Kuna inmates taunt convicted killer Bryan Kohberger through vents
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BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — University of Idaho murderer Bryan Kohberger is reportedly making complaints to prison guards that he is facing verbal abuse and taunts from fellow inmates.
The 30-year-old former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student pleaded guilty to the murders of four undergrads at the nearby University of Idaho last month – Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
The deal – which allowed Kohberger to avoid the death penalty – ensured that the convicted killer would be housed in a secure housing unit with individual cells called J Block, at the Idaho State Correctional Complex in Kuna, Idaho. Although he is separated from other inmates in J block, it’s reported that inmates are yelling at him through grates, taunting him through vents in his cell.
According to a report by the Daily Mail, which broke the story, the inmates are taking turns yelling at the convicted killer through a grate. “They are literally getting up into the grate and yelling at him,” Chris McDonough, a former detective who is now with the Cold Case foundation, told the outlet. “The inmates are taking turns doing it. It’s relentless.”
Kohberger is also reporting to guards that he cannot sleep amidst the harassment. However, it seems the convicted killer is receiving little sympathy from former convicts, prison officials, or the community at large. In an interview with Fox News Digital, former prison pastor Keith Roverea said Kohberger is, “lucky it’s only verbal abuse right now.” He believes Kohberger is only making the situation much worse by complaining.
“I have no doubt he’s contemplating suicide already because he’s not even a month in, and he’s losing control,” Rovere told the outlet. “Most serial killers tend to be control freaks. Throw autism on top of that, and the chaos that the inmates are causing him is making him lose his mind. And it’s only going to get worse.”
In response to the reported complaints, the Idaho Department of Corrections said in a statement, “Incarcerated individuals commonly communicate with each other in prison. Bryan Kohberger is housed alone in a cell, and IDOC security staff maintain a safe and orderly environment for all individuals in our custody.”