Podcast appearances and mentions of bryan kohberger

Presskonferensen börjar. Man kan nästan höra en nål falla. I sex veckor har världen väntat på svar. Vem gick in i huset på King Road den där natten? Vem mördade fyra unga studenter? Och vem är monstret som har gömt sig i mörkret?Så släpper polisen bomben. Den misstänkte gärningsmannen är gripen. Han är 28 år gammal och doktorand i kriminologi. Hans namn är Bryan Kohberger.I säsongen sista avsnitt pratar vi om stalkers. Det här är del två av två. Del ett släpptes förra veckan.Fall: Idaho 4 & Bryan Kohberger[REKLAM] Länkar till vår föreställning:Stockholm – ChinateaternBorås – Borås KongressMalmö – Malmö Live Konserthus[REKLAM] Länk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spoktimmen[REKLAM] Länk till erbjudande hos BookbeatKällor: https://www.spoktimmen.se/224KontaktInstagram: @spoktimmen@linnek@jennyborg91 Facebook: Spöktimmen Mail: spoktimmenpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Autopsy reports for the four University of Idaho students murdered in a home off-campus in November 2022 have been unsealed by the court. Medical Examiner Dr. Veena Singh was prepared to testify that Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin suffered a "high degree" of pain and suffering. Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to committing the murders. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the reports and what they reveal about the crimes in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.Host:Angenette Levy https://twitter.com/Angenette5Guest: Joseph Scott Morgan https://www.youtube.com/@josephscottmorganCRIME FIX PRODUCTION:Head of Social Media, YouTube - Bobby SzokeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinVideo Editing - Daniel CamachoGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kaylee Goncalves' parents still have one question for Bryan Kohberger: why? After the plea deal, four life sentences, and no trial, the motive remains the missing piece. Scott breaks down what Kohberger's silence means legally, why plea deals often leave families without answers, and what comes next. The Goncalves family is also turning grief into action through advanced DNA testing for cold cases. Watch, comment, and stay to the end. #BryanKohberger, #KayleeGoncalves, #IdahoMurders, #CrimeTalk, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis Crime Talk Store: https://crime-talk-network.myshopify.com/collections/all  

The D4vd case has produced something ugly that nobody likes to name. In the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, with David Anthony Burke charged and pleading not guilty, the internet has turned a child's killing into a scavenger hunt — decoded interludes, frame-by-frame video breakdowns, side-by-side theories, a hashtag for every fragment.Tony Brueski sits in that discomfort on purpose. He walks through why people keep reaching for the Bryan Kohberger comparison, why the manga theory refuses to die even though no one credible has tied Burke to it, and why the recognition so many people felt when the filing dropped says more about us than about him.Then he makes the turn that gives this episode its spine. By the prosecution's own account, some of what was allegedly done was meant to erase the simplest, most human thing about Celeste. And now, online, a second kind of erasure is underway — she's becoming a footnote in a debate about his art, his influences, what he might have been watching late at night. He gets to be the fascinating case study. She gets to be the plot device. Tony refuses that trade.This isn't a recap and it isn't a verdict. A preliminary hearing is coming, and a court — not a forum — will weigh the real evidence. What this episode offers is an honest reckoning with influence, audience, and the cost of treating a real girl's death like content. Press play, stay to the end, and bring the part that bothers you into the comments. It should bother you.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #DavidAnthonyBurke #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimePodcast #D4vdCase #RomanticHomicide #CrimeNews #JusticeForCeleste

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss new article in the New York Times by Mike Baker:  "Her Brother Pleaded Guilty to the Idaho Murders. Now She is Ready to Talk."  Kristin and Bill compare the experience of Mel Kohberger, sister of Idaho 4 killer Bryan Kohberger, and the family of Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr., who has been linked to 4 murders in Virginia, including 2 of the Colonial Parkway Murders. This is part 9 of 2 parts, and originally ran on January 19, 2026.Her Brother Pleaded Guilty to the Idaho Murders. Now She's Ready to Talk.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/idaho-murders-bryan-kohberger-family.htmlNBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway Murders In January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski.https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0EWashingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River:https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-standWon't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerWTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

Bryan Kohberger: Crime Scene Photos Released—Then Pulled Nearly 3,000 Kohberger crime scene photos were released—then pulled back. Idaho State Police says the release followed records laws, but complaints came fast. Some images reportedly raised serious privacy and redaction concerns. Scott breaks down what this means legally, ethically, and procedurally. Watch, comment, and stay to the end. Crime Talk Store: https://crime-talk-network.myshopify.com/collections/all #BryanKohberger, #IdahoMurders, #CrimeTalk, #TrueCrime, #LegalAnalysis, #UniversityOfIdaho

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss new article in the New York Times by Mike Baker:  "Her Brother Pleaded Guilty to the Idaho Murders. Now She is Ready to Talk."  Kristin and Bill compare the experience of Mel Kohberger, sister of Idaho 4 killer Bryan Kohberger, and the family of Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr., who has been linked to 4 murders in Virginia, including 2 of the Colonial Parkway Murders. This is part 1 of 2 parts, and originally ran on January 12, 2026.Her Brother Pleaded Guilty to the Idaho Murders. Now She's Ready to Talk.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/us/idaho-murders-bryan-kohberger-family.htmlNBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway Murders In January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski.https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0EWashingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River:https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-standWon't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerWTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.comContribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/registerFollow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

Criminologist Brent Turvey is the primary source behind "Broken Plea," the new book on the Idaho murders case. He has now been publicly disavowed by the defense team that hired him. Attorneys Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow stated they are "appalled" by his media appearances and that he is violating his confidentiality agreement. They specified he was hired solely for crime scene analysis and is speaking on topics outside his scope. The book's own author told NewsNation there is "no smoking gun" and "no secret evidence." This Hidden Killers Week in Review combines two episodes examining the book's claims against the evidentiary record and the psychological portrait of Bryan Kohberger emerging from newly surfaced jail writings.Tony Brueski systematically checked every major allegation. The chain of custody claim that Turvey characterizes as "fabricated"? Moscow's police chief responded that the department uses electronic barcodes, not handwritten logs. The Othram DNA laboratory allegation? Forensic professionals confirmed it as a standard step in genetic genealogy investigation, not evidence of a cover-up. The second-attacker theory? Directly contradicted by Kohberger's own guilty plea as a sole actor — entered with no incentive to shield an accomplice and with a trial date weeks away. The prosecution's case, the defense's internal conflict over its own expert, and Kohberger's decision to plead guilty despite having every argument in this book available to him all point to the same unresolved question.The episodes also examine Kohberger's never-before-published jail letters. He wrote to his dog about alleged telepathic communication. He described "triumphantly ascending" and experiencing "clarity and serenity" from custody. He wrote his sister a letter so clinically detached it resembles academic correspondence. Across all writings, there is no reference to Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes these writings alongside documented jail behaviors — obsessive handwashing until his skin bled, prolonged showers, and the consistent pattern of watching his own case coverage but switching channels whenever his family appeared.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

