Bryan Kohberger’s classmates made 13 formal complaints about the killer for ‘being a d–k’, making offensive comments
Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, received at least 13 formal complaints from classmates and faculty during his time at Washington State University, according to newly unsealed documents and interviews obtained by People magazine.
Kohberger, 30, enrolled in WSU’s doctoral criminology program in the fall of 2022. Just days into the semester, he was the subject of his first complaint, quickly earning a reputation among peers for being abrasive and inappropriate. Several students described him as rude, arrogant, and “creepy.”
Among the complaints were troubling allegations from female students who said Kohberger made offensive and sexually inappropriate remarks. In one instance, he reportedly asked a deaf classmate if she “would be comfortable procreating” given her disability.
A WSU staff member told Idaho State Police Detective Gary Tolleson that Kohberger’s behavior was a regular topic in disciplinary meetings. Initially seen as socially awkward, Kohberger’s actions were later described as openly discriminatory. The staff member said he made frequent homophobic, ableist, xenophobic, and misogynistic comments toward both students and faculty.
His physical behavior also caused concern. Kohberger allegedly stared at people intensely, stood too close, and often leaned over women in ways that made them uncomfortable.
A 19-year-old undergraduate student working in the criminology department told investigators that Kohberger frequently entered her office uninvited, sometimes blocking her exit. After rejecting a date request by explaining she had a girlfriend, he continued to pursue her, prompting her boss to drive her home out of concern for her safety.
Another student in Kohberger’s program described him as a narcissist who made her feel “deeply uncomfortable.” She said he consistently spoke down to women, disrespected female professors by arriving late, and often interrupted them. Concerned classmates reportedly began tracking his behavior on a shared board.
One male graduate student recalled being “verbally kidnapped” during a three-hour conversation in a parking lot, where Kohberger allegedly boasted that he could “pick up any woman” in bars and clubs.
Due to his disruptive conduct, WSU eventually required all first-year doctoral criminology students to undergo discrimination training. This session occurred on November 8, 2022 — just five days before the November 13 murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle at their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.
Kohberger later accepted a plea deal that spared him the death penalty. After sentencing, he was transferred to a state prison, where sources say he has been subjected to near-constant psychological harassment by fellow inmates, who reportedly shout at him through the vents into his cell throughout the day and night.
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