New book claims to reveal target of Idaho murders

A new book claims that Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho murder case, may have targeted one of the roommates at the off-campus house where four students were killed.
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[@rickallen1908]

I'll wait for the evidence to be presented to a jury. I won't read the book, it has to be at least 50% speculation. Trying to cash in on someone else's tragedy doesn't sit well with me.

[@JeffSherlock]

It is bad fiction. I have read a chpter. (People magazine). It is really bad writing.

[@KateLicker]

well, cashing in on tragedy would be able to be applied to what percentage of non-fiction books, if you wanted to view it that way? I mean, Christ, every true-crime book, every St Martin's True Crime Library genre paperback...I read a lot of those..

[@LJE-B]

I agree, though I do think Kohberger is guilty.

[@seasonti8312]

@LJE-B he 💯 guilty. Think about this he was seen by FBI agents the night he was arrested cleaning his car with bleach and was wearing latex gloves. Also he was seen putting his own trash into plastic bags and throwing them away in his next door neighbors trash can.

[@gabormeszar9743]

​@seasonti8312 So he started to clean up his car after 5 weeks of the murder happened and all this after a long trip back in PA ? 😅 ...And who is the reliable source of that neighbor's trash bag story ? 🤔

[@Wooster77]

Shouldnt a book like this not be released before the trial?

[@robertmarley8852]

It's a mistrial at this point You got 90 days to bring a case After that you stretching and violating constitutional rights

[@seasonti8312]

I think that what the authors point is to fill in the gaps that the public has wanted to know since Monday November 14th 2022.

[@WalkiTalki]

Normally an actual judge wouldn't have allowed it to take so long as to need to limit the very long process of writing, editing, printed and distributing a book.

[@Charles-Darwin]

Howard Blum should donate every penny to the victims whatever the outcome may be. There's far more greed and taking advantage around this case which should be unsettling to all.

[@ashleyrubiolevine]

Generally, I would say "no," but every defendant has the right to a speedy and public trial. If you waive that right, then you can't control the public filing in the gaps as time drags on. It's the risk you run by taking your time, particularly in a high-profile case.

[@dkg_gdk]

A book when the suspect has not even been tried? how far can people go for a money grab?

[@KateLicker]

the public has a right to know...

[@WillaMunroe]

@@KateLicker But we do not know all the details yet because the evidence hasn't come out. This book is based on speculation and wild theories.

[@MrCraigblaze]

​@@WillaMunroePoint well said !!

[@sticksbass]

@@WillaMunroe maybe it just the facts as we may know them.

[@ChelseaChfy-ex1po]

@KateLicker This old guy claims the daughter told her father she thought it was him and yet the kohberger family says they have never spoken to the old guy who wrote this book or anybody else. He just needs more money for his retirement fund.

[@Clymers1984]

How is it (Edit- ethically) okay for him to write this book, when the case is still under investigation?

[@barbaravyse660]

He can write it but maybe not publish it and sell it just yet.

[@shrinkwrap1770]

​@@barbaravyse660It's due to come out on the 25th.

[@marymary20]

He's not subject to the gag order.

[@anitakristensen4679]

​@marymary20

[@JeffSherlock]

We fight wars for the First Amendment. Sadly people like Blum take advatage of that.

[@montanamtngirl]

They never should have torn the house down until after the trial was over. Rest in peace to all these great kids that sadly and viciously lost their lives by a psychopath.😢💔🙏❤️

[@lbelton8886]

People shouldn't be able to profit from these families' heartbreak, particularly by adding to it with unvalidated conjecture.

[@erikgriswold5273]

First Amendment > Heartbreak

[@manuellubian5709]

See that's the thing because he has not been technically charged yet he's currently only under a cloud of suspicion that he probably, allegedly, supposedly had some level of involvement in the matter. So as long as he's not been formally charged technically under American law he's free to do that when he is ultimately charged with the crime and his name is firmly attached to guilt then at that point the government can step in and say no you cannot make money off of, or profit off your crime.

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

So, somebody writes a book of fiction and changes their names to Zany, Kylee, Marty and Eddy with a 5th victim to throw off speculators and moves it to Oregon. What's the difference?

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

@@manuellubian5709 - WTF he's not been charged. Where do you get that? Of course he's been charged, you fool.

[@MPSO117]

This is the United States where profit is more important than anything.

[@lorihall3411]

Why is this information coming out before the trial?? No one should be exposing these details and on top of this, there is no evidence to back his presumptions.

[@DetectiveTrupo203]

In this guy's world (the author of the book) its just a race to be first to publish. He obviously doesnt care about putting information out there that could potentially affect the trial. Not to mention the fact most of his conclusions are speculation and are basically fiction. If this guy had any ethics as a journalist or integrity, he would continue researching throughout the trial so that the book included all of that and the outcome.

[@ispy2173]

Strange killings, to this very day still many unanswered questions.

[@Jack-russell103]

questions will be answered at trial. kohberger is guilty af and acted alone

[@cattygirl218]

I don't have any questions.

