Idaho Murders Update: Ex-FBI Agent Says Bryan Kohberger Likely Has 'Incel Complex'

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger might have an "incel complex" and other social issues, a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent has suggested.

The 28-year-old's "interpersonal problems" may have driven him to allegedly stab to death four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, 2022, former FBI agent and security expert Pete Yachmetz told the New York Post.

"The murders may have been... an effort to assert some type of dominance," Yachmetz told the outlet.

"I believe a continued stabbing of a victim indicates...an uncontrollable rage and extreme anger," he added, noting that Kohberger has been described as "socially awkward with a long history of interpersonal problems."

Yachmetz then suggested that Kohberger "may have developed a sort of incel complex."

Incel, short for "involuntary celibate," refers to a diverse group of people who believe they are unable to have sex mainly due to genetic and societal factors, according to a study by the European Commission. Incel men believe that women find them unattractive and are only interested in handsome "alpha males."

According to the study, multiple public violent incidents such as mass shootings have been tied to incels in the United States and Canada since 2014.

Additionally, incels believe that their situation and what happens to them are outside of their own control, thereby blaming everyone and everything else including women for their misery, the study noted.

Earlier, a forensic psychiatrist also surmised that Kohberger fits the incel profile.

"I've been saying from the beginning that he's an incel," Dr. Carole Lieberman told CourtTV.

She explained that she was largely convinced due to Kohberger's alleged decision to target primarily female college students.

"Incels like to be known for when they kill people, or when they have a conquest like this," she said. "On the one hand, he wanted to commit the perfect crime and not be caught, but on the other hand, he did want to be caught, and be proud, in a sense, of what he did."

Kohberger is currently being held without bail in Latah County Jail in Idaho as he faces four first-degree murder charges and felony burglary in connection to the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

In his brief court appearance Thursday in Moscow, Idaho, Kohberger asked for his next court appearance to be delayed to June 26 to allow the defense more time to review the case.

Investigators are yet to uncover the suspect's motives.