A 35-year-old Kentucky woman has spoken out and professed her love for Bryan Kohberger — the man accused of gruesomely murdering four Idaho college students late last year. Brittany Hislope isn’t the first weirdo to publicly proclaim affections toward despicable criminals and serial killers, but she’s definitely the latest to go viral for clearly having a little-known paraphillic disorder.
Brittany Hislope is instantly attracting loads of attention after she went public with her romantic interest in the accused murderer. The Kentucky woman has reportedly sent the man numerous “sexy” photos of herself attached to love letters, which he’s received while in jail.
“one way to describe my feelings for him over the last week or so … is kind of like being lovesick,” the weirdo bragged in an online post.
Why do women like Hislope “fall” for such people? The answer to that question is simple: Hybristophilia. Hybristophilia is a rare sexual paraphilia that compels people to become attracted to people who commit crimes. Even though it’s a relatively rare phenomena, it’s most often observed in the world of True Crime and the criminal justice system. Men and women both act on this paraphilia, which is why notorious criminals such as Jodi Arias and practically every living serial killer have romantic pen pals.
Hybristophilia isn’t a mental disorder in and of itself, but it’s certainly an indicator that someone could be mentally ill. At the very least it’s indicative of someone with a poor self-image and a completely unhealthy worldview.
Brian Kohberger is accused of killing four Idaho college students in a case that gained international attention due to numerous circumstances. Two men and two women were horrifically stabbed and slashed to death and several weeks followed the murders without an arrest. This put the community of Moscow, Idaho on edge — and led authorities on a manhunt that took them almost clearly across the country. The fact that a woman believes that Brian Kohberger is an “ideal man,” and that she is “lovesick” is absolutely despicable and infuriating.
Chelsea Hoffman is a true crime writer with over a decade of professional writing experience. She is best known for her coverage of missing people including the tragic disappearance of Madeleine McCann as well as the heartbreaking cases of Dylan Redwine, Heather Elvis and many others.