[@SpecialEd-001]

Not guilty

[@Jack-russell103]

@@SpecialEd-001 100000% guilty. kohbergers dna is under a dead bod with no secondary dna on sheath meaning only he touched it

[@liamjones9115]

Questions such as?

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

This case displays whats wrong with society.

[@JeffSherlock]

These news reports and garbage books like this are waht is wrong.

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

@@JeffSherlock wooosh

[@undeuxtrois123]

Yes it's disgusting how people monetize people's deaths

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@noanyobiseniss7462 Yup, these MAGAts need to give in and the 2A needs to be heavily altered.

[@KateLicker]

oh, I think there are a few more things wrong than this case can showcase...but I acknowledge that some issues are exposed here..

[@marcuswright8418]

Howard Blum is shameless for writing a book like that.

[@Moodboard39]

every author does it, why he any different?

[@show_me_your_kitties]

The people are passed and speech is free. Free speech does not care about ethics or morality, nor should it!

[@heatherfitzgerald.]

Ima just say that BLUM is about as scummy as that kitchen

[@dougcorcoran5455]

Scummier!

[@OrestesSword]

Howard Blum had no business distributing a book based on his own reconstruction without Bryan Kohberger being tried in a court first. It's truly unfair and circumstantial until all the evidence is heard. How can Bryan possibly get a fair trial now?

[@KimBTown]

He won the Pulitzer Prize for writing a book about criminal terrorism from union workers and he used some really sketchy points of view. He’s just old and tired and riding on his past laurels and needs to get a new paycheck to satisfy his golden years. He’s not a good writer anymore, he didn’t even do good research. He got the DNA so messed up. It’s not even funny. I know I’m retired, but it was my field. He must not have even had an editor that knows any science. That whole chapter was pitiful.

[@ketoacid3393]

What a creep. He's looking to cash in. Hoping for a Netflix deal.

[@PartyRaccoon]

A book before a trial or verdict! That is just wrong! Pure greed!🤮

[@smilebigiloveyou]

This story is so strange how did the roommates not hear them being murdered

[@mlwsmp]

Oh they heard, they knew. Those girls need to be charged too

[@nopenope9118]

@@mlwsmpyou knew, you planned it, you took part, and you should be arrested. You were clearly having an affair with Kohberger and he’s your child’s true father. See how easy it is to place blame on innocent people online with zero evidence? 🙄

[@mlwsmp]

@@nopenope9118 your so dumb. That's embarrassing. I wasn't there. Those 2 were. And they told EVERYONE except for the police or anyone who could help. They are absolutely culpable to some extent. Playing "devils advocate" only works if you make some kind of sense. Nonsensical spewing isn't helpful

[@LGD8903]

@@nopenope9118why didn’t they call the police?

[@smilebigiloveyou]

@@nopenope9118 I mean the lady above wasn’t in the house during 4 vicious murders. There’s no way it wasn’t loud

[@keeganfrank6703]

How do you not hear 4 people being brutally stabbed and then claim to not be able to wake them up and not call the cops til noon almost the next day. On top of claiming to not hear anything. It was so loud the neighbors nest camera picked up the sound of the screaming as the stabbings took place..

[@stevenboddy4232]

😂 watch some weird stuff play out like she set it up. Her story makes absolutely NO sense. She heard it, walked out, saw the guy and he just left her alone? Then she slept for 12 hours?? 😂 bro

[@whartonitec1041]

Lot of people are friends on the surface but quite self centered

[@Jack-russell103]

@@stevenboddy4232 no she didnt sleep for 12 hours. where are you getting your misinformation from?

[@stevenboddy4232]

@@Jack-russell103 she waited 12 hours to call the police. So what was she doing? Hiding in a corner? She called in the afternoon bozo

[@steviefarella4336]

😅😅 0:15 😊😊

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

How could the two roommates be texting during the murders???!!

[@Mandrake591]

Why on Earth would the two survivors be texting when 911 should have been called? Why are people so adverse to calling 911?

[@sse7660]

They were probably extremely scared, in denial, not sure what was going on, and trying to comfort and reassure each other. I’m so sick of people who have no idea what they’re talking about judging them.

[@almost17]

@@sse7660 im extremely scared, i will dial 911 immediately

[@smokeskull]

No normal person turns off their phone and drives around in the middle of the night for no reason.

[@Irilijen]

Yes they do

[@antoniodiego9357]

Says who? You? How do you know that? Who are you supposed to be?

[@andrewfox9074]

You might not but a lot of people do

[@brailrice]

Turning off your phone and driving around at anytime day or not does not equate to being a murderer.

[@antoniodiego9357]

@@andrewfox9074 👍

[@billyhorr7126]

Making any kind of money off of this sick crime is ridiculous. The judge should of put a stop to it right away. This is AMERICA though...Be ashamed of yourself

[@billyyank5807]

Apparently you don't like the 1st amendment. The judge can't stop a writer from writing and publishing a book.

[@billyhorr7126]

@@billyyank5807 i love the forst amendment sir but cmon what if that was your brother or sister...would unlet the guy make a buck off of them be honest

[@rmwhite9425]

You are a greedy *** for putting this book out before this could go to trial! You are jeopardizing the justice these young people & families are waiting for!!!Shame on you Sir!😡

[@void________]

He's just speculating, the way we do in the comments. His book will have no bearing on the case anymore than our comments. He doesn't know anymore than we do.

