Idaho 4: After the Plea – Part 1 | Inside an Investigative Reporter’s Search for Answers with Kevin Fixler

Idaho Statesman investigative reporter Kevin Fixler covered the Idaho student murders from the first hours after Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed through Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, guilty plea, sentencing and the aftermath.In part one of Courtroom Confidential: Idaho Four – After the Plea, Fixler joins criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter to explain what it was like reporting on the case under intense national scrutiny. They look back at the fear in Moscow, criticism of law enforcement, the national media frenzy, the gag order, court battles, the surprise plea deal and the unanswered questions that remain.Where to find Kevin Fixler: X: https://x.com/kfixler Idaho Statesman: https://www.idahostatesman.com/profile/251800473 0:00 The Idaho Four Case1:50 Covering the Murders From the Beginning4:58 What Moscow Was Like After the Murders7:58 When Reporters Realized It Was Murder9:59 Police Under Pressure and a National Media Frenzy16:21 The Arrest of Bryan Kohberger19:44 How the Gag Order Changed Everything21:55 Covering the Victims’ Families23:40 The Key Players in the Criminal Case25:25 Two Years of Pretrial Proceedings29:22 Moving the Trial From Moscow to Boise31:53 The Fight Over the Death Penalty34:30 The Dateline Leak Investigation37:45 The Surprise Plea Deal43:13 Inside Kohberger’s Sentencing48:39 The Answers We May Never Get50:56 The Case’s More Than $8 Million Cost54:27 How the Murders Changed Idaho57:14 OutroSummer Merch Collection:https://shop.thecourtroomconfidential.com/collections/summer-collectionCourtroom Confidential: Live Trials:https://www.youtube.com/@CCLiveTrialsBecome a CC Crew member:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVmA_wratr69AQdmWtRLAw/joinCC Merch:https://shop.thecourtroomconfidential.com/Give us a follow:https://www.instagram.com/joshuaritteresq/https://x.com/CRConfidentialhttps://x.com/JoshuaRitterESQhttps://www.tiktok.com/@joshuaritteresqhttps://www.joshuaritter.com/ https://www.thecourtroomconfidential.com/ Support the show:https://buymeacoffee.com/courtroomconfidentialDISCLAIMER: The information in this video is for educational purposes only. This content does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is established by watching this video.FAIR USE NOTICE: These videos might include copyrighted materials that have not been explicitly authorized by the copyright owner. We are providing these materials for purposes such as criticism, commentary, education, research and news reporting, which fall under the fair use provisions of Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.#Idaho4 #BryanKohberger #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #Idaho #UniversityofIdaho #IdahoFour #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunitySupport the show