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Police Files Reveal WSU Warnings About Kohberger's Behavior Weeks Before Idaho Murders

Newly released police records show Washington State University faculty flagged troubling conduct and urged action before the killings.

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Overview

  • Idaho State Police last week released investigative files containing interviews with Washington State University faculty and graduate students about Bryan Kohberger.
  • The records detail 13 formal complaints alleging sexist, intrusive behavior in the months leading up to the November 2022 killings.
  • A WSU professor warned colleagues he could later harass, stalk or sexually abuse students and pushed to cut his Ph.D. funding.
  • Faculty described incidents such as Kohberger entering a room of female students and blocking the doorway, along with suspicions of stalking linked to a break‑in that targeted perfume and underwear.
  • Graduate students reported he relished conflict and often discussed sexual burglary, with some fearing he was a possible future rapist, while he now serves four consecutive life sentences without parole.