The criminologist behind the biggest new book on the Idaho murders has been publicly disavowed by the defense team that hired him. Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow said they are "appalled" by Brent Turvey's media appearances and that he is violating his confidentiality agreement. They said he was hired solely for crime scene analysis and is now speaking on topics outside his expertise. Meanwhile, the book's author told NewsNation there is "no smoking gun" and "no secret evidence" in the Kohberger case. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes pulling apart both the book's claims and the psychological portrait of Bryan Kohberger emerging from his own writings.Tony Brueski fact-checked every major claim in "Broken Plea" against on-the-record responses from Idaho prosecutors, defense attorneys, and forensic professionals. The chain of custody allegation that Turvey calls "fabricated"? Moscow's police chief says the department uses electronic barcodes, not handwritten logs. The Othram DNA lab story? A standard step in genetic genealogy, not a cover-up. The second-attacker theory? Contradicted by Kohberger himself, who pled guilty as a sole actor with zero incentive to protect an accomplice. The overriding question: Kohberger had every argument in this book and a trial date weeks away. He still said guilty.Then there are the jail letters — never before published, now surfaced in the book itself. Kohberger wrote to his dog claiming they communicated telepathically. He wrote his family about "triumphantly ascending" and "clarity and serenity." He wrote his sister a letter so clinical it reads like a dissertation. Across all of it, not a single mention of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott analyzes the writings alongside inmate reports of obsessive handwashing until his skin bled and a man who watched his own coverage on every channel but changed it the moment his family appeared onscreen.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

Bryan Kohberger wrote letters from jail. They've now been published for the first time in a new book on the Idaho murders. He wrote to his dog about communicating telepathically. He wrote to his family about "triumphantly ascending" and finding "clarity and serenity" behind bars. He wrote his sister something so detached from his circumstances it reads like it was composed at a university desk, not a jail cell. And across every letter — every page, every line — there is one thing that never appears. Not once. The names Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin do not exist in Bryan Kohberger's writings. No remorse. No acknowledgment. No indication he understood why he was there at all. This Hidden Killers Week in Review brings together two episodes for the families and the community still searching for something Kohberger has never provided.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines what the letters reveal alongside jail behavior reports — obsessive handwashing until his skin bled raw, hour-long showers, and the detail that he watched his own case coverage on every available channel but changed it the instant his family appeared onscreen. Scott also analyzes his mother's FBI interview the night of his arrest, where she called him "my angel." When Kohberger stood in court and said "guilty" with no visible emotion, accepting four consecutive life sentences and waiving all appeals — was this someone who cannot tell the families why, or someone who does not believe they deserve an answer?The book that surfaced these letters has created its own crisis. Kohberger's defense attorneys publicly disavowed criminologist Brent Turvey, the book's primary source, saying they are "appalled" and that he violated his confidentiality agreement. Tony Brueski checked the book's major claims — chain of custody, the Othram lab, the second-attacker theory — against on-the-record responses from prosecutors and forensic professionals. Every claim has been challenged. And the question the families of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana, and Ethan are left with remains the same one they started with: Kohberger had a trial date and chose to say guilty. He has never said why.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

Christopher Whitcomb's book on the Idaho student murders presents itself as an investigation into unresolved evidence questions. When each major claim is checked against on-the-record responses from law enforcement, prosecutors, and the defense team itself, the foundation doesn't hold.This week's True Crime Today review examines the most consequential Kohberger case developments — a point-by-point analysis of the book's claims, the public disavowal of its primary source, and the civil litigation that represents the actual unresolved accountability in this case.Brent Turvey's chain of custody allegation regarding the Ka-Bar knife sheath centers on a claim about documentation irregularities. Moscow's police chief has stated publicly that the department employs electronic barcodes — not the handwritten log system Turvey's allegation requires. The Othram DNA laboratory involvement that the book characterizes as irregular is a standard component of genetic genealogy investigations. The second-attacker theory is contradicted by Kohberger's own guilty plea as a sole actor — entered with a trial date weeks away and with full awareness that identifying a co-conspirator would have been his most significant leverage for a reduced sentence.Kohberger's defense attorneys — Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — issued a public statement calling Turvey's media conduct "appalling" and stating he was retained exclusively for crime scene analysis. They accuse him of violating his confidentiality agreement and speaking on matters outside his retained expertise. Whitcomb himself told NewsNation the book contains no smoking gun and no secret evidence.Bryan Kohberger had access to every argument this book contains. He had a trial date. He had a defense team prepared to litigate. He entered a guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed suit against Washington State University alleging the institution failed to act on formal stalking complaints. That civil action addresses the systemic failure the criminal case could not — and represents the substantive legal question still outstanding.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnnTaylor #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #DNAEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The man behind the biggest claims in the new Idaho murders book has been publicly disavowed by the people who hired him. Criminologist Brent Turvey — the primary source for Christopher Whitcomb's book — was called out by Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow in a statement saying they are "appalled" by his media appearances. They said he was retained solely for crime scene analysis and is now speaking on subjects beyond his scope. They accused him of violating his confidentiality agreement. His own defense team is telling the public not to take him seriously.This week's Hidden Killers review brings together the most critical Kohberger case conversations — focused on what the book actually contains versus what holds up when you check it against the record.We went through every major claim. The chain of custody allegation Turvey calls "fabricated"? Moscow PD has stated they use electronic barcodes, not the handwritten logs Turvey's claim depends on. The Othram DNA lab story? Standard genetic genealogy procedure, not evidence of anything improper. The second-attacker theory? Bryan Kohberger pled guilty as a sole actor. He had every reason to name an accomplice if one existed — it would have been his single strongest bargaining chip. He didn't, because there's nothing to name. Even Whitcomb himself told NewsNation there's no smoking gun and no secret evidence. That's the author of the book saying his own book doesn't contain what the marketing implies.Kohberger had a trial date weeks away. He had every argument this book is selling. He had a defense team that could have pursued every one of Turvey's concerns in court. He pled guilty anyway. That fact answers every question the book is trying to raise.The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed suit against Washington State University alleging the school ignored formal stalking complaints against Kohberger. That's the story that matters — institutional failure, not a book tour.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnnTaylor #KnifeSheath #ChainOfCustody #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

