Episode Details

A Kentucky woman named Brittney J. Hislope publicly declared that she had developed intense romantic feelings for Bryan Kohberger shortly after his arrest for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Hislope, who described herself as a single mother, began posting lengthy messages about Kohberger in early January 2023 and said she had written letters to him in jail and sent him photographs of herself. She repeatedly referred to Kohberger as her “divine masculine counterpart” and claimed that astrology, spiritual connections and ideas about “twin flames” convinced her that the two were meant to be together. Her posts became increasingly personal, with Hislope discussing her sex life, searching for photographs of Kohberger online and worrying about whether the pictures she mailed to him showed her hair and makeup looking their best.

Hislope also defended her fixation against people who criticized her online, arguing that outsiders did not understand what she believed was a genuine spiritual and romantic connection. There was no indication that Kohberger had reciprocated her feelings or even communicated with her, and Hislope acknowledged that she was not necessarily expecting anything in return from the letters she said she sent. The attention surrounding her posts also highlighted the broader phenomenon of people becoming romantically fascinated with defendants or convicted killers in notorious criminal cases. Former police lieutenant Lisa Dadio explained that such attachments could begin with a belief that the accused was innocent and escalate into letters, photographs and a desire to establish a personal connection with someone whose notoriety had made them famous. At the time Hislope was making the posts, Kohberger remained jailed without bail and was still awaiting further court proceedings in the Idaho murder case.


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