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‘Murder,’ ‘psychopath’: Kohberger defense wants to limit phrases, evidence in Idaho trial

Bryan Kohberger's defense argues that his autism spectrum disorder should exempt him from the death penalty, claiming it violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel punishment.
Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, struggles with cognitive challenges related to his ASD, which impacts his behavior and emotional insight.
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty in the case, scheduled for trial in August 2025, after Kohberger was accused of the murders in November 2022.
The motion claims that executing Kohberger would not serve the aims of retribution or deterrence, citing his significant impairments caused by autism spectrum disorder.

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The latest pretrial developments in the Idaho student killings case

MOSCOW, Idaho -- Prosecutors are allowed to keep a wealth of evidence in their case against Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in 2022, a judge has ruled.

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He’s Using Autism as a Defense for a Capital Murder. It Might Work.

Former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter got it right almost 70 years ago: “A shocking crime puts law to its severest test.”

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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger has autism, which should bar death penalty, lawyer says

Bryan Kohberger's lead defense lawyer is arguing that his autism diagnosis means he should not face the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted for murdering University of Idaho students.

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New details about quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger revealed in unsealed court filing

A recently unsealed defense motion in the capital murder case against Bryan Kohberger offers the most detailed picture of the suspect’s personality to emerge since his arrest in the brutal killings of four University of Idaho students.

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Bryan Kohberger's Defense Says His Amazon Shopping List Should Be Excluded From Evidence

Bryan Kohberger's Amazon shopping habits should not be part of his trial in the murders of four University of Idaho students, defense attorneys argued in a recently filed motion.

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Idaho college killings: Kohberger lawyers seek to block talk of 'bushy eyebrows'

ABC News Lawyers for the man accused of killing four Idaho college students are asking the judge in his capital murder case to ban a key witness from using the phrase “bushy eyebrows” to describe the assailant she saw the night of the bloody attack. That request was included in roughly 100 pages of court filings unsealed Tuesday as preparations continue in advance of the August trial of Bryan Kohberger, who’s charged in the November 2022 killing…

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