Bryan Kohberger’s Autism Defense A Game-Changer or Desperate Move
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 5 March 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Meanwhile, Judge Steven Hippler has finally had enough of the secrecy surrounding this case, slamming both the defense and prosecution for excessive sealed filings. With new court orders prioritizing transparency, we explore what this means for the public, the jury pool, and the integrity of the trial itself. What was hidden in these filings, and why did the judge say "enough is enough"?
And finally, the courtroom battles rage on over what the jury will actually hear. The defense wants to ban terms like "psychopath" and "sociopath," while prosecutors fight to bring up a 2014 incident from Kohberger’s past. Plus, the ongoing fight over the presence of victims’ families in the courtroom and accusations that the prosecution is withholding evidence. This case is shaping up to be one of the most intense legal showdowns in recent history—don’t miss this critical update.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 0:05.1 | There's a new strategy unfolding in the Brian Koberger case, and it's got a lot of people going, |
| 0:15.7 | hmm. |
| 0:19.3 | Yeah, legal analysts, the media, the public, all taking a hard look at what might be one of the boldest death penalty defenses in recent history. |
| 0:32.5 | Kopeberger's attorneys have officially now, we've been talking about this for weeks, but they have officially |
| 0:38.3 | introduced a new argument that he has autism spectrum disorder ASD. And because of this, |
| 0:47.5 | he should not be sentenced to death if convicted. It's like we're jumping all the way there. |
| 0:52.7 | We're not even at trial yet. |
| 1:01.7 | We're like, hey, guys, just in case you do think he killed them, you shouldn't kill him. |
| 1:02.5 | Okay? |
| 1:05.2 | Like, not cool. |
| 1:06.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:07.3 | Let's be clear. |
| 1:09.1 | They're not saying he's innocent. |
| 1:11.0 | They're not claiming insanity. |
| 1:19.1 | What they are saying is that his neurodevelopmental condition should legally disqualify him from the death penalty. |
| 1:23.2 | It's a big swing. And it raises a whole list of questions. Can autism be used as a defense against capital punishment? |
| 1:29.5 | Has this ever worked before? |
| 1:32.6 | And what does it mean for the trial? |
| 1:36.2 | The newly unsealed court filings previously hidden away under layers of sealed motions and legal red tape |
| 1:43.5 | show the defense laying out their argument |
| 1:46.1 | in careful, calculated terms. They claim that because Koberger is on the autism spectrum disorder, |
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