Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with themurders of four University of Idaho students, waived his right to a speedy trial on Wednesday .

After initially being scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, a new date for Kohberger’s trial has not been set as it has been delayed indefinitely, according toABC News,CNNandFox News.Judge John Judge accepted Kohberger’s waiver,ABC Newsreports.

Kohberger’s defense attorney Anne Taylor did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday. The Latah County Deputy Court Clerk confirmed to PEOPLE that Kohberger signed the waiver of speedy trial.

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Bryan Kohberger, right, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, appears at a hearing in Latah County District Court, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho

Back in May, Kohberger was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary following the Nov. 13 killings of Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21. The four students were stabbed to death in an off-campus Moscow, Idaho home.

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As for his latest decision to waive his right to a speedy trial, Kohberger’s defense attorney Taylor said that defense needed more time to present their case, per ABC News, which also reports that Kohberger’s defense wishes to keep his Sept. 1 hearing date to challenge the grand jury indictment against him.

Judge previously set a deadline of Sept. 15 for Kohberger to waive his right, per theIdaho Statesman.

“Upon the court finally putting hard deadlines in place, the [Goncalves] family suspected that the defendant would waive his speedy trial rights,” the Goncalves family shared in a statement to the outlet via an attorney. “This case carries enormous weight for the families and the community, and this additional time allows both sides to be fully prepared for the next trial date.”

Kohberger — who worked as a teaching assistant at Washington State University when the murders happened — previously had aDNA sampletaken that allegedly matched DNA found on the sheath of a knife that was left at the crime scene,CBSandCNNreported.

Jessie Frost, a family friend of Mogen’s, previously told PEOPLE that Koghberger’s arrest was “such a blessing and relief for all of us… It brought a little peace that day.”

source: people.com