The letter also reportedly detailed a timeline of events leading up to Kohberger’s termination, beginning with an alleged “altercation” with a professor on September 23, just weeks into the job.
Kohberger had a meeting with, and the professor then met on October 3 to discuss “professional behavior.”
The professor reportedly emailed Kohberger on October 21 to tell him he had failed to meet the expectations set out in the meeting earlier that month.
They met again on November 12, one day before the murders in Moscow. And the theycussed an “improvement plan” for Kohberger.
The next meeting was held on December 7 to discuss whether the struggling TA met expectations.
On December 9, Kohberger reportedly had a second altercation with the professor. Faculty made their decision to fire Kohberger at the department’s end-of-year meeting in December.
His failure to meet “norms of professional behavior” in his interactions with faculty was cited as the primary cause for his termination.
His post was officially terminated 10 days later on December 19.
Kohberger leaves WSU
Just days before he was fired, Kohberger and his father began a cross-country drive to his parents’ Pennsylvania.
