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Bryan Kohberger Case: Explosive Docs Reveal 'Smoking Knife' Purchase & Disturbing Selfie

Ashleigh Banfield x Drop Dead SeriousMarch 20, 202550 min35,728 views
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New Court Filings Detail Kohberger's Amazon Purchases

  • 🔪 Prosecutors are pushing back against Kohberger's attempts to dismiss his Amazon purchase history, which reveals he bought a KBAR knife, its sheath, and a sharpener eight months before the murders.
  • 🔗 The purchased sheath is described as identical to the one found at the crime scene, which contained a minuscule amount of Kohberger's DNA on the snap.
  • 🔍 Further filings indicate that Kohberger searched Amazon for a "KBAR knife and sheath" after the murders, a detail prosecutors aim to use as evidence.

Disturbing Selfie and Timeline of Events

  • 🤳 A selfie found on Kohberger's phone, taken at 10:31 AM on the morning of the murders, shows him freshly showered with wet hair and giving a thumbs up, which prosecutors suggest is a sign of pride or celebration.
  • 🚗 A detailed map of surveillance footage shows Kohberger's white Elantra circling the murder house numerous times on the night of the murders, suggesting extensive surveillance.
  • 📱 A comprehensive timeline of messages and social media activity between surviving roommates Bethany Funk and Dylan Mortonson reveals their communication throughout the night of the murders and the following morning, up until the 911 call.

Defense Arguments and Psychological Reports

  • 🧠 The defense is reportedly exploring arguments related to Kohberger's mental state, including autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and developmental coordination disorder.
  • ⚖️ The defense aims to use these diagnoses not to claim he didn't know right from wrong, but to explain his behavior and potentially influence jury perception, especially concerning the death penalty.
  • ❓ Questions arise about the defense's strategy, particularly if it's intended to
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