Bryan Kohberger’s Jail Habits Revealed: Washed Hands ‘Dozens of Times’ a Day, Stayed Awake ‘Almost All Night’

Bryan Kohberger will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the horrific quadruple murders of the Idaho Four – and according to newly released reports, he exhibited some strange habits during his time in jail.

Corporal Brett Payne, the lead investigator in the case, spoke with an inmate at Latah County Jail who alleged that Kohberger, 30, “became annoying” to share space with as he would spend “45 minutes to an hour in the shower,” and washed his hands “dozens of times” per day.

He also reportedly kept an odd sleep schedule and “would be awake almost all night” and could be heard “moving around.”

As for Kohberger’s temperament behind bars, the inmate recalled him losing his cool once when he misunderstood a a comment. According to Payne’s report, the inmate shouted “you suck” at an athlete on television and Kohberger “immediately got up” and “aggressively asked” if he’d been referring to him or his mother. Other than the brief altercation, the inmate said the convicted killer was “highly intelligent and polite for the most part.”

While Kohberger allegedly chose not to speak about his own charges, he would “often question” the inmate about what he did to land himself in jail.

As the National Enquirer previously reported, aside from his chat with the inmate, Detective Payne also spoke with Kohberger when he was taken into police custody after the brutal slayings of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.

He said they initially made “small talk,” as the 30-year-old admitted that he’d once “thought about being a police officer” himself, according to the released case documents. Kohberger also spoke about his interest in criminal justice and his appreciation for the “beauty” of the state of Washington, where he attended college.

However, when the subject shifted to the Idaho murders, Kohberger invoked his Fifth Amendment Rights.

More than two years later, he officially confessed to killing the four University of Idaho students in 2022 as a part of a plea agreement that would allow him to avoid the potential of receiving the death penalty if the case went to trial.

At his sentencing hearing on July 23, Judge Steven Hippler appeared to become emotional as he addressed Kohberger in court.

“I listened intently to the stories and pain that have been shared today with great awe at the courage and resilience of the surviving family members of those wonderful children,” Hippler said at the time.

Kohberger was sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences.