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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Inside Kohberger’s Breakdown: Complaints, Threats & Serial Killer Letters-WEEK IN REVIEW

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime Today

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🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Kohberger spent years studying criminal behavior, rigid thinking patterns, and how violent offenders survive behind bars. But just months into four consecutive life sentences, the reporting out of the Idaho Maximum Security Institution tells a very different story. Instead of a calculated mastermind adjusting to prison life, we’re seeing a man unraveling under pressure — filing grievances, demanding transfers, and issuing warnings that staff say look more like manipulation than crisis.

In this episode, we break down the nonstop stream of complaints Kohberger has reportedly filed since arriving on J-Block, one of the most restrictive housing units in the entire facility. From accusations that inmates are taunting him through the vents, to disputes over vegan meals, to frustration with JPay and restroom access, the pattern paints a picture of someone struggling with the basic realities of incarceration. Former detectives and correctional insiders say he’s making himself a target — and the inmates have noticed.

We also examine new reporting that Kohberger has allegedly been reaching out to serial killers across the country, attempting to make connections even while threatening self-harm if he isn’t moved to a quieter unit. The contradictory behavior has raised questions among professionals who see it as an effort to control the narrative and regain status he no longer has.

And yes — we cover the leaked prison footage confirmed as authentic by the Idaho Department of Correction, the consequences of that breach, and what it reveals about his environment today.

Most importantly, we remember the four lives lost: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. While Kohberger files grievances, their families continue to live with an unimaginable reality.

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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

0:05.9

Killers podcast and True Crime Today.

0:09.2

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske.

0:12.2

Here now, Tony Bruske.

0:16.3

Surprise.

0:17.2

Brian Coburger doesn't like prison.

0:19.4

Shocking.

0:20.1

I know.

0:23.5

I know. It's not working out the greatest for him.

0:33.7

And as we're getting close to wrapping up 2025, and, you know, it's not quite a first full official year in prison, but a good, you know, almost half year.

0:39.0

We're going to take a look back. Let's see how it's going. Let's relive the magic that Brian Koberger is now experiencing behind bars in a federal prison. Shall we? And while we're

0:48.7

doing that, give me your thoughts in the comment section on YouTube. If you're not already

0:53.0

there, search hitting killers

0:54.2

with Tony Bruske. That's where you will find us. Please press subscribe on YouTube. We're trying

0:59.0

to get to 100,000 by the end of the year. We might do it, maybe, with your help. But your comments,

1:04.4

your thoughts, we read all of them. So please do weigh in. Brian Koberger has spent years studying killers.

1:11.6

He pursued a PhD in criminology, his research, how violent offenders think, how they

1:16.7

behave, how they survive behind bars.

1:19.4

That's what he was doing.

1:21.9

And according to multiple reports, he couldn't make it 48 hours in prison without filing his first complaint.

1:30.2

That's where we are now.

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