Oliver Waite NonStop Local Digital Producer
PULLMAN, Wash. – The families of four University of Idaho students murdered by Bryan Kohberger in 2022 filed a lawsuit against Washington State University (WSU) on Wednesday. The lawsuit claims WSU failed to act on numerous formal complaints about Kohberger’s behavior and overlooked his troubling history before employing him.
Court documents revealed that Kohberger was hired as a Teaching Assistant in the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department at WSU. His studies focused on sexually motivated burglars and serial killers.
Prior to his arrival at WSU, Kohberger reportedly had a history of heroin addiction, a previous theft arrest on record and numerous posts made on public online forums describing his inability to feel emotions and “crazy thoughts” that he experienced.
Kohberger was removed from a vocational program during high school following alleged problems with women. Local business owners later reported keeping electronic notes warning female staff about his alarming behavior toward young women.
According to court documents, the WSU office of Compliance and Civil Rights (CCR) received at least 13 formal complaints related to Kohberger. However, the employee responsible for following up on these complaints stated she never met or spoke with Kohberger.
Kohberger’s supervising instructor reportedly expressed concerns about removing him from…
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