Bryan Kohberger, suspect of killing University of Idaho students in Moscow, Idaho, agrees to a deal in exchange for no death penalty.

With a series of “yes” replies to a judge, a man accused of killing four Idaho college students pleaded guilty in exchange for life in prison and no death penalty. But left untold so far: What motivated Bryan Kohberger to commit the middle-of-the-night knife attacks and why those victims?

Bryan Kohberger is expected to take a plea deal in the alleged murders of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, who were University of Idaho students