Ada County Courthouse... Boise, Idaho....Joey Huertas speaks with Dr. Gary Brucato on criminal mental illness and the incarceration of Brian Kohberger.

Despite looking foward to this court hearing today and especially an admission of guilt, nothing about this day feels good. In fact, today leaves me sadder than before. So many victims here. Victims of a senseless crime, and a victim of a criminal illness. A sad day for America.  Hopefully something redeeming can come one day from this story, or from ANYTHING we can learn about this tragedy. A horrible, horrible day. 5 families, changed forever. Kohberger's parents were present today in court, too. All families were crying... all 5 families were left devastated. 

     

Joey Huertas calls to speak with Dr. Gary Brucato on the incarceration of Brian Kohberger, the notion of 'evil' by definition, and N.G.R.I. (Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity) legal verdicts that lead to commitments in mental health facilities - with a potential for community release, rather than permanent imprisonment.

• Dr. Gary Brucato is a New York-based clinical and forensic psychologist, researcher, and author specializing in psychotic illness and violent crime. He is an Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), where he works at the Center for Prevention and Evaluation (COPE clinic) evaluating individuals with early psychotic symptoms and researching violence. Dr. Brucato is the co-author of the book The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crimeand has authored numerous articles on psychosis and violence, regularly appearing in the media to discuss these topics. He also maintains a private practice in New York City at Clarity Therapy.  He specializes in psychotic illnesses and the psychological factors behind various forms of violent crime, including mass, spree, and serial murder ...