As a judge is poised to decide whether Bryan Kohberger can accept a plea deal that would allow him to avoid the death penalty in the 2022 killings of four Idaho college students, one victim’s father says he views the deal as a relief from the pain and spectacle of a trial,

Kohberger is expected in court on July 2 to plead guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students in a deal to avoid the death penalty.