The book's author says there's no smoking gun. The book's primary source has been disavowed by his own defense team clients. And the defendant the book is about already confessed. So what exactly is left?This week's review brings together the most pointed Kohberger case conversations — and we did something the book apparently didn't count on anyone doing. We checked every major claim against the record.Robin Dreeke — retired FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program Chief — joins to answer the listener questions that have flooded in since the book dropped and since Brent Turvey started making media rounds. But the answers don't go where the book wants them to go.Turvey's central allegation — that the knife sheath chain of custody was "fabricated" — depends on a claim about handwritten logs. Moscow's police chief has publicly stated the department uses electronic barcodes. The Othram DNA lab involvement that the book frames as suspicious? Standard procedure in genetic genealogy investigations. The second-attacker theory? Bryan Kohberger pled guilty as a sole actor with a trial date weeks away. If an accomplice existed, naming one would have been the most powerful tool his defense had. He didn't use it because it doesn't exist.Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow — Kohberger's own defense attorneys — have publicly stated they are "appalled" by Turvey's appearances. They said he was hired for crime scene analysis only and is speaking outside his expertise. When your own clients are telling the public to disregard you, the credibility question answers itself.The families have filed a lawsuit against Washington State University alleging the school ignored formal complaints about Kohberger's behavior from women who reported stalking and intimidation. That lawsuit — not this book — is where the unresolved accountability lives. Kohberger confessed. The question isn't whether he did it. The question is who failed to stop him before he did.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #RobinDreeke #BrentTurvey #AnnTaylor #KnifeSheath #ListenerQA #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Bryan Kohberger had a trial date weeks away. He had a defense team. He had a forensic expert. He had every single argument now being packaged and sold in a book. And he stood in a courtroom and pled guilty to murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. That's not an unanswered question. That's an answer.This week's review brings together the most essential Kohberger case conversations — centered on why the post-plea noise doesn't serve the families and what actually does.We checked the book's claims. The chain of custody allegation depends on a handwritten log system that Moscow PD says it doesn't use — the department has stated publicly it employs electronic barcodes. The DNA lab claim is standard genetic genealogy procedure. The second-attacker theory is contradicted by the man who pled guilty as a sole actor and had every incentive to name someone else if anyone else existed. Even the book's own author admitted on national television that there's no smoking gun and no secret evidence. That's not an exposé. That's a product.Brent Turvey — the primary source — has been publicly disavowed by Kohberger's own attorneys. Ann Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow called his media conduct "appalling" and said he's speaking outside his retained scope. When the defense team that hired you tells the world to stop listening, credibility isn't a debate anymore.The families have filed a lawsuit against Washington State University alleging the school ignored formal complaints from women who reported Kohberger for stalking and intimidation. That's where the real failure lives. Not in a book about evidence questions that the defendant himself rendered irrelevant when he confessed. The families of four victims deserve accountability from the institutions that allegedly failed to act — not a media cycle built on claims that fall apart under basic scrutiny.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #BrokenPlea #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Bryan Kohberger entered guilty pleas to four counts of first-degree murder. He waived appellate rights. He is serving four consecutive life sentences without parole. The criminal case is resolved. The public conversation that has erupted since is not — and the substance of it doesn't hold up the way its authors want it to.This week's True Crime Today review examines the most significant Idaho murders developments — specifically, why the forensic claims circulating after the plea don't carry the weight being assigned to them.Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist retained by the defense, has publicly alleged chain of custody irregularities with the Ka-Bar knife sheath — the item carrying Kohberger's touch DNA. He contends documentation was completed retroactively rather than signed contemporaneously by each handler. The defense team publicly condemned his disclosures as a breach of confidentiality. What neither side has addressed is the most revealing fact: the defense did not file a suppression motion based on Turvey's findings before entering the plea. In a case carrying four murder charges where the defendant faced the possibility of death, an actionable evidentiary defect would have been litigated aggressively. It wasn't.Christopher Whitcomb's book packages questions about a case that already produced a confession. That's not forensic analysis — it's publishing.Eric Faddis provides the legal framework — prosecutorial evidence strategy, the calculus behind defense plea decisions, what chain of custody objections actually require to succeed, and why post-conviction forensic disputes almost never alter the outcome they claim to challenge. The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin received a confession. What's circulating now serves other interests.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KnifeSheath #ChainOfCustody #BrentTurvey #BrokenPlea #EricFaddis #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Bryan Kohberger admitted to killing four people. He took the deal. He waived his appeals. And now the people who were supposed to defend him are publicly fighting each other over evidence claims that didn't matter enough to pursue when the case was still active.This week's Hidden Killers review pulls together the most pointed conversations from the Idaho murders — focused on why the post-plea noise doesn't hold up under scrutiny.Brent Turvey went public alleging chain of custody problems with the Ka-Bar knife sheath. The defense team responded by calling his conduct appalling — not because he's wrong about forensics, but because he's talking at all. And that tension tells you something important: if Turvey's findings were strong enough to suppress the sheath, a competent defense team fighting four murder charges would have used them. They didn't. Either the claims weren't as solid as Turvey now suggests, or the defense calculated that even without the sheath, the rest of the evidence was enough to convict. Either way, the idea that this plea was somehow premature doesn't survive basic scrutiny.Christopher Whitcomb wrote a book. Kohberger confessed. Those two facts tell you everything about the value of the book. Packaging questions after a guilty plea isn't journalism — it's commerce.Eric Faddis has prosecuted and defended murder cases built on physical evidence. He breaks down why post-plea forensic claims almost never hold the weight their authors suggest, what the defense team's decision to take the deal actually tells you about the strength of the prosecution's case, and what four families are left to feel while watching people profit off the margins of their grief.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KnifeSheath #AnneTaylor #BrentTurvey #ChainOfCustody #BrokenPlea #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Bryan Kohberger confessed to killing four University of Idaho students. He's serving four consecutive life sentences. He waived his appeals. And now a forensic expert and a book author are publicly raising questions about evidence that was apparently not concerning enough for anyone to challenge before the plea was finalized.This week's review brings together the most critical Idaho murders conversations — built around one central question: does any of this actually matter, or is it noise?Eric Faddis — criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor — doesn't mince words on this one. He's handled physical evidence from both sides of murder trials and has strong opinions about what's happening in the Kohberger aftermath. Brent Turvey's chain of custody allegations about the knife sheath sound alarming in a headline. But Faddis walks through what those claims actually mean in practice — and why the defense team's decision not to pursue a suppression motion before the plea tells you more than Turvey's post-plea press tour does. If the findings were strong enough to get the sheath excluded, a competent defense team fighting four murder charges would have used them. They didn't.Christopher Whitcomb wrote a book about a case where the defendant already confessed. That tells you who the book is for — and it's not the families.The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin heard a man confess to killing the people they loved. What they're hearing now is people with books to sell and reputations to build picking at the edges of their loss.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KnifeSheath #EricFaddis #ChainOfCustody #BrokenPlea #UniversityOfIdaho #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Kaylee Goncalves. Madison Mogen. Xana Kernodle. Ethan Chapin. Their families waited years for accountability. Bryan Kohberger stood up and gave it to them — guilty on all counts, four consecutive life sentences, no appeals. That was supposed to be the beginning of something resembling peace. Instead, they're watching a forensic expert and a book author turn their loss into a platform.This week's review brings together the most essential Idaho murders conversations — centered on what the families actually received and who's trying to undermine it.Brent Turvey was hired to help defend Kohberger. He didn't prevent the plea. He didn't file a motion. He didn't change the outcome. Now he's in front of cameras alleging chain of custody issues with the knife sheath — after the case is sealed and his former clients are publicly calling him out for breaking confidentiality. Whatever the merits of his forensic observations, the timing and the venue tell their own story. If it mattered enough to go public, it mattered enough to fight for in court. He didn't.Christopher Whitcomb wrote a book about a man who already confessed. That's not accountability. That's not justice. That's someone deciding the families' grief is a market opportunity.Eric Faddis breaks down what post-plea evidence disputes actually accomplish in cases like this, why the defense's decision to take the deal speaks louder than anything Turvey or Whitcomb have said since, and what accountability looks like when the system delivers a result and then the margins refuse to let the families have it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #KnifeSheath #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

A comprehensive procedural legal analysis of three major criminal cases by former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis.Nancy Guthrie has been missing from her Tucson-area home for over three months. No arrest has been made. No suspect has been publicly identified. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his agency was excluded from the investigation for four days. The Pima County Sheriff disputes this timeline. Faddis analyzes the legal framework for civil claims the family may pursue — including defamation actions against content creators who allegedly targeted cleared family members, potential county liability for alleged investigative failures including the reported early crime scene release and the assignment of a sergeant with no homicide experience, petitioning for alternative investigative oversight, Arizona's statutory victim rights framework, and the legal exposure of media outlets that published unverified ransom material.David Burke, the artist known as D4VD, faces charges of first-degree murder with special circumstances, continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty. The People's Brief, which the court declined to seal, alleges sexual abuse beginning when the victim was thirteen, an alleged motive rooted in the victim's reported threats to expose the relationship, an alleged stabbing, and months of alleged concealment. Alleged child sexual abuse material has reportedly been found on his phone. Faddis examines the defense's strategic reversal and the preliminary hearing set for May 26.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty and is serving four consecutive life sentences. The book "Broken Plea" alleges chain of custody problems with the knife sheath. Defense expert Brent Turvey, who made the claim, is accused by his former legal team of violating his confidentiality agreement. Faddis assesses the claim's legal weight and the ethical dimensions of the public dispute.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #D4VD #BryanKohberger #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalAnalysis #JusticeMatters

