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Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of the murder of four University of Idaho students in a 2022 off-campus home invasion, has complained in prison at least twice this month that he is being harassed and threatened by other inmates. The 30-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution and has asked to be moved out of his current housing unit to another wing.

Documents, first obtained by People, reveal that Kohberger claims he has been subject to “minute-by-minute” verbal harassment since being housed in J Block, the prison’s high-risk wing for high-profile inmates, including those on death row. In his notes to prison officials, he detailed several graphic verbal threats. In one exchange, an inmate is said to have threatened, “I’ll b— f— you,” while another allegedly said, “The only a– we’ll be eating is Kohberger’s.”

The threats reportedly began two days after Kohberger had been housed in J Block. In a handwritten note to prison officials less than one week later, he again raised his concerns. In the note, Kohberger requests to be immediately moved to another wing of the prison he refers to as “B Block,” which he claims is a quieter, safer environment than J Block. “Tier 2 of J Block is an environment that I wish to transfer from if possible,” Kohberger wrote. “I request transfer to B Block immediately. I wish to speak with you soon.”

He also noted in his request to be transferred out of J Block that he has not been involved in any typical prison behavior. Specifically, Kohberger noted he has not “flooding” or “striking.” Flooding typically means clogging toilets and sinks to cause water damage. Striking can include refusing to work, but it can also include starting fights. Kohberger asserted that he has not engaged in that behavior either. Kohberger has not been involved in any typical prison behavior and that he feels as if he is being unfairly targeted in his current housing unit. Several guards confirmed hearing inmates make vulgar comments about Kohberger in his housing unit, with one officer writing in response that he could not recall what vulgar comments he overheard.

State prison officials have not signaled if they plan to move Kohberger, and a current report on his status, released earlier this week, still showed Kohberger in J Block. Idaho Department of Correction officials have not commented publicly on Kohberger’s allegations.

Kohberger had similar experiences with inmates as he was previously in a county jail. According to court documents, Kohberger had made repeated complaints about inmates in his housing unit at one point making fun of him. He even had made a call to his mother from jail in which he was interrupted by a loud noise and another inmate making profane comments to him. One inmate described him as a “f—ing weirdo.” Another later claimed that he would have killed Kohberger if not for the repercussions.

Documents from his trial proceedings had also painted Kohberger as someone who is socially awkward. He has a “piercing stare,” and has “extremely poor social awareness,” according to court records. Prison consultants expect that that his personality, along with his current infamy as a killer, has made him a prime target in prison. “High-profile offenders nearly always draw hostility,” one prison consultant said. “For Kohberger, his personality and notoriety put an even bigger target on his back.”

Since his arrest and guilty verdict two-and-a-half years ago, Kohberger’s physical appearance has changed. Reports state that he has lost weight over the past two and a half years. His current placement in the state’s highest-security facility also places him among some of the most notorious in the state, including death row inmate Chad Daybell. The environment has been brutal for Kohberger so far. Prison consultants fear his case will be similar to that of Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer who was in prison for 12 years of harassment from fellow inmates before being killed by another inmate in 1994.

Kohberger is still in J Block, according to an up-to-date report from this week. Kohberger is under close supervision, and it is unclear if his notes will lead to a transfer, but what is clear is that being high-profile in prison has its perils. Kohberger, with his odd behavior and the brutal nature of his crimes, is a marked man behind bars. Life inside of Idaho’s Maximum Security Institution may be no less safe than inside of the state’s courtrooms, and the threats he is facing behind bars may be with him for the rest of his life in prison.