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Former University of Idaho criminology Ph.D. student Bryan Kohberger, who was found guilty of slaughtering four college students in a vicious 2022 home invasion, is asking to be transferred to a different housing unit at the prison he’s serving his life sentence in. In a recent handwritten letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Kohberger claims he’s being flooded with death threats and harassed by his fellow inmates at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI). “Minute-by-minute, verbal threats, empty threats … are being made towards me,” Kohberger wrote in one note, according to a report. “I wish to discuss if I may be transferred.”

Kohberger was reportedly moved to the J Block of the prison in December. The unit is reserved for inmates who “pose the highest threat or highest profile, including those on death row,” according to the Associated Press. Kohberger was quickly joined by other high-profile prisoners, like a man serving a life sentence for killing a former sheriff’s deputy in 2019 and a convicted murderer and suspected sex offender on death row.

‘Minute-by-Minute’ Harassment

The 30-year-old from Lehighton, Pennsylvania, first complained to the Idaho Department of Correction about two days after his arrival in J Block. He reportedly submitted multiple handwritten notes to prison officials about his housing status in the facility, including a request to be moved to a quieter wing called B Block. In one of the notes, first obtained by People, Kohberger claims he was told by one of the inmates, “I’ll b— f— you,” and by another, “the only a– we’ll be eating is Kohberger’s.”

The Idaho Department of Correction confirmed to People that prison guards “became aware of vulgar language being spoken in K-Block’s administrative segregation unit directed toward” Kohberger. However, an officer said he did not know “specific language used by any individual.” Kohberger then reportedly wrote in the note, “My current placement is subjecting me to minute by minute verbal harassment.”

Kohberger has written several times in the recent notes that he is being subjected to regular harassment from other inmates in the J Block, which he claims includes “striking.” In prison vernacular, “flooding” refers to the deliberate clogging of toilets and sinks to cause damage. “Striking” can mean a refusal to work, a fight, or other disciplinary offense.

The convicted murderer is now reportedly asking for a transfer out of J Block and into B Block. He reportedly also writes that, “I have not participated in any of the above-mentioned behavior and feel targeted by my current housing assignment.” Kohberger was last seen at the prison on Wednesday morning, where he remains in the same section he has been assigned for the past several weeks, Fox News Digital reported.

History of Conflict Behind Bars

The Idaho Department of Correction previously revealed that Kohberger had been put in solitary confinement earlier this year after several incidents while he was in county jail. In one episode, another inmate allegedly yelled “you suck” while Kohberger was on the phone with his mother, according to a Facebook post by his father. In another report, an inmate allegedly referred to Kohberger as a “f—ing weirdo” and stated he would have already assaulted Kohberger “if it wasn’t for getting caught.”

The convicted murderer’s own behavior hasn’t gone unnoticed, as court records from Kohberger’s trial reveal he had a “piercing stare” and “poor social awareness.” According to court filings, a jury in Idaho concluded that Kohberger is “socially awkward and is well aware of it.”

The Associated Press reported that a prison consultant said Kohberger has a “bullseye on his back” when he entered the prison system. “High-profile killers, almost to a man, attract attention they don’t want inside a prison,” one prison consultant told Fox News Digital. “Especially when you factor in his behavior and appearance.” The consultant claimed Kohberger’s time inside could end “worse than Dahmer,” who was murdered in prison in 1994 after years of taunting and assault.

Prison Officials Silent on Transfer Request

Kohberger has filed multiple complaints since December to the Idaho Department of Correction about the threats in the facility, but the state hasn’t made any indication of a transfer. Idaho Department of Correction spokesperson Jeff Ray told the Associated Press that the agency has no comment on Kohberger’s situation. So far, the department has only offered brief responses to media inquiries. Kohberger’s public defenders also did not respond to media requests.

When asked about Kohberger’s new complaints of threats and harassment, Ray told Fox News Digital, “Kohberger is housed in a facility that provides care and supervision as he serves his sentence.” Despite Kohberger’s repeated request for transfer to a quieter wing of the prison, officials have provided no updates on the timeline or likelihood of the move. Kohberger was last seen in the J Block of the Idaho Maximum Security Institution as of Wednesday morning, according to Fox News Digital.

Life Behind Bars

Kohberger is set to spend the rest of his life at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution without the chance of parole. Kohberger, who many say looks “frail” and has lost a significant amount of weight during his 2.5 years in custody, reportedly asked for some form of treatment for what was described as an underlying medical condition but has not provided specifics on the matter.

The prison is located just outside Boise and is home to the state’s most notorious killers, including death row inmate Chad Daybell, who is serving life without parole for the 2019 killings of his first wife and his current wife’s two children.

Kohberger is reportedly having a hard time adjusting to life at the high-security prison. Inmates have “aggressively and daily” taunted Kohberger for his past crimes and anti-social behavior, with some experts fearing he’ll have a worse time than former serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was murdered in prison in 1994.