Bryan Kohberger's ex-friend says Idaho murder suspect was 'frustrated' with girls ghosting him & would get 'aggressive'

AN ex-friend of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger has spoken out about the suspected killer's scary behavior with women.

Bryan Kohberger's ex-friend Jack Baylis, told a news correspondant that Kohberger's behavior prior to the gruesome University of Idaho murders was suspicious and hinted at his ability and motive to commit such a heinous crime.

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Kohberger stands accused of murdering four college students at the University of Idaho, which he pleaded not guilty to on May 22 during his arraignment.

The murders, which had been the first in seven years for the town of Moscow, happened in December 2022 and claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Ethan Chapin, 20.

Each student had been found dead with multiple stab wounds in their rental home near the school.

With his trial ongoing the buzz surrounding Kohberger is heightened, with a special produced on 48 Hours featuring the victims' parents and now Bryan Kohberger: I Am Blank on Fox with Nancy Grace.

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The special is focused on the psychology of the alleged killer.

Speaking on Kohberger's mental state, Baylis said Kohberger and he commonly talked about women on dating apps that would "ghost," them, essentially engaging with them for a moment before ignoring any attempt of additional contact.

Baylis claims that this "frustrated" them, but that Kohberger's feelings did not end with frustration.

Allegedly, Kohberger would message his then-friend saying that he was "depressed" and had "developed a weird sense of meaning."

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A forensic psychologist on the show explained that feelings of frustration and other psychological stressors are common for incels, or involuntary celibates.

Baylis told Grace that Kohberger acted out when he got drunk, describing him as "aggressive" and also claimed that the man was into "other sketchy drugs." 

Kohberger allegedly has a history with drugs, having a 2014 drug charge expunged after exiting rehab for heroin use.

The accused has been held in Latah County Jail without bail since January.

His lawyers have since waived his right to a speedy trial, explaining that they need time to establish a defense.

Other childhood friends of Kohberger have previously spoken out about the man's behavior as a young boy.

Casey Arntz and Bree spoke to 48 Hours, divulging some behaviors he allegedly showed in high school.

They claimed that after being overweight for the first three years of high school, he lost nearly 100 pounds and became a bully.

"When Bryan would get kinda angry with him [Arntz's brother], he would gaslight him and get physically aggressive," claimed Arntz.

She claimed that Kohberger would be physically aggressive with her brother as he became involved with drugs, namely heroin.

"You just saw him becoming more self-destructive ... He really stayed secluded," she claimed.

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"People were not his strong suit," said Bree.

Continuing: "And I think through his criminology studies, he was really trying to understand humans and trying and understand himself."