[@ChelseaChfy-ex1po]

@void________ What’s truly messed up is that he is making money off of the see peoples grief by creating fan fiction

[@vs71597]

Greedy j

[@Diskodolle]

This is insane. Seems like we know about 10% of what actually happened in this case and now this author is allowed to write a fictional book and it gets to be released before a man goes to trial for murder!?? What if he’s actually innocent?

[@WobblesandBean]

He's definitely not innocent.

[@dougcorcoran5455]

​@@WobblesandBeanonly a fool doesn't wait to hear the evidence.

[@KateLicker]

so big deal...you find jurors who did not read the book and who don't pay much attention to TV news or coffee-machine chat.....I'm actually thinking that , call them zombies in a bubble if you will, still leaves fairly big juror pool..

[@dougcorcoran5455]

@@KateLicker I believe the book will be discredited for being a bunch of garbage and will have no affect on anything except making Blum look like a fool.

[@Stars4Hearts]

@@WobblesandBean he has fans. (Rhymes with Denzel)

[@Here4Democracy]

Took NINE HOURS to call the police. Huh??? What happened here!

[@MPSO117]

Sleep

[@0R30-0R3]

Ikr!! I mean one of the surviving girls seen him coming down the stairs..made eye contact and he walked out. I can’t understand why they waited so long! 😠

[@cmonkeytoes]

It's called a trauma response. You don't know what you would do in a situation like that. Survival instinct kicks in and you are suddenly not in control anymore. Do some research on the subject of trauma before judging a person who has been through something terribly traumatic! The poor girl probably has extreme survivor's guilt as it is and will be blaming herself for the rest of her life. Have some compassion and empathy!

[@davidreph5210]

the defense is table pounding, because they literally dont have the information they need from the prosecution, to mount a proper constitutioanlly given defense. Their table pounding is not unwarranted. if the police or the prosecution had enough evidence to say Mr Koberger is guilty of this crime, they should very quickly be able to show this evidence and provide how they obtained it. as of Today the in court sessions have literally proven that they do not have that information, and the PCA is mostly made up nonsense... Brian may have done the crime, but it is their duty to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

What a miraculous forensic find by our heroes the FBI! They would never lie or plant evidence.

[@Beautifullybrokenwoman]

This is absolutely disgusting! How is something like this allowed to be published BEOFRE the defendant has even been tried! Especially given the fact there is NO actual evidence been proven yet and things in the PCA have been proven not true or irrelevant as per Bill Thompson himself said in court! This could seriously affect the jury pool as its world wide publication and people might assume what’s in it is true! The teaser I read of it had so much misinformation in just that portion that i dread to think what the rest is like! This book needs stopped! The author should be disgusted in himself trying to profit to this degree on murdered children! The Judge should be ashamed of himself aswel for not gagging books and people profiting from it especially before anyone has even been convicted! If Bryan Kohberger is innocent and or found not guilty this will ruin his life too! The amount of false information that will be in this book should be amended by BKs attorney who should have a say in what is said about her client! He makes up conversations and thoughts about Bryan’s family that he just has no idea about whatsoever! It’s disturbing!

[@devonglide1830]

If everything in the book are facts and those facts aren't violating the gag order, a person has the freedom to publish. Do you live in N. Korea or something?

[@pambp5978]

I am curious about what lies may have been told to BK's family by LE when LE was attempting to collect information about BK. It is a tactic to imply they have evidence or know something they don't.

[@Beautifullybrokenwoman]

@@devonglide1830 well we know the stalking isn’t factual for a start! Then he mentions how he was feeling while circling the home and doing 3 point turns etc…BK hasn’t spoken a word so how would he possibly know his most inner thoughts even if it does turn out to have been BK but before he’s had his day in court this shouldn’t be published in such a manner….and what has South Korea got to do with anything??!!

[@Beautifullybrokenwoman]

@@pambp5978 yes I’m very sure they’d have said the same as implied with the likes of stalking that we obviously know to be factually untrue!

[@dougcorcoran5455]

​@@devonglide1830everything in the book is not facts. It's more of a novel.

[@allier1867]

This is disrespectful the case hasnt been tried yet

[@johndowner2196]

Why was he targeting the one woman? What's their connection? Why didn't you ask the author that?

[@becklesgeckles8323]

Right?! There is no connection cuz he didn't do it. They are struggling putting this case together.

[@LoraD-oo9xz]

​​@@becklesgeckles8323 they're struggling to cover up the real crime and the real criminals. I think the truth is very dark and ugly. Satanic.

[@waleed3103]

Well if he answers everything, nobody will buy the book.

[@Clau574]

Maybe he was at Mad Greek one day and found her. It might be random like that, he saw something in her.

[@marymary20]

@@becklesgeckles8323 LOL.

[@suzannasunnybrook6360]

Making money from the murders of 4 young people???

[@KateLicker]

it's news...you wanna indict ABCCBS/NBC for reporting it, too?.

