Howard Blum Believes The 'FBI Broke Laws' To Access Kohberger's Genetic Information
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🗓️ 23 July 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Did the FBI cross legal boundaries to catch Bryan Kohberger?
In this controversial episode, veteran journalist Howard Blum lays out a shocking theory: that federal investigators may have bent or outright broke the law when obtaining Kohberger’s genetic information during the manhunt for the Idaho student murders suspect.
We take a hard look at how familial DNA and genealogy databases were allegedly used to narrow in on Kohberger — and whether constitutional protections were sidestepped in the process. Are we witnessing the dawn of a new, legally murky era of forensic investigation?
Joined by former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke, we explore how far law enforcement can (or should) go in pursuit of a suspect — and whether this could open the door to dangerous precedent. Are future cases now vulnerable to being overturned due to investigative overreach? And did prosecutors strike a plea deal because they feared the legality of the evidence might not hold up under scrutiny?
This isn’t just about Kohberger — it’s about your privacy, your DNA, and how rapidly our justice system is changing in the age of genetic surveillance.
If you think this case is over, think again. What was done in the shadows to catch Kohberger may have repercussions for years to come.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:03.0 | Here now, Tony Bruske. |
| 0:05.6 | What happens when the one person who knows the truth decides not to say a damn thing? |
| 0:12.5 | That's where we are now in the Brian Koeberger case. |
| 0:16.7 | The plea deal is done. |
| 0:18.1 | The cameras are off and what's left behind is enclosure. |
| 0:23.8 | It's a gaping silence. |
| 0:26.6 | The guy confessed, without really confessing. |
| 0:30.5 | He mumbled a guilty plea, said nothing more than yes, no, I understand, guilty, |
| 0:40.3 | and walked out of court with a life in prison, |
| 0:43.8 | and the one thing he seems to value most, control, |
| 0:46.6 | no questions, no answers, no messy trial |
| 0:48.9 | where the full truth risks spilling out. |
| 0:52.6 | And for the families, for the public, for anyone trying to make sense of how |
| 0:56.1 | a 28-year-old criminology PhD student turned into a mass murderer that silence cuts deep. |
| 1:03.4 | In this episode, I'm joined by investigative journalist and author Howard Bloom, who's followed |
| 1:07.4 | the case from the start and by Robin Drake, retired FBI special agent |
| 1:11.1 | and behavioral expert. We're talking about what got lost when Koeberger took the plea and what |
| 1:16.8 | might still be hiding in the shadows of this case. We're asking the questions the courtroom never |
| 1:22.4 | did. Why now? |
| 1:33.4 | Why plead out, just as the state ramps up its prep for trial? Did Koeberger do it to protect himself or to shield his parents from ever taking the stand? |
| 1:42.9 | And did prosecutors hold back the why? |
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