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Kohberger Seeks Prison Transfer Over Sex Threats as Unsealed Files Detail Pre-Murder Warnings, Injuries

Newly released records portray escalating concerns about Kohberger’s conduct on campus before the killings.

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Bryan Kohberger is seen in the Ada County Courthouse after his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago.

Overview

  • Handwritten notes dated July 30 and August 4 show Bryan Kohberger asked to leave Idaho’s J-Block and alleged inmates hurled explicit sexual threats, according to documents obtained by People.
  • Prison officials declined to move him, writing that he "feels safe to remain on tier 2 in J-Block," a restrictive housing unit with single cells and limited recreation.
  • Unsealed interview summaries report multiple Washington State University classmates saw cuts and bruised knuckles on Kohberger after Thanksgiving 2022, with him offering varying explanations including boxing, an indoor accident and a car crash.
  • Newly released police files describe about 13 formal complaints from WSU faculty and graduate students over his sexist and unsettling behavior, including a professor’s warning that he could later harass or abuse students.
  • Media reports citing unsealed materials note handprints and a "possible faceprint" on an exterior window at the crime scene, though authorities have not attributed those marks to Kohberger; he is serving four consecutive life terms after his July guilty plea.