{"id":19718,"date":"2026-07-28T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19718"},"modified":"2026-07-28T09:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:54:53","slug":"idaho-victims-dad-sends-five-word-warning-to-bryan-kohberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19718","title":{"rendered":"Idaho Victim&#8217;s Dad Sends Five-Word Warning To Bryan Kohberger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/tag\/bryan-kohberger\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Bryan Kohberger<\/a><\/strong>, the convicted killer serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, has made a bold move to undo his fate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a stunning legal twist, the former PhD student filed a petition to reverse the guilty plea that saved him from death row, while asserting an \u201cabsolute claim of innocence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the father of one of the victims is speaking out, making it clear that they are not worried about the prospect of taking their case against Bryan Kohberger all the way to trial<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- TargetVideo video matching --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large is-resized caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-1239x1536.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=952%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-768x952.jpg\" alt=\"New mugshot of Idaho students murder suspect Bryan Kohberger\" class=\"wp-image-660714\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8067328834634923;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1239%2Cheight=1536%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-1239x1536.jpg 1239w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=826%2Cheight=1024%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-826x1024.jpg 826w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=952%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-768x952.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=242%2Cheight=300%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Idaho-Murders-Suspect-Bryan-Kohberger-1-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ada County Sheriff\u2019s Office\/MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former criminology PhD student has filed a petition for \u201cpost-conviction relief\u201d in Idaho\u2019s Ada County District Court. This is reportedly a specialized legal move that lets convicts fight their sentence completely outside the normal appeals process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, Kohberger is said to be representing himself, going completely rogue without a lawyer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He originally took a plea deal to dodge the death penalty, which earned him four life sentences for the murders of University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Kohberger wants a total do-over, claiming that he was completely manipulated into accepting the plea deal and fed lies and \u201cfalse promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his bombshell statement made to a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/27\/us\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-college-deaths.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">New York Times<\/a><\/em> reporter on Sunday, Kohberger maintained an \u201cabsolute claim of innocence\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accused killer also noted, \u201cmy actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged on by false promises and blatant disinformation, MUST be withdrawn.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-idaho-victim-s-father-speaks-out-after-the-accused-killer-s-shocking-u-turn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Idaho Victim\u2019s Father Speaks Out After The Accused Killer\u2019s Shocking U-Turn<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large is-resized caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-1536x1024.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger In Court\" class=\"wp-image-706319\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000287935502448;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536%2Cheight=1024%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024%2Cheight=683%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300%2Cheight=200%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-5-1-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Goncalves, the father of Kaylee Goncalves, has since hit back at Kohberger for his recent legal move, stressing that he is not scared about facing him off in trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goncalves, who has been extremely candid about his feelings of anger toward the PhD student, told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article316675246.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Idaho Statesman<\/a><\/em> that he and his family are ready to see that the accused killer gets the death penalty, which the plea deal helped save him from initially.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not scared of it,\u201d the grieving father warned in a statement, adding, \u201cI always stood by the work of the FBI agents and other people. If he wants to fight for the death penalty, that\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ll go for, and that\u2019s what he\u2019s facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goncalves continued, \u201cThere\u2019s so much evidence against him in this case. So we\u2019re not scared of a trial, not one bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-steve-goncalves-has-created-an-organization-that-hunts-down-serial-killers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve Goncalves Has Created An Organization That Hunts Down Serial Killers<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-2.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"2\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=650%2Cheight=795%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger Arrives In Moscow, Idaho\" class=\"wp-image-706276\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8176177150504927;width:779px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=650%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=245%2Cheight=300%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-2.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an interview with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/crime-desk\/article-15867957\/kaylee-goncalves-mother-bryan-kohberger-idaho-murders.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, Steve Goncalves and his wife Kristi opened up about their next chapter, announcing the launch of The Kaylee Goncalves Foundation to honor their daughter\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operating under the moniker \u201cMurder Has a Name,\u201d the non-profit aims to bankroll cutting-edge forensic DNA testing to capture predators and deliver answers to families of cold-case victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization will reportedly team up with Othram, the forensic lab that used Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) to tie Kohberger to the knife sheath DNA left at the crime scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to hunt killers. I want to hunt them down,\u201d Steve said about the organization. \u201cI want to turn the tables on them. We\u2019re going to hunt those people down. We\u2019re going to find them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added, \u201cIt\u2019s time to hunt the killers down and give them a taste of their own medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-bryan-kohberger-blasts-the-prosecution-for-their-myopic-narrative\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bryan Kohberger Blasts The Prosecution For Their \u2018Myopic Narrative\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large is-resized caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-1536x1024.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"3\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger In Court\" class=\"wp-image-671562\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536%2Cheight=1024%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024%2Cheight=683%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300%2Cheight=200%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bryan-Kohberger-2-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in his recent statements, Kohberger ripped into the state\u2019s case, dismissing the prosecution\u2019s official timeline of events as a highly narrow and \u201cmyopic narrative\u201d that amounted to a \u201cwork of fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/bryan-kohberger-files-petition-challenge-guilty-plea-conviction-rcna589490\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">NBC News<\/a><\/em>, he argued that the core evidence used to lock him up went completely unvetted, claiming its \u201cfaulty premises were never challenged at trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former student blamed a ruined legal process for the lack of answers, stating that because the case was \u201ccircumnavigated by a broken plea, the trial never provided the public the clarity conducive to closure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kohberger went on to insist that \u201cjustice shall remain abjectly miscarried unless\u201d his guilty plea is withdrawn and that real closure is impossible if the current verdict persists.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-bryan-kohberger-was-reportedly-not-responding-well-to-prison-life\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bryan Kohberger Was Reportedly Not Responding Well To Prison Life<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large is-resized caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/quality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-1536x1024.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"4\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 5 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger In Court\" class=\"wp-image-706320\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5;width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536%2Cheight=1024%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024%2Cheight=683%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768%2Cheight=512%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300%2Cheight=200%2Cfit=crop%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.theblast.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428%2Cquality=75%2Cgravity=auto%2Csharpen=1%2Cmetadata=none%2Cformat=auto%2Conerror=redirect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bryan-Kohberger-6-1-scaled.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before making his bold move to undo his guilty plea, reports indicated that Kohberger was struggling with life behind bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been housed at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI), widely recognized as one of the harshest facilities in the state\u2019s prison system, since receiving four life sentences earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some might assume the perpetrator of such a crime would adapt easily to a tough environment, reports suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15410431\/Bryan-Kohberger-idaho-prison-Hannibal-Lecter.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist Howard Blum explained that Kohberger\u2019s personality has made it difficult for him to adjust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blum, who authored a book on the case, noted that a \u201cself-important personality\u201d has hindered his ability to cope with his new reality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMurder is about control,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd prison is the ultimate situation where you have no control. He\u2019s not responding well to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Kohberger, the convicted killer serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, has made a bold move to undo his fate. 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