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News.com.au
21 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Tormented': Idaho killer's life in prison made ‘hell' by inmates
The inmates making quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger's time in prison a living hell knew he was coming to the high-security Idaho lockup and planned how they could carry out a campaign of harassment against him, according to a report. Kohberger was transferred from jail to the only high-security prison in the state after he received four life sentences last month for the gruesome slayings of four University of Idaho students in 2022. And the prisoners at Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna 'were aware he was coming,' former homicide detective Chris McDonough told NewsNation Tuesday. 'The inmates were apparently waiting for him,' said McDonough, who now works for the Cold Case Foundation. 'And when he got there, they are now making his life absolutely miserable.' 'They got together and said, 'OK, well, you know, how do we harass this guy?'' the former cop said. 'And apparently, they set this up long before he got there… the guards were unaware of it until it started happening.' Kohberger is being held in solitary confinement in a restrictive unit called J block that only has 32 other prisoners, who are 'the worst of the worst outside of death row,' McDonough said. The unwelcoming neighbours decided to carry out a relentless taunting campaign against Kohberger by taking turns yelling through the vents into his cell around the clock. 'They're utilising the vent system. They're kicking the doors. They're taunting him,' McDonough said. 'And they're basically, you know, torturing him through, you know, using psychology. 'And my goodness, he's complaining.' The 30-year-old former criminology PhD student has been whining to the guards that he's been unable to sleep at night because of the crusade against him. 'He's extremely annoyed and frustrated,' McDonough told the Daily Mail. McDonough said Kohberger will likely eventually be placed in the general prison population. But in the meantime, he'll have to put up with the hazing. 'The inmates have come up with a creative idea in harassing him to the point where it's basically driving him crazy,' McDonough said. The ex-detective said since Kohberger isn't at risk of being physically harmed by the prisoners, guards likely won't do much to curb the harassment. 'The most they can do is write it down and, or, you know, tell him, 'Hey, there's nothing we can do. You're not in physical harm,'' McDonough said of the guards. In solitary, Kohberger is kept in his cell for 23 hours a day and only allowed out of it for one hour a day for outdoor recreation while he's in restraints. And Kohberger — whose lawyers have previously said he suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder — can only take a shower once every other day. When he goes outside, his entire unit — or 'pod' — 'will light up with heckling, with taunting. 'I mean, they'll start kicking the doors,' McDonough said. Kohberger last month unexpectedly copped to the Nov. 13, 2022, murders of Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Ethan Chapin at their off-campus house in Moscow. The controversial deal he struck with prosecutors allowed him to avoid the death penalty and dodge a trial where victims' loved ones might have gotten a look into the motivation for the heinous stabbings — the lack of which drew ire from some victims' families.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Report: Kohberger complaining in prison as inmates torment him
Inmate number 163214 is now settling into his new home inside Idaho's maximum security prison. But, according to a law enforcement source, it's been far from smooth sailing. The Daily Mail has learned Bryan Kohberger is being relentlessly tormented by his new jail-mates, who are shouting through the vents into his cell at all hours of the day. It is rattling the criminology student turned quadruple killer so much that he has made complaints to prison guards about the inmates keeping him awake at night. 'It's driving him crazy. The inmates are tormenting him at night and almost all hours of the day - taunting him through the vents in his cell,' Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective who now works for the Cold Case Foundation, told the Daily Mail. 