Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday.

Bryan Kohberger, a former criminology student, is set to receive a life sentence for the murders of four students in a case that shocked America.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, the former criminal justice student charged in the killings is expected in court Wednesday to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.