Two individuals at the center of recent high-profile murder cases may have the same rare and concerning health condition.
Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to the murder of four University of Idaho students, and Luigi Mangione, accused of stalking and ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, apparently have the same neurological condition known as visual snow syndrome.
The rare disorder impairs vision, as if the person is looking through snow or static on an old television.
Both Kohberger and Mangione have posted publicly about their condition, according to multiple reports.
Kohberger reportedly posted in a forum on a platform called TapATalk in 2011 about his struggle with visual snow syndrome (VSS), saying his vision made the world feel like a “video game.”
In one post, which has resurfaced on Reddit, these words stood out: “As I hug my family, I look into their faces, I see nothing. It is like I