[@KlngVJames]

This is why people need to stop making their location apparent on social media.

[@JeffSherlock]

Does that have a meaning? It is a garbge book.

[@madclone84]

This already proven to be false information. He never stalked them on social media/there isn’t any evidence he did.

[@Danwsz44]

@@madclone84we don’t know all the evidence

[@KateLicker]

or frankly , and no doubt a torch mob will come for me for saying it,but filling their FB with pics which look like sex-worker adverts? gee, who can possibly believe that that messes with and entices/motivates unstable individuals..and we really always will have unstable individuals ...the Left will never quite succeed in creating a world of baking-trayed 1984-clones..not that I'm saying that those kinds of stupid images on FB etc applied to the girls here, but it sure is the new normal...

[@KateLicker]

@@raymondfrederick why not? I would not do it, and I'm male...

[@garethjones2528]

Just unreal! The only country in the world where ya get books released about a crime before the accused has even stood trial!! Seriously what sort of justice system is that!!! Just mental

[@colderbeer]

You are against FREE SPEECH if you are against someone legally writing a book.

[@Nobody85746]

"...relaying on sources that have no responsibility or duty to speak the truth." 👀 @ ABC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX etc 😂

[@devonglide1830]

you forgot "KZbinrs" and "KZbin commenters"

[@Nobody85746]

@@devonglide1830 in a general sense yes. However we're all going to have to face up, we will even account for idle words. People are self deceived thinking there is no responsibility.

[@user-nj3gm2bl1e]

Writing a book before the trial is foolish.

[@isaiah2536]

The surviving roommates need to be looked into already… lots of holes and inconsistencies from both of them.

[@lisabradford8180]

awfully risky to go after one target when there are six more people in the house. if he had been watching Maddie he had to know that she didn't live alone. i would think that would deter a killer, not encourage them. not sure that i agree with this theory.

[@FreddyRuger-b6s]

It's an assinine theory. Not gonna take that risk to kill one person with a knife .

[@becklesgeckles8323]

Google Aryan p r I s o n g a n g ..

[@robertwalker1079]

​@@becklesgeckles8323why?

[@Clau574]

I also bekieve Maddie was the target. And that's all. He disn't bother having other people in the house but he knew that night would be a quiet night as in no party inside and he knew their habits...they were at least tipsy (not to say stupidly drunk). And no one can do much when you have that type of knife in hands. The 2 other girls were just lucky Now, following that, we do not know how the 911 call and how the sequence of events took place...

[@JeffSherlock]

"He" meaning Bryan Kohbgerger? Your crystal ball told you he is guilty of this?

[@deborahjesic4804]

I think Matti, disrespected Bryan in someway or fashion, or he may of showed interest in her and she insulted him,or even publically humiliated him, and revenge was set in his mind,so its then when he snapped!

[@BigShoulderMike]

AGREE

[@BB-nw3mj]

Guys like that imagine disrespect...they see these cute girls with popular outgoing social guys and feel like they are unattainable and that they are not on a level playing field because of their own social awkwardness.

[@mjremy2605]

MADDY not MATTI. No, he saw her working as a waitress in his veg restaurant. Then he fixated on her and contacted her on social media and she did not reply. She did not publicly humiliate him. She was a sweet young woman and kind.

[@MaeMae99]

This is horrendous. 4 beautiful ppl snuffed from this world.

[@JGunit]

Should be illegal to write a book about a case that hasn't yet started. Should be gag orders on the author's to not release until the trial ends.

[@rachelradauskas3040]

Disrespecting the privacy of the surviving roommates by using their full names in his interview (and likely his book too) is a new level of low, ontop of how distasteful it is to write a book to profit off this tradgedy....

[@victormonte5881]

If he did he's getting sued

[@Ghostdmz]

Survive is guilt too they are involved

[@shirleyroth3450]

Why is he waiting a book now? The trial hasn't happened yet? This is not right. One person can not go around killing 4 of 6 people, & you are telling me no one screamed, or made a noise....He either had an invisible accomplice. Or, it had to be someone else. As, the only DNA was on the sheath ...give me a break. After, looking at the stuff, the Prosecutor put forward, missing parts....it seems they don't have a case.

[@CrystallyLavender]

“Filling in the gaps” based on complete and pure speculations and assumptions?! 😂😂😂😂 Isn’t that a total oxymoron in and of itself? Absolutely ludicrous and laughable! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 NO ONE’S GONNA CONVINCE ME OF HIS GUILT UNTIL ALL THE FACTS OF THE CASE COME OUT!

[@tbecker97204]

Bryan Kohberger just *looks* guilty, and acts creepy.

[@Catalyst21mars]

How is a book out already if there is a gag order and BK might be innocent, this is insane 😳

[@tonyreed-jp1pn]

This jerk write a book about this when the case is not even been finished in court and he doesn't know any of the truth about what happened that night how can you write a book

[@2Oldcoots]

How is it that Ethan Chapin, a strong young man, wasn't able to put up more of a defense?

[@artenman]

How do you sleep at night monetizing this before the case is even settled.

