Convicted University of Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger is trying to remove the judge who called him a "faceless coward" and said he could find nothing "good or intrinsically human" about him at sentencing — but prosecutors say those remarks don't prove bias as the former criminology student fights to undo his guilty plea.Judge Steven Hippler said Kohberger, 31, "slithered" into the victims' home before committing a crime that made him "the worst of the worst" after the killer admitted guilt last year.He also addressed the lack of a requirement that he explain himself as part of a plea deal to avoid the death penalty."Even if I could force him to speak, which legally I cannot, how could anyone ever be assured that what he speaks is the truth?" Hippler asked during sentencing.
"Do we really believe, after all of this, he is capable of speaking the truth, or of giving up something of himself to help the very people whose lives he destroyed? Rather, I suspect the so-called reason would be dished out in enticing self-serving and aggrandizing untruthful bits, leaving people wanting more information, more insight, and thus enhancing even further the power he seeks to hold."BRYAN KOHBERGER'S BID TO OUST JUDGE AND UNDO GUILTY PLEA MOVES FORWARD WITH NEW COURT DATE SETJudge Steven Hippler speaks at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago.(Kyle Green/AP Photo, Pool)The judge was also seen wiping tears from his eyes after hearing emotional victim impact statements.Kohberger's new legal team filed a motion seeking Hippler's removal on Aug.
27, arguing he had made biased statements during the convicted killer's sentencing and had rushed the case toward trial when their client's former defense team wasn't ready.IDAHO JUDGE GRANTS BRYAN KOHBERGER TWO HEARINGS NEXT YEAR AS ADMITTED KILLER SEEKS TO WITHDRAW GUILT...