The Full Reading Of Bryan Kohberger's Creepy 'Crime Scene Essay'
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🗓️ 7 April 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode of Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski, we read Bryan Kohberger’s full “Crime-Scene Scenario Final” essay, exactly as it was written. Submitted in 2020 as part of a criminal justice course at DeSales University, this 12-page document has now been entered as evidence in Kohberger’s trial for the University of Idaho student murders. It’s been described as everything from a forensic training guide to a chilling blueprint—and now, you can hear every word for yourself.
This is the complete essay, read verbatim—no edits, no commentary, no interruptions. Kohberger details how to secure a crime scene, avoid leaving DNA, catalog evidence, and analyze behavior at the scene of a fictional stabbing. Prosecutors claim it shows a deep understanding of how to avoid detection. Critics say it’s just a student assignment. Now, you can decide.
Whether you’re following the Idaho murders case or just curious about the essay that’s become a key piece of courtroom discussion, this episode brings you the original words that are making headlines. Keywords: Bryan Kohberger essay, Crime-Scene Scenario Final, Idaho murders, Kohberger full essay read aloud, true crime podcast, Hidden Killers with Tony Brueski.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. |
| 0:04.1 | Brian Coburger and the big old report that he did. |
| 0:11.7 | Crime scene scenario final. |
| 0:14.1 | That's what we're going to dive into today. |
| 0:17.3 | This is a college final that he put out on May 5th of 2020. |
| 0:26.4 | It's a report basically detailing how not to get caught and how to secure a crime scene. |
| 0:33.1 | And also how not to get caught. |
| 0:35.3 | Stabbing people. |
| 0:37.9 | Oddly familiar to what he's been charged with. |
| 0:41.9 | Or is it just the studies, the projects of a criminology PhD student? |
| 0:49.1 | One could easily argue the latter. |
| 0:51.5 | When you put it all into context, |
| 0:53.6 | when you put all of the other evidence |
| 0:55.9 | next to this, it starts to look like something entirely different and entirely darker. |
| 1:02.6 | I want to know what you think in the comments on YouTube, so please do leave your opinion there |
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| 1:14.3 | There's a lot of conversation going on about all of these cases. |
| 1:16.5 | And you can watch us doing the show and see the stuff we put on the screens. |
| 1:20.9 | Magical. |
| 1:21.6 | It's radio with images. |
| 1:25.6 | It's television once and now it's this. |
| 1:28.4 | So we're going to literally go through the entire 12-page document reading it verbatim. |
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