Idaho suspect is ‘different than most homicide offenders’: Former FBI profiler | ABCNL 

I taught criminal law to criminal justice students for forty years. Over the years I had more than a few that were criminal personalities who enrolled in order to learn how to “beat the system”. Most of them dropped out resenting the underlying moral disapproval of crime inherent in the subject as they were criminals themselves aggrieved by the world. Read Yochelson and Samenov “The Criminal Personality “. This offender, while more intelligent than most, and narcissistic enough to think he could commit the perfect murder, was just another criminal himself.

I’m not sure if Bryan truly understood how widely covered this crime was going to be. It’s the kind that everyone is going to remember for the rest of their lives.

How bout he innocent until PROVEN guilty.... You presstitutes.

I feel so sorry for his sisters, mother and father. Maybe they are suffering a loss similar to the victims parents.

Does this guy sound a bit like Steve Carell or am I way off?

That serial killer comment is so true- I wouldn’t be surprised if he was planning to do this again or has already done this before

He's destroyed his own family

I think the public is very very lucky that the FBI recognized that this murderer was very dangerous, and needed to be found before he had another opportunity. And they ran familial DNA testing. Phew. That's pretty uncommon for new active cases.... But it was a good call. This dude wasn't going to stop and he was a massive danger to society. High five to law enforcement this time! (Not every time.. but this time, they did amazing fast & effective work)

I was afraid they would never get the person who did this and the case would remain cold. But thank God like a New Year miracle, they caught him and he will face justice what he did. He probably honestly believed he could get away with the perfect murder... he thought wrong. Those poor kids didn't deserve this. He ruined so many lives especially the victims' families. They literally just celebrated the holidays without them. Imagine how painful that must have been for them.

I understand he was interested in studying why people offend, but I can't understand why he would want to commit such a gruesome crime. It's just disgusting.

I know this is going to be a really unpopular opinion. But remember guys it's INNOCENT until proven guilty. Not the other way around. For all we know this guy didn't even do it.

What the hell was wrong with this guy ? It is so sad that 4 young people lost their lives because of this stupid guy Any punishment will be not enough for him

I feel bad for the dad who flew out to Washington because he just wanted to help his son get home for the holidays.

I’m fairly certain this guy attended a party at the house where he committed the murders, was rejected by one of the occupants and then came back for his revenge. He seems to have had a track record of rejection from women so he probably snapped.

no wonder he did so well in college....he was being tested literally on his own thoughts! those answers mustve come easy!

He’s probably not different than most. He’s just an angry, rejected man, with too much pent up anger -dime a dozen.

He's not going to be a "different" offender before a judge and jury!

Imagine the dad on that ride actually having traces of victim's blood on his shoes as a result of his son's actions unbeknownst to him is heartbreaking

Theses "genealogy" companies will not hold up in court. The process of gathering and submitting DNA is anything but scientific. My mom has participated with two different companies, and they both gave her very different results.

I don't know if he's guilty or innocent but he's already been tried and convicted in the court of mass media and public opinion.

He could have killed before and gotten away with it

This is a lesson to humanity. Evil hides in power, religion, education and a cause, Be viligiant!

To those trying to Understand . We never understand what we are not !

Watch his eyes. Condolences to the families,may the victims rest when justice is served.

The judge in the Ted Bundy case said he was an intelligent young man and could have really accomplished something with his life had he chosen to go down a different path. It seems like something that could be so similar with him having been so well educated and so much going for himself. And it's almost hard to imagine he would have done something like this.

This is what happens when you focus too much on the wrong thing. You start to become it

This is how to flush your parent's hard earned money down the drain and ruin their lives, as well as the victims and families. What an utter waste. So very sad and heartbreaking.💔

Kohberger is disturbingly calm. I think an innocent person would be screaming "I am innocent"!

If this guy turns out to be innocent he should receive a billion dollars for the slander. Dude hasn't been found guilty yet.

The deadness of his eyes screams PSYCOPATH 😱 to me!!

this case being covered nationwide right now. good luck in finding impartial jury

Some author or authors are already writing a book about him smh . Crazy world

I'm wondering what role the dad played in this? I think he was involved. When the son was arrested he asked if anyone else had been arrested...very strange question...and the dad was with him in the getaway car.

He probably wanted to play a game of cat and mouse, testing himself against law enforcement. Probably thought that he was intelligent enough to get away with it and the scary part is that he knew the system worked cause he majored in it

Hopefully, his Dad will tell us the stops along the way, the possible dumping sites for murder weapon.

