Kohberger's Writings and D4vd's Alleged Pattern — Minds Examined

Kohberger's Writings and D4vd's Alleged Pattern — Minds Examined

Author: True Crime Today May 8, 2026 Duration: 1:05:28

Two of the most psychologically complex cases in recent true crime converge in a single episode — with a psychotherapist who studies the minds behind extreme violence analyzing both.

Bryan Kohberger's guilty plea closed the Idaho murders case. But three never-before-published letters from jail have opened a window into his psychological state that the trial process never did. Written to his dog, his sister, and his family — with no mention of victims Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, or Ethan Chapin — the letters reveal a mind apparently disconnected from reality. Combined with his mother's FBI interview, inmate observations of severe compulsive behavior, and his emotionless plea, the portrait is deeply unsettling and demands clinical examination.

Then: the case prosecutors are building against David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd. Alleged first contact with Celeste Rivas Hernandez when she was eleven. An alleged sexual relationship beginning at thirteen. A fourteen-year-old allegedly killed to protect a music career. And an entire circle of friends, managers, and family members — three grand juries' worth — who prosecutors allege were close enough to be questioned under oath yet reportedly never acted on what was in front of them. A psychotherapist examines the alleged psychology of the accused and the bystander dynamics that prosecutors allege allowed a child to allegedly remain hidden in plain sight.

Burke has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys state the evidence will show his innocence.

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