Inmates Reportedly Making Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger's Life 'Miserable' Behind Bars By Chris Spargo 101

Bryan Kohberger is reportedly being targeted by fellow inmates at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

The Daily Mail reports that the convicted killer has been constantly complaining to guards about being taunted despite having his own cell and incredibly limited interaction with the rest of the J-Block prison population, where he is being held.

“It’s driving him crazy,” said Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective who now works for the Cold Case Foundation. “The inmates are tormenting him at night and almost all hours of the day — taunting him through the vents in his cell,” he told the outlet.

He continued: “They’re utilizing the vent system. They’re kicking the doors. They’re taunting him. And they’re basically, you know, torturing him through, you know, using psychology.”

McDonough later appeared on NewsNation’s Banfield, and said: “The good news is the inmates were apparently waiting for him. And when he got there, they are now making his life absolutely miserable.”

This has led to Kohberger constantly complaining to the guards, who have reportedly told him there is nothing they can do because he is not in any physical danger, according to McDonough.

A spokesperson for the Idaho Department of Corrections could not confirm Kohberger’s accusations, but did confirm that the recently admitted inmate is complaining about his treatment behind bars.

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“We are aware of Kohberger’s complaints about what he considers taunting. Incarcerated individuals commonly communicate with each other in prison,” Public Information Officer Blake Lopez tells PEOPLE. “Bryan Kohberger is housed alone in a cell, and IDOC security staff maintain a safe and orderly environment for all individuals in our custody.”

Interactions between inmates are also incredibly limited at the facility, according to Lopez, who says: “Incarcerated individuals in long-term restrictive housing live in single-person cells, are moved in restraints, and are provided showers every other day along with one hour of outdoor recreation daily.”

Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger on July 23 to four lifetimes in prison without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students — plus 10 years for a burglary charge. He will also be required to pay approximately $250,000 in fines and civil penalties.

The convicted murderer, 30, appeared in an Idaho courtroom for his sentencing three weeks after appearing in the same Boise courtroom and confessing to the murders of the four students: Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

The four were found brutally stabbed to death inside a Moscow home on Nov. 13, 2022.