The Idaho murder victims' surviving female roommate likely didn't call for help after coming face-to-face with accused killer Bryan Kohberger because she may have been paralyzed by fear and confusion, experts told Fox News Digital.
The roommate — one of two who survived the attack — faced swift backslash after it was revealed in an affidavit, that she awoke Nov. 13 and looked directly at the alleged murderer as he fled, then locked herself in her bedroom.
"When a person goes through trauma, they are going to experience fight, flight or freeze," said Dr. Katherine Kuhlman, a police and public safety psychologist based in Arizona. "Most people in their entire lives won't have to deal with this type of trauma and won't mentally prepare for it."
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