[@papagen00]

But Kohberger says he didn't do it, and the law says he's innocent until proven guilty.

[@aisle_of_view]

6:43 - He was deliberately silent during the guilty/not guilty plea in order for Anne Taylor to work on getting the Grand Jury indictment removed.

[@amieanderson1119]

Those people writing a book based on real crimes and making movies about it, is such cruel person.. Making money about it

[@user-sw9jo7fe3d]

How would Brian know the layout of the house? Who slept in which bedroom?

[@Mandiel1111]

I really don’t believe he watches the same hearings that I do because there’s no way there is no way

[@karrifohey7848]

@amandaleasure can you elaborate?

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Why do I just get the feeling he will get away with this?

[@katrinafitch3534]

Publishing this book is highly shady...

[@pamelagibson470]

He could inadvertently be helping Brian in some way when it comes to his rights and privileges in court

[@katrinafitch3534]

@@pamelagibson470 Exactly. Why hasn't a fed caught this?

[@ketoacid3393]

Wouldn't this taint the jury pool? Does this author want him to get away with it if he's actually guilty? They in cahoots?

[@dolfan13jmb]

This book dude only knows what everyone has heard for the last years .

[@pamlewis1183]

This is a haunting case...

[@dannigro8794]

It’s something like this that’s gonna get him a mistrial or possibly acquitted and that’s a big problem we have in society today.

[@edwinrosario4919]

To release a book based on mostly speculation and not facts is outrageous,no matter the publics opinion on the mans guilt or innocence he like every citizen in this great country of ours has the right to be tried fairly and unbiased. To be allowed to release the book before this case has even made it in front of a judge and jury is not right

[@sharonbland9061]

He can't say this, this is just speculation on his part. Koberger has not had his trail yet. Whats happened to innocent until proven guilty. We all have opinions on this case, everyone has condemned him before his trail. We will have to wait and see if the evidence stacks up against him.

[@becklesgeckles8323]

Yall! What a bunch of BS! This writer is taking your money. Literally! This case is so much bigger than what we are all being told. You all need to be asking questions. Just cuz this guy is quiet doesn't mean he did it. I'm just started watching many different cases and it's mind blowing how much we think we should be doing if we were so called sitting in that defense chair. This while case don't add up. From watching different body cam from different noise complaints and from ring cam of how officers conduct themselves in that town to the president of the University writing about the murders and being updated daily on the investigation. What in the World? Not gonna say there isnt some shadyness coming from defense side either. But I have a problem with all the hearsay of what kohberger was doing here and there. Seems very convenient. Don't get me started on everybody thinking how creepy the dude looks. This guy is most likely and my gut says now he is innocent...his life is ruined. He thought he could be exonerated because he didn't do it. He has been set up. I full heartedly believe that now. Looking at the Aryan stuff going on in that area and knowing FBI was there well before Nov 13 and still there. Yeah! I think we should all be questioning this. Everybody kept thinking it was like a professional in the beginning because of what was being told to us, the public. Think about it. No DNA in his car, no ties to the victims, why is prosecution needing his alibi do bad if they have the evidence which they claimed to turned over? What if it comes down to, his phone was never turned off? What if there is 2 hour data and the State is hiding it thinking they can bully this guy into saying he did it. 🤔 If I am out driving by myself, I wouldn't remember exactly where I was at certain times so I would need the data to show it. He gives more info of the why why park and now state is double checking their work? Get out of here! They are lying to us to cover the bigger stuff going on. There is a major problem in that area. 2 colleges, students, and money flow. Great market for all kinds of misbehavins. Here is an idea....Google Aryan and click on the news at the top of the page. But don't if you scare easily. It was an eye opener for me. Kohberger is being railroaded and I finally feel free from this case. There is no longer the mystery. The 2 mom's are the kickoff to this with no victim shaming. Once you go down that path. It basically ruins you and everyone around you. 😢 speaking from experience. 4 beautiful people lost their lives and families are devastated. 💔 heck! The whole world is! Justice is warranted but Kohberger isn't the guy. Setting aside emotions. Think! Why is this case so complicated????? So complex? The Judge and the two layers from both sides jeep saying this, Why? What is so complicated if they have the information? Ohhh! There is no connection to the victims. All these search warrants and they still can't link him to the victims. Why? All this stuff handed over to the defense but the main meat pieces are missing? 🤔 SMH! We are expected to think this guy went into a room with two people to do a horrendous act and then go into another room with two more people and not have battle wounds? Get out of here! All the while the other two roommates hear something going on that sounds like, a party going on? Oh wait, didn't we hear they were scared and had locked their doors because they didn't know what was going on but it was loud and all. It's always the first news that is most likely what happened and not the later stuff because of all the twisting of the words. Also that front door was left open. I say it was more than one person who went into that house. Not Kopacka and not Kohberger. Ain't a bunch of frat guys either.

[@deja699]

Its not the Aryans. The murder style is typical Santa Muerte/Narco/Syndicate. Maddie had a history of not thinking she had to pay for thinngs. She was even heard talking about it on the surveillance..

