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University of Idaho murder case takes bizarre twist thanks to Reddit post allegedly written by suspect
Twitchy ^ | Posted at 1:33 pm on December 30, 2022 by Sarah D

Posted on 12/30/2022 1:24:38 PM PST by Red Badger

After an intensive search, law enforcement has finally taken a suspect in the murder of four University of Idaho students.

The suspect has been identified as Bryan Christopher Kohberger, and he was arrested in Pennsylvania, in the Poconos.

Here’s hoping that police have the right man in custody — and that, if he is indeed guilty of committing these heinous murders, Kohberger will face justice.

For what it’s worth, Kohberger has reportedly exhibited some bizarre, arguably disturbing behavior since being taken into custody:

And it should come as no surprise to you that Kohberger apparently has a pattern of odd, arguably disturbing behavior.

Except Bryan Kohberger is not just any graduate student, but a graduate student in criminal justice:

And, if you can believe it, it’s about to get even weirder:

“Research Participation Needed.” Just looking for some people to participate in some research, guys.

Talk about things taking a turn. Holy moly.

“Uhhhhhh…” is exactly right. If the Bryan Kohberger who wrote that Reddit post is in fact the same Bryan Kohberger who was just arrested in connection with a quadruple homicide, then … wow. What happened, exactly? Did Kohberger not get a satisfactory number of responses from criminals to his inquiry? Was he just not impressed with the quality of the responses? Did he decide that he could just save himself a lot of time and effort by going out and committing a crime himself? After all, what better way to understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime than to go out and commit a crime? And what better crime to go out and commit than murder?

That’s really how it’s looking, yes.

Granted, the Reddit post isn’t quite as damning as, say, a Facebook post or TikTok video talking about how you’re going to go shoot up a school (you know, the sorts of stuff that law enforcement often gets alerted to and chooses to ignore until someone actually does go out and shoot up a school and then it’s “Gosh, we had no clue that something like this could happen! If only someone had brought this person to our attention earlier!), but still. Looking back at the post in light of Kohberger’s arrest, it’s hard not to feel like maybe there might have been other clues that something about this guy was just really, really off.

“Diabolical” is such a great descriptor. Seriously, what the hell? Did a future quadruple-murderer really go on Reddit less than a year ago to ask for input from criminals on what motivated them to commit their crimes? This is honestly just so insane. On so many levels.

Or it would’ve been … fortunately Kohberger, if he’s the murderer, probably won’t get a chance to do it. And what a tremendous loss for criminal justice scholarship that will be.


TOPICS: Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: autism; bryankohberger; idaho; pennsylvania; visualsnow; washington
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

“I think you have it backwards: He drove his white Elantra to Pennsylvania which means his white Elantra took him to Pennsylvania.”

Elantra’s are not self-driving/self navigating.


61 posted on 12/30/2022 2:39:56 PM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: scrabblehack

If he went to Pennsylvania before the end of the school term, almost certainly he finished all his coursework and the only thing he’s working on is his dissertation, so I’m back to asking about the major professor and the committee.
= = =

I read he finished the semester.

And it was his first semester. So he wasn’t near done. And ‘Gone home for the Christmas break’ (and hide up in the woods).


62 posted on 12/30/2022 2:42:20 PM PST by Scrambler Bob
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To: ClearCase_guy

Remember Richard Jewell from the 1996 Olympics?


63 posted on 12/30/2022 2:42:53 PM PST by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: TigerClaws

I assume the accused is from PA. Does the caller’s accent sound correct? I can’t remember what accents in that part of PA sound like.


64 posted on 12/30/2022 2:45:31 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Red Badger

Update!

Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸
@JackPosobiec

The FBI had been watching the Idaho massacre suspect for 4 days prior to his arrest in a raid in PA early this morning

2:24 PM · Dec 30, 2022

https://twitter.com/jackposobiec/status/1608922001661661186


65 posted on 12/30/2022 2:46:36 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Red Badger

The NY Post is reporting his DNA was found at the murder scene


Kohberger’s DNA has also been matched to samples recovered at the scene of the deaths, sources told The Post.”


66 posted on 12/30/2022 2:47:06 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: Zuriel

Yes indeed, criminals are found at every level of intelligence and education, look at the uni bomber


67 posted on 12/30/2022 2:50:11 PM PST by carcraft (Pray for our Country)
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To: NWFree

Not too smart PhD guy.


68 posted on 12/30/2022 2:51:24 PM PST by M_Continuum
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To: TigerClaws

Did he sell one of the girls a car?


69 posted on 12/30/2022 2:51:33 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: mware

Right. I am waiting for LE to mention he has any “priors.” Not sure if they’re allowed to do that, but reporters could find out.....


70 posted on 12/30/2022 2:53:14 PM PST by 4Liberty (Kamala’s relatives owned slaves.)
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To: Red Badger

The guy looks creepy

Also likely to be rejected by everyone out there


71 posted on 12/30/2022 2:57:42 PM PST by Nifster (OI see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: MeganC

“...Warren Jeffs...”
Had to look that one up.
There is an eerie resemblance...


72 posted on 12/30/2022 2:59:39 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Red Badger

30 year old creep hanging out with college kids. One of those girls rejected him.


73 posted on 12/30/2022 3:00:37 PM PST by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie. )
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To: EarlyBird; Scrambler Bob

Also, his survey was posted from his university, DeSales University in PA, using the university’s Qualtrics license.

If it is the case that he was looking for a partner in crime with this survey, I’m sure the FBI could get loads of data from the university.

This guy is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.


74 posted on 12/30/2022 3:19:12 PM PST by EarlyBird (There’s a whole lot of winning going on around here!)
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To: matt1234

“Maybe he just got off on reading the responses.”

That was my first thought while reading the post. Perhaps vicarious thrills weren’t doing it for him anymore, or he wanted to study more directly.


75 posted on 12/30/2022 3:21:34 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: Roccus

“Don’t be sad, parents. Your little Suzie died in the cause of Science!”

How Faucian.


76 posted on 12/30/2022 3:31:36 PM PST by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: allendale

Any connection between this guy and the WSU student SWAT had to kill a few weeks ago?

https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/pullman-police-lift-shelter-in-place-wsu-campus/293-8b845df8-0a35-4c2e-ac1b-7f17d7ddced2


77 posted on 12/30/2022 3:37:38 PM PST by OrangeHoof (No food in the stores; fuel prices too high? Thank a liberal.)
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To: Round Earther

I together was arrested in a gated community so I don’t think financial envy is the motive.


78 posted on 12/30/2022 3:37:53 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: V_TWIN

Criminal Justice is a fake field, where the schools have monetized another blue collar job. Just like “journalism”.
You skip the degree and debt and just go to work in the field. Work hard and you can advance.

It’s a scam.


79 posted on 12/30/2022 3:43:16 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: EEGator
Yes, someone studying criminal justice to get the upper hand on investigative techniques has to have a lower IQ.

Jack the Ripper and D. B. Cooper are not a dime-a-dozen.   We only know of them because they were two of the less than a handful of criminals who appeared to get away with their crimes.   Yet, in all likelihood they both ended their crime sprees because they met their unsung just deserts.

80 posted on 12/30/2022 3:45:10 PM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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