'They are literally getting up into the grate and yelling at him. The inmates are taking it in turns doing it. It's relentless.' He added of Kohberger: 'He's extremely annoyed and frustrated. He's complaining to the authorities that he can't sleep because of them.' Kohberger was sent to the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna after being sentenced to life in prison for the November 13, 2022, murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Now, inside the state's only maximum-security prison - home to the most notorious, dangerous inmates - Kohberger is being held in solitary confinement on J block's restrictive housing unit. This means he is locked inside his single-person cell for 23 hours a day with only one hour of outdoor recreation in what is known as 'the cage'. During the rare 60 minutes outside the cell, Kohberger is moved around wearing restraints. He is also only allowed to shower every other day. An insider told McDonough that the inmates in the nearby cells have joined forces to work together to target the newest face on J block, taking it in turns to shout through the air conditioning and heating vents connecting the cells. McDonough said it is unclear exactly what the inmates are saying to Kohberger but it is clear 'they are not happy about his notoriety'. 'What it tells us is that the inmates are not happy with him and he's just started in the prison system,' he said. The infamy of Kohberger and his heinous crime makes him a target for other inmates, McDonough said. 'Because he is serving four life sentences his threat assessment will be extremely high,' he said. 'There's some inmates that would want nothing more than to hurt him just to make a name for themselves.' Based on his 40-year law enforcement career, McDonough said it is unlikely prison staff will take much action to stop inmates tormenting Kohberger because, in solitary confinement, he is not in physical danger. Over time, if prison officials deem it safe to do so, Kohberger could end up being moved to general population. But, in the more than two years between his December 2022 arrest and sentencing, fellow inmates found Kohberger's behavior inside prison 'weird'. Newly-released Moscow Police records reveal that one inmate told investigators Kohberger would spend hours on video calls with his mom MaryAnn while behind bars. The inmate reported one incident when, during one of these calls, he had said 'you suck' at a sports player he was watching on TV. The remark rattled Kohberger, causing him to respond aggressively, thinking the inmate was speaking about him or his mother, the records show. He 'immediately got up and put his face to the bars' and asked if he was talking about him or his mom, the inmate told investigators. Other than that incident, Kohberger came across as highly intelligent and polite behind bars, the inmate said. But he also displayed unusual habits such as washing his hands 'dozens of times a day,' spending '45 minutes to an hour in the shower' and staying awake almost all night, only napping during the day. During Kohberger's sentencing in Ada County Courthouse in Boise on July 23, some of the victims' families warned him what may await him behind bars. Goncalves's mom Kristi Goncalves told her 21-year-old daughter's killer that she was disappointed he would not face the firing squad but that ' hell will be waiting' in prison. 'You are officially the property of the state of Idaho, where your fellow inmates are anxiously awaiting your arrival,' she said. Goncalves's younger sister Aubrie Goncalves also told him in a statement read by her mother: ' You may have received A's in high school and college, but you're gonna be getting big D's in prison.' Judge Steven Hippler told Kohberger he would spend his dying days in prison, hitting him with four life sentences with no possibility of parole and 10 years on the burglary charge. Under the terms of a controversial plea deal, Kohberger also waived his right to appeal. he net closed in on Kohberger after he left a brown leather Ka-Bar knife sheath behind at the scene. DNA on the sheath came back a match to the criminology student, who was living just over the state border in Pullman, Washington, at the time.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Daily Mail
Bryan Kohberger is already complaining in prison as maximum security inmates torment him 24/7
Inmate number 163214 is now settling into his new home inside Idaho 's maximum security prison. But, according to a law enforcement source, it's been far from smooth sailing. The Daily Mail has learned Bryan Kohberger is being relentlessly tormented by his new jail-mates, who are shouting through the vents into his cell at all hours of the day. It is rattling the criminology student turned quadruple killer so much that he has made complaints to prison guards about the inmates keeping him awake at night. 'It's driving him crazy. The inmates are tormenting him at night and almost all hours of the day - taunting him through the vents in his cell,' Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective who now works for the Cold Case Foundation, told the Daily Mail. 