Deadly Intent Episode 3: The Criminology Student - When Theory Becomes Practice
In November 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home in what prosecutors called a "fifteen-minute blitz." The killer wasn't a stranger lurking in the shadows—he was Bryan Kohberger, a PhD criminology student who had spent months studying his victims and using his academic knowledge of criminal behavior to plan the perfect crime.
Host Carman Carrion explores how Kohberger's education in criminal justice became a roadmap for murder, examining the chilling surveillance he conducted, the warning signs his professors missed, and the single piece of evidence that ultimately led to his capture. From his problematic behavior as a teaching assistant to his shocking guilty plea in July 2025, this case forces us to confront uncomfortable questions about evil hiding behind academic respectability.
What drives someone who studies criminal behavior to become the criminal? Can academic knowledge about crime create killers, or does it simply attract those already predisposed to violence? Join us as we examine the intent behind one of the most perplexing cases in recent memory—where the person hunting monsters became the monster himself.
Content Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of multiple murders, stalking behavior, and disturbing crime scene details.
Victims remembered: Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin
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