Why Institutions Freeze — Ret FBI Robin Dreeke on Bryan Kohberger's WSU Red Flags-WEEK IN REVIEW
Tonight on Hidden Killers Live, we’re taking on the uncomfortable truth institutions hate facing: sometimes the danger is right in front of them, but the structure, culture, and psychology of the environment keep anyone from calling it what it is. Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins us to break down how those blind spots cost Washington State University crucial opportunities to intervene.
This episode digs into the behavioral complaints that circulated inside WSU long before any crime occurred: the staring, the hovering, the boundary-breaking, the fear expressed by women in the department. These weren’t isolated incidents. They were a pattern. And patterns matter.
Robin explains why institutions tend to frame patterned discomfort as a paperwork problem instead of a risk-behavior problem — and why that distinction is everything. Graduate programs rely heavily on autonomy, hierarchy, and informal power dynamics. When the person generating concern holds influence over students, especially women, the risk isn’t hypothetical. It’s structural.
We examine why institutions minimize threat signals: fear of liability, fear of mislabeling someone, fear of overreacting, fear of confronting what they don’t want to acknowledge. Stacy joins with psychological insight into why women's instincts responded before anyone had the “official language” to describe what was wrong.
Then we explore what was missing at WSU — not actions, but training. Why were faculty unprepared to identify patterned risk? Why did warnings get siloed instead of escalated? Why did a mandatory meeting produce no meaningful change? And what could have been done differently from the moment the first complaints surfaced?
This isn’t about hindsight. It’s about understanding systemic blind spots so they aren’t repeated.
For anyone trying to understand the line between unusual behavior and genuine threat, this conversation is a must-watch.
#HiddenKillers #WSU #RobinDreeke #ThreatAssessment #CampusWarnings #BehavioralPatterns #TrueCrimeLivestream #TonyBrueski #RedFlags #InstitutionalFailure
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New Kohberger Lawsuit Blows Open New Questions - Did WSU IGNORE RED FLAGS?-WEEK IN REVIEW
Tonight on Hidden Killers, we’re diving into the lawsuit that could finally crack open the one part of the Bryan Kohberger story that’s been sealed tight: what Washington State University actually knew about his behavior before the Idaho killings — and what they did or didn’t do with it.
The Goncalves family has officially taken the first major step toward suing WSU, and the claims are explosive. They’re arguing that the university wasn’t just a backdrop in Kohberger’s life — it was an institution with warnings stacking up in its hallways, complaints piling on desks, and a growing chorus of women saying the same thing: this man made them feel unsafe.
We now know multiple WSU faculty and graduate students reported Kohberger for intimidating conduct, blocking doorways, staring silently at women, hovering over desks, following people to their cars, and violating boundaries over and over. Some were so scared they asked for escorts at the end of the day. Others filed formal discrimination and harassment complaints. One professor even told colleagues she feared he’d go on to harm students someday.
And still — he remained in the program. Still teaching. Still representing the university. Still in university housing. Still collecting a paycheck.
The lawsuit argues that WSU had enough information to intervene long before Kohberger ever crossed into Idaho. Not because anyone predicted the crime — but because institutions have a duty to respond to patterns of harassment, intimidation, and escalating hostility. The families want answers, and they want every internal document: every HR complaint, every faculty meeting, every email where someone said, “Something is wrong with this guy.”
This case could reshape how universities handle red-flag students and employees. It could expose just how close institutions sometimes get to danger without ever stepping in. And it could finally tell these families whether the system that surrounded Kohberger ever tried to stop what so many people felt happening right in front of them.
Join me as we break down what this lawsuit means, what the families are fighting for, and why the truth matters now more than ever.
#HiddenKillers #BryanKohberger #WSU #KohbergerCase #TrueCrime #IdahoCase #KayleeGoncalves #MoscowMurders #JusticeForTheVictims #TrueCrimeCommunity
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Two Cases Just Shifted — Brian Walshe’s Plea Flip & WSU Under Kohberger Fallout Fire
Two major true-crime cases just took sharp, unexpected turns — one in the courtroom, one in the civil arena.
First, Brian Walshe blindsided the court by pleading guilty to disposing of Ana Walshe’s remains and misleading investigators — but still maintaining he didn’t kill her. It’s a move that redefines the entire murder trial and forces huge strategic shifts for both sides.
