Lawyer expects Bryan Kohberger prosecutors to be 'very aggressive' seeking death penalty for Idaho suspect

University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger is now fighting for his life.

Prosecutors had 60 days since Kohberger’s May 22 arraignment to inform the court and the defense that they planned to seek capital punishment.

They did so Monday in a court filing, alleging the 28-year-old “has exhibited a propensity to commit murder which will probably constitute a continuing threat to society.”

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The three young women lived together in a six-bedroom home just steps off campus of the University of Idaho in Moscow with two other housemates who were not targeted. Chapin was dating Kernodle and visiting for the night – just days before the students would have left for Thanksgiving break.

Kaylee Goncalves smiling in a white sweater.

Kaylee Goncalves, one of four University of Idaho students found murdered on Nov. 13 in a home near campus. (Facebook)

“There are many aggravating factors supporting the imposition of the death penalty, including multiple victims who were brutally and senselessly stabbed,” Rahmani told Fox News Digital. “After the state botched the death penalty in the Lori Vallow case by not complying with its discovery obligations, I expect them to be very aggressive in this case.”

In their notice of intent to seek the death penalty, prosecutors also alleged there were no “mitigating” factors to offset the “aggravating” ones Rahmani mentioned.

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Photo of Ethan Chapin, right, and Hunter Chapin, left, with their father Jim. The brothers were both members of the Sigma Chi fraternity, which has a house on the University of Idaho campus about 200 yards from the King Road home where the student stabbings took place. (Stacy Chapin)

“The gravity of the decision cannot be understated,” Elcox told Fox News Digital. “But neither can the senseless murders of four young people with their whole lives ahead of them.”

Kohberger is due back in court later Tuesday, as Judge John Judge is expected to hear arguments on several motions in the case. 

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Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at the neighboring Washington State University, less than 10 miles from the crime scene. The school cut ties with him after his arrest.

He has a master’s degree in criminal justice from DeSales University in Pennsylvania.

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