I think it is probably his first murder, but likely wouldn't have been his last if he wasn't caught. Given that his research was basically what makes a criminal tick and he found out first hand, he may have gotten his thrill by doing it. He may have been in the early stages of being a serial killer.
It may also be that OCD is an overused term and is often not used to reference a clinical diagnosis.
Agreed. I think he’s just a super rare dude who starts out with a mass murder. But once the stress passed, he would have done this again. I think this was years in the making, and it’s funny, because with his education he should have known how stupidly reckless this was. Sloppy boy.
That’s literally it.
It seems unlikely to me. He looks a bit old for frat parties, and, at least when I was in college, non-frat member guys weren't allowed in, although all women were. And he's reportedly a bit socially awkward according to his professor in post #132, so probably wouldn't fit into the party group at all.
That's my take, too. The timing is off, when one considers his graduation date. It's sloppy, at best. And the questions are, imo, unusual.
On CNN late news, a former LE officer talked about how LE kept him under surveillance as he crossed the country. He either never suspected he was being tailed or didn’t react to it. He’s no genius.
Look at Jake Patterson in the Closs case, or Richard Allen in Delphi. It’s incredibly rare, but these things happen.
There’s no evidence that he was diagnosed with OCD.
I thought this was a HIGH SCHOOL friend. BK's various potentially serious mental & physical health issues stretch back to his teens in all probability.Bryan Kohberger's friend described the difference in his appearance and demeanor before his senior year.
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Mcloughlin said Kohberger was 'down to Earth,' when he graduated junior year. But at the start of senior year, Kohberger returned 'thinner than a rail,' had turned 'aggressive' and taken up boxing.
Recalling how their friendship soured, Mcloughlin added: 'He always wanted to fight somebody, he was bullying people. We started cutting him off from our friend group because he was 100 percent a different person.'
Kohberger said he has 'no idea' what prompted the sudden change.
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ETA - This might have referred to his Junior and Senior year at DeSales. Regardless, he had experienced a pronounced change in behavior in the 18 months before the murders.
Bryan Kohberger: the OCD libertarian vegan who 'looked drugged'
Bryan Kohberger is in custody on charges of homicide for the Idaho killings. Relatives say he had 'obsessive' eating habits that went 'above and beyond' being vegan.www.dailymail.co.uk
JMO
Not sure, but I think the big question is will he confess?
Yes I think he will prolong it. He knows the pathway to where he is headed.
Its really not a “rigorous” process. I’m a CRA ( work in clinical trials research for industry). It highly depends on the IRB. Some are thorough, some are garbage. Many university IRBs are the latter. But plenty of huge, central IRBs drop the ball frequently too. And getting IRB approval for something like that? It’s literally just filling out a template form and providing a copy of the survey, and waiting until their next meeting.
