The Idaho Murders | The Case Against Bryan Kohberger

Bryan Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences for murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The criminal case is closed. But the civil reckoning is just beginning—and it's not the only case demanding accountability this week. The families of Kohberger's victims have filed a 126-page wrongful death lawsuit against Washington State University, alleging the school ignored 13 formal complaints against Kohberger while he was employed as a teaching assistant. Women requested security escorts to avoid him. Staff created informal "911" alerts. 
A professor allegedly predicted he'd harass and abuse students. The families argue the murders were "foreseeable and preventable." Former prosecutor turned defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down the Title IX violations, gross negligence claims, and what discovery will expose. Also in this episode: Faddis analyzes the Tepe double murder case in Columbus, where Dr. Michael McKee faces aggravated murder charges for allegedly killing his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband Richard Tepe. Police say they found the murder weapon in McKee's apartment. His alibi reportedly failed. Faddis examines both the prosecution's strategy and where the defense will attack. Two cases. Criminal and civil accountability. One expert breakdown.
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The families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin have filed a 126-page wrongful death lawsuit against Washington State University—the school that employed Bryan Kohberger, housed him, and paid him a salary while he was allegedly terrorizing women on campus. According to the lawsuit, at least 13 formal complaints were filed against Kohberger during his single semester as a teaching assistant. Women requested security escorts to avoid him. Staff developed informal warning systems. One supervising instructor allegedly worried that removing Kohberger could expose the university to a lawsuit. A professor reportedly predicted he would go on to harass and sexually abuse students if WSU gave him a PhD. 
The families allege gross negligence, Title IX violations, and deliberate indifference—arguing the murders of their children were foreseeable and preventable. WSU has declined to comment beyond offering condolences. Former prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney Eric Faddis joins us to break down the legal claims. What does "deliberate indifference" mean? How do families prove it? What documents will emerge during discovery that WSU doesn't want exposed? And could this lawsuit change how universities nationwide handle threat assessments and complaints about predatory behavior? The criminal case is closed. The civil reckoning is just beginning.
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He studied sexually motivated burglars and serial killers for his PhD research. At the same time, according to a new lawsuit, his own behavior was reportedly alarming every woman who crossed his path at Washington State University. Bryan Kohberger is now serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. But the families aren't done seeking answers—they've sued WSU for gross negligence, wrongful death, and Title IX violations, alleging the university ignored 13 formal complaints about Kohberger's threatening and predatory behavior in the semester before the murders. 
Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins us for an in-depth analysis of what these behaviors actually signaled. Robin spent 21 years with the Bureau, including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, and he walks us through the significance of each warning sign documented in the lawsuit. The spatial trapping. The blocked exits. The following women to their cars. The rage outbursts.
The staff developing their own alert system. Robin explains when behavior like this crosses from concerning to requiring intervention, what a proper threat assessment would have revealed, and whether there's behavioral significance to someone studying predatory violence while allegedly exhibiting predatory behavior themselves. This deep dive covers every angle of the lawsuit's allegations—and what it means for accountability when institutions allegedly see a threat coming and choose not to act.
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She saw it coming. A professor at Washington State University looked at Bryan Kohberger in the fall of 2022 and told her colleagues exactly what she believed: "Mark my word, I work with predators. If we give him a Ph.D., that's the guy we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing his students."
She urged them to cut his funding. They didn't.
According to a 126-page lawsuit filed by the families of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, at least 13 formal complaints were filed against Kohberger in just three months. Women built survival systems around him — tally boards, "911" emails, security escorts, door strategies to avoid being alone with him. Five days before the murders, WSU held mandatory discrimination training for his cohort. Because of him. Less than two weeks before, faculty met with him about his behavior.
The lawsuit alleges WSU calculated that a discrimination lawsuit from Kohberger was a bigger threat than the violence he might commit.
Now Bryan's sister Mel has broken her silence. In a New York Times interview, she describes Christmas 2022 — warning her brother about the "psycho killer on the loose" near his Pullman apartment, never knowing she was talking to the suspect. She reveals the "creepy drawing" tabloids mocked at his sentencing was actually a heart she made for him. Bright colors. A message of love.
Mel talks about Bryan's childhood bullying, his heroin addiction, his recovery — and the impossibility of reconciling the brother she knew with the crimes he's accused of committing.
The warning signs weren't missed. According to this lawsuit, they were documented, escalated, and ignored.
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The lawsuit the families promised has arrived — and it's worse than anyone expected.
All four families of the Idaho murder victims have filed a 126-page complaint against Washington State University, alleging the school knew Bryan Kohberger was dangerous and did nothing to stop him. The filing details at least 13 formal complaints made against Kohberger between August and November 2022 — stalking, harassment, blocking doorways, following women to their cars, and behavior so alarming that female students built their own emergency warning systems.
One professor told colleagues directly: "Mark my word, I work with predators. If we give him a Ph.D., that's the guy we will hear is harassing, stalking, and sexually abusing his students." She urged them to cut his funding. They refused.
The lawsuit alleges the employee responsible for handling complaints never even spoke with Kohberger. It alleges a supervisor feared firing him could expose WSU to a lawsuit — from the predator himself. So they kept him on payroll, in university housing, with access to students.
Five days before the murders: mandatory discrimination training. Less than two weeks before: a faculty intervention meeting.
The families call what happened "foreseeable — and, in fact, predictable." They're demanding transparency, accountability, and answers. This episode covers every detail from the complaint.
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