不过，当被问及能够支持其无罪主张的具体证据，或者要求其详细阐述对认罪过程的质疑时，科伯格拒绝透露任何具体细节，也未提供任何支持性证据。

Bryan Kohberger publicly disclosed his legal petition through the media, asserting his innocence in an interview with The New York Times. During the interview, Kohberger claimed that he was innocent and had been misled into confessing to the high-profile killings. However, when questioned about the details of his claims, he declined to discuss any supporting evidence that would substantiate his assertion of innocence, and he refused to elaborate on his specific concerns regarding the plea process.

在2026年7月26日给《纽约时报》的一份声明中，科伯格进一步宣称，由于受到不完整认罪协议的规避，案件审判未能向公众提供有助于平息事态的清晰真相。他表示，除非撤回该认罪协议，否则正义将依然无法伸张。科伯格在声明中强调，他的“实际无罪”就是他的真相，而这一建立在虚假承诺和公然虚假信息基础上的认罪协议必须予以撤回。

In a written statement provided to the newspaper on July 26, 2026, Kohberger further argued that the public was deprived of clarity and closure because the trial was circumnavigated by what he described as a broken plea. He asserted that justice would remain abjectly miscarried unless his guilty plea is withdrawn. Kohberger declared in his statement that his actual innocence is his truth, and insisted that the plea, which he claimed was hinged on false promises and blatant disinformation, must be withdrawn.

这起震惊全美的案件发生于2022年11月13日凌晨。当时，四名爱达荷大学的学生——20岁的Ethan Chapin、21岁的Kaylee Goncalves、20岁的Xana Kernodle和21岁的Madison Mogen，在莫斯科市一所靠近大学校园的租住房屋内被刺身亡。这起残忍的谋杀案让莫斯科镇陷入了极大的恐慌，社区在数周内都处于高度紧张状态。警方展开了广泛的搜寻，最终于2022年12月30日在宾夕法尼亚州科伯格家人的居住地将其逮捕。

The high-profile case stems from the early hours of November 13, 2022, when four University of Idaho students—Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21—were stabbed to death in their off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho. The brutal killings deeply shook the local community, keeping residents on edge for weeks as investigators searched for a suspect. Authorities eventually arrested Kohberger on December 30, 2022, at his family's home in Pennsylvania.

在经历长达数年的辩护后，科伯格在去年7月，即陪审团选拔开始前仅一个月，突然改变了诉求并承认罪行。这一出人意料的认罪决定使他得以规避爱达荷州依然执行的死刑。最终，法院判处其四项不得假释的终身监禁，并因入室盗窃罪加判10年监禁。然而，在服刑一年后，科伯格如今试图推翻这一判决并撤回其有罪供述。

After his defense team spent years defending him, Kohberger made a sudden courtroom admission last July, changing his plea just a month before jury selection was scheduled to begin. This plea allowed him to avoid the death penalty, which remains active in Idaho, and ultimately resulted in four life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus a consecutive 10-year sentence for burglary. Just over a year after that sentencing, Kohberger is now seeking to completely undo the agreement and withdraw his confession.