BOISE, Idaho — Bryan Kohberger, the man serving life in prison for killing four University of Idaho students, received at least $10,000 in donations while he was in custody awaiting his murder trial, and seeks to avoid paying any future funds to the victims’ families.

Attorneys for Kohberger and the state appeared virtually in front of 4th Judicial District Judge Steven Hippler on Wednesday morning to argue over how much restitution he should be forced to pay. The 20-minute hearing was the first in the closely watched case since Hippler sentenced Kohberger to four consecutive life terms plus $300,000 more than three months ago.

Kohberger, who turns 31 this month, is incarcerated at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise. He was not at Wednesday’s hearing, with his three-membe

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