1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Crime alart, hourly update, breaking crime news. Now I'm Nicole Parton. 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Today is a huge moment for Brian Kolberger, the former 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: criminology student charged with the tragic murder of four University 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: of Idaho students during a home invasion in November twenty 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: twenty two. At thirty years old, Brian Colberger was pursuing 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: a PhD at Washington State University in Pullman when he 7 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: traveled approximately ten miles to a rental property in Moscow, Idaho, 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: just across the state border. During a change of plea 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: hearing on July two, he confessed to the murders of 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: Madison Mogan, Kayley consolvus, Zana Kernudle, and Ethan Schapman inside 11 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: the home. Although he admitted his guilt, he did not 12 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: offer any motive or further explanation for his actions. Families 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: of the victims are confronting Brian Colberger in court today 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: delivering victim impact statements during what is anticipated to be 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: an all day sentencing hearing. 16 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 2: In the end, there are no words to con accurately 17 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 2: capture the devastation of Listen Mattie. It helps us to 18 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 2: know if Mattie is in Heaven, now freed from the 19 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: trials of this earth. We, however, continue to live on 20 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: without the grace and support of our presence. We were 21 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: growled without our only child. 22 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 3: They say I'm a survivor, but they don't see what 23 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 3: my new reality looks like. They don't see the panic attacks, 24 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: the hypervigilance, the exhaustion, the way I scan every room 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: I enter, the way I flinch it sudden sounds. They 26 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 3: don't know how heavy it is to carry so much 27 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 3: pain and still be expected to keep going. And that's 28 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: because of him. 29 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: Evil has many faces. Evil does not deserve our time 30 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: and attention. 31 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: Mulgan and Consolvus, who were close friends, were found in 32 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: a third floor bedroom where Coburger made a critical error, 33 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: leaving a k bar knife sheath beneath Mogan's body, which 34 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: contained his DNA. On the second floor, Kernodle was awake 35 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 1: after receiving a door dash delivery moments before she was attacked. 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: Coberger then turned his weapon on her boyfriend Chapin, who 37 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: was asleep at the time. A surviving roommate reported hearing 38 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: a man's voice reassuring someone saying it's okay, I'm going 39 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: to help before witnessing a masked figure with notably bushy 40 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: eyebrows exit through the back door for reasons unknown, He 41 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: did not harm her. The victim's families have expressed differing 42 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: opinions regarding the plea deal, which necessitated Coburger to relinquish 43 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: his rights to appeal and to forfeit any attempts to 44 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: lessen his sentence under Idaho law. It remains unclear if 45 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: Coburger will make any additional remarks today. While the plea 46 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: deal did not oblige him to elaborate on his actions 47 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: during the July TiO hearing, Consolvas's father, along with many others, 48 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: have expressed hopes that he would provide more detail during 49 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: today's sentencing hearing. Meanwhile, Chapin's parents and the mothers of 50 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 1: Kronodle and Mogan have shown support for the plea agreement, 51 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: which will prevent them from enduring years of appeals and 52 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: the trauma of a lengthy trial. In return for his 53 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: guilty plea, Coburger will avoid the death penalty and is 54 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: likely to face four consecutive life sentences without the possibility 55 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: of parole, along with an additional ten years or Crime 56 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: and Justice news after this a man from Florida, has 57 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: reportedly admitted to fatally assaulting a one year old baby 58 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: girl last month when she was left under his supervision. 59 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: The child, Cameria Camoni, Germaine, as per various news sources 60 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: and social media posts by her family, tragically passed away 61 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: in June after allegedly suffering such severe injuries that prosecutors 62 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: believe she was able to move due to her extreme pain. 63 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: Derek Young, twenty five, was taken into custody by the 64 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: Tallahassee Police on June twenty four in relation to the 65 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: girl's death. According to police reports, Young initially denied any 66 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: wrongdoing during his questioning the day of her death. However, 67 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: he later reportedly confessed to striking Cameria multiple times in 68 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: the face, as detailed in an arrest Affidavid. During the interrogation, 69 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: he allegedly demonstrated the act to the officer, showing how 70 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: he used his fist to hit the child on both 71 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: sides of her face and her head, claiming he struck 72 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: her two or three times. When questions if his actions 73 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: were a result of losing his temper, Young reportedly responded 74 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: in the negative, asserting that he had been playing with 75 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: her and wasn't angry at the time. He allegedly revealed 76 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: that he had consumed cannabis shortly before the incident, saying, 77 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: when I smoke, I want to play around the Affidavid 78 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: further notes that Cameria suffered an acute fracture to her 79 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: left femur, which would have been extremely painful and severely 80 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: hindered her ability to crawl or move away from him. 81 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: When asked about this injury, Young allegedly confessed to using 82 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: his fist to strike her thigh. Cameria was left in 83 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: Young's care after her babysitter, who is also her mother's cousin, 84 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: departed for work. Her mother shared with a news outlet 85 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: that Cameria adored the color pink and enjoyed eating and 86 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: was the love of her life. In a heartfelt Facebook 87 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: post following her daughter's death, Camiria's mother expressed her grief. 88 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: My girl was sweet. She was loved by so many. 89 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: She loved eating her food and playing with people. My 90 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 1: baby girl, she's now gone. I'm hurt, my only baby girl. 91 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: In light of this tragedy, her family has initiated a 92 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral expenses. For the latest 93 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: crime injustice news. 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