Overview
- Filed Jan. 7 in Skagit County Superior Court, the 126-page complaint accuses WSU of negligence, wrongful death and Title IX violations and seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial.
- The filing says students and staff reported Kohberger for threatening, stalking and harassing behavior during fall 2022, including conduct that prompted security escorts for women.
- Plaintiffs assert WSU hired Kohberger as a teaching assistant, paid him and housed him on campus near Moscow, Idaho, yet failed to use threat‑assessment processes or intervene.
- The parents of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin are the named plaintiffs in the case.
- WSU expressed sympathy but declined detailed comment, while Kohberger’s criminal case is concluded after a July 2025 guilty plea that led to four life sentences based on DNA, video and cellphone evidence.