Idaho Murders Update: WSU Investigated Kohberger's Behavior Around Female Students Before Arrest

Bryan Kohberger, the criminal justice graduate student charged with murdering four University of Idaho students, was investigated by Washington State University over allegations of misconduct and troubling behavior around women.

The New York Times reported, citing a record obtained from the university, that less than two weeks before Kohberger allegedly slaughtered his victims, the suspect was called to a meeting with WSU faculty members to address the concerns about his behavior.

The meeting was supposed to create an improvement plan for Kohberger.

However, concerns about Kohberger's conduct grew further in the weeks following the murders.

According to the three individuals familiar with the matter and a formal letter addressed to Kohberger, WSU's criminal justice department decided to terminate the suspect from his teaching assistant position in December.

The termination letter stated that Kohberger was involved in two altercation incidents, one in September and another in December.

Some female WSU students also said Kohberger made them feel uncomfortable, and at one point, the suspect was accused of following a female student.

Kohberger was reportedly dropped from his role after he failed to meet the conditions required to maintain his position.

But WSU did not find Kohberger guilty of any wrongdoings against his female students. The decision to eliminate his funding and terminate his role was reportedly based on his unsatisfactory performance as a teaching assistant.

The university had also reportedly based its decision to remove Kohberger from his teaching assistant role on failing to meet the "norms of professional behavior."

Kohberger was officially terminated by WSU on Dec. 19, more than a week before he was arrested in his family home in Pennsylvania.

Aside from his troubling conduct as a teaching assistant, Kohberger noticeably changed right after he allegedly committed the murders.

Ben Roberts, a graduate school classmate of Kohberger, said the suspect did not participate in the discussions about the killings.

Roberts noted that Kohberger was always actively engaged and an "incredibly strong student."

A former student of Kohberger also noticed the suspect's changed behavior, saying that before the crime took place, the suspect would grade his students based on what he called a "higher standard."

Kohberger's grading style changed after the killings, and his former student said the suspect began grading everyone with perfect scores and became "preoccupied."

Kohberger is detained at Latah County Jail in Moscow, Idaho, after allegedly stabbing four Idaho college students to death in an off-campus home last year.

Facing multiple murder and burglary charges, Kohberger is set to return to court on June 26.