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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rhian Lubin

“Nobody cares about you”: Family of Idaho victim delivers powerful statements to Bryan Kohberger

  • Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of four Idaho college students, nearly three years after the killings.
  • The Goncalves family, whose daughter Kaylee was one of the victims, expressed profound fury and disappointment over the plea deal, stating it was “not justice” and they were “blindsided'”
  • The family had hoped for a full trial to uncover Kohberger's motive and sought the death penalty for the 'senseless slaughter' of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin.
  • Kaylee's brother, Steven Goncalves, publicly criticized Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson, alleging a pattern of plea bargains that avoid capital punishment and leave families unheard.
  • During the emotional sentencing hearing, family members, including Kaylee's sister Alivea, delivered powerful impact statements directly to Kohberger, demanding he 'sit up straight' and labelling him a 'sociopath, psychopath, murderer'.

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