[@SpecialEd-001]

Drug related murders, these kids lost a lot of money had had to pay the ultimate price

[@keithb372]

Once again, it's the usual suspect in the brutal murder of kids.

[@Paradys8]

Writing a book BEFORE the trial?!?😳🧐😳

[@mteverett87]

It is disappointing (at least to me ) that ABC News has joined the likes of News Nation, Daily Mail and Enquirer in promoting a fallen-from-grace author's attempt to remain in the headlines. The fact that much of his "information" has been found to be false, per Prosecution (car, stalking, phone pings and oh so much more ) does not seem to deter the author or those (some who may be future jurors) taking the words to be gospel. The chances of a fair trial become dimmer every day.

[@timothyfoglesong-ui8vl]

Bryan is Ted Bundy 2.0 !

[@MeadeFatLoss]

Not even close

[@Laura-i2r9r]

This guy needs to stand trial once and for all . Not saying anything was really uncalled for . If he and his lawyers say he’s innocent then why the heck didn’t he just say “ Not Guilty “ Sitting there silent like an idiot is an admission of guilt or just sheer stupidity and ignorance on this dude’s part . He’s guilty !!

[@brailrice]

Your honor and respected jury, just look at the defendant sitting there in silence exercising his 5th amendment and not admitting he’s guilty because he very well may not be as the evidence so far presented is weak and flimsy and not enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty. Clearly this man is guilty based on this sort of terrible deductive reasoning. Amiright!? 🧐

[@becklesgeckles8323]

He is innocent. Set up! Look at the info. He didn't know them! Aryan search in Google should help. P ri so n G a n g check it. Scary

[@richardmullins44]

why are you shilling or the prosecution?

[@mstea2234]

The defense said the sitting silent is standard in Idaho and that the media was running with a false narrative. Maybe watch the hearing ding dong.

[@Laura-i2r9r]

@@mstea2234 Watch your Mouth !! Name calling is extremely rude very childish and unnecessary!! Grow up A Little . Don’t respond back you are clearly rude and like harassing people .

[@bthomson]

Such a useless irrational, horrid crime! Now the house is bulldozed! If there is no justice it will be a travesty!

[@Joan-jb4ix]

He not guilty yet but they wrote a book on it I am not convinced he did it there were other people that could of done it

[@jakinabrown6104]

Someone needs to relook at this damn case someone outside of Idaho

[@shrinkwrap1770]

The FBI was involved. What more do you want?

[@marianparoo1544]

What's your idea?

[@thenightporter]

Those girls allowed people in the house when they weren't even home. They allowed total strangers in the house. Ridiculous.

[@polarbearsrus6980]

They weren't the only ones living there....

[@pnwlady]

Not really. This is a small town.

[@lizcofano3000]

Mr. Blum’s book was wonderful. Did he speculate? Yes I believe he did exactly that. All he really did was take all the known facts and in conversations learned more and then wrote and basically put everything together, he’s a very smart man and I believe is probably spot on. This isn’t his normal genre he seems to specialize in past historical events. This is the most current subject he’s ever written about. I actually found his writing style to be entertaining (despite subject matter) in his years of journalism he has certainly found a way to tell a story. I’m surprised to hear family say they never spoke to him but then I guess he was writing about what he had heard not directly from family. The book was well written. A little premature but well written. I’d like to see a follow up from him after the trial

[@andrewfox9074]

I don't think he did it

[@Jack-russell103]

dna doesn't lie. kohberger did it

[@RobotRebelCinema]

He didn't, he's a scapegoat... Either the cartel or the fraternity was involved in these killings and the MPD and FBI are protecting them either out of money or fear.

[@kamikazekid94]

Why?

[@Jack-russell103]

he 100000% did it. dna doesn't lie

[@seasonti8312]

What's your case in your statement there ?

[@jaqreid]

Concerned that he hasn't been found guilty and this guy has decided he is judge and jury. I believe this is wrong.

[@alanconner8514]

Who’s going to buy this book when there’s plenty of info on this case online 😂😂 And he’s guessing… sooo

[@aisle_of_view]

So a PhD student in criminology is dumb enough to drive his own car to commit a heinous crime? I don't buy it.

[@thisisgettingold]

And leave a knife sheath behind instead of just strapping it to his belt? Committing a crime where he'd OBVIOUSLY leave tons of DNA behind? Listen, if at trial they come out and they have his DNA all over the house, he probably did it. But I have a sneaking suspicion the only DNA they have is on the knife sheath, which is not proof of murder.

[@Pllm30]

How else was he going to get there?

[@aisle_of_view]

@@Pllm30 In a world of traffic cameras and ring cams, he'd know there would be no way he could slip through without being recorded. If he was going to get away with it, driving his own car with his face and license plate visible is ludicrous. The guy received a recommendation to Pullman by one of the top criminologists in the country, stating that he was the most brilliant student she ever taught. He can't be smart and dumb at the same time.

[@pnwlady]

@@aisle_of_viewif you’re arrogant you can. He thinks he’s pretty smart but that’s why he’s not. He can’t see his own biases or blind spots.

[@rahkriga]

Sooo...how would BK know exactly where Madi's room was to "target her" IF that was his first time there???