He’s different because he’s young but looks hella old Butler from Addams family 🧟‍♂️

I wonder if he was one of those "I can commit a perfect murder" kind of guys. If so,I didn't work out very well.

I really hope this isn't a casey anthony case again.... We all know she did it, common sense wise. But physical evidence wasn't there, or at least the way it was presented. She would've been convicted of something if the lawyers had given the jurors more options.

Well he took that criminology class to the next level.

These Public ancestry DNA database stuff is getting a little scary. Especially since we have to pay a company so they can sell it or give it to the police. This should be a big point in the case as to the legality of this practice. Not to say I'm defending any sort of criminal this catches but if we give the powers that be too much leeway with this stuff they'll start using it in ways we may not be able to predict.

Still innocent till proven guilty. I'm curious how this is going to play out if he pleads not guilty.

Wouldn't it be creepy if he actually wanted to get caught? Like he was more interested in seeing if he can win in court. I'm glad the investigators kept everything quiet for a bit. And I hope they have all the evidence they need for a conviction.

It is not shocking at all don't trust anyone still holds true no matter how the world may change we all should be scared to live in this dangerous world condolences to the family

Intelligent. Confident. Good upbringing. Decent family. These things do not take away that he has been arrested for a gruesome crime that stole 4 lives.

This dude didn’t lack intelligence he lacked human emotion.

Actually and unfortunately murderers and serial killers are not always the stereo types that people believe they are. These are the murders that go unsolved.

I can’t imagine what his family must be going through right now. I suspect many sleepless nights await. My heart goes out to them.

He’s different because he’s doing his research for his criminology

Sorry he's presumed guilty to me until proven Innocence..I'm sure enforcement has a lot on him..and his reputation In approaching woman and getting rejected, introverted, awkward socially..( Narcissist for sure) your caught fool!!! Thank God and all who contributed to this case!

Do you think he was interested in killing before his criminology education, or could his criminology education have acted as a catalyst for that behavior?

My Guess 1. He had a connection with girl. 2. He got rejected by her. 3. He targetted her for revenge by stalking. 4. He planned and done with cold blooded. 5. Others are collatoral damages. 6. He dont have any shame. 7. DNA , Cellphone signal and data on phones Girls , his computer ,cellphone and camera is the evidance.

What I don’t understand is why his ass isn’t in prison anybody else would be in prison right now he must have the hook up and I hope it’s not because he’s white😢💔😞how sad

interesting note: that car had a pennsylvania license plate on the night of the murders. he didn't register the hyundai in washington state until november 18th. just another weird detail in this crime. 🤔

I feel like they are making a mob of us....

If he had DNA at the scene . so did hundreds of other students who partied there, INCLUDING Jack Showalter. BTW did anyone ever get his DNA??. He was the first to leave town before anyone else even knew of the murders. There was plenty of evidence showing he had issues with women. Ask coworkers from Flatbread. He was kicked out of his frat for the same issues. He was an avid hunter.AND he was jilted by one of the murder victims. Lots of motives there. Unfortunately his family is connected and donates large sums of money to the University of Idaho. The family also lawyered up immediately after Jack got home.

My Heart Breaks for the 4 lost there life by this guy and My Deep Condolences to the family of the 4 life's taken too soon. I hope he tells the truth and pray he gets life or the death chair when he is found guilty

@0:37 I'm not sure where this man is , but I find the haphazard display of pictures, etc. behind him to be a little odd.

DANG!!! He’s a freaking celebrity now. He’s going to have marriage proposals and book deals, have his case in every law enforcement training class. The list goes on and on.

Creo que es un tipo inteligente, como hay tantos, que tiene una enfermedad mental cronificada en el tiempo y muy agravada por la falta de tratamiento. Quizá tenga más de una patología. Por desgracia a menudo este tipo de trastornos si no se tratan adecuadamente desembocan en situaciones muy dañinas para la persona o su entorno. No me parece un crimen muy sofisticado, ni siquiera muy bien planeado, por mucho que al ser estudiante de criminología tuviese “cuidados” especiales en ciertas cosas para evitar ser apresado. No sean morbosos. Hablen de la gran importancia de la salud mental para evitar este tipo de tragedias. DEJEN DE HACER TV DE LOS AÑOS 50, y realmente informen y ayuden a la audiencia que puede tener un familiar, un amigo, o incluso ellos mismos pasando por algún problema de salud menta para que acudan en busca de ayuda psicológica o psiquiatrica para que estas situaciones dejen de repetirse. 4 chicos muy jóvenes han muerto dejando familias destrozadas. ES HORA DE HACER UN TIPO DE PERIODISMO DIFERENTE, DIGNIFIQUEN SU PROFESIÓN.

