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

Kaylee Goncalves' brother blasts prosecutor over Kohberger plea deal

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'.