The Troubling Online History Of Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger

Publish date: 2024-05-05

According to those online posts linked to Bryan Kohberger, as a teenager, at least, he lived with visual snow syndrome, a little-understood neurological condition that causes snow or static-like objects to appear in a person's eyesight, sometimes accompanied by migraine headaches and anxiety. Per Cleveland Clinic, visual snow syndrome is thought to affect up to 3% of the population. According to visual snow expert Dr. Francesca Puledda, speaking with The New York Times, visual snow syndrome is not alone a sign of mental health issues. A number of experimental medications are used to treat the condition, as well as blue light blockers and transcranial magnetic stimulation

According to Dr. Puledda, research does suggest that those who do live with visual snow can often exhibit other various psychiatric challenges such as depersonalization. There's no known cure. Further evidence Kohberger allegedly shared online provides clues that depersonalization or the persistent feeling of being outside one's body or that the world outside isn't real could have been another issue in Kohberger's life as a teenager. When he was arrested, Kohberger was enrolled in a criminology program at Washington State University in Pullman Washington, a short drive from Moscow, Idaho where the U of I campus is located. Kohberger reportedly has a lifelong interest in crime and criminals.

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