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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Unbelievable: Kohberger Files Sex Harass Claim Over B*** F*** Threat, Demands Transfer

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Killer Bryan Kohberger has no trouble admitting to violently killing 4 people with a knife in a sneak attack in the middle of the night, but after just one night in J-Block at the Idaho Maximum security prison he is begging to be transferred out.  He submits a handwritten note telling the deputy warden his is being subjected to minute-by-minute verbal threats and harassment and asks to be transferred out of Unit 2 on J-Block because he says quote "J-Block is an environment I wish to transfer from." 

In his first note of complaint and begging, Kohberger violates a cardinal rule of prison, never ratting out your fellow prisoners. Kohberger writes he is quote "not engaging in any of the recent flooding/striking...."Flooding in prison jargon refers to inmates intentionally causing water to overflow in their cells, creating a disruption on the block,  and by saying he isn't taking part, he is pointing his boney finger of righteous indignation at others on J-Block. 

After sending his first note of complaint after his first night in prison, Kohberger follows it up a few days later with another note, this one given to a guard and claiming he is the victim of sexual harassment.  In the note, Kohberger claims one inmate is threatening to rape him, while another inmate says, "the only a** we'll be eating is Kohberger's." Kohberger offers up the name of a guard he says heard the threats and harassment so his claims can be verified. 

An incident notification report is filled out by the guard who received the second Kohberger note and the guard named by Kohberger is questioned about the claims made by the admitted quadruple murderer. In a report filed three days later, the guard says he recalls vulgar language being used and directed towards Kohberger, but he doesn't know which inmates made the threats  

In his note, Kohberger tells the deputy warden that he wants to be transferred to B-Block immediately. Immediately.  Kohberger also wants to speak to the deputy warden soon. In response Kohberger is told J-Block is "generally a fairly calm and quieter tier" and the flooding is a relatively rare occurence."  He isn't given his transfer and is told "to give it some time." 

Joining Nancy Grace today:

  • Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Slaten Lawyers; Twitter @TroySlaten,
  • Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker,”  featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock, www.drbethanymarshall.com , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive  
  • Chris McDonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective,  Host of YouTube channel, "The Interview Room" www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough   
  • Heather Barnhart - SANS Institute Fellow (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, and Security) & Senior Director of Forensic Research, Cellebrite, One of the Digitial Forensic Investigators in the Bryan Kohberger case / Co-Author of "Practical Mobile Forensics," now in its 4th edition, www.sans.org and www.cellebrite.com and her blog: smarterforensics.com
  • Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic 
  • Dr. DeWayne Hendrix - Former Warden at the MDC in Brooklyn, Also served as a Warden in Sheridan, Oregon,  Former Senior Warden with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Founder and President of A New Daylight Foundation, Author: "Who Are You?  See it Say it and Seize it" , website: newdaylightfoundation.com, @anewdaylight (IG)  @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn)  @anewdaylight (X-Twitter)   
  • Annie Elise - Host of  true crime podcast "SERIALously," website: annieelise.com 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:04.7

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

0:11.3

Unbelievable.

0:15.1

Brian Coburger, the four-time convicted killer who sliced four beautiful University Idaho students dead.

0:27.4

Brian Coburger has filed a sexual harassment claim from behind bars over a but F threat.

0:44.2

He is also after one day on the J block demanding a transfer and of course whining about the food.

0:52.6

Yes, Brian Coburger, four-time convicted killer, has filed a sex

1:00.9

harassment claim. I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. I want to thank you for being with us.

1:07.5

And then let me ask you, did you on November 13, 2022, enter the residence at 1122 King Road

1:17.4

in Moscow, Idaho, with the intent to commit the felony crime of murder?

1:23.2

You're on location of your emergency?

1:25.7

I don't know.

1:26.6

I'm not going to help emergency. I don't know. I don't know.

1:29.0

They're not helpful.

1:29.9

So, no way.

1:35.3

I rarely say this, and I would never, ever say it in front of a judge or a jury, but I really don't even know where to start.

1:36.9

Should I start with this complaint?

1:39.1

Brokeberger says I have on several occasions not received all the items of food on my tray.

1:45.5

I address this during service, I guess food service like he's got a butler and have yet to

1:52.5

receive any placements.

1:53.9

In fact, the kitchen is not even called.

1:58.6

Okay, yeah, I'm not starting with that.

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