“Father, Why Is Mother Not Answering” — Inside Kohberger’s Odd Family Texts

“Father, Why Is Mother Not Answering” — Inside Kohberger’s Odd Family TextsOn the morning of the Idaho student murders, Bryan Kohberger placed a 36-minute call to his mother. Later that same morning, while driving back toward the crime scene, he called her again — this time for nearly an hour. By the end of the day, he’d spent more than three hours on the phone with his parents, addressing them in oddly formal terms: “Mother” and “Father.”In this revealing conversation, former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke breaks down what those calls could mean. Were they simply part of Kohberger’s daily routine, or were they a desperate bid for emotional validation after committing an unthinkable crime? Why does his choice of words — “Father, why is Mother not answering?” — sound so detached? And could this be part of a broader pattern where routine phone contact was his emotional safety net, even in the most chaotic moments of his life?We explore the psychology of an accused killer leaning on the one person who might never question him, the role of family routines in maintaining a façade of normalcy, and what wasn’t said during those calls. This isn’t about demonizing a parent — it’s about understanding the behavioral dynamics between a murder suspect and his closest emotional anchor in the hours after the crime.#BryanKohberger #Idaho4 #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #RobinDreeke #PhoneCall #CriminalPsychology #Mother #IdahoMurders #BehavioralAnalysisWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video?Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872