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. He received four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole and waived his right to appeal. The legal proceedings are concluded.A book titled "Broken Plea" by Christopher Whitcomb has introduced claims from former defense expert Brent Turvey regarding alleged chain of custody irregularities with the Ka-Bar knife sheath recovered at the crime scene — the prosecution's primary physical evidence linking Kohberger through DNA found under the snap. The evidence bag was reportedly documented inconsistently, with entries on a label appearing in similar handwriting with the same pen across multiple dates spanning November 2022.Kohberger's defense team, led by attorney Anne Taylor, issued their first public statement outside court proceedings since his December 2022 arrest. The statement accuses Turvey of violating a confidentiality agreement that they say has not been rescinded, and of speaking outside his areas of expertise on material that remains confidential. Turvey has characterized the statement as a deflection, stating he disclosed nothing confidential and alleging that Taylor's office had been investigated over a separate leak.The chain of custody allegation was not included in Turvey's filed expert report. He claims the discovery came after his filing deadline. Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro has characterized the claim as a procedural attack rather than a substantive evidentiary challenge. Whitcomb has acknowledged there is no wrongful conviction claim and had no investigative role in the case.Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis provides a procedural analysis of the confidentiality dispute, the evidentiary weight of post-plea forensic claims, and the ethical framework governing expert conduct in concluded criminal cases.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnneTaylor #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #EricFaddis #ChainOfCustody #LegalAnalysis

At Washington State University, Bryan Kohberger's classmates kept a tally board tracking his disturbing behavior. A faculty member told a student to email "911" if she needed help around him. Women were afraid to walk home alone because of him. He was described as a narcissist who never displayed empathy toward another person. In the courtroom, he sat expressionless through everything — victim impact statements, a surviving roommate confronting him, families breaking down — and said nothing. Then from prison, he picked up a pen, and a different person appeared on the page entirely.Kohberger's jail letters have surfaced, and they read like they were written by someone who's never been inside a courtroom, let alone convicted of four murders. He writes about telepathy with his dog. He uses language like "entropic" and "intuitive capacities." He tells his family about ascending to new peaks and finding "clarity and serenity." He signs letters to his sister "Bernnzz" and calls his dog "Brother." Same man at every stage — WSU, the courtroom, the letters — wearing a completely different mask each time.This episode tracks that pattern across every context Kohberger has existed in and uses his own words to map how this mind actually works. The dominance, the performance, the retreat into language nobody can challenge. And at the center of it all — a void where accountability should be. He writes about hearts and green pastures. He doesn't write about Kaylee, Maddie, Xana, or Ethan. Not once. That absence is the loudest thing in every letter.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #KohbergerPrison #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KohbergerPsychology #KingRoad #KayleeGoncalves #EthanChapin #CriminalPsychology #TrueCrime

For years, Bryan Kohberger gave the world nothing. He sat silent through court hearings. He showed zero emotion while the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin confronted him at sentencing. When the judge asked if he wanted to speak, he said three words — "I respectfully decline." Then, from a maximum security cell, he finally opened up. Not to a reporter. Not to a judge. To his dog.Kohberger's prison letters have now surfaced, and for the first time since his arrest, we can see what's going on behind that blank stare. He tells his dog Scout they communicated telepathically. He writes to his sister Amanda about "Hearts promise unto the green pastures ahead" and signs it "Bernnzz." He writes to his family about ascending and finding serenity through a "Singular Heart." After years of calculated silence, his own handwriting cracked the mask wide open.This episode is a psychological deep dive into those writings and what they tell us about the mind behind the King Road murders. We connect the patterns in these letters to the behavior his WSU classmates reported — the dominance, the inability to connect, the need to perform intellectual superiority in every room. The same engine that drove a PhD student to terrify the women around him is now driving a convicted killer to write pseudo-spiritual philosophy from a cell he'll never leave. And the most telling detail of all? Across every letter — not one victim's name. Not one acknowledgment. The silence didn't break. It just changed form.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #KohbergerMind #IdahoMurders #KohbergerLetters #KingRoad #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #KillerPsychology

Every case covered here has an investigation that's failing somebody. The question is who — and what the law says can be done about it.In the Nancy Guthrie case, the FBI and local law enforcement are publicly fighting over how the investigation was handled. Content creators have allegedly built platforms off defaming the cleared family. Media outlets ran hoax ransom demands. An 84-year-old woman has been missing for over three months with no arrest and no publicly identified suspect. Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis lays out the legal options the Guthrie family reportedly has — against every party that may have failed them.The D4VD case shifted dramatically when prosecutors unsealed the People's Brief alleging David Burke sexually abused Celeste Rivas Hernandez beginning when she was thirteen, murdered her when she allegedly threatened to expose the relationship, and concealed her remains for months while reportedly launching a world tour. The defense reversed its timeline strategy. Alleged child sexual abuse material was reportedly found on Burke's phone. The preliminary hearing is set for May 26. Faddis dissects the prosecution's strategy and the defense's reversal.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty and is serving four consecutive life sentences. A book titled "Broken Plea" alleges chain of custody problems with the knife sheath — but the expert making the claim didn't include it in his own filed report, his former defense team publicly called him "appalling," and the author acknowledges there is no wrongful conviction. Faddis examines who's credible and what's left. Three cases. Every legal angle. Every accountability question answered.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #D4VD #BryanKohberger #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalAnalysis #JusticeMatters

The central allegation in "Broken Plea" is that the Ka-Bar knife sheath — the prosecution's key piece of physical evidence linking Bryan Kohberger to the murders through DNA — allegedly had chain of custody problems serious enough to be challenged at trial. It's the kind of claim that sounds explosive on a book jacket. There's one problem: the expert making it didn't include it in his own filed report.Brent Turvey, a criminologist and forensic scientist hired by Kohberger's defense, says he discovered the alleged issue after he submitted his expert analysis to meet a court deadline. The evidence bag was reportedly filled out twice — once on the bag itself and again on a sticker affixed to the front — with entries that appeared to be written in similar handwriting with what appeared to be the same pen across dates spanning November 13 through November 16, 2022.Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro reviewed the same material and characterized it as a procedural challenge — the kind of technical attack you raise when there's no substantive defense available. The book's author, Christopher Whitcomb, is a former FBI Hostage Rescue Team member whose post-bureau career includes novel writing and screenwriting for Netflix and HBO. He had no investigative role in this case and acknowledges there is no wrongful conviction claim.Kohberger pleaded guilty, received four consecutive life sentences, and waived his right to appeal. His former defense team, led by Anne Taylor, has publicly called Turvey's conduct "appalling" and accused him of violating a confidentiality agreement.Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis examines every claim in this book — its factual basis, its legal relevance, and whether any of it changes a single thing about where this case stands.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #EricFaddis #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #JusticeForTheIdahoFour

In November 2022, four University of Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death inside their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, after a night out with friends. For weeks, the case gripped the nation as investigators traced a circling white Hyundai Elantra and a lone DNA clue to criminology PhD student Bryan Kohberger. In this episode of Murder: True Crime Stories, Carter Roy describes the crime, the arrest, the trial, the guilty plea followed, and the questions that still remain. Head over to our Murder True Crime Stories YouTube channel to WATCH our video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@MurderTrueCrimeStories If you're new here, don't forget to follow Murder True Crime Stories to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Murder True Crime Stories is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios

Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis delivers a comprehensive legal analysis across three major cases — examining the legal frameworks, the strategic decisions, and the accountability gaps that define each one.In the Nancy Guthrie case, Faddis examines every legal avenue reportedly available to the family of the 84-year-old woman who has been missing from her Tucson-area home for over three months — including civil defamation claims against content creators who allegedly targeted cleared family members, potential liability for alleged investigative failures publicly questioned by the FBI Director, mechanisms for petitioning alternative investigative oversight, and Arizona's victim rights protections.In the D4VD case, Faddis breaks down the prosecution's newly unsealed People's Brief alleging David Burke sexually abused and murdered Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the defense's complete strategic reversal on the preliminary hearing timeline, the alleged discovery of child sexual abuse material on Burke's phone, and the fight over trial timing. The preliminary hearing is set for May 26.In the Bryan Kohberger case, Faddis assesses the claims in the book "Broken Plea" regarding alleged chain of custody problems with the knife sheath, the public rift between the defense team and their former expert Brent Turvey, the ethical questions raised by a defense team reportedly packaging a concluded case into a paid conference while attacking their own expert for discussing it, and whether anything raised changes the legal status of a man who confessed and is serving four consecutive life sentences. Comprehensive. Thorough. Every angle covered.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #D4VD #BryanKohberger #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #EricFaddis #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalAnalysis #JusticeMatters

The evidence bag containing the Ka-Bar knife sheath allegedly had entries filled out twice — once on the bag itself with initials and a date written over the evidence tape, and again on a label affixed to the front with six recorded exchanges in what appeared to be similar handwriting with the same pen, spanning November 13 through November 16, 2022. That's the factual basis for the chain of custody claim at the center of "Broken Plea."Former felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis provides a detailed legal analysis of whether this documentation issue constitutes a substantive evidentiary problem or a procedural technicality — and what it would have actually taken to get this evidence excluded at trial.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. He waived his right to appeal. He is serving four consecutive life sentences. The proceedings are concluded.The claim originates from defense expert Brent Turvey, who says he found the issue after filing his expert report. Anne Taylor's defense team has publicly called his conduct "appalling" and accused him of violating a confidentiality agreement. Turvey disputes this. The book's author, Christopher Whitcomb, also discusses hair found at the crime scene that the FBI lab reportedly determined was not Kohberger's — hair that has apparently never been identified.With decades of prosecutorial and defense experience, Faddis examines the documentation irregularity in its proper legal context, the realistic standard for evidence exclusion, the confidentiality dispute between the defense team and their former expert, and whether any post-plea forensic claim carries legal weight when the defendant confessed.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #EricFaddis #BrokenPlea #BrentTurvey #AnneTaylor #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #LegalAnalysis #JusticeForTheIdahoFour

Kaylee Goncalves. Madison Mogen. Xana Kernodle. Ethan Chapin. Bryan Kohberger confessed to killing all four of them. He waived his right to appeal. He's serving life without parole. And in the letters he's been writing from prison — to his dog, to his sister, to his family — he doesn't mention any of them. Not one name. Not one reference. Not one acknowledgment that four people are dead because of what he did on King Road. Instead, he writes about telepathic communication with his dog Scout. He writes about "green pastures ahead." He writes about ascending to new peaks. The void where their names should be is the story.Every letter Kohberger has written from behind bars tells you something he'd never say out loud. The overblown vocabulary — "entropic," "analogized," "Singular Heart" — is the same intellectual dominance his WSU classmates described, the compulsion to be the smartest presence in every space, now playing out on paper because there's nowhere else to perform. The baby nicknames — "Bernnzz," "Buddy," "Brother" — are a retreat into a version of himself that predates the violence, a man who can't occupy the same identity as the one who stabbed Xana Kernodle reportedly more than fifty times while she fought for her life. The pseudo-spiritual language is a replacement — not denial, but full psychological reconstruction of a reality that apparently doesn't include what happened on November 13th, 2022.This episode pulls every letter apart and holds it against who Kohberger was before, who he was in the courtroom, and who he is now. His own handwriting is the closest anyone has gotten to seeing what's actually inside this mind. He gave it up himself.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #KohbergerLetters #IdahoMurders #KohbergerRevealed #KingRoadKiller #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #TrueCrime

Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/lawnerd  Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2o9gYYmxh88  In this Case Brief, we talk about the recent legal developments in the Bryan Kohberger case in Idaho, focusing on a public dispute between the defense team and one of their own experts, as well as an ongoing investigation into a major evidence leak. Lead defense attorney Anne Taylor issued a scathing statement against Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist hired by the defense. The defense alleges that Turvey violated a crystal-clear confidentiality agreement signed on October 30, 2024, by speaking publicly about the case in interviews and a new book. RESOURCES Bryan Kohberger Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKASBczV3CsUx-t5oRAK0ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and received four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole for the stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. He waived all appellate rights. The criminal case is closed. But newly published letters from his time in the Latah County Jail have opened an entirely different line of inquiry.Three letters written in October 2023 — to his dog, his sister, and his family — contain no acknowledgment of the charges, the victims, or his legal situation. His dog letter claims telepathic communication and is signed with his full legal name. His sister letter uses invented terminology and reads as a detached philosophical exercise. His family letter references "clarity and serenity" from jail and includes the phrase "A four" — while facing four murder charges.A new book on the case has also published the FBI's interview with Kohberger's mother conducted the night of his arrest — before she had legal counsel — in which she described her son as having virtually no friends, minimal romantic history, and near-exclusive communication with his parents. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines what these materials, combined with inmate-reported behavioral patterns, reveal about the psychological dimensions of a case where the legal resolution left more questions than it answered.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the Idaho student killings. He waived his right to appeal. He received four consecutive life sentences. And now a former FBI agent is selling a book that says the evidence was fabricated. “Broken Plea” by Christopher Whitcomb makes extraordinary claims about the Kohberger case — that the knife sheath chain of custody was falsified, that a private DNA lab found a different match before being shut down, and that two attackers were responsible for the crimes at 1122 King Road. We examined each claim against the public record and on-the-record responses from legal professionals. Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger disputed the chain of custody allegations directly. Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs confirmed chain of custody can be established through live testimony. The Othram Laboratories story is not a conspiracy — it is a normal step in forensic genetic genealogy that the book fundamentally misrepresents. And the second-attacker theory is contradicted by Kohberger himself, who admitted sole responsibility with nothing to gain from protecting an accomplice. Whitcomb told NewsNation there is no smoking gun. Kohberger's defense team has publicly condemned their own expert's media tour. And Kohberger — who had every argument this book contains — chose guilty over trial. That is the fact this book cannot explain away.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#Kohberger #BryanKohberger #BrokenPlea #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KohbergerEvidence #GuiltyPlea #EthanChapin #XanaKernodle #JusticeForIdaho4

Two landmark cases examined through the lens of criminal psychology by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — one resolved by guilty plea, one in early proceedings.Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder for the November 2022 stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. He received four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole and waived all appellate rights. Newly published letters from his time in the Latah County Jail — written in October 2023 to his dog, his sister, and his family — contain no reference to the victims, the charges, or his legal situation, raising significant questions about psychological detachment.David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, faces first-degree murder charges with special circumstances of lying in wait, financial gain, and witness elimination, along with continuous sexual abuse of a child under fourteen and mutilation of human remains. He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege a pattern of conduct beginning with reported contact when Celeste Rivas Hernandez was eleven, an alleged sexual relationship beginning at thirteen, and an alleged killing to prevent disclosure. Three grand juries heard testimony from the defendant's friends, management, and family members. Scott provides clinical analysis of the alleged behavioral patterns, psychological detachment, and bystander dynamics across both cases.Burke maintains his innocence through counsel.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology #JusticeForCeleste #KayleeGoncalves

