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Was Kohberger Planning Another Attack? Christmas Day Search History Analyzed

True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews

Tony Brueski

News, True Crime, News Commentary

4.2612 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Was Kohberger Planning Another Attack? Christmas Day Search History Analyzed
Christmas Day, 2022 — just weeks after the Idaho murders — Bryan Kohberger sat down and researched more than 20 notorious serial killers. One name stood out: Danny Rolling, the Gainesville Ripper, whose crimes eerily mirrored Kohberger’s alleged actions. Rolling used a KA-BAR knife, targeted college students, and entered through sliding doors — chilling parallels to the Idaho case.

In this episode, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke analyzes what this research spree means. Was Kohberger simply feeding a morbid curiosity, or was he conducting a tactical “after-action” review to identify mistakes and improve his methods? Did he believe he’d gotten away with it and could refine his approach for a “next time”? And how do Rolling’s own post-crime behaviors — hiding weapons, evading capture — fit into Kohberger’s apparent fixation?

We also examine the broader context: Kohberger had been stopped twice on the way to Pennsylvania, was wearing gloves and bagging his trash, and knew police were looking for his car. Was this research paranoia-fueled damage control, or a compulsive dive into the crimes of people he hoped to emulate?

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0:00.0

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0:02.3

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0:07.6

I struggle most weeks to get up, get myself up and ready and go to therapy or whatever.

0:13.0

Even like to open the laptop to talk to, my therapist sometimes could be really difficult.

0:17.4

But I do it because I realise how important it is for me to continue to feel

0:21.3

good. Because I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy.

0:25.6

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0:29.5

A better help ad.

0:31.5

Lewis Capaldi partnered with BetterHelp to get word out about how important therapy can be.

0:36.8

I struggle most weeks to get up, get myself up and ready and go to therapy or whatever.

0:42.2

Even like to open the laptop to talk to, my therapist sometimes could be really difficult.

0:46.6

But I do it because I realise how important it is for me to continue to feel good.

0:51.0

I felt the best I've felt in a long time through therapy.

0:54.8

Learn more about online therapy at betterhelp.com.

0:58.5

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski. Here now, Tony Bruske.

1:04.6

It's Christmas morning of 2022. For most people, that means family, food, maybe a quiet day in pajamas.

1:13.6

For Ryan Coburger, it meant logging onto his phone and pulling up profiles.

1:18.6

The more than 20 serial killers, not just a casual click, detailed dives into their methods, their histories, their ability to evade capture, as it was

1:31.0

sneaking up on Pryan. And right there near the top of the list, Danny Rowling, the Gainesville

1:40.2

Ripper, who, like Coburger, attacked college students, used a K-bar-style knife and gained entry

1:48.3

through sliding doors. We now know this wasn't the first time Rowling's name crossed his radar.

1:56.9

Koberger might have studied him under Catherine Ramsland, who chronicled Rowling's crimes,

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