{"id":533901,"date":"2023-01-02T16:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bryan-kohbergers-former-professor-said-he-was-a-brilliant-student\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T13:53:47","slug":"bryan-kohbergers-former-professor-said-he-was-a-brilliant-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bryan-kohbergers-former-professor-said-he-was-a-brilliant-student\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bryan Kohberger&#8217;s former professor said he was a &#8216;brilliant&#8217; student"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfa10033b4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfa10033b4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bryan-kohbergers-former-professor-said-he-was-a-brilliant-student\/#%E2%80%9CBryan_Kohbergers_former_professor_said_he_was_a_%E2%80%98brilliant_student%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bryan Kohberger&#8217;s former professor said he was a &#8216;brilliant&#8217; student&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bryan-kohbergers-former-professor-said-he-was-a-brilliant-student\/#Heres_the_latest_coverage_on_the_brutal_killings_of_four_college_friends\" >Here\u2019s the latest coverage on the brutal killings of four college friends:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBryan_Kohbergers_former_professor_said_he_was_a_%E2%80%98brilliant_student%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bryan Kohberger&#8217;s former professor said he was a &#8216;brilliant&#8217; student&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A former university professor of Bryan Kohberger said the accused killer was \u201cone of my best students, ever\u201d \u2014 and that the then-master\u2019s candidate was one of only two students she has recommended to a PhD program. <\/p>\n<p>Michelle Bolger, 33, an associate professor at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11590361\/Idaho-quadruple-killers-criminology-professor-reveals-brilliant-student.html\">told the Daily Mail <\/a>that Kohberger, who was arrested in the murder of four University of Idaho students, was a \u201cgreat writer\u201d and \u201cbrilliant student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my 10 years of teaching, I\u2019ve only recommended two students to a Ph.D program and he was one of them. He was one of my best students, ever. Everyone is in shock over this,\u201d she told the outlet, adding that he was \u201calways perfectly professional\u201d with her.<\/p>\n<p>The associate professor at the private Catholic university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, said she was stunned that her former student has been charged in the shocking crime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Associate Professor Michelle Bolger, who taught quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger\" class=\"wp-image-25207524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michelle Bolger, an associate professor at DeSales University, described Bryan Kohberger as a \u201cbrilliant student.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DeSales University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The house in Moscow, Idaho where the students were found murdered.\" class=\"wp-image-25207789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The house in Moscow, Idaho where the students were found murdered.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. Downs for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m shocked as s\u2014 at what he\u2019s been accused of. I don\u2019t believe it, but I get it,\u201d Bolger said. \u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is upsetting. I haven\u2019t slept at all since hearing about Bryan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bolger told the news outlet that she taught Kohberger in an online class last year and helped him with his master\u2019s thesis at DeSales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never saw him in person, I couldn\u2019t tell you how tall he was or how much he weighed, my only interaction with him was via email and Zoom. I didn\u2019t know anything about him, whether he was married, had a girlfriend, etc.,\u201d Bolger told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger\" class=\"wp-image-25207528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bolger said the quadruple murder suspect \u201cwas one of my best students, ever.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Monroe County Correctional Facil\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Slain University of Idaho students\" class=\"wp-image-25207529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption> Slain University of Idaho students Madison Mogen (top left), 21, Kaylee Goncalves (bottom left), 21, Ethan Chapin (center), 20, and Xana Kernodle (right), 20.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe seemed normal to me, but then again, I only knew him from teaching him online. I didn\u2019t know anything personal about him. I believe he worked full time like most of our graduate students do,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Bolger said she advised Kohberger with his thesis, which involved questioning people about their thoughts and feelings during the commission of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was one of the professors who helped Bryan with his proposal on his graduate thesis, his capstone project. He did put out a routine questionnaire for his thesis. It looks weird, I understand from the public view. But in criminology it\u2019s normal,\u201d she told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a criminology theory called <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> theory, it\u2019s a normal theory on how and why criminals commit their crime, etc.,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from DeSales last year, Kohberger enrolled as a doctoral student at Washington State University in Pullman, just 15 miles from Moscow.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_the_latest_coverage_on_the_brutal_killings_of_four_college_friends\"><\/span>Here\u2019s the latest coverage on the brutal killings of four college friends:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>The 28-year-old was\u00a0arrested Friday\u00a0in his family home in Pennsylvania and will soon be extradited to Idaho to face four counts of first-degree murder after he waived his right to an extradition hearing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kohberger's listing as undergrad at DeSales University\" class=\"wp-image-25207526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/former-professor-idaho-suspect-smartest-student-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kohberger received his bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from DeSales University in 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">DeSales University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He \u201cis\u00a0eager to be exonerated\u00a0of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as promptly as possible,\u201d his public defender Jason LaBar said in a statement.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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