Parents of Idaho murder victim speak out after arrest of Kohberger: ‘We feel lucky knowing we have somebody’

Steve and Kristi Goncalves, the dad and mom of murdered Idaho scholar Kaylee, stated they really feel “fortunate” figuring out their daughter’s alleged assassin is behind bars almost seven weeks after her dying Tuesday on “Hannity.” 

“Nothing feels worse than having no person and simply nothing however doubt. In seven weeks of that or near seven weeks of that was an amazing quantity of stress on us,” Steve Goncalves stated. 

“You realize, your youngsters look so that you can inform them what is going on to occur and the way issues are going to go. And you’ll’t, you may’t, management something. And also you simply sit again, and also you simply wait, and it’s extremely onerous to recover from.” 

Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology Ph.D. scholar, was arrested on December thirtieth at his mother or father’s dwelling in jap Pennsylvania. 

He was charged with first-degree homicide and felony housebreaking. 

Kaylee’s mom informed host Sean Hannity the previous few weeks have been “like a nightmare you simply by no means, ever get up from.” 

“There’s not a second all through the day that I do not take into consideration Kaylee and what occurred to her. It is sickening,” she stated. 

Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, together with the ladies’s two different roommates in Kaylee Goncalves’ closing Instagram put up, shared the day earlier than the slayings.
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Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, had been stabbed to dying at an off-campus dwelling on Nov. 13. 

The Moscow Police Division supplied few updates on the investigation at instances, inflicting critics to query if the small-town power may deal with the case. 

Steve Goncalves, who was essential at instances of how the case was progressing, stated investigators did a “super job.” 

“I feel that you realize, it is by no means quick sufficient for a father. You are impatient and also you need to know every part proper then and there. However I really feel good. I really feel like they’ve accomplished an amazing job,” he added. 

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“I do know that they’ve been working onerous. We simply had a whole lot of holidays. These guys had been understanding of city. I actually admire all the trouble that they gave. I imply, there have been instances the place I used to be robust on them, however I do know these are robust women and men, and I do know they will deal with just a bit little bit of pushback, and we’re the place we need to be, and so they put us there.” 

Moscow Police Chief, James Fry helps to switch the belongings of the victims of the Univeristy of Idaho quadruple murder that are being faraway from the home in Moscow, Idaho, Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
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Host Sean Hannity requested what the suitable justice could be within the case. 

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“Nicely, contemplating that this individual went in there that night time with the intent to kill and confirmed no mercy, unprovoked, and killed our daughter, her greatest pal, and their two associates. We’re glad that we dwell within the state of Idaho with the dying penalty,” Kristi Goncalves stated. 

Kohberger waived extradition and will likely be dropped at Moscow, Idaho, to face expenses.