[@JuliusSqueezer110]

Surveillance through open blinds duhhh

[@Mavmode]

You could look right in her bedroom window from the road at the back of the house.

[@LuisGarcia-or7cn]

The house was a party house sometimes leaving the house alone with strangers inside partying

[@aisle_of_view]

Studied the home photos posted on Zillow in the weeks prior to the event, then surveilled the home from the back parking lot.

[@KaBaMaRu_]

The police have nothing!!! No evidence!!! The phone evidence, the dna.. the CCTV , all these proved false!!!! All these evidence are trash!!! They destroy the most important thing for the court and the juries, the murder house!! What do you want more????

[@booognish]

I don’t know what exactly happened in this case, but there’s undoubtedly been some sketchy behavior on behalf of the police department/district attorney. Considering the way him invoking his constitutional right to remain silent has been painted as a sign of his guilt, hopefully an innocent young man isn’t being railroaded.

[@stevenboddy4232]

The idaho murders; that friend set them up. How does she get left alone after he just 86d four people? Sleeps for 12 hours then calls her friends before police?

[@Jack-russell103]

she didnt sleep for 12 hrs you effing clown

[@libertyna933]

There are two survivors. Did they both set everyone up?

[@Jack-russell103]

@@libertyna933 no they didnt set anyone up. these idiotic probergers are complete and utter clowns

[@stevenboddy4232]

@libertyna933 listen, if my kids had a friend and she heard things going on, came out and saw Bryan then went back to bed, called friends instead of police and waiting 12 hours, yeah I'd be suspicious of that

[@Jack-russell103]

@@stevenboddy4232 she didnt sleep for 12 hrs. people were always coming and going from that house. theres n o way those girls thought a quad homicide took place.....the girls were interrogated by the fbi and detectives. they didnt outsmart them

[@YelløwKing666]

It doesn’t look good for BK. being circumstantial evidence or not. But these parents are painting the kids as these perfect angels. But wasn’t the house basically not only a party house and they were selling drugs out of the house? Which can implicate soo many other people. This case is very odd.

[@jillijane9793]

Talk about speculation... Selling drugs out of the house? 🙄 And pretty much any house rented by students in a college town is a party house. Stop blaming the victims and they were good kids.

[@4Man44]

@@jillijane9793 They were not angels.

[@TerryLegette-kb1sh]

What is taking so long for justice ⚖️

[@sangertx9077]

Anne Taylor is searching for a way to have Kohberger not be held accountable.

[@AR-vd4wo]

As soon as I saw BK initially arrested I was shocked- he looked exactly like what I expected the killer to look like. Those empty eyes, his lurking demeanor. A very troubled person

[@JeffSherlock]

God I hope you never on any jury.

[@jdjones3317]

Bug-eyed lurking creep. Every woman in my office was instantly skeeved when they saw him.

[@CAK10111]

So…he looks like a murderer to you. ..That’s a solid reason there huh? 🙄

[@AVIANAESMERALDASZISTENNO]

There is absolutely no way they were asleep during the attack of their 4 friends. They were definitely awake and scared they would be next and so were extremely quiet as to not draw attention.

[@RLU-wt8vi]

Thank you, Mr. Blum, for giving the defense a perfectly acceptable delay request. They will ask for a change of venue due to the inability to seat a fair and impartial jury all because of your book. You have the audacity to publish, and benefit based on 'A person close to the investigation'. Was that the sister of the wife of an officer who overheard a conversation? Was that based on a LEO who wanted to see his comment in print, but not lose his job? Your actions are unconscionable.

[@SenseiChanel96]

“Just 12 miles” is far…12 miles from your house is at least a 20min drive, 45min if you live in LA..

[@shanefsr6609]

WHAT IF Kohlburger IS found not guilty, I'm ASSUMING this book is indirectly/directly implicating Kohlburger of this crime, this publishing company and author would be ruined financially AND professionally with a defamation lawsuit that has never before been seen, he's speaking in this interview as though the Kohlburgers spoke to him directly ABOUT Bryan's guilt(their suspicions), this author may not be under the gag order BUT Kohlburger's family would, and by doing THIS interview(forget the book) that gag order has been trashed and blatantly monetized, THIS is why I defended Farve in that "welfare scandal", BEFORE any trial people like McAfee/Sharpe/DAs/EVERY talking head "tried and convicted" Farve before the "court of public opinion", spoiling ANY potential juror with unsubstantiated evidence, making million$ of dollars in ad revenue, DEFIANTLY trashing a presumed innocent man under some false free speech protection of "allegedly",.......I'm telling ya', if you "peel that onion" you'll find out that that is why McAfee had to team up with ESPN, these mighty media empires have the lawyers and "freedom" to get away with making such claims on the open airwaves where regular folks do not, Farve had a legit AND winnable defamation lawsuit against McAfee and his empire, McAfee either loses everything OR he joins forces with ESPN so he can protect what he has built up, keep peeling and you'll see ESPN worked out a $ettlement with Farve where it's agreed ESPN will report/orchestrate an outcome where McAfee "prevails" and the story is never mentioned/reported again, even this author admits it's easier to make it up than it is to rely on "facts",

[@JeaneGenie]

It wouldn't surprise me if he had done it, looks as creepy AF.

