Judge Keeps Death Penalty a Possibility for Man Charged in Killings of 4 Idaho Students

Judge Keeps Death Penalty a Possibility for Man Charged in Killings of 4 Idaho Students
Bryan Kohberger (R) is escorted into a courtroom for a hearing in Latah County District Court in Moscow, Idaho on Sept. 13, 2023. Ted S. Warren/Pool/AP Photo
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BOISE, Idaho—The death penalty will remain a possibility for a man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge Steven Hippler was not swayed by legal arguments made by Bryan Kohberger’s defense team to remove it as an option if he is convicted in the case, KBOI-TV reported.