The high school classmates of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger are speaking out, painting a picture of a troubled teen who reportedly battled a heroin addiction and was seen as an outcast by his peers.
According to those who grew up with him in Pennsylvania, Kohberger underwent a dramatic physical transformation before his senior year at Pleasant Valley High School, losing around 80 pounds.
Dominique Clark, who attended school with Kohberger from elementary through high school, told The Post that the change was so drastic she initially thought he was a new student.
“He was so heavy and he lost so much weight, he almost looked sickly or like it was an obsession,” Clark said. “Around the same time, he became more aggressive and I think he became more of an outcast.”
Another former classmate, Casey Arntz, shared videos on social media claiming Kohberger was a “heavy heroin user back in high school.” She said she spoke with him in 2017 and he told her he was “clean” and working security at a school.
“It was nice to see him clean up,” Arntz said. “He seemed like he was better. Obviously that wasn’t true.”
A former classmate at Northampton Community College also told Fox News that Kohberger’s 𝒹𝓇𝓊𝑔 battle extended into college, with the two talking “for hours” about his weight and addiction.
Clark described Kohberger as very bright but awkward around girls, saying he would not take rejection well and was labeled a “creep” by some.
“If he liked or was interested in a girl and she wasn’t, he didn’t understand why or just didn’t accept her saying no and move on,” Clark said.
Another classmate, Sarah Healey, told Fox that Kohberger was bullied by high school girls who would throw things at him. She suggested the lack of proper help might have been a factor in his later actions.
Kohberger, 28, was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. He is currently fighting extradition to Idaho, though his attorney says he plans to waive that right.
No motive has been confirmed, and authorities are still searching for the murder weapon. As investigators dig into his past, one question lingers: what really drove a quiet, intelligent grad student to allegedly commit such a 𝓈𝒽𝓸𝒸𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 crime?
