A judge ruled Bryan Kohberger, whose attorneys have stated has autism, could still be put to death if he is convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.

An Idaho judge refused to rule out the death penalty in the trial of Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022. Kohberger’s attorneys had sought to strike capital punishment as an option in his upcoming trial due to his autism diagnosis.