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A month after asking to be transferred to a different part of his Idaho prison, Bryan Kohberger, the man who was convicted of four murders at the University of Idaho in a 2022 off-campus home invasion, claims he has been receiving threats from inmates.

The 30-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student serving a life sentence without parole at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution has made a series of complaints from prison detailing harassment and threats from other inmates. Kohberger, who has already asked to be moved from his current housing unit to a quieter, safer wing of the prison, said he has been the subject of “minute-by-minute” verbal threats since his arrival in J Block, one of two housing units for high-risk and high-profile offenders, including death row prisoners.

In his complaints first obtained by People, Kohberger detailed graphic threats from other inmates, including at least one who said, “I’ll b— f— you,” and another who reportedly said, “The only a– we’ll be eating is Kohberger’s.”

The complaints, which have included audio recordings and notes filed by Kohberger, show the threats began two days after Kohberger’s arrival in J Block. Then less than a week after he arrived, he wrote another note addressed to prison officials, asking that he be moved to B Block, which he described as a quieter, safer wing of the prison. “Tier 2 of J Block is an environment that I wish to transfer from if possible,” Kohberger wrote in his handwritten request. “I request transfer to B Block immediately. I wish to speak with you soon.”

In a subsequent note, Kohberger appeared to be setting the record straight, saying he has not been involved in any common disciplinary offenses by other prisoners, like “flooding” or “striking.” Flooding is prison slang for plugging toilets and sinks to cause water damage, while striking can involve refusing to work or having fights. Kohberger, however, says he has not been involved in such behavior. He alleged he was being targeted in his current housing, which two guards told investigators they heard vulgar comments being directed at Kohberger. One of the guards said he could not recall what the comments were.

Despite Kohberger’s complaints, state prison officials have made no public comments about whether they plan to move him and his status as of this week listed him as being in J Block. The Idaho Department of Correction has also not commented publicly on Kohberger’s claims.

Kohberger’s troubles with other inmates didn’t begin when he was sent to state prison. After his arrest, Kohberger was housed in a county jail, where he also experienced the wrath of other inmates who appeared to take pleasure in mocking him. In one particularly humiliating moment, while Kohberger was on a video call with his mother, another inmate in the same room was heard shouting at Kohberger, “F— you up the a–, f—ed up your family, you motherf—er.”

The Idaho Statesman reported that one inmate in the county jail also called Kohberger a “f—ing weirdo” and said that if he wasn’t already in jail, he would “kill him.” Kohberger’s fellow inmates later told investigators they thought Kohberger was a “weirdo” and “had social awkwardness.”

His social awkwardness, along with other characteristics described in trial court filings, make him more likely to be a target for abuse by other inmates. Court filings from the trial described Kohberger as someone who made eye contact with “a piercing stare” and who “lacked the ability to read social cues.” Another document stated that Kohberger would “tend to stare” at people during conversations and had “difficulty making appropriate eye contact.”

“It is a prison consultant’s opinion that high-profile offenders nearly always draw hostility from inmates. For Kohberger, it is his personality that, combined with his notoriety, puts an even bigger target on his back.”

His appearance has also changed since he has been behind bars. Kohberger has lost weight since his arrest two-and-a-half years ago. In his most secure state facility, Kohberger is among the most notorious inmates in the state, including fellow death row inmate Chad Daybell. It’s an environment that has proved hostile for Kohberger and prison consultants have warned his time behind bars could become a repeat of Jeffrey Dahmer’s time in prison. The infamous serial killer faced years of harassment before he was beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994.

For now, Kohberger remains in J Block with heightened supervision. It remains to be seen if Kohberger’s complaints will result in a transfer, but the notes he has filed to prison officials tell the story of the risks faced by high-profile prisoners. Kohberger’s infamy, coupled with his awkward behavior and the callousness of the crimes he has been convicted of committing, have made him a marked man in prison. Life inside Idaho’s Maximum Security Institution is no less hostile than the courtrooms Kohberger once had to face. The threats Kohberger now faces in prison could haunt him for the rest of his life.