Murder In Moscow: Bryan Kohberger's Psych Evaluation Has Been Unsealed (8/17/26)

A newly unsealed neuropsychological evaluation revealed that Bryan Kohberger had been diagnosed with four conditions during an assessment conducted for his defense in February 2025: Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID. Defense neuropsychologist Rachel Lawson Orr evaluated Kohberger across six sessions over roughly three months and also interviewed members of his family. Orr described Kohberger as having a restricted range of facial expressions, awkward social interactions, unusual speech patterns, inconsistent responses to humor, poor conversational reciprocity, rigid thinking and difficulty adapting to changes in routine. She also noted impulsive behavior during testing and characterized his overall insight as poor, although he occasionally acknowledged his own role in situations when directly challenged. Kohberger's relatives reportedly described many of the same behavioral patterns and said they had spent years attempting to coach him socially without much success.

The evaluation also disclosed four additional diagnoses that Orr said Kohberger had met the criteria for at various points in his life: developmental coordination disorder, an unspecified depressive disorder, anorexia nervosa and opioid use disorder stemming from his teenage heroin addiction, which was described as being in sustained remission. The defense had commissioned the evaluation as part of the dispute over how Kohberger's mental health should be treated in the case, arguing that his conditions could constitute mitigating evidence rather than aggravating factors; it was not intended to support a claim that he lacked the mental capacity to stand trial or understand his actions. Kohberger likewise did not rely on the diagnoses to challenge his competency when he pleaded guilty in July 2025 to murdering Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The evaluation became public as Kohberger continued his post-conviction effort to withdraw that plea, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel and seeking a trial.



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