Bryan Kohberger's Failed Internship, Colorado Dentist's Deepfake Plot, and LA Murder Case | Banfield Full Episode 7/18

Kohberger Internship and Investigation

• 💡 Gary Jenkins, former Pullman Police Chief, details his Zoom interview with Bryan Kohberger for an internship, noting his demeanor was not personable and lacked the ability to build trust.
• 📌 Jenkins recalls being informed by Moscow PD about Kohberger being a suspect, recognizing his name from the internship interview, which he found chilling.
• 🚗 An officer located a vehicle matching the description of Kohberger's Elantra through campus parking records, but it was a 2015 model, not meeting the 2011-2013 criteria in the BOLO.
• 🏠 Jenkins was informed that Kohberger's apartment was sparsely decorated with minimal belongings, suggesting he was not planning to return.
• 💔 The community impact of the murders has been significant due to the tight-knit nature of Pullman and Moscow, with WSU students particularly affected after Kohberger's identity was revealed.

Kohberger's Plea Deal and Sentencing

• ⚖️ Defense attorney Mark Iglash states Kohberger's plea deal is not surprising, following a typical playbook of entering a not-guilty plea, reviewing evidence, filing motions, and then opting for life in prison over the death penalty.
• 🧠 Iglash believes Kohberger, being intelligent, understood he would have lost the trial and possibly received the death penalty, thus opting for life imprisonment.
• 📜 Despite waiving appellate rights, Kohberger may still file an appeal based on ineffective assistance of counsel, referencing a Supreme Court case.
• 🎭 Clinical police and forensic psychologist Dr. Chris Mahandi describes Kohberger as a psychopath, expecting his demeanor at sentencing to be flat and calm, with any displayed emotion being performative.

Colorado Dentist Murder Trial

• 🔪 James Craig, a Colorado dentist, is on trial for allegedly poisoning his wife, Angela Craig, with arsenic, cyanide, and a chemical found in eye drops.
• 📱 Prosecutors allege Craig asked his 20-year-old daughter to create a deepfake video of her mother asking for the poisons to support a suicidal defense.
• 🧪 An autopsy revealed cyanide poisoning, arsenic, and a chemical from eye drops in Angela Craig's system, with Amazon purchase records linking arsenic to James Craig.
• 🏥 Defense attorneys may argue Angela Craig was suicidal, potentially introducing evidence of a prior opioid overdose.
• 📞 A colleague testified that Craig begged him not to go to the police after learning of the cyanide at the office and Angela's death.

LA Music Couple Murder Case

• 🎶 Robin K and Thomas Duca, a music industry couple, were found shot to death in their LA home.
• 🚨 LAPD officers responded to a burglary call at the couple's home on the day of the murders but did not enter the property or apprehend the suspect.
• 📸 Police arrested Raymond Budarian, 22, charging him with murder and burglary, identifying him via surveillance cameras and facial recognition.
• ⚖️ Budarian had prior charges for battery and exhibiting a deadly weapon dismissed, with court documents indicating he was deemed mentally incompetent.
• 😟 A security company confirmed Robin K had contacted them earlier in the year expressing concerns about someone in her neighborhood.

True Crime Rewind: Rebecca Schaeffer

• 🎬 Actress Rebecca Schaeffer was fatally shot by an obsessed fan, Robert John Bardau, 36 years ago.
• 🚗 Bardau obtained Schaeffer's home address from the DMV via a private investigator.
• 🎤 At his trial, Bardau claimed a YouTube song inspired the murder, and the song was played in court.
• 📚 He was also carrying a copy of The Catcher in the Rye, a novel linked to other assassins.
• ⚖️ Bardau was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole, leading to the passage of anti-stalking laws and the Drivers Privacy Protection Act.