Transcript for Idaho murder suspect’s old social posts could shed light on mental state
CHRISLEY STARTING THEIR PRISON
SENTENCES COMING UP, MICHAEL.
>>> NOW TO CHILLING NEW DETAILS
ABOUT THE IDAHO MURDER SUSPECT
IN HIS OWN WORDS, SOCIAL MEDIA
POSTS BELIEVED TO BE BRYAN
KOHBERGER'S DATING BACK YEARS
AND MOLA LENGHI HAS THE DETAILS
FOR US THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, MOLA.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
MICHAEL.
THESE ONLINE POSTS APPEAR TO GO
BACK ABOUT A DECADE WHEN HE WAS
A TEENAGER.
ONE OF HIS FORMER FRIENDS ALSO
PROVIDING SOME NEW INSIGHT THIS
MORNING.
THIS MORNING, NEWLY UNCOVERED
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PAINTING A
CLEARER PICTURE OF WHO HE WAS AS
A TEEN YEARS BEFORE HE WAS
CHARGED WITH KILLING FOUR
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE
STUDENTS.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" FIRST
REPORTING ON POSTS BELIEVED TO
BE WRITTEN BY KOHBERGER BETWEEN
2009 AND 2012 WHERE HE SHARED
STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND
THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.
KOHBERGER WRITING IN 2011 AS A
HUG MY FAMILY I LOOK INTO THEIR
FACES, I SEE NOTHING.
IT IS LIKE I'M LOOKING AT A
VIDEO GAME BUT LESS, KOHBERGER
ALSO WRITING HE EXPERIENCED
DEPRESSION, A CONSTANT THOUGHT
OF SUICIDE, CRAZY THOUGHTS AND
DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR AND FEEL
NO EMOTION AND ALONG WITH THE
DEPERSONALIZATION I CAN SAY AND
DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH LITTLE
REMORSE.
>> HE WAS STRUGGLING A LOT IN
HIS TEENAGE YEARS ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING ON IN HIS MIND AND TRYING
TO FIGURE IT OUT AND HOW TO
RESOLVE IT.
>> Reporter: KOHBERGER ECONOMIST
RATING WITH OTHER USERS ABOUT A
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION HE SAYS
HE SUFFERED FROM CALLED VISUAL
SNOW WHERE A PERSON SEES DOTS
ACROSS THEIR LINE OF SIGHT
SIMILAR TO STATIC ON A
TELEVISION POSTING IN 2010 MY
MIND IS NEVER NOT ON VISUAL
SNOW.
THIS WHOLE THING HAS MADE ME
CRAZY.
I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS POINTLESS
BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN THINK ABOUT
TIMES WITH PARENTS, CHILDHOOD
MEMORIES AND BE HAPPY AND I
WON'T BE ABLE TO.
>> HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE VISUAL
SYMPTOMS HE'S DEALING WITH BUT
AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A
SENSE OF DESPERATION.
>> Reporter: IN ACE ACCOUNT'S
FINAL POST HE WROTE HE FINALLY
ACCEPTED HIS CONDITION SAYING,
QUOTE, IT DOESN'T SCARE ME
ANYMORE.
KOHBERGER GRADUATING FROM HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BECOMING A
Ph.D. STUDENT IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AT WASHINGTON STATE
UNIVERSITY BEFORE HE WAS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY DECEMBER 30th AFTER
A RAID AT HIS PARENTS' HOME IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
POLICE CLAIMING DNA FOUND IN THE
TRASH THERE TIED HIM TO THE
SCENE OF THE GRUESOME IDAHO
MURDERS.
OVERNIGHT HIS FORMER ATTORNEY IN
PENNSYLVANIA TELLING ABC NEWS HE
IS STILL IN TOUCH WITH
KOHBERGER'S FAMILY AND SAYS HIS
MOTHER IS STILL SUPPORTIVE OF
HER SON.
>> SHE WOULD FIRST AND FOREMOST
PUT OUT HER HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES
FOR THE FOUR FAMILIES AND PRAYS
FOR THEM EVERY DAY AND CAN'T
IMAGINE THE SITUATION THAT
THEY'RE IN BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE
OF THAT SHE'S OBVIOUSLY
SUPPORTIVE AND SHE WANTS TO SEE
HOW THE CASE UNFOLDS FOR HER
SON.
REALLY PRESSING THE PRESUMPTION
OF INNOCENCE TO ANYONE THAT WILL
LISTEN.
>> Reporter: KOHBERGER CHARGED
WITH FOUR COUNTS OF MURDER HAS
NOT ENTERED A PLEA CURRENTLY
HELD WITHOUT BAIL AND DUE BACK
IN COURT IN JUNE, MICHAEL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MOLA.
>>> LET'S BRING IN ABC NEWS
CONTRIBUTOR FORMER FBI AGENT
BRAD GARRETT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA
POSTS ONE OF THE THEMES SEEMS TO
BE A LACK OF EMPATHY.
DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?
>> NOT IN THE LEAST.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT CASES SIMILAR
TO THIS ONE, WHERE THERE IS A
LOT OF PREPLANNING, IN HIS CASE
MAYBE EVEN MONTHS, IF NOT AT
LEAST WEEKS, IT BECOMES A
FASCIN
FASCINATION.
IT BECOMES AN OBSESSION, IT
BECOMES YOUR IDENTITY AND SO
WHAT HAPPENS IS, YOU TAKE THAT
SORT OF OBSESSION AND COMPULSION
AND YOU OVERLAY IT WITH NOT
HAVING ANY FEELINGS.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THIS,
MICHAEL.
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT
HIMSELF.
AND IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY, IT'S
VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO HAVE
ANY GUILT OR REMORSE AND SO
THESE TYPES OF KILLINGS REALLY
BECOME WHO THE PERSON IS ON MANY
LEVELS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY VERY SAD BUT A REAL
TRUE REALITY.
>> YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
VISUAL PROBLEM HE REPORTEDLY
SUFFERS FROM?
HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING
LIKE THAT BEFORE?
>> YOU KNOW, I'VE READ ABOUT
THAT BEFORE.
NOW, DOES THAT REALLY PLAY INTO
WHAT HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH?
I ACTUALLY DOUBT IT.
DO I THINK IT ADDED TO MAYBE HIS
ISOLATION?
I MEAN, FOLKS, THEY GET INTO
THESE TYPES OF CRIMES HAVE
REALLY LOW SELF-ESTEEM.
IT COULD HAVE AGGRAVATED THAT
BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WE COULD
PULL UP ANYTHING AND TAKE IT
AWAY THAT WOULD THEN SAY THIS
KID WOULD NOT HAVE TURNED OUT
LIKE HE MAY HAVE.
>> AND, BRAD, INVESTIGATORS
SEALED THE SEARCH WARRANT FOR
HIS APARTMENT.
THE JUDGE FINDING, QUOTE,
PREMATURE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF
THE DETAILS WILL CREATE A
SERIOUS AND IMMINENT THREAT TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?
>> I HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THAT IN
CASES.
YOU LEAVE THEM SEALED BECAUSE
YOU'RE NOT FINISHED
INVESTIGATING.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY FOUND THE
KNIFE.
IS THERE OTHER PIECES OF
INFORMATION THAT LINK HIM TO
THIS CRIME?
AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU WAIT
BEFORE YOU
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