Judge Steven Hippler has ruled in an order dated Nov. 19 that Bryan Kohberger will remain eligible for the death penalty if convicted of the 2022 University of Idaho stabbings. In an earlier hearing on Nov.

Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Prosecutors announced that they intend to seek the death penalty in 2023, and Kohberger's defense team has been fighting to get it removed ever since.

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty, a judge ruled Wednesday.

The Boise judge overseeing the case heard oral arguments earlier this month to determine whether he should strike capital punishment as a possible sentencing option.

The death penalty is still on the table for Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in their sleep, a judge ruled Wednesday.

University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted in the four students’ deaths, an Ada County judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge Steven Hippler ruled Wednesday that Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, can face the death penalty.

Bryan Kohberger, who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Kaylee Gonclaves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, may face the death penalty if found guilty.

Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys made 12 different motions to preclude the possibility of a death sentence based on a variety of arguments.

The judge also ruled against each of the defense's attempts to strike the aggravating factors prosecutors had found, which made Kohberger eligible for the death penalty.

A judge has ruled that the death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.