Kohberger's Prison Letters Were Never Meant for You
About this episode
This episode explores the contrasting personas of Bryan Kohberger through his prison letters and past behaviors.
At Washington State University, Bryan Kohberger's classmates kept a tally board tracking his disturbing behavior. A faculty member told a student to email "911" if she needed help around him. Women were afraid to walk home alone because of him. He was described as a narcissist who never displayed empathy toward another person. In the courtroom, he sat expressionless through everything — victim impact statements, a surviving roommate confronting him, families breaking down — and said nothing. Then from prison, he picked up a pen, and a different person appeared on the page entirely. Kohberger's jail letters have surfaced, and they read like they were written by someone who's never been inside a courtroom, let alone convicted of four murders. He writes about telepathy with his dog. He uses language like "entropic" and "intuitive capacities." He tells his family about ascending to new peaks and finding "clarity and serenity." He signs letters to his sister "Bernnzz" and calls his dog "Brother." Same man at every stage — WSU, the courtroom, the letters — wearing a completely different mask each time. This episode tracks that pattern across every context Kohberger has existed in and…
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