Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis will not stop him from facing the death penalty if convicted in his quadruple murder trial, a judge ruled on Thursday.

Bryan Kohberger is accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho college students in 2022. A judge on Thursday refused to rule out the death penalty in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022.

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant’s recent autism diagnosis.