Bryan Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences for the Idaho murders. He pled guilty to all counts. And now a book called “Broken Plea” is asking you to question everything about his case. We read the entire book. We traced every claim about Kohberger back to its source. And we found something the book does not want you to notice: nearly every explosive revelation comes from defense experts who were hired and paid by Kohberger's own legal team — experts whose client chose to plead guilty despite having access to every argument they are now selling to publishers. The chain of custody claim? Multiple Idaho legal professionals disputed it on the record. Boise defense attorney Edwina Elcox confirmed the evidence would still have been admitted at trial. The genetic genealogy story about four brothers? That is how the science works — it identifies relatives as an intermediate step, not a final answer. Kohberger's DNA was independently confirmed through a completely separate process. The second-attacker theory? Three years of investigation produced zero corroborating evidence, and Kohberger himself admitted sole responsibility. The author acknowledges there is no smoking gun. Kohberger's defense team has disavowed their own expert. And the man at the center of it all had every one of these arguments before he stood up and said guilty. The families of Kaylee, Maddie, Xana, and Ethan deserve better than monetized doubt.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#Kohberger #BryanKohberger #BrokenPlea #IdahoMurders #ChainOfCustody #KohbergerDNA #GuiltyPlea #KayleeGoncalves #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersPod

Two of the most psychologically complex cases in recent true crime converge in a single episode — with a psychotherapist who studies the minds behind extreme violence analyzing both.Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea closed the Idaho murders case. But three never-before-published letters from jail have opened a window into his psychological state that the trial process never did. Written to his dog, his sister, and his family — with no mention of victims Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin — the letters reveal a mind apparently disconnected from reality. Combined with his mother's FBI interview, inmate observations of severe compulsive behavior, and his emotionless plea, the portrait is deeply unsettling and demands clinical examination.Then: the case prosecutors are building against David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. Alleged first contact with Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was eleven. An alleged sexual relationship beginning at thirteen. A fourteen-year-old allegedly killed to protect a music career. And an entire circle of friends, managers, and family members — three grand juries' worth — who prosecutors allege were close enough to be questioned under oath yet reportedly never acted on what was in front of them. A psychotherapist examines the alleged psychology of the accused and the bystander dynamics that prosecutors allege allowed a child to allegedly remain hidden in plain sight.Burke has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys state the evidence will show his innocence.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #IdahoMurders #DavidAnthonyBurke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology #JusticeForCeleste #KayleeGoncalves

Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea closed the criminal case. It did not close the questions about who he is. A new book on the Idaho murders has published, for the first time, three letters Kohberger wrote from the Latah County Jail in October 2023 — to his dog, his sister, and his family. The content is striking not for what it says, but for what is entirely absent: any connection to reality.He claimed telepathic communication with his dog. He addressed his sister in the plural and invented a capitalized philosophical term. He wrote his family about "triumphantly ascending to new peaks" while awaiting a potential death sentence. And in that family letter, two words sit in the middle of the text: "A four." He was charged with killing four people — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.Combined with his mother's FBI interview the night of his arrest — where she repeatedly called him her angel, described a man with virtually no social connections, and turned to comfort the family dog mid-interrogation — and inmate observations of obsessive compulsive rituals, the psychological picture is far more complex than a simple guilty plea suggests. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott, author of "The Minds of Mass Killers," breaks down what this body of evidence reveals about the mind behind the Moscow murders.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott brings her expertise in mass killer psychology to a forensic analysis of newly published evidence in the Bryan Kohberger case. Three letters written from the Latah County Jail in October 2023 — never before made public — reveal a psychological profile that raises profound questions about detachment, narcissism, and the complete absence of empathy.Kohberger's writings contain no reference to his four victims — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin. No acknowledgment of the charges. No fear. His letter to his dog claims telepathic communication. His letter to his sister reads like a detached academic exercise. His family letter references "triumphantly ascending" and contains the phrase "A four" — while charged with four counts of first-degree murder.Scott analyzes these letters alongside the FBI's interview with Kohberger's mother the night of his arrest, inmate observations of severe obsessive-compulsive behavior, and the emotional void of his guilty plea. The result is a clinical portrait of a man who may not experience reality the way the rest of us understand it — and what that means for the families who will never receive the answers they deserve.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #XanaKernodle #EthanChapin #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #CriminalPsychology

The procedural and forensic dispute over the Ka-Bar knife sheath in the Bryan Kohberger case raises evidentiary questions that his guilty plea ensured no judge or jury would ever evaluate. Defense forensic scientist Brent Turvey alleges the chain of custody documentation was retroactive, potentially constituting evidence tampering, false reporting, and professional misconduct. Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger maintains the department's electronic barcode system met all legal requirements. Idaho State Police released a photo of the evidence bag showing an unbroken seal.Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in July 2025, accepting four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. He waived all appeal rights. The plea foreclosed any evidentiary challenge.The dispute has generated a rare public conflict between Kohberger's defense team and their former expert. Attorneys Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow issued a statement saying they are “appalled” by Turvey's comments and alleging he violated his confidentiality agreement. Turvey maintains the topics he discussed are part of mass public disclosures.Separately, the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed a lawsuit against Washington State University alleging the institution received formal complaints about Kohberger's conduct and failed to act.Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski address listener questions on the evidentiary standards governing chain of custody disputes, the procedural implications of the defense-expert conflict, the civil liability landscape facing WSU, and what the unidentified hair — confirmed by the FBI as not Kohberger's and reportedly never fully processed — means for the completeness of this investigation.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #ChainOfCustody #IdahoMurders #TrueCrimeToday #KnifeSheath #ForensicEvidence #WSULawsuit #LegalAnalysis #ListenerQA #TrueCrime

Three cases at distinct stages of the legal process raise overlapping questions about evidentiary standards, investigative procedure, and institutional accountability.In Los Angeles, David Anthony Burke faces first-degree murder charges with special circumstance allegations of lying in wait, financial gain, and murder of a witness in connection with the death of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The charges carry the possibility of the death penalty, though the DA's office has not yet made that determination. Burke has pleaded not guilty, and his defense team maintains he did not cause Celeste's death. The People's Brief filed by prosecutors outlines allegations of a sexual relationship beginning when she was thirteen, a killing allegedly motivated by career preservation, and months of alleged evidence destruction.In Idaho, Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder foreclosed any judicial evaluation of the chain of custody dispute now raised publicly by a former defense expert. The Ka-Bar knife sheath carrying Kohberger's DNA allegedly had documentation that was retroactive and legally insufficient. The victims' families have filed a civil lawsuit against Washington State University.In Indiana, Richard Allen's defense team filed a reply brief and requested oral arguments before the Court of Appeals, arguing the trial court committed constitutional error by excluding alternative suspect evidence, admitting involuntary confessions, and blocking the defense from presenting a complete case.Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski take listener questions on the legal standards at stake in each case, the procedural distinctions between pre-trial, post-plea, and appellate proceedings, and what these cases collectively reveal about the American criminal justice system.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4VD #BryanKohberger #DelphiMurders #TrueCrimeToday #RichardAllen #CelesteRivasHernandez #LegalAnalysis #ListenerQA #TrueCrime #CriminalJustice

