(NewsNation) — Professors at Washington State University discussed an “intervention” for Bryan Kohberger over text, saying his behavior made female students uncomfortable.
The information was revealed in police documents that have been unsealed after Kohberger was given four life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
In the supplemental narrative, an officer summarizes files he received containing meeting notes from a meeting Kohberger had with an unnamed professor and text messages between professors at the school.
Kohberger was attending Washington State University as a graduate student studying criminology. He also worked as a teaching assistant.
In one message thread, a professor whose name has been redacted texted an unknown person.
“Do you want to take Kohberger? He listed you and (redacted) as people he was interested in working with,” one text read.
“If I must,” the other person replied.
Another message thread showed professors discussing the need to have an “intervention” with Kohberger, saying he has been offending female students and information is being gathered about the situation.
Kohberger’s troubles with women surfaced earlier in the investigation. Sources told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo in 2023 that Kohberger was known for his sexism and poor treatment of female students in his classes.
They said Kohberger talked down to women in the classes where he was a TA and graded them unfairly when compared to men.
Kohberger was fired from his TA role a month after the murders.
This month, he pleaded guilty to all of the charges against him and agreed to waive all appeals and serve consecutive life sentences for the crime.