Inside Kohberger’s Fantasy World: How Obsession Became Reality
What if the murders were just the final chapter of a story Bryan Kohberger had been writing in his mind for years?
In Part 2 of this expert-driven series, Tony Brueski and psychotherapist Shavaun Scott dive deep into the psychological world Bryan Kohberger may have been living in long before he stepped foot inside that Moscow home. This isn’t speculation—it’s based on newly unsealed court documents and years of behavioral profiling.
We explore how Kohberger’s alleged obsession with knives, his dark Tinder conversations asking about “the worst way to die,” and his eerie silence post-arrest all point to a man who was immersed in violent fantasy long before he acted. A man who didn’t just commit a horrific crime—he may have been performing it in his mind long before it played out in real life.
Shavaun explains how fantasy and control play into the psyche of mass killers, and what the collection of women’s ID cards found in Kohberger’s glovebox could say about how he blurred the line between fixation and possession.
Is there a ritualistic component to his actions? Was his criminology background fueling the performance of the crime? And at what point does fantasy become the motive?
This episode is an unflinching look into the mind of someone who didn’t just want to kill—he wanted to control the story.