'They are literally getting up into the grate and yelling at him. The inmates are taking it in turns doing it. It's relentless.' He added of Kohberger: 'He's extremely annoyed and frustrated. He's complaining to the authorities that he can't sleep because of them.' Kohberger was sent to the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna after being sentenced to life in prison for the November 13, 2022, murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Now, inside the state's only maximum-security prison - home to the most notorious, dangerous inmates - Kohberger is being held in solitary confinement on J block's restrictive housing unit. This means he is locked inside his single-person cell for 23 hours a day with only one hour of outdoor recreation in what is known as 'the cage'. During the rare 60 minutes outside the cell, Kohberger is moved around wearing restraints. He is also only allowed to shower every other day. An insider told McDonough that the inmates in the nearby cells have joined forces to work together to target the newest face on J block, taking it in turns to shout through the air conditioning and heating vents connecting the cells. McDonough said it is unclear exactly what the inmates are saying to Kohberger but it is clear 'they are not happy about his notoriety'. 'What it tells us is that the inmates are not happy with him and he's just started in the prison system,' he said. The infamy of Kohberger and his heinous crime makes him a target for other inmates, McDonough said. 'Because he is serving four life sentences his threat assessment will be extremely high,' he said. 'There's some inmates that would want nothing more than to hurt him just to make a name for themselves.' Based on his 40-year law enforcement career, McDonough said it is unlikely prison staff will take much action to stop inmates tormenting Kohberger because, in solitary confinement, he is not in physical danger. Over time, if prison officials deem it safe to do so, Kohberger could end up being moved to general population. But, in the more than two years between his December 2022 arrest and sentencing, fellow inmates found Kohberger's behavior inside prison 'weird'. Newly-released Moscow Police records reveal that one inmate told investigators Kohberger would spend hours on video calls with his mom MaryAnn while behind bars. The inmate reported one incident when, during one of these calls, he had said 'you suck' at a sports player he was watching on TV. The remark rattled Kohberger, causing him to respond aggressively, thinking the inmate was speaking about him or his mother, the records show. He 'immediately got up and put his face to the bars' and asked if he was talking about him or his mom, the inmate told investigators. Other than that incident, Kohberger came across as highly intelligent and polite behind bars, the inmate said. But he also displayed unusual habits such as washing his hands 'dozens of times a day,' spending '45 minutes to an hour in the shower' and staying awake almost all night, only napping during the day. During Kohberger's sentencing in Ada County Courthouse in Boise on July 23, some of the victims' families warned him what may await him behind bars. Goncalves's mom Kristi Goncalves told her 21-year-old daughter's killer that she was disappointed he would not face the firing squad but that 'hell will be waiting' in prison. 'You are officially the property of the state of Idaho, where your fellow inmates are anxiously awaiting your arrival,' she said. Goncalves's younger sister Aubrie Goncalves also told him in a statement read by her mother: 'You may have received A's in high school and college, but you're gonna be getting big D's in prison.' Judge Steven Hippler told Kohberger he would spend his dying days in prison, hitting him with four life sentences with no possibility of parole and 10 years on the burglary charge. Under the terms of a controversial plea deal, Kohberger also waived his right to appeal. On July 2, the 30-year-old killer pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for breaking into an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, in the early hours of November 13, 2022, and stabbing the four students to death. Two other roommates - Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke - were also inside the home at the time but survived. Prosecutors learned Kohberger took just 13 minutes to carry out his murderous rampage. The net closed in on Kohberger after he left a brown leather Ka-Bar knife sheath behind at the scene. DNA on the sheath came back a match to the criminology student, who was living just over the state border in Pullman, Washington, at the time. Surveillance footage on nearby homes and businesses also captured his white Hyundai Elantra circling the home multiple times in the hour before the murders before speeding away from the scene. Since his sentencing, a sweeping gag order has been lifted and new details are emerging about the case. But Kohberger's motive remains a mystery and who his target was that night remains a mystery.