The physical evidence tying Bryan Kohberger to the King Road crime scene came down to one item: a Ka-Bar knife sheath carrying a single source of male DNA matched to Kohberger. It was the prosecution's anchor. And according to a defense forensic scientist who reviewed the chain of custody documentation, it may have been vulnerable to a challenge that could have kept it out of trial entirely.Brent Turvey, a criminologist with a Ph.D. and testimony in over seventy trials, alleges the evidence bag was documented retroactively. The bag appears to have been filled in twice, with the earliest visible date and initials of lead detective Brett Payne written over the evidence tape sealing the bag. Turvey told reporters the chain of custody was legally insufficient and that the sheath should have been ruled inadmissible.Moscow Police Chief Anthony Dahlinger pushed back. He stated the department uses electronic barcodes and numbered stickers rather than handwritten logs and that the process met legal requirements. Idaho State Police released a photo of the evidence bag showing an unbroken seal.The dispute never reached a courtroom. Kohberger pleaded guilty in July 2025 to four counts of first-degree murder and received four consecutive life sentences with no parole. He waived all appeal rights. The victims — Kaylee Goncalves, twenty-one; Madison Mogen, twenty-one; Xana Kernodle, twenty; and Ethan Chapin, twenty — never received the trial their families expected.Robin Dreeke and I take your questions on the chain of custody dispute, the unidentified hair the FBI says isn't Kohberger's, the families' lawsuit against WSU, and what Kohberger's letters from jail reveal about the man behind the plea.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#IdahoMurders #BryanKohberger #KnifeSheath #ChainOfCustody #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BrokenPlea #KingRoad #ListenerQA #ForensicEvidence

The evidentiary landscape across these three cases reveals patterns that your questions have been tracking with precision. From forensic trace analysis in the D4VD case to chain of custody disputes in Idaho to excluded alternative suspect evidence in Delphi, the investigative details expose alleged systemic gaps at every level.In the D4VD case, prosecutors say LAPD's Trace Analysis Unit found plastic from an inflatable pool lodged in wounds on Celeste Rivas Hernandez's remains. Amazon and Postmates records allegedly tie the purchase of that pool, along with chainsaws, a body bag, and a burn cage, to David Anthony Burke under the alias Victoria Mendez. Burke has pleaded not guilty and maintains he did not cause Celeste's death.In Idaho, the defense forensic scientist who reviewed the Ka-Bar knife sheath alleges the evidence bag was documented retroactively and that the chain of custody was legally insufficient. The FBI confirmed that a hair found near one of the victims does not belong to Bryan Kohberger. It has reportedly never been fully processed.In Delphi, Richard Allen's reply brief details what the defense says the jury was denied: the composite sketch, testimony challenging bullet-matching evidence, audio from Allen's solitary confinement, the Kegan Kline catfish connection, and evidence pointing to alternative suspects whose interviews were allegedly recorded over and whose weapons were never collected.Robin Dreeke and Tony Brueski take listener questions across all three cases, connecting the forensic, investigative, and procedural threads your messages keep pulling.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4VD #BryanKohberger #DelphiMurders #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #ForensicEvidence #ChainOfCustody #ListenerQA #CelesteRivasHernandez #RichardAllen

Bryan Kohberger admitted he killed four University of Idaho students. He's serving four consecutive life sentences. He gave up his right to appeal. And yet somehow, the fight over what happened in this case is more intense now than it was before the plea.At the center of it: Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist the defense team hired and now wishes would disappear. Turvey was retained to analyze the crime scene. He reportedly found what he describes as serious chain of custody failures with the Ka-Bar knife sheath — the prosecution's most critical piece of physical evidence — and says those failures would have been enough to challenge the admissibility of Kohberger's DNA at trial. He says he brought these concerns to lead attorney Anne Taylor before the plea. He says no one acted on them.The defense team's response came in the form of their first public statement since sentencing — not about the evidence, but about Turvey. They called his conduct appalling. They accused him of violating his confidentiality agreement. They said he's speaking on topics outside his expertise. Turvey responded by calling the statement deflection and challenging Taylor to name a single specific violation.This conflict exploded alongside the release of "Broken Plea," a book by former FBI agent Christopher Whitcomb that draws on thousands of pages of undisclosed case files. The book raises additional questions — about untested hair found at the scene that was reportedly excluded as Kohberger's by the FBI lab, about competing expert conclusions on the number of perpetrators, and about a crime scene timeline that doesn't hold together the way the prosecution described it.For the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, this was supposed to be finished. Instead, the very people who were supposed to fight for the defense are now fighting each other — publicly, bitterly, and with no end in sight. The case may be closed. The questions are wide open.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrentTurvey #DefenseExpert #BrokenPlea #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #AnneTaylor #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeToday

Bryan Kohberger's defense team has issued its first public statement since his guilty plea, and this time, they are taking aim at one of their own experts. Attorneys Anne Taylor, Elisa Massoth, and Bicka Barlow accused forensic scientist Brent Turvey of violating a confidentiality agreement after his recent public comments about the Ka-Bar knife sheath, chain-of-custody concerns, and case-related materials. Turvey denies wrongdoing, saying the information he discussed was already public or included in discovery. The controversy centers on one of the most important pieces of evidence in the University of Idaho murders case: the knife sheath recovered from the crime scene, which later became central to the DNA evidence tied to Kohberger. In this video, we break down what the defense said, how Turvey responded, why the knife sheath evidence still matters, and whether these chain-of-custody claims would likely have changed anything in court. Rest in peace Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #ExpertWitness

The people who hired Brent Turvey to help defend Bryan Kohberger are now publicly condemning him. Not because he did bad work. Because he's talking about what the work revealed.Turvey is a forensic scientist — PhD in Criminology, three decades of casework, more than 70 trials as a qualified expert. Kohberger's defense team brought him in to analyze the crime scene at the King Road house where Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were fatally stabbed in November 2022. He signed a confidentiality agreement. And according to him, he found something that could have upended the prosecution's entire physical case: alleged chain of custody failures on the Ka-Bar knife sheath — the evidence that carried Kohberger's touch DNA and served as the strongest physical link between him and the crime scene.Turvey says he told the defense about this before the plea deal. He says they didn't pursue it. He says he never got a straight answer about why. Then Kohberger pleaded guilty, and the door to every unresolved evidence question closed.Now Turvey is speaking to reporters. He's collaborated with former FBI agent Christopher Whitcomb, whose new book "Broken Plea" documents thousands of pages of previously undisclosed case files — including evidence photos, untested hair found at the scene, and expert conclusions that contradict each other on fundamental questions about how these crimes were committed.Anne Taylor's defense team broke their silence to call Turvey appalling and accuse him of breaching his agreement. Turvey says everything he's shared was already in the public record. He calls their statement deflection. And while they publicly condemn him for talking, Taylor and co-counsel Elisa Massoth are reportedly scheduled to give their own paid, closed-door presentation about the case at a defense lawyers conference — under confidentiality rules they control.The families deserve answers. They're getting a fight instead.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #BrentTurvey #AnneTaylor #BrokenPlea #KaBarSheath #ForensicScience #KayLeeGoncalves #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers

Three cases. Three families. None of them have the answers they were promised. Bryan Kohberger pled guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students and is serving life without parole — but his own defense expert is now publicly alleging the key physical evidence had serious chain of custody problems, and a new book by a former FBI agent reveals untested crime scene evidence that wasn't Kohberger's. The plea buried everything. Nick Reiner sits in a Los Angeles jail facing two counts of first-degree murder with death penalty eligibility for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. The autopsy reports still aren't finished. The preliminary hearing just got pushed to September. His public defender hasn't tipped her hand on whether a mental health defense is coming. And the family is enduring every delay in a case where the accused is their own blood. Tupac Shakur's family just filed a wrongful death lawsuit naming Keffe D and one hundred unnamed co-conspirators — nearly three decades after the rapper was gunned down in Las Vegas. The lawsuit is designed to force testimony from people who have never faced a subpoena. Keffe D's criminal trial is set for August. The witnesses are vanishing. And the family has already lost nearly everyone. Eric Faddis — criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor — joins Hidden Killers to break down all three cases in one extended conversation covering the evidence, the legal strategies, the failures, and the families still fighting for something the system keeps deferring.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#Kohberger #NickReiner #TupacShakur #RobReiner #KeffeD #EricFaddis #IdahoMurders #BrentwoodMurder #WrongfulDeath #TrueCrime