WOW. It almost sounds like they arrested someone with VERY LITTLE TO NO EVIDENCE and are now TRYING TO FABRICATE A STORY around their NON-EXISTENT motive in order to say that they “got the guy” and “put an end to the story” How convenient. Sad for this man who’s going to be incarcerated for the rest of their life just to bring a sense of comfort to the victims’ families.

Having spent time with him driving across Country, Dad never saw any signs of murder brewing??

after hearing this discussion, criminology is quite interesting not only that suspect doesn't strike me as a murderer goes to show you anybody can be anybody

this dude sounds exactly like Steve Carell

I think this was a "case study," research if you will, for this suspect. It's quite possible that he might never have committed such gruesome crimes if he wasn't triggered by something. But I don't think we'll ever know what that was. No doubt he thought this crime through over a period of weeks or months, maybe not these specific victims, but he probably rehearsed the scenario. He probably also believes he's very intelligent, "too intelligent" to get caught. I can't understand how or why he would not have left his cell phone at home. He certainly is bright enough to know his phone was broadcasting his location anytime it was on. Did he want to get caught. My hope is that the victims are at peace, and that somehow their families can find some peace despite the horrible events.

Imagine if this dude is completely innocent and they have the wrong man

According to the Carfax report, the registration of the car was changed from PA to Washington, 5 days after the murders. Daddy knows a lot!💡

I love how the media is so involved in helping people formulate an opinion. Like they are soooooooo good at. Like everybody says good luck finding an impartial jury at this point.

I’m interested to see what evidence they have against him. If the police got this wrong they have ruined this man’s life. Let’s hope they got this one right.

He doesn't have any scratches. He hanging with his dad. He drives a super common car. He has a cellphone.

His attorney said earlier that Kohberger traveled to PA around Dec 17... I'd love to know whether that cross country trip was really pre planned a long time ago as his attorney stated. His attorney would have taken Bryan's father's word for that - there would be no reason for him to try to verify what his client told him, and it would actually be inappropriate to attempt to verify what Bryan's father told him to be true... The notice by police regarding wanting any information on a white Hyundai Elantra was put out on Dec 7. By Dec 17, Bryan was traveling across the country to PA. From my understanding he was going to return to WA for his studies. His apartment still had all his belongings so it doesn't appear he was going to move back to PA..?? Why would he drive across the country to see his family, when he would most certainly still need a car in WA? He would then have to drive it back across the country again, to WA, when he returned for school - likely by himself this time. Would have so much easier, and likely less expensive, to fly back to PA. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, and makes it appear as if the father flew out to WA to help him drive back to PA - within days of the police posting their notice on the white Hyundai Elantra... Just seems a bit suspicious.... On an somewhat unrelated note, I also would wonder whether the two stops by the police in Indiana were random - hard to believe this wasn't related to LE tailing him on the trip back to PA...??

No words can describe the pain this has caused us. I couldn’t take this how someone can have nerve to stab innocent ppl when they are completely helpless. RIP for the lost souls and may justice prevail. I🖤🖤💔💔

Could it be he could have done other (crimes) and not left any evidence to be trace to him?? Just asking.

I have a feeling that this is not the guy! Perhaps he was involved in some way, but perhaps the killer(s) are still out there. how is it possible that he drove to the house killed 4 people with a knife and then left. Perhaps there was someone else involved. Why did he changed the title of the car to his name 5 days after the killings. So many missing pieces we will have to wait until more evidence is disclosed

Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder how much attention such criminals get as compared to other 'news', including wars, weather calamities, major human crises...many maybe opting for such crimes that put the spotlight on them and that too in a HUGE way, where so many other people like media, police, legal system get working from where the criminal left off!

He’s not been convicted of anything yet.

