Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger's Victims' Families Sue His Former College For Being 'Idle' Despite 'Extreme' Antics

The families of the victims of Bryan Kohberger are seeking further justice for the deaths of their loved ones.

According to reports, they have filed a lawsuit against Washington State University, the institution the convicted killer was attending at the time he murdered Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

The suit accused the university of gross negligence and wrongful death with regard to their alleged inaction over prior reports of Bryan Kohberger's discrimination, sexual harassment, and stalking of female students.

As Kohberger spends the rest of his life behind bars under four consecutive life sentences, his victims' families are turning their attention to his former university, which they believe played a role in the events leading up to the deaths of their loved ones.

Kohberger attended Washington State University, where he was studying for a PhD in criminology and was also a teaching assistant within the department.

Past reports during his trial claimed that the convicted killer discriminated against female students and, in some cases, engaged in harassment and even stalking.

These allegations now appear to form the basis of the gross negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims' parents, as seen in a complaint obtained by the Idaho Statesman.

The families alleged that WSU violated Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at public universities, when the school allegedly remained "idle in the face of known extreme and repeated instances" of Kohberger's antics toward these women in the school community.

As part of their suit, the families also claimed that WSU's inaction in the face of Kohberger's antics "ultimately culminated" in his "stalking and murdering the decedents."

Nevertheless, their lawsuit is not about vengeance for their children, but rather about holding the university accountable and helping to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future.

"The victims' families have come together with a shared purpose to seek transparency, accountability, and meaningful reform," said the families' lawyers to the news outlet. "This effort is not about vengeance or speculation. This is about ensuring that institutions entrusted with the safety of young people take threats seriously and act decisively when warning signs are present."

Concerning the lawsuit, WSU has declined to make any comments on its next steps.

"Our hearts remain with the families and friends impacted by this horrific tragedy. Because this is a legal matter, we are declining further comment at this time," a spokesperson told E! News.

According to reports, at least 13 complaints were made about Kohberger between the time he joined Washington State University and when he murdered his victims.

The first complaint was reportedly filed just days into the convicted killer's PhD program, and within months, he had gained a reputation for being a "d-ck," according to one student.

In one instance, Kohberger allegedly told a divorced woman that he didn't date "broken women."

In another, he reportedly asked a deaf classmate whether she would be comfortable procreating given her disability.

Another student within the WSU community claimed that the former PhD student repeatedly approached her in her office.

According to the student, Kohberger refused to leave unless she had a conversation with him.

On some occasions, he allegedly cornered her as she left work, and even after she turned down his request for a relationship, he continued harassing her and may have once stalked her to her home.

At the moment,  Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Despite being held in solitary confinement in the facility, he has overwhelmed prison staff with repeated complaints about a number of issues and has, at one point, threatened to harm himself if he was not moved to a different prison block.

Reports also recently emerged that he was not responding well to prison life, with experts suggesting that Kohberger's "self-important personality" has seemingly prevented him from adapting.

"Murder is about control," investigative reporter Howard Blum told the Daily Mail in December. "And prison is the ultimate situation where you have no control. He's not responding well to that."