Bryan Kohberger reportedly joked that he came to the area where four University of Idaho students were murdered because "shopping is better in Idaho" while being threatened with death by a fellow inmate in a Pennsylvania jail.
A source told NewsNation that the quadruple murder suspect was intimidated while he sat behind a glass screen in his cell following his arrest at his parents' house in Albrightsville on December 30.
Idaho Student Murders Suspect Denies Killing Anyone
According to the informant, when questioned why he murdered the University of Idaho students, Kohberger responded, "I did nothing." A news source said he was wearing a suicide smock, which stops convicts from killing themselves. When questioned why he was in Moscow, some eight miles from his residence in Washington state, Kohberger responded, "The shopping is better in Idaho," according to a source.
During his five days at the Monroe County Jail, Kohberger was able to take daily showers without handcuffs, but his leg shackles were not removed, according to the report. According to a source, jail officials also accepted his request for vegan meals, which included peanut butter & jelly, applesauce, veggies, beans, rice, and cereal.
After being placed into the Latah County Jail following his extradition from Pennsylvania, Kohberger made his initial court appearance in Idaho on Thursday. He is charged with first-degree murder and burglary in the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, on November 13.
Latah County Sheriff Richard Skiles told NewsNation that the jail staff is attempting to meet Kohberger's nutritional demands, "but we will not be purchasing new pots and pans or anything like."
His remark follows an exclusive revelation in The New York Post in which a former aunt stated that Kohberger's relatives had to purchase new pots and pans because he refused to consume anything that had previously been used to cook meat. The former aunt described Kohberger's food restrictions as "very, very weird" and "far beyond vegan."
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Bryan Kohberger's Dark Past
Meanwhile, former high school classmates of the man accused of murdering four students at the University of Idaho say that Brian Kohberger was tormented prior to becoming a bully and reportedly taking heroin. The former classmates made the remarks in an upcoming episode of 48 Hours entitled 'The Idaho Student Murders' that will air on Paramount+ on Saturday.'
One former student at Washington State University regarded Kohberger as outspoken but otherwise unremarkable "comfortable in social situations, according to a CBS News report on the incident.
According to Kohberger's old high school friends who talked with 48 Hours, he was tormented until his senior year, when he shed 100 pounds. Casey Arntz, one of his former classmates, stated that after he lost weight, "many people saw a significant difference."
"When Bryan became somewhat furious with [her brother], he would gaslight him and get physically abusive," she claimed, adding that Kohberger would chokehold her brother. Another student, Bree, who requested anonymity for her last name, stated that Kohberger reportedly began taking heroin. Since then, Kohberger has been sent to Moscow, Idaho to face murder accusations. In this instance, he has not yet filed a plea.
Per The Independent, during Kohberger's extradition hearing, Monroe County public lawyer Jason LaBar stated, "These charges are out of character for Bryan."
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