Bryan Kohberger pled guilty on July 2, 2025, to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary in the November 2022 stabbing deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin at their off-campus residence near the University of Idaho. He received four consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole, plus an additional ten years for burglary, and waived all rights to appeal. The plea agreement removed the death penalty from consideration. No trial was held. Now, defense-retained forensic scientist Brent Turvey is publicly alleging that the Ka-Bar knife sheath recovered from the crime scene — the sole piece of physical evidence carrying Kohberger's DNA — had chain of custody deficiencies he says could have provided grounds for a challenge to its admissibility. Turvey alleges the evidence bag documentation was completed retroactively by a single individual, lacking the required dual signatures for each transfer between law enforcement personnel. Kohberger's defense team, led by public defender Anne Taylor, has responded by accusing Turvey of violating a confidentiality agreement signed in October 2024. Former FBI agent Christopher Whitcomb's book "Broken Plea" raises additional questions — including untested hair recovered from the crime scene that the FBI lab reportedly determined did not belong to Kohberger, and conflicting expert assessments regarding whether a single perpetrator could have carried out the attack. Eric Faddis, criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor, examines the legal implications of the chain of custody allegations, the defense team's public dispute with their own expert, and the procedural reality that Kohberger's waiver of appeal rights forecloses any judicial review of the evidence.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#Kohberger #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #ChainOfCustody #KnifeSheath #BrentTurvey #BrokenPlea #EricFaddis #UniversityOfIdaho #TrueCrime

Bryan Kohberger pled guilty and is serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students. No trial. No cross-examination. No jury verdict. And now, the forensic expert his own defense hired is alleging that the knife sheath — the only physical evidence tying Kohberger to the crime scene through DNA — had a chain of custody so flawed it could have been challenged and potentially excluded at trial. Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist with over seventy trials to his name, says the evidence bag's documentation was filled out after the fact by a single person and lacked the required signatures for each transfer between law enforcement. The defense team led by Anne Taylor never acted on his findings before Kohberger took the deal. Now that same defense team is publicly attacking Turvey for speaking — while simultaneously preparing a paid, closed-door presentation at a defense lawyers' conference titled "Lessons Learned from Kohberger," where attendees must sign confidentiality pledges. Former FBI agent Christopher Whitcomb's new book "Broken Plea" adds another layer — untested hair found at the scene that the FBI lab confirmed wasn't Kohberger's, and expert disagreement on whether one person could have carried out the attack. Eric Faddis, criminal defense attorney and former felony prosecutor, dissects the chain of custody allegations, the defense's contradictory behavior, and what it means that the evidence underneath a quadruple homicide plea deal was never subjected to adversarial testing in a courtroom.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#Kohberger #BryanKohberger #IdahoMurders #KnifeSheath #ChainOfCustody #BrentTurvey #BrokenPlea #KayleeGoncalves #MadisonMogen #TrueCrime

In this week’s episode of Zone 7, Sheryl McCollum talks to Court TV correspondent Matt Johnson about what it takes to cover high-profile criminal cases and trials, from the Lori Vallow Daybell case and Rex Heuermann to Karen Read and the Delphi murders. Matt explains how deadlines, jury reactions, and the pressure of live television shape the way he turns hours of courtroom testimony into clear, accessible coverage. They discuss the public’s fascination with true crime, investigative missteps, and the emotional weight of sitting near violent offenders, including a moment when Matt says it felt as if “the devil is real, and here he is. Highlights: (0:00) Sheryl McCollum welcomes Matt Johnson to Zone 7 (2:45) Matt’s process for turning complex cases into clear, headline-driven reporting (5:45) The pressure of explaining a full case narrative in seconds on live television (7:15) Matt describes seeing Bryan Kohberger in court and the feeling of being near what he describes as “pure creep and evil” (10:00) The psychological impact of observing defendants like Lori Vallow Daybell during trial (14:30) The Delphi murders, Richard Allen, and how courtroom access, investigative gaps, and missing details shape public trust (18:15) Rex Heuermann, plea deals, and the answers families may never fully receive (20:45) Matt describes Rex Heuermann’s courtroom presence and the unsettling behavior he observed (26:00) The early cases that shaped Matt’s career, including the Turpin family case and Rebecca Zahau (29:30) Matt shares his new YouTube venture: True Crime and Justice with Matt Johnson (31:00) Sheryl closes with a Karen Read quote that captures Matt’s next chapter Guest Bio: Matt Johnson is an Emmy Award-winning crime and justice correspondent for Court TV Network covering major criminal cases and high-profile trials. He hosts the award-winning true crime podcast True Crime Deadline and recently launched True Crime and Justice with Matt Johnson on YouTube Enjoying Zone 7? Leave a rating and review where you listen to podcasts. Your feedback helps others find the show and supports the mission to educate, engage, and inspire. Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an active crime scene investigator for a metro Atlanta police department and the director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute, which partners with colleges and universities nationwide. With more than 4 decades of experience, she has worked on thousands of cold cases using her investigative system, The Last 24/361, which integrates evidence, media, and advanced forensic testing. Her work on high-profile cases, including The Boston Strangler, Natalie Holloway, Tupac Shakur and the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynching, led to her Emmy Award for CSI: Atlanta and induction into the National Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2023. Social Links: Email: coldcase2004@gmail.com X: @ColdCaseTips Facebook: @sheryl.mccollum Instagram: @officialzone7podcast TikTok: @Sheryl.McCollum Preorder Sheryl’s upcoming book, Swans Don’t Swim in a Sewer: Solving the Cold Case of the Flint River Killer’s Daughter, releasing May 12, 2026.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was there more than one killer? Had the crime scene been cleaned and sanitized before the police arrived? Was furniture staged to throw off detectives? In one of the most extraordinary true crime stories ever published, Broken Plea questions what really happened in the house on King Road—and the results of that investigation will astound you.In the early morning hours of November 13, 2022, four lives were lost in a brutal crime in Moscow, Idaho—and a nation demanded answers. When a suspect accepted a plea bargain, the story seemed settled. Justice, many believed, had been served.Broken Plea challenges that assumption.Drawing on court records, investigative timelines, witness statements, and apparently overlooked inconsistencies, this meticulously researched exposé examines how a rush to judgment may have shaped one of the most closely watched murder cases in recent memory.As the official narrative hardened, critical leads went unexplored, contradictory evidence was minimized, and alternative explanations faded from view. This book does not claim certainty where none exists. Instead, it asks the questions that were never fully pursued: What happens when pressure to close a case outweighs the search for truth? What evidence may have been sidelined, and why? And what are the consequences when a plea doesn't end scrutiny but invites it? Clear-eyed, unsparing, and deeply unsettling, Broken Plea reopens the case—and invites people to look again at what justice demands when the truth remains unresolved. BROKEN PLEA: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho Murders-Chris Whitcomb

Megyn Kelly investigates the Idaho college murders, including a deep dive into Bryan Kohberger's past, the circumstances and evidence of the crime, how Kohberger was caught, and unanswered questions to this day.     Follow The Megyn Kelly Show on all social platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MegynKelly Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MegynKellyShow Instagram: http://Instagram.com/MegynKellyShow Facebook: http://Facebook.com/MegynKellyShow  Find out more information at:https://www.devilmaycaremedia.com/megynkellyshow Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.