Howard Bloom (Investigative journalist and author)

It's very difficult for anyone to understand why any two people are attracted. But from the reporting I've done, they both were outsiders.

It's very difficult for anyone to understand why any two people are attracted. But from the reporting I've done, they both were outsiders.

She told people she, quote, felt something about Koberger. And at one point, She approached him as if she wanted a romantic relationship, and he pulled away, that she felt she wasn't good enough for him.

She told people she, quote, felt something about Koberger. And at one point, She approached him as if she wanted a romantic relationship, and he pulled away, that she felt she wasn't good enough for him.

She felt there was a break-in, and she discovers this step by step. First, she had baked a cake. She left it on the oven because it got burnt. She was going to throw it out. She comes into the house, and she finds it's in the microwave. Then she goes into the bathroom. Her cosmetics were all on a shelf, and now they've been lined up in a neat row on the top of the toilet seat.

She felt there was a break-in, and she discovers this step by step. First, she had baked a cake. She left it on the oven because it got burnt. She was going to throw it out. She comes into the house, and she finds it's in the microwave. Then she goes into the bathroom. Her cosmetics were all on a shelf, and now they've been lined up in a neat row on the top of the toilet seat.

She's afraid to stay there. She goes to his apartment. They spend the night together. There's nothing romantic, but she stays there and she feels comfortable. It's only later that she begins to put the pieces together and she begins to think, well, maybe Brian knew about the letter I had received. He knew about the watch. Could he have taken them?

She's afraid to stay there. She goes to his apartment. They spend the night together. There's nothing romantic, but she stays there and she feels comfortable. It's only later that she begins to put the pieces together and she begins to think, well, maybe Brian knew about the letter I had received. He knew about the watch. Could he have taken them?

She tells Brian, he says, I don't know, I haven't seen anything. And then suddenly, a couple of hours later, the key materializes in her office drawer.

She tells Brian, he says, I don't know, I haven't seen anything. And then suddenly, a couple of hours later, the key materializes in her office drawer.

And he installs the thing and he gets it working. And it's only later she begins to wonder... Was this on Brian's phone too? Could he look on his phone and see what was happening in my apartment? She realizes that this person she had called in her moment of need and desperation might now be not only spying on her, but also perhaps the perpetrator who had taken the valuables originally.

And he installs the thing and he gets it working. And it's only later she begins to wonder... Was this on Brian's phone too? Could he look on his phone and see what was happening in my apartment? She realizes that this person she had called in her moment of need and desperation might now be not only spying on her, but also perhaps the perpetrator who had taken the valuables originally.

And he would just rear up in fights. He would lose his temper.

And he would just rear up in fights. He would lose his temper.

He got into a confrontation with one of the female students who approached her while she was at her car, and she did not like the vibes he was sending off.

He got into a confrontation with one of the female students who approached her while she was at her car, and she did not like the vibes he was sending off.

All this leads me to feel it was an internal battle. He had made up his mind at some point earlier to commit these crimes.

All this leads me to feel it was an internal battle. He had made up his mind at some point earlier to commit these crimes.

If she had said one word, if she had screamed for help, if she didn't find the moments too overwhelming, I think she would have been killed too.

If she had said one word, if she had screamed for help, if she didn't find the moments too overwhelming, I think she would have been killed too.