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It is alleged that Bryan Kohberger posted about suffering from visual snow syndrome and other “demons” he battled in an online forum in 2011.

Lauren Matthias, the co-host of Hidden: A True Crime Podcast, said in an appearance on News Nation's Banfield that the posts were uncovered by her team and linked to Kohberger through an email address and other details.

"The photo looks to be a side-by-side of Bryan, the username is an email that he used as well as his rapper name... and he confirms his own birthday and a relative's address as well as living in Pennsylvania," she explained. 

"Everything matches up to look like this is Brian Kohberger writing as a 16-year-old boy."

Murders in Moscow Idaho

Bryan Kohberger appeared in Latah County District Court on January 12 in Moscow, Idaho. He is being held without bail. His preliminary hearing is set for June 26.

Prosecutors are alleging that Kohberger, 28, broke into an off-campus house in Moscow on November 13, 2022. And fatally stabbed Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

He is being held on a probable cause affidavit that connects him to the brutal crime through DNA evidence, video footage, and cell phone records.

Visual Snow Syndrome 

Through the username Exarr.thosewithvisualsnow Kohberger was alleged to be posting to an online forum that was active in 2011. It was set up for people who suffer from visual snow syndrome. And is now labeled Original Visual-Snow or Static forum.

 The postings believed to be from Kohberger claim he has the rare neurological condition that affects 2% of the U.S. population. 

Classic symptoms include seeing many tiny, flashing dots in a person’s field of vision. 

It has been described as looking at static on an analog television. And tiny dots typically appear in black and white, although some people report seeing colored dots.

While signs of visual snow syndrome don’t appear in the eye. Symptoms can be both visual and physical. 

The exact cause of the syndrome is still unknown. 

Neurological experts believe it is centered in the visual pathway.  And happens when the eye becomes "hyper-excited" to internal and external visual stimuli. 

Did Kohberger post to an online forum?

A July 2011 post from Exarr.thosewithvisualsnow claims: "It is as if the ringing in my ears and the fuzz in my vision is simply all of the demons in my head mocking me."

“I have these thoughts all in my head, I search for someone to relate to me, everyone looks down upon me, no one can relate. As I try to read, suddenly my eyes look right through the words, when I look up, I see blue dots near the center of my vision. When I feel slightly calm, it gets hard to breath, and I see bright dots in my vision. Nothing I do is enjoyable. I am blank, I have no opinion, I have no emotion, I have nothing. Can you relate?”

It can't be confirmed if these were really posted by Kohberger. And it is uncertain when he was supposedly using heroin. But from all accounts this was a very confused and unhappy teenager.