Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the brutal 2022 slaying of four University of Idaho undergrads, appear to be pointing to autism as a reason to save him from the death penalty if convicted.

Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have nodded to autism spectrum disorder in asking the court to ensure the 30-year-old wouldn’t get the death penalty if convicted,

Kohberger's defense team filed a motion on Monday that seems to cite autism spectrum disorder as a reason to throw out the death penalty. The details of the motion are not public at this time.

Defense lawyers for the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death in 2022 filed new motions this week suggesting they want to "strike" the death penalty as punishment in his trial in a request linked to "autism spectrum disorder.

The defense team for accused Idaho University killer Bryan Kohberger may be seeking to remove the death penalty by arguing that he may be on the autism spectrum. Specific details in the motion remained unavailable Wednesday.