Bryan Kohberger flew under the radar for most of his life before he was accused of killing four Universi of Idaho students in November 2022.
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3/15/23
The Law&Crime Network began a weeks-long investigation into his life before the murders, leading our team more than 2,000 miles from the mass murder scene in the mountains of Idaho to the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.
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As a commuter student, Kohberger came and went from DeSales’ campus during his undergraduate psychology studies. Ferraro said Kohberger kept to himself, and didn’t show any outward signs of something more menacing.
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Learning from renowned forensic psychologist
During that time, both Ferraro and Kohberger studied under renowned forensic psychologist and DeSales University professor
Dr. Katherine Ramsland.
Law&Crime Network reached out to Ramsland for this story, but were told via email, “I’m making no statements about Bryan Kohberger and will not be interviewed for any stories that feature him.”
But months before Kohberger’s arrest, Ramsland appeared on
Law&Crime Network’s podcast Coptales & Cocktails.
4/14/22
In the interview, given just seven months before the University of Idaho murders,
Ramsland explained the workings of a psychopath’s mind.
“The brains of what we call primary psychopaths, who seem to be born with this brain disconnect, are definitely different. It allows them to be better predators, if that’s what they choose to be. Not all psychopaths are criminals. Not all psychopaths are murderers,” Ramsland said. “If they choose that, it allows them to be very effective, better because they really don’t have any remorse over what they’re doing. And they really can be very calculated. They tend to be very reward driven.”
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According to forensic psychologist Dr. John Delatorre, Kohberger can’t yet be labeled as a psychopath, or even a serial killer.
“What actually happened was that he was a mass killer,” Delatorre said. “Whoever did this should actually be considered a mass killer. But that doesn’t take away from the possibility that they are also a serial killer.”
Ferraro believes Kohberger “snapped,” saying, “I think he’s just sick. I think that people online want to make this into a fairy tale and make it grandiose and much more than it is. If he had done this, I think he’s a sick individual that finally snapped.”
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