Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the murders of four University of Idaho students, more than two years after the grisly quadruple stabbing that shocked the nation. The decision to enter a plea this week allows Kohberger to avoid the death penalty.

Bryan Kohberger, the former criminal justice doctoral student and Poconos native charged in the murders of four University of Idaho students, is expected in court Wednesday to plead guilty.

Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday.