Court Unseals Psych Evaluation of Idaho Murder Defendant, Listing Eight Disorders

A court filing has made public a detailed psychological assessment of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. Defense-hired psychologist Rachel Lawson Orr authored the report, which lists eight mental-health diagnoses: Autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, developmental coordination disorder, an unspecified depressive disorder, anorexia nervosa, and opioid use disorder.

Four of these conditions were disclosed in the February 2025 document, while the other four had not been previously reported. The release follows Kohberger's recent statement that he intends to retract his guilty plea, a move that has provoked outrage from victims' families, notably Kristi Goncalves, mother of Kaylee Goncalves. Kohberger previously agreed to four consecutive life sentences without parole to avoid the death penalty. The new psychological findings may influence upcoming legal proceedings.