Then, across the country, Washington State University is facing legal heat. The Goncalves family has filed a civil claim arguing WSU ignored repeated warnings about Brian Kohberger before the Moscow murders. More than a dozen complaints. A professor calling him a future predator. Students saying they felt trapped and unsafe. The question now is simple: Does the law say the university should have done more?
On today’s episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with legal analyst Eric Faddis to break down both cases:
• Why did Walshe plead guilty to these charges but not murder?
• Does this strengthen the prosecution’s theory — or hand the defense a new angle?
• What does the jury hear now, and how will it shape perception?
• And in the WSU civil case — what duty does a university owe?
• What evidence matters most?
• Does foreseeability apply when the crime occurred off-campus at another school?
• And is the real goal here discovery — forcing WSU’s internal files out into the light?
Two cases. Two seismic shifts. One conversation that lays out the stakes, the law, and the fallout.
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WSU in the Hot Seat — Did They Ignore the Warnings About Kohberger?
The Goncalves family has taken the next step — not criminal, but civil. They’ve filed claims against Washington State University, arguing the school ignored repeated red flags about Brian Kohberger before the murders in Moscow.
And now the question becomes: Does the law agree?
In this deep-dive episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with former prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis to unpack the legal claims, the duty-of-care standards, the foreseeability argument, and the staggering list of complaints that WSU allegedly received long before the killings.
Tony and Eric break down the core issues:
• What duty does a university have when a graduate student — and teaching assistant — has multiple formal complaints?
• Do warnings like “He’s a predator in the making” create legal exposure?
• Do stalking-adjacent behaviors — blocking doorways, following students — meet the threshold for negligent supervision?
• Does the fact that the murders occurred off-campus, in another state, change the legal calculus?
• Could WSU actually be found liable for failing to remove or restrict him?
• Or will the university argue: “We couldn’t have seen this coming”?
• And is this lawsuit partly about discovery — forcing WSU to release internal emails, HR files, and Title IX records?
Eric walks us through what plaintiffs need to prove, what defenses WSU will likely mount, and why this case could have massive implications for universities nationwide if a court allows it to move forward.
This is one of the most legally significant developments to emerge from the Moscow murders — and it could reshape university policies around reporting, supervision, and risk.
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Two Cases Just Shifted — Brian Walshe’s Plea Flip & WSU Under Kohberger Fallout Fire
Two major true-crime cases just took sharp, unexpected turns — one in the courtroom, one in the civil arena.
First, Brian Walshe blindsided the court by pleading guilty to disposing of Ana Walshe’s remains and misleading investigators — but still maintaining he didn’t kill her. It’s a move that redefines the entire murder trial and forces huge strategic shifts for both sides.
Then, across the country, Washington State University is facing legal heat. The Goncalves family has filed a civil claim arguing WSU ignored repeated warnings about Brian Kohberger before the Moscow murders. More than a dozen complaints. A professor calling him a future predator. Students saying they felt trapped and unsafe. The question now is simple: Does the law say the university should have done more?
On today’s episode of Hidden Killers, Tony Brueski sits down with legal analyst Eric Faddis to break down both cases:
• Why did Walshe plead guilty to these charges but not murder?
• Does this strengthen the prosecution’s theory — or hand the defense a new angle?
• What does the jury hear now, and how will it shape perception?
• And in the WSU civil case — what duty does a university owe?
• What evidence matters most?
• Does foreseeability apply when the crime occurred off-campus at another school?
• And is the real goal here discovery — forcing WSU’s internal files out into the light?
Two cases. Two seismic shifts. One conversation that lays out the stakes, the law, and the fallout.
#HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #BrianWalshe #BryanKohberger #WSU
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Acerca de The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger
Get ready for a true-crime podcast that will leave you questioning everything with its relentless focus on the capture and prosecution of Bryan Kohbeger - the man accused of committing a quadruple homicide in Moscow, Idaho, involving the brutal murder of four innocent college students he allegedly didn't even know. We'll leave no stone unturned as we explore the dark depths of Kohbeger's mind, asking the most haunting question of all - what drove him to commit such a heinous act? With every episode of the Idaho Murders Podcast, we'll bring you riveting reporting, in-depth discussions, and the latest breaking updates on the case against Kohbeger. Join us as we seek answers and uncover the chilling truth that lurks beneath the surface of this baffling crime. Will justice be served? We'll keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Don't miss out on the most riveting true-crime storytelling you'll ever experience.
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