(NewsNation) — Bryan Kohberger was vocally in favor of capital punishment before he murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022, according to new documents from the Idaho State Police.

Kohberger, a former criminology student at Washington State University, avoided the death penalty by accepting a plea deal and admitting to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

This latest insight into Kohberger's mindset came from police interviews with WSU faculty members. As reported by NewsNation, one of Kohberger's professors worried about his predatory tendencies and issued a warning before the murders.

Kohberger caused classmate to cry

Police documents showed Kohberger debated with a female classmate over the death penalty and was the sole person i

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