Bryan Kohberger’s Not So Perfect Planning Exposed
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Bryan Kohberger studied criminal behavior. He thought he understood forensic science. And yet, his plan to commit what he allegedly believed would be the perfect murder fell apart at nearly every turn. This episode breaks down the mountain of evidence that’s made Kohberger the central figure in one of the most infamous college-town killings in recent memory.
From the knife sheath with his DNA, to the surveillance footage placing him near the house, to the cellphone pings, failed cover-up tactics, and damning vehicle matches—Kohberger’s blueprint for murder was anything but flawless. His alleged stalking of the victims' home, his late-night digital trail, and his erratic behavior after the crime have all helped prosecutors build a devastating case.
We also explore Xana Kernodle’s resistance—how her fight back may have disrupted Kohberger’s plan and left critical forensic evidence behind. With each new detail, the illusion of the “smart killer” crumbles, revealing a pattern of impulsivity, obsession, and arrogance.
This is the story of how a man who studied crime may have ultimately taught us more about failure than finesse.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the big breakdown. |
| 0:02.2 | A long look back at some of the biggest stories we're covering for you at the Hidden Killers podcast and True Crime Today. |
| 0:10.2 | Howard, let's start there. |
| 0:11.5 | Let's start with the Trump comment that recently came out about the case. |
| 0:17.6 | Asking the judge and incentivizing the judge, the request of the president to make him, |
| 0:25.2 | tell us why he did it. |
| 0:26.9 | Well, I've known Donald Trump. |
| 0:29.4 | I knew him a hundred years ago. |
| 0:30.8 | When I was a reporter at the Times, I did a piece on him back at the tail end of the 1970s. |
| 0:38.9 | He took me to the tennis matches at Forest Hills a couple of times. |
| 0:43.5 | I remember him picking me up in front of my apartment building in New York City in a long limo, |
| 0:49.1 | and he was driving the limo himself. |
| 0:51.4 | His chauffeur was off that day. |
| 0:56.9 | And in the course of those years, since then, |
| 1:01.3 | there hasn't been, I can't think of one other occasion that I've ever agreed with Donald Trump. Yeah. But today, no matter what his reasons for saying it, perhaps his distraction technique |
| 1:09.1 | from other concerns, but his calling on Hippler to take a stand, |
| 1:13.6 | well, I support that. I don't think Hitler will be moved in the least, but I'm supporting that. |
| 1:21.0 | I feel, you know, it's a travesty of justice that Koeberg can get away with just as terse responses at the sentencing |
| 1:30.8 | hearing. |
| 1:32.3 | Especially now that this is sunk in a little bit. |
| 1:34.5 | We're not just, you know, on that shocking day where Kovberger came out and admitted to the guilt. |
| 1:41.7 | We've had a chance to kind of digest this. |
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