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Kohberger accepting plea deal was 'slow-played' based on victims' families reaction | NewsNation Now

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Bryan Kohberger's acceptance of a plea deal for the 2022 University of Idaho murders has stunned the law enforcement community after the death penalty was originally on the table. Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI special agent, tells "NewsNation Now" prosecutors may have used the death penalty as just a bargaining chip all along.

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