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What was it like to be the lead prosecutor in the Brian Coburger case, a case that captured the world's attention with seemingly everyone looking over your shoulder and commenting on your every legal move?

And how did that plea deal come to be? And why was there no stipulation that Kohlberger provide

key answers? Today, I'm speaking with Laytok County Idaho prosecutor Bill Thompson. He has worked

on this case from day one. This is inside the Bryant-Koburger case, the Idaho student murders.

I'm 48 hours correspondent Peter Van Sant.

It is great to be with you, Bill.

Thank you for joining us.

Can you tell us what it was like for you to be at the center of this case

that literally commanded attention all around the world?

Well, I didn't feel like I wanted to be at the center of the case. It's really just a team effort.

This was a huge team effort. I've been the prosecutor here for over 30 years now. I've never seen

this degree of coordination with

agencies like the FBI and the Idaho State Police as well as our Moscow Police Department.

You're the quarterback, kind of the team captain, and all of that social media pressure.

Did you feel that during the course of all of this? Did you pay any attention to it,

or did you try to brush that aside?

Actually, I don't watch social media. We made our decisions based on what the law was and what the

evidence was, and frankly, we were pretty successful in insulating ourselves from what the swings

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