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Well, today, Coburger made his first court appearance in Idaho to face four charges of first

to remurder.

If convicted, Coburger faces life in prison and possibly the death penalty.

At his initial appearance, you'll hear the charges against him.

Count two alleges that you committed the felony effects of murder in the first degree.

Count three, murder in the first degree.

Count four, murder in the first category.

Five, alleges that you committed in high school.

He would talk, he would laugh and stuff like that, but when I saw him a couple years later,

it was just kind of creepy.

I don't know what happened.

It's like a switch went off and he just changed.

The newly released affidavit reveals so much information about how police tracked the suspect

down.

And a phone records and a witness.

Brian Coburger was studying criminal justice and criminology right here at Washington State

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