[@makeitmakesense2616]

CLOSE THE BOARDER

[@BigShoulderMike]

BORDER

[@mjremy2605]

BORDER, not BOARDER, you semi-literate. Learn English before you comment.

[@kcgrieser4629]

@@BigShoulderMikehahahahaha

[@lestersmith7]

Thanks for once again confirming the moronic stereotype of the people who leave comments like this. Horrible grammar, full of misspellings and has absolutely no relation with anything being covered in the video. Beyond stupid!

[@Starpilot17]

Between Washington and Idaho?

[@Dynamics_of_life]

Very sad

[@TravelingMan3333]

An innocent man would not stand silent in front of the judge after being accused of murdering not one ,but 4 ppl. i'm sorry , but if my life was on the line i would be screaming all the way not guilty ,but yet he said nothing ???what person would just to sit two years in a fking jail and not say one word and then does not provide his alibi to his attorney almost a year later THIS DUDE is guilty

[@automnejoy5308]

Oh, he does have an alibi, remember? He was driving around, alone. Stargazing. LMAO.

[@WillaMunroe]

You would be thrown out of the courtroom if you did that. Regardless, the right to remain silent exists for a reason and it seems very silly to assume guilt based on that.

[@jamesjamesnet]

Bryan Kohberger got too deep in his studies, and Satan got the best of him..🙏

[@RobotRebelCinema]

Oh shut up, Bryan is innocent and you're delusional if you still believe one person did all of this.

[@whatsgoodmyguy4391]

​@@RobotRebelCinemaHaha innocent ? Hahahahahahahha

[@jamesjamesnet]

@@RobotRebelCinema Satan did it!

[@RobotRebelCinema]

@@whatsgoodmyguy4391 What makes you think he's guilty?

[@whatsgoodmyguy4391]

@@RobotRebelCinema DNA

[@lisawindbigler2737]

Everyone already trying to make money

[@nannerz1994]

This guy just looks like an absolute creep I just got to say he looks terrifying right off the bat

[@Martell-XO]

A lot of them look very creepy. It's the first tell-tale sign.

[@brailrice]

Both of you should never become detectives.

[@becklesgeckles8323]

Not really. Now Biden? Yes!

[@richardmullins44]

what do you look like?

[@dragonbone5000]

He doesn’t look in the least bit creepy to me. He actually looks decent and quiet. I am wondering what YOU look like… probably very creepy…

[@debbiestinnett2987]

Irs all speculation. No truths. This is disgusting. I hope he gets sued.

[@Gigi-000]

Oh he’s guilty!

[@JeffSherlock]

Your crystal ball told you this? Or was it tarot cards? Maybe the flying saucer sent a message?

[@carolmccullough-kuchar4782]

He's making money with this book. Those kids deserve better!!! Disgusting man. Sorry. I think the kids need compassion. And protection from this greedy author. Why would this murderer know where the girl was staying, which room she stayed in.

[@6foot7sun]

Usual suspects

[@Darlene-zw2ki]

Bryan is innocent . You cannot convict a person this way . Youre all shallow and lack the ability to form your own opinion

[@Slime9ineDu2ce]

Can we just lock this guy up already this is so dumb

[@caddyshack68]

My prediction: based on the know facts in the media and everything surrounding this case he will get off on the charges.

[@lassiejr2115]

Ha Not likely , the Knife Sheath at the murder scene linked DNA evidence he is guilty ASF >This guy will never see freedom again .

[@ruthcarter1360]

Ridiculous...this guy needs to get sued by BK and BK's family..

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

After his sex crime conviction, the owner who demolished the house in Moscow where the murders took place, Scott Perky may very well be the killer and has friends in Idaho helping him cover up for his crimes including taking insurance money for the demolished house.

[@shrinkwrap1770]

Scott Perky in Idaho is not Scott Perky in Vermont. Two different people. It was not at all hard ro figure out.

[@youthinkyouknowme5551]

And as a William & Mary Law Grad (Best of the Best) and current attorney by profession with an impeccable legal record of 19 years everything you wrote here is an absolute insidious lie > To an irrefutable,undisputed 100% certainty. The Scott Green's family owned the property at 1122 King Road in Moscow and it was donated to the University of Idaho with absolutely no past malice or pretence involved. Lifetime losers like yourself might use the SOCIAL WEB to spread malicious and slanderous lie's through anonymity but in the end it was an epic fail. Why not put those lies to a test and take on me pal? I'll be more than happy to provide a format where we can do that I'll wait for a reply

[@youthinkyouknowme5551]

*WAITING*

[@reallifelebowski4732]

🤣Hahahaha you just got called out with your lies you loser

[@kristielee4080]

Maddie was not the target, we don't know that he went to her room first. We don't know what his dad was feeling or thinking. This guy has made up this fantasy in his head of what really happened.

[@aarondavis8943]

The digital evidence alone is damning. The chance of him being found not guilty are extremely low.