A former classmate has reported that Bryan Kohberger’s conduct changed significantly after the deaths of four University of Idaho students, going from “perpetually weary” to “chatty.”
Benjamin Roberts, a fellow graduate student at Washington State University in Pullman, told NewsNation, “I did note he was occasionally arriving to class a little late, he usually had a cup of coffee in his hand, and he always seemed to be chronically fatigued.”
“Bryan appeared to be on the razor’s edge between tiredness and fatigue, and it was difficult to distinguish between the two at the time,” he told the source.
Roberts stated Kohberger’s behavior altered drastically when he allegedly murdered Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, in their off-campus Moscow, Idaho residence on November 13.
A fellow PhD student in criminal justice told NewsNation, “He did appear to have become a bit chattier as the semester progressed.”
However, he stated that he did not recall Kohberger discussing the tragic crime that shook the University of Idaho community.
Benjamin Roberts, a classmate, remarked, “Bryan appeared to be teetering on the brink of tiredness and weariness, and it was impossible to distinguish between the two at the moment.”
Bryan Kohberger, of NewsNation, has been charged with four charges of first-degree murder.
Roberts stated that Kohberger’s persistent indicators of tiredness did not trigger any red flags before to the murder since they were typical with how many graduate students act in response to the academic requirements.
He described the alleged murderer as clumsy, but the type of person who was constantly eager to demonstrate his intelligence.
“He had to make sure you knew he was intelligent and had this intellectual capacity,” Roberts said.
He also stated that it was unsettling that his former classmate ended up being the suspect.
Roberts stated, “There’s something heavy about that.”
Madison Mogen (top left), 21; Kaylee Goncalves (bottom left), 21; Ethan Chapin (middle), 20; and Xana Kernodle (right), 20; murdered University of Idaho students.
After waiving his right to an extradition hearing, Kohberger will shortly be extradited to Idaho after being arrested at his Pennsylvania home on Friday.
Officials can lawfully release his probable cause document once he appears in court in Idaho, which should give insight on what led to his arrest over seven weeks after the murders.
The murder weapon, a big knife, has not been discovered.
Kohberger, who is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, “is anxious to be exonerated of these charges and looks forward to swiftly settling these cases,” according to a statement released by his public defender, Jason LaBar.
In the meantime, Washington State University issued a statement regarding the arrest of the Ph.D. candidate.
“The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University is outraged by the alleged heinous crimes of one of its graduate students,” it declared on its website.
“We are relieved to know that justice will be served. Our hearts are with the families of the victims,” it continued.
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