'Jailhouse Karen' Bryan Kohberger complains about prison bananas after quadruple murder conviction: report
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A convicted murderer, Bryan Kohberger, has recently made headlines for reportedly expressing discontent about the fruit selection at an Idaho maximum-security prison where he is serving several life sentences. Kohberger, who was found guilty of the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, is said to have thrown a fit over the type of bananas being served.

At 31, Kohberger is currently incarcerated at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective now with the Cold Case Foundation, shared that Kohberger has been vocal about his dissatisfaction, specifically with the bananas offered. “He’s unhappy with the bananas,” McDonough relayed to the Daily Mail. “Whether it’s because they have bruises or they’re not his preferred variety, he’s been complaining about the food.”

The Idaho Department of Corrections has yet to provide confirmation to Fox News Digital regarding the specific variety of bananas available at the prison or any detailed requests made by Kohberger concerning the fruit.

The incident comes on the heels of Kohberger’s sentencing at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on July 23, 2025, for the brutal stabbing deaths of the four students. The courtroom scene was captured by AP photographer Kyle Green, highlighting the gravity of his crimes.

Bryan Kohberger during his sentencing hearing

Reflecting on the situation, McDonough remarked, “It’s almost unbelievable, isn’t it? Here we have a man convicted of quadruple murder, and yet he’s fixated on the type of bananas he’s served.”

“You can’t make this stuff up, right?” McDonough said. “The guy is a quadruple killer, and he’s complaining about his bananas not being the type that he likes.”

Kohberger, who has been nicknamed a “jailhouse Karen,” filed numerous complaints about his living conditions months after arriving at the prison.

According to media reports, Kohberger complained about being threatened and harassed by fellow inmates, filed a complaint about not getting all of his food at meal time and asked to be relocated to another wing of the prison.

Bryan Kohberger wearing a green shirt, black pants and black sneakers, carries a shopping bag out of an Albertson's supermarket in Lewiston, ID

This still image taken from surveillance video of an Albertson’s supermarket in Lewiston, Idaho, shows Bryan Kohberger shopping hours after the Idaho student murders. He is now reportedly complaining about his prison food. (Moscow Police Department)

“The prison is saying, ‘Well, deal with it,’” McDonough said.

Cameron Lindsay, a prison consultant, previously told Fox News Digital the former criminology Ph.D. student didn’t have “a lick of sense,” making his time behind bars more difficult with every gripe.

“If he had a lick of sense, he’d keep his mouth shut, his head down, and maybe, over time, his welcoming committee will lessen their verbal tirades against him,” Lindsay said.

Idaho Students Stabbing Suspect Bryan Kohberger Arraigned

Bryan Kohberger has made numerous complaints about his living conditions in prison, where he will spend the rest of his life. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)

McDonough told the outlet the killer’s narcissistic tendencies will likely prompt him to keep “pushing the envelope and pushing the boundaries as far as he can get them.”

“It’s about power and control,” McDonough said. “He was a nobody until he murdered four people. … He was irrelevant to the world. Now he’s Bryan Kohberger, who has slaughtered four people. And because he didn’t have to stand up in court and tell the world how brutal these crimes were, he holds the cards. And he’s trying to leverage that.”

During the trial, Kohberger abruptly pleaded guilty to the murders of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, dodging the death penalty.

Kohberger’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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