Kaylee Goncalves.Photo: Kaylee Goncalves Instagram
The parents of one of theUniversity of Idaho students who was killed on Nov. 13, 2022, is revealing new details about how their daughter was discovered and hoping atrial dateforthe suspectis set soon.
Steve and Kristi Goncalves, the parents ofKaylee Goncalves, spoke withGood Morning Americaon Friday and Kristi stated that her daughter was “completely, totally trapped” in the bedroom she and her best friendMadison Mogenwere found in.
Ethan Chapin, 20,Xana Kernodle, 20, Mogen, 21, and Goncalves, 21, were stabbed to death on the second and third floors of a Moscow, Idaho, home where the women lived withtwo other roommatesand where Ethan was staying the night with his girlfriend Xana, authorities say.
From left, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle.
Kristi toldGMAthat when Kaylee was discovered, she was up against the wall “in an upright sort of position, up in the corner, slumped.” Adding that the bed where Goncalves and Mogen’s bodies were found was “the entire room — [you] could barely open up the door without swiping the foot of the bed.”
Kristi and Steve also stated they hope a new trial date for suspectBryan Kohberger, now 29, will be set soon after it was postponed indefinitely in late August.
“We got to get this case over,” Steve said onGMA. “Let’s do it. Let’s stop playing these delay tactics, let’s just get it done.”
Kohbergerwas arrested at his parents’ Pennsylvania homenearly seven weeks after the murders. He has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary.
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In June, prosecutors announced they will seek thedeath penalty against Kohberger, who was a Ph.D criminology student at Washington State University at the time of the murders.
The Goncalves have questioned the competency of the investigation as they hope to get justice for their daughter, and theypublicly statedthey were against the demolition of thethree-story housewhere the murders took place. Despite their pleas, the house, which was located at 1122 King Road is Moscow, wasdemolished on Dec. 28.
“Justice is such a hard word for me, because there is no justice,” Kristi said onGMA. “Him dying is not going to bring her back.”
Kristi also voiced concerns about the evidence collection at the home before the demolition, noting that the trash bin in Kaylee’s room seemed untouched.
“We opened it [and] there was a little squeezy applesauce thing that, like you would give to a toddler. It did not appear to have been gone through,” she said onGMA.
Bryan Kohberger in court on May 22, 2023.Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty
Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty
The university stated that the demolition of the home was “a healing step and removes the physical structure where thecrime that shook our communitywas committed,” in a Feb. 24statement announcing the planned demolition. “Demolition also removes efforts to further sensationalize the crime scene. We are evaluating options where students may be involved in the future development of the property.”
The house “is the grim reminder of the heinous act that took place there,” University of Idaho President Scott Green said in a Dec. 14 statement. “While we appreciate the emotional connection some family members of the victims may have to this house, it is time for its removal and to allow the collective healing of our community to continue.”
Kohberger is due in an Idaho court today.
source: people.com
