Kohberger's Letters and D4vd's Charges — Legal and Psychological Analysis

Two landmark cases examined through the lens of criminal psychology by psychotherapist Shavaun Scott — one resolved by guilty plea, one in early proceedings.

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder for the November 2022 stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. He received four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole and waived all appellate rights. Newly published letters from his time in the Latah County Jail — written in October 2023 to his dog, his sister, and his family — contain no reference to the victims, the charge...