Can an Autism Defense Keep Bryan Kohberger Off Death Row A Legal Breakdown-WEEK IN REVIEW
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🗓️ 8 March 2025
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers Week in review. |
| 0:02.4 | I look back at the most prolific stories of the week. |
| 0:05.9 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 0:09.8 | Brian Koeberger's defense team just through a curveball hitting or hinting that he may have autism spectrum disorder, ASD, |
| 0:20.3 | and arguing that that factor should weigh into whether he faces the death penalty. |
| 0:26.4 | Here's the thing, though, autism isn't an automatic legal shield. It very rarely used. |
| 0:31.4 | And the way the court handles this argument could set a major precedent for future capital cases. |
| 0:37.4 | Will this strategy help Koberger or could it completely backfire? |
| 0:42.1 | You can break down the legal implications. |
| 0:43.5 | We're joined by Eric Fattis. |
| 0:44.9 | Seeson defense attorney, former prosecutor. |
| 0:47.6 | Eric, when you hear the defense introducing autism into a death penalty case like this, without a confirmed diagnosis, |
| 0:57.1 | at least not at this moment in time of our recording, could likely happen. I would not be shocked. |
| 1:03.1 | Do you see this as a legitimate mitigation strategy, or is it a Hail Mary Pass that might do |
| 1:09.0 | more harm than good at this point? |
| 1:11.7 | Well, Tony, I think that the strategy is clearly to try and avoid the death penalty by |
| 1:17.0 | establishing some kind of mental health evidence that could garner some sympathy from the jury, |
| 1:23.6 | and that's where the autism comes into play. |
| 1:27.3 | On the other hand, it's not dissociative identity disorder. It's not... and that's where the autism comes into play. |
| 1:31.2 | On the other hand, it's not dissociative identity disorder. |
| 1:32.5 | It's not hallucinations. |
| 1:37.2 | It's not the type of mental health evidence we would typically see in terms of mitigation. |
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