Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

Death penalty remains a possibility for Pa. man charged in 4 students’ deaths

By GENE JOHNSON, The Associated PressA 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.

Judge maintains death penalty for Pa. man charged in Idaho college murders despite autism diagnosis

Kohberger is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022.

Idaho college killings: Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty over autism spectrum diagnosis Idaho college killings case: Judge refuses to rule out death penalty due to autism diagnosis

The judge overseeing the capital murder case of Bryan Kohberger has denied his lawyers' attempt to take the death penalty off the table.

Judge Rules Bryan Kohberger’s Autism Does Not Preclude Death Penalty

An Idaho judge ruled on Thursday that Bryan Kohberger’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) does not warrant striking the death penalty as a potential consequence if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students. The 30-year-old is accused of killing Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, who were found stabbed to death in an off-campus rental residence in Moscow, Idaho, in November 2022. “ASD may be a miti…

Judge Would Allow Execution in Idaho Killings Despite Diagnosis

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. Kohberger, 30, is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee...

Idaho college killings: Judge refuses to rule out death penalty over autism diagnosis

Suspect Bryan Kohberger's lawyers argued that his autism spectrum disorder should disqualify him from possibly receiving that punishment, if he is convicted.