Bryan Kohberger’s sister warned him about a ‘psycho killer’ before he was arrested

Bryan Kohberger’s younger sister says she warned her brother that a “psychedelic killer” was on the prowl after four University of Idaho students were killed, not knowing she was talking to a man convicted of brutal murder.

Mel Kohberger, Bryan’s sister, recalled the conversation with her brother during an interview with The New York Times, and said that she was very scared after hearing about the murders in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves, who were killed on November 13, 2022.

“Bryan, you’re running outside and this mental killer is hanging around,” he recalled telling his brother. “Be careful.”

Bryan thanked him for coming in and assured Mel that he would be safe. Mel said that Bryan was the type of person who would run around late at night and leave his door unlocked, prompting him to check.

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Mel remembers how Bryan was always bullied as a child as his friends used to say he was fat and had a weird personality. In online posts from when Bryan was younger, according to the outlet, he said he had no emotions, little remorse, and felt like he was “a sack of meat with no self-respect.”

Bryan, who was addicted to heroin as a child, once stole Mel’s phone and sold it at the mall to buy more drugs, the sister said. Mel said her family is worried that Bryan is on his way to an early death, something that happened to one of his friends. However, Mel said that Bryan received treatment and is doing better.

“We were all proud of him because he has won so much,” said Mel.

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Maryann Kohberger, (wearing glasses) Bryan Kohberger’s mother, and her daughter, Amanda Kohberger, leave the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The two attended Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing for killing four University of Idaho students in 2022. (Derek Shook of Fox News Digital)

After the treatment, Mel said that while Bryan was always restless and violent at times, she never saw him as a violent person.

Bryan didn’t discuss the Idaho murders when he stayed at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania in the days before the FBI raid, but Mel recalled bringing up the case once, noting that investigators were still looking for a suspect.

When Bryan was arrested on December 30, 2022, Mel remembered getting a call from her older sister, Amanda.

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Police have named the four victims of the University of Idaho shooting as Maddie Mogen, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves. (Instagram: @maddiemogen, @kayleegoncalves, @ethhanchapin4)

“He was like, ‘I’ve got the FBI, Bryan’s under arrest,’ Mel said. “I was like, ‘Why?’

“Cases in Idaho,” Amanda replied.

At first Mel thought her sister might be playing tricks on her before she became enraged thinking her brother was behind the murders of four college students.

One night, Mel said her world was turned upside down. Bryan’s sister said she was training to start her new job as a mental health counselor in New Jersey, but agreed to step down after her new employer was bombarded with questions.

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Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of four University of Idaho students. (Idaho Department of Corrections)

Mel said she became enraged after seeing online posts from people speculating that her family may have known Bryan killed four University of Idaho students.

“I’ve always been someone who speaks up for what’s right,” said Mel. “If I had reason to believe that my brother was up to something, I would have given him up.”