After two and a half years of desperately searching for answers in the deaths of four Idaho college students, the case reached a bitter resolution as Bryan Kohberger admitted guilt for the first time.

The family of Ethan Chapin arrives at the Ada County Courthouse for Bryan Kohberger's plea deal hearing in Boise, Idaho on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Although there are mixed reactions about this plea deal, those who know and remember the Chapin family tell KIRO7 they will always have their backs. “They know the community up here is with them,” Thompson said. “And the whole neighborhood will always remember those kids,” Anderson said.