WSU KNEW KOHBERGER A THREAT, KILLER'S BLEAK APT., WITNESS' DEATH THREATS, VILE IMAGES
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 2 September 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Bryan Kohberger attended Washington State University for a little over three months, and in that time, 13 complaints were filed about his bad behavior.
The complaints related to the nature of being homophobic, ableist, xenophobic, and misogynistic. Kohberger was just days into his first semester of the doctoral program when administrators received their first formal complaint; 12 more came over the next three months, according to newly unsealed documents. Included in the release are photos of the apartment Kohberger left behind in Pullman. The photos are filled with textbooks, graded papers, and a refrigerator partially full of food.
The families of Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin are suing the city of Moscow over the
release of hundreds of these crime scene photos and videos of the first response to 1122 King Road.
Their attorney claims many of the photos constitute an “unwarranted invasion of privacy.”
Leander James says ‘blurring’ on the images is an ‘ineffective’ redaction, and blood is still
visible on floors and walls of the home outside the blurring. James says in the footage, the
Sounds of sobbing friends and roommates are also incredibly traumatizing for the families.
We are also learning that the witnesses and the individuals whom Kohberger's attorney planned to intimate as suspects are getting threats.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law; Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy; X: PhilipCDube, IG: PhilipDube, YouTube: PhilipDube3922
- Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," and featured in hit show "Paris in Love" on Peacock; Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, X: @DrBethanyLive
- Chris McDonough – Director at the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: “The Interview Room”
- Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet," and Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;" X @JoScottForensics
- Susan Hendricks - Journalist, and Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi;" IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks
- Sydney Sumner - Crime Stories Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.7 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.6 | Did Washington State University know Brian Koberger was a dangerous threat? |
| 0:19.7 | Were there fiery red flags of alarm that they chose to ignore? |
| 0:28.5 | Would he have been kicked out and home to mommy and daddy and the Poconos and these murders |
| 0:33.5 | would never have happened if Washington State University had acted. |
| 0:39.3 | This as photos of the killer's bleak apartment are revealed. |
| 0:45.3 | What clues did he leave behind? |
| 0:47.3 | And believe it or not, witnesses are getting death threats as the victim's families in anguish as vile images of their children in death are being released. |
| 1:05.0 | O H-E-L-L-N-O. I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 1:13.2 | Tonight on a location of your emergency. |
| 1:16.6 | Hi. Something is happening. Something happens in our house. We don't know what. |
| 1:21.3 | Scream and she ran upstairs because she saw someone. That's what I'm pretty sure she said. |
| 1:26.5 | She said someone's here and she's screaming |
| 1:28.5 | just random stairs. Did you kill and murder Madison, Mogan, Kaylee, Gonzalez, Zana |
| 1:34.9 | Kronotel, Ethan Chapin? Yes. At this hour, family members still holding out hope that the feds |
| 1:40.2 | will swoop in and seek the death penalty on Brian Coboberger. Is it possible? And what about the fact |
| 1:47.0 | that he was leaving a trail a mile wide, red flags of alarm to Washington State University, |
| 1:56.0 | that Brian Koberger was a danger? We'll listen to what the Gonzalves family has to say. |
| 2:02.1 | I find it really interesting that Washington State had this long history of his anti-woman |
| 2:10.8 | misogynist stalking behavior and did nothing. |
| 2:16.6 | That's really interesting. If he had been thrown out, he wouldn't have even been there. Exactly. Yep. He should have been thrown out before I ever killed these kids. That's the truth. They should have set a standard and said, look, we don't put up with this in our university. You cross the line. You're done. |
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