IDAHO murders suspect Bryan Kohberger allegedly made foreboding sexist comments toward his female colleagues before he was fired, sources have said.
Kohberger, 28, allegedly graded his female students harsher than men while working as a criminology graduate assistant at Washington State University, according to a new report.
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The graduate student was charged in late December with the brutal stabbings of roommates Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, along with Xana’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20 on November 13.
One month after four students were found heartlessly slashed to death outside the University of Idaho campus, Kohberger was let go from the program.
However, it was not for his alleged involvement in the killings.
Former colleagues have told NewsNation that he was known for making snide comments toward women in the program.
Kohberger allegedly told females at WSU that men would take all of their jobs because they were not as smart, someone associated with the murder suspect told the outlet.
The anonymous sources claimed that multiple people filed complaints against him after he harshly graded female students, and a harassment training seminar was even held at the school.
Kohberger was let go in December 2022 after he “had not made progress regarding professionalism,” his termination letter seen by NewsNation states.
The letter did not address any of the sexism allegations.
According to the letter, Kohberger allegedly had an “altercation” with the professor he was assisting, John Snyder, on September 23.
A professor allegedly emailed Kohberger about “the ways in which you had failed to meet your expectations as a TA thus far in the semester,” by October 21, the outlet reports.
The termination letter stated that department leaders met with Kohberger to discuss an improvement plan on November 2 – which was 11 days before the four students were stabbed.
After the Idaho students were murdered, Kohberger also allegedly was involved in a second “altercation” with Professor Snyder on December 9, according to the letter.
Other people close to the matter have spoken out about alleged interactions with Kohberger as he remains in jail awaiting trial.
In one instance, Kohberger allegedly followed a female student to her car, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke with The New York Times.
However, the university’s investigation didn’t find Kohberger guilty of any wrongdoing in these complaints.
A local brewery that Kohberger frequented told NewsNation that female workers had complained of his inappropriate behavior in the past.
They had even flagged his ID in the system to warn of his past actions, sources said.
Kohberger stands accused of fatally stabbing three young women: Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, as well as Xana’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, on November 13.
Authorities released some information on physical evidence that was taken in by detectives before the Idaho judge issued a gag order for the trial.
In an unsealed arrest warrant, police described a list of belongings they recovered from his parent’s home where he was arrested.
Detectives took in four medical-style gloves, a black Champion sweatshirt, black face masks, size 13 Nike shoes, a knife, black gloves, and a black hat during Kohberger’s arrest, the document states.
After he was let go from WSU, Kohberger drove all the way back to his parent’s home in Pennsylvania with his father.
Police in Pennsylvania are currently looking into any other potential homicides that could be linked to Kohberger, according to reports.
Kohberger was arrested on December 30 and has maintained his innocence, though he has yet to submit a formal plea.
If he is found guilty of the killings, he will be eligible for execution.
His next hearing is scheduled for late June.
