GUILTY PLEA DEAL ACCEPTED - ID - 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered, Bryan Kohberger Arrested, Moscow, Nov 2022 #114

[Luna20]

I believe that BK used his sister to get a message across (about what he currently is researching bicameral mentality). Also, the united front is somewhat unlikely, since we all have different ideas about things. It is possible that she is acting on behalf of the family to "create" the united front.

Personally I don't buy it, and I think she was quite careful and possibly appropriate to not discuss the crime. However, it becomes a defensive act to give an interview and not address the main issue. They may not believe he is guilty, but I would think all four of them do not have the same opinion. JMOO

The timing of this article is interesting (he was flown back to Idaho 3 years ago today). Something seems quite intentional in the messaging.

It is strange timing. I wonder if this is going to linger in hopes of attempting to convince the public that he isn’t a murderer but something just snapped.

Not addressing the main issue is a credibility issue imo. Why do the interview at all when the four families he murdered are still grieving? It just seems like a slap in the face.

 

[Cool Cats]

I saw a photo of the original heart in the NYT article — it was multi-colored — I recall cheerful with a lot of red and orange. My guess is the Xerox was on a black and white copier so the heart came out black. OMO.

Added: For those seeing some color, it could be the transpositions from camera to computer screen, or perhaps the person who Xeroxed it for him tried to doctor it up with colored pencils. I’d let this go. Don’t think sister sent him a black heart, but only my opinion.

Wow, thanks @LetsSolvIt you are spot on.

MSN

Here is what BK's sister Mel said about the heart photo she sent to her brother that got photocopied .......

Melissa Kohberger sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published Saturday. She revealed she drew him a heart he was seen looking at during his sentencing, which tabloids referred to as a "creepy drawing."

The black heart picture was apparently a photocopied version of what she'd drawn which originally had a ton of vibrant colors. She says it was a sign of support from her to show him she still loved him.

Melissa says the family is still working to reconcile the brother and son they knew - with the person who could break into a home and slaughter all four people inside.

 

[minazoe]

honestly I would change my name, get plastic surgery and never look back...mOO

 

[Sor Juana]

Since many rely heavily on BK's guilty plea, here’s a statistic that might add some context. In the U.S., many innocent people plead guilty when they feel cornered or fear an unfair trial. Sharing this because it may help frame the plea in a broader way.

sociologists have estimated that between 2 and 8 percent of people who plead guilty are in fact innocent.

In the subsequent 200 years, the basic way in which people are convicted of a crime has substantially changed; plea agreements predominate, while the trial by jury has become a decreasingly viable “right.” One of the unplanned effects of the ubiquity of plea bargaining has been that unacceptable numbers of innocent people are pleading guilty and being criminally punished.