Bryan Kohberger, the 29-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student accused of killing four University of Idaho students, returns to court Thursday for a scheduling hearing as the judge looks to set a trial date in the 2022 massacre.

Attorneys were instructed to prepare to address several other scheduling issues, including setting a time for the defense to challenge the death penalty and pre-trial deadlines.

Kohberger was studying at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, at the time of the murders. The school is just a 10-mile drive across the state line from the crime scene.

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A 4 a.m. home invasion stabbing left four undergrads dead on Nov. 13, 2022 – Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

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Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen's body that allegedly had Kohberger's DNA on the snap. 

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According to court documents, investigators also tracked Kohberger's Hyundai Elantra on a meandering route around the area to and from the crime scene.

The trial has already been postponed for more than a year as defense attorneys accuse the prosecution of slow-walking the disclosure of evidence through discovery.

Investigators said cellphone pings placed Kohberger near the house the day of the murders, but defense lawyers have argued that he was nowhere near the house where the killings happened and was instead driving around the steep mountain roads in the dark, as he often liked to "see the moon and stars."

Kohberger faces four charges of first-degree murder and a felony urglary count.

If he is convicted, he could face the death penalty.

Fox News' Louis Casiano contributed to this report.

Neil Young is hitting pause on his "Love Earth" tour. 

On Wednesday, the 78-year-old musician and Crazy Horse announced that they will be taking an "unplanned break" due to illness among various band members. 

"The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far," Young wrote in a message posted to his website. "GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST!"

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"When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop," he continued. "We are still not fully recovered, so sadly our great tour will have a big unplanned break. We will try to play some of the dates we miss as time passes when we are ready to rock again! We know many of you made travel plans and we apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Health is # 1."

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"We want to stay and do more shows and more albums for you…. and for us," the message concluded. "With love and thanks to all of you from Crazy Horse….. Neil, Micah, Ralph and Billy Love Earth."

Young did not specify who among the band had fallen ill. 

Fans took to social media to share their disappointment and express concern. 

"Neil canceling the rest of his tour is a bummer," one follower posted on X (formerly Twitter). "Hope everyone is better sooner than later."

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"S---. Feeling grateful to have caught that Pine Knob show," another wrote. "Hope everything is okay."

This isn't the first tour cancellation fans have witnessed this summer. 

Last week, country music star Mark Chesnutt announced the cancellation of his tour as he recovers from emergency quadruple bypass surgery. 

"Mark Chesnutt, one of the most signatured country music voices of the 90s and a honky tonk mainstay for more than three decades, experienced a heart health issue over the weekend that hospitalized him Sunday evening, June 16; Mark underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery," his team wrote on Instagram.

"The recuperation time will make it necessary to cancel show dates. Please respect the privacy of the family during this difficult time of recovery."