He not only shamed his family he destroyed a community

My thoughts and prayers to all the Family members. It seems the dirt-bag got his sick thinking from a Hollywood script, the killer student becomes fixed on the thoughts of a murderer just plain sick

From a criminologist to a criminal 🥺🥺 those kids didn't deserve that

unpopular opinion, lets stop saying killer or killed when its murder. killing and murder ARE DIFFERENT

I wonder how he did it "alone" doing it in one go to 4 people. That's unbelievable.

Can’t wait till NETFLIX do a 5 part special on this case 🕵️‍♀️

Dude must have missed the class on the day they discussed DNA evidence.

“I’m not like other murderers 💅🏼✨”

What's the difference, he just had a bad day and also suffers from affluenza?

It strikes me that the various law enforcement agencies and the media should be EXTREMELY careful about 'convicting' him as the killer before his trial. Do we want this whole thing to end up in a mistrial? Choose words carefully people!

Wouldn't Kohberger have know that his DNA was easily traced using the genealogy DNA out there, and I'm assuming it was the mixed blood samples from the crime scene. So, was Kohberger injured by his struggle with Ethan ? Did he not know Ethan would be there ? Did LE find the knife with some of BK's blood on it ? If he WAS injured would he have needed stitches & a trip to ER ? So many questions

Stabbing someone to death is beyond a violent and heinously disgusting crime but it's a personal act. This POS was close to his victims in order to stab them to death...Found guilty he must receive the death penalty.

So is he also responsible for the brutally tortured stabbed and murdered pet dog that had been found just weeks before these kids were also brutally found? I was convinced it was serial killer fascination practice for someone wanting to do this. ( I read too many crime novels) Also how did the dad never think wow they’re looking for a car EXACTLY like this one from the exact place my son was and he’s a bit of a creeper …. I’d be wondering

Seems a bit odd that father never asked son "hey what were you doing in Idaho?" Especially after seeing all the news and police searching for white car

What a tragedy all the way around. I'm retired from fire prevention. An inside joke is there's a teensy bit of arsonist in every fire fighter. Thankfully that drives them to stop the tragedy, vs ending up a criminal arsonist. But every now and then someone veers off. Sadly this future criminogist either followed this path intentionally from the begining, or did he veer off along the way? A loss on so many levels. Wishing peace and healing to the victim's fmilies, friends and community.

One of the victims was very into makeup, cosmetics, tanning, hair styling, and she was super pretty. I hope she is rememberd for her creativity, open heart, and legacy besides another domestic violence situation. All young people are beautiful. I'm getting old, and life should never be taken prematurely. Don't accelerate the enivatable. Have a good year, healing is a priority. And guys, men's mental health is far too neglected. We as a society have to do better to help men of all ages be well, thought disorderz and behaviorial issues are too coomon, costing taxpayers bigtime. Life is precious, don't throw it away. All this stress makes me want to get a puppy/kitty. I need a baby to hold and love.

The prisoner on death row was pretty accurate in his assessment of this guy !

This guy wanted to be notorious, well, he got it. But he didn't come anywhere near close to committing the "perfect crime" like he envisioned. He was more careless than Leopold & Loeb. Once authorities looked into it, he was easily apprehended. And I'm sure his case will result in a lifetime prison sentence. Plenty of time to think about how "brilliant" he is.

What disturbs me as much as the murders is the assumption of guilt rather than the assumption of innocence. That is truly horrifying. Maybe he did it, but thus far there has not been much evidence released. Also, that “evidence” has not been subjected to any scrutiny. Hate to point out the obvious, but from time to time, law enforcement make mistakes, just like anyone in any profession. Seems the only evidence the public needs to convict this kid is that people think he’s awkward and that he “acts smart.” If he were dumb and social, I guess, most people would support his right to be considered innocent until proven guilty.

Checking the dna of Satan...

In all honesty I am shocked that everyone analyses this guy like he has been convicted already. The affidavit haven’t even been released yet. We know nothing. Let’s just hope the police has the right guy.

Partial hit on a dna database? That’s weird. Either there’s a hit or not. There may not be much dna in common, but a hit is a hit.

What clue does anyone have that he was anywhere near those murders....? I haven't heard anything about how the officials even began to look for the guy...I just want to be sure that it's ACTUALLY THE GUILTY PERSON...!

Bryan looks terrified. I hope they got the right guy. Let's see ALL THE EVIDENCE.

If he was travelling with his dad around the country, would it be fair to also look at his dad for any connection to killing?. I mean, where was the dad during the horrific attack if it's true this guy is the killer? Did he travel with him before or after ?