Unsealed Eval Reveals That Kohberger Had 8 Diagnoses

Bryan Kohberger's newly unsealed psych evaluation doesn't change his guilt—but it does add eight diagnoses to his case file, reports People. The report, conducted by defense-hired neuropsychologist Rachel Lawson Orr, outlines four current conditions: autism spectrum disorder (Level 1), obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD, and an eating disorder known as ARFID. Kohberger had disclosed those four diagnoses in a 2025 filing. She noted that Kohberger had "restricted range of facial expression, with stoic effect at baseline" and exhibited smiling in social situations that was "inconsistent" or "absent," reports TMZ.

Orr further concluded that Kohberger previously met criteria for developmental coordination disorder, an unspecified depressive disorder, anorexia nervosa, and opioid use disorder tied to a teenage heroin addiction now in remission. The defense argued his mental health should count as a mitigating factor, not an aggravating one, but did not pursue an insanity or incapacity defense. Kohberger pleaded guilty in 2025 to murdering four University of Idaho students and was sentenced to four life terms; he is now seeking to withdraw that plea, alleging ineffective counsel.