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 timeline in the Bryan Kohberger case that sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community of Moscow, Idaho, following the quadruple murders of four college students.