Associated Press
28-04-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Dr. Mozelle Martin Launches New Initiative to Advance Ethical Forensic Practices and Digital Integrity
Forensic handwriting expert Dr. Mozelle Martin announces new efforts to combine behavioral profiling with ethical forensic practices and digital integrity advocacy. Phoenix, Arizona, USA, April 28, 2025 -- Dr. Mozelle Martin Combines Forensic Expertise with Behavioral Profiling to Champion Ethical Investigations Dr. Mozelle Martin, internationally recognized as a forensic handwriting expert, has announced the launch of a new initiative to combine forensic handwriting analysis with behavioral profiling and ethical investigative practices. With a career spanning over 38 years, Dr. Martin is committed to advancing the field of forensic science, particularly in cold case investigations, while emphasizing ethical standards in the use of digital platforms. Dr. Martin, the founder of Ink Profiler, has become a leading voice in the world of forensic science, consulting on high-profile criminal investigations and collaborating with law enforcement agencies, including the Cold Case Foundation and the National BTK Taskforce. She has also contributed to numerous international investigations and has provided expert commentary for ABC, NBC, CBS affiliates, and Court TV, among other media outlets. Dr. Martin's unique combination of forensic handwriting analysis and behavioral profiling enables her to provide deep psychological insights into criminal behavior, offering a level of detail and accuracy beyond what is typically available. Her work bridges forensic science with criminology and mental health, a fusion she has honed over the course of her long career. Forensic Handwriting Expertise Meets Behavioral Psychology Dr. Martin's approach to forensic handwriting analysis sets her apart from others in the field. Unlike many traditional forensic handwriting experts, she integrates behavioral science and criminology into every analysis. With over 14 years of academic study and 25 years of professional field experience, Dr. Martin brings a psychological perspective to her work that allows for a deeper understanding of the person behind the writing. As a former trauma therapist and investigative journalist, Dr. Martin's background in mental health and behavioral profiling enhances her forensic investigations. She provides not just document examination, but an analysis of the psychological factors that influence the writing, which can be critical in cases of criminal investigation. This approach has led her to work with organizations such as the Cold Case Coalition and other national and international investigative teams. Dr. Martin's expertise has proven invaluable in solving high-profile cases, offering insights that assist in uncovering the truth behind unsolved crimes. Advocacy for Digital Integrity in an Age of Misinformation As the founder of the Digital Integrity Coalition, Dr. Martin is also a prominent advocate for truth and ethical behavior in the digital age. Her recent books, Social Media Monsters and Digital Lynch Mobs, explore the growing concerns around cyber-defamation, digital mob behavior, and the dangers of misinformation on social media platforms. In her work, Dr. Martin emphasizes the importance of ethical investigative practices in digital spaces, where misinformation can spread rapidly, and the integrity of investigative work can be compromised. Through her platform, Ink & Integrity, she educates both professionals and the public on how to navigate the challenges of digital misinformation while maintaining ethical standards. She remains deeply committed to the integrity of forensic science and criminal investigations, highlighting the need for truth, transparency, and a commitment to ethical standards, both online and offline. A Career Rooted in Expertise and Ethical Commitment Dr. Martin's journey into forensic science and criminal investigations began with her extensive academic training and professional experience in forensic psychology and criminology. Over the years, she has built a reputation for delivering ethical and reliable forensic analysis, often working with law enforcement agencies on sensitive cold case investigations. Her consulting work with major cases, such as the JonBenét Ramsey case, alongside agencies like the Cold Case Foundation and National BTK Taskforce, has earned her a place among the foremost forensic experts in the field. With an emphasis on scientific rigor and ethical conduct, Dr. Martin has worked tirelessly to bring clarity and justice to cases that otherwise might have gone unsolved. Her leadership in the field of forensic science extends to her advocacy for ethical practices, transparency, and integrity. As a current law student focusing on media and constitutional law, she is well-positioned to address the growing concerns over the ethical challenges posed by digital platforms, ensuring that the future of forensic investigations remains firmly rooted in truth and professionalism. About Dr. Mozelle Martin and Ink Profiler Dr. Mozelle Martin is a forensic handwriting expert, international law enforcement trainer, cold case consultant, and author with over 38 years of experience. As the founder of Ink Profiler, she combines behavioral science, forensic psychology, and criminology to offer a unique approach to forensic handwriting analysis. Her work has been featured on major media outlets such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Court TV, and various international forensic publications. She is the founder of the Digital Integrity Coalition and the author of Social Media Monsters and Digital Lynch Mobs, which address cyber-defamation and the challenges of digital mob behavior. 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