Kaylee Goncalves Wikipedia (2024)

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Did Bryan know the Idaho students? ›

In an affidavit outlining the case, investigators say DNA, cellphone records and surveillance camera evidence link the accused murderer, Bryan Kohberger, to the crime. But his defense attorneys say in a court filing that "there is no connection between Mr. Kohberger and the victims."

On Sunday, NewsNation's Brian Entin reported that Goncalves' injuries were "significantly more brutal" than Mogen's. That "may end up being a very, very important piece of evidence when it comes to determining who the target was in this attack," Entin said.

The baby niece of Idaho victim Kaylee Goncalves has been named after the murdered student and her best friend, Madison Mogen. Theodora MaddieKay Stevenson was born on Friday to Goncalves' older sister, Alivea, who had asked both victims to be bridesmaids at her wedding.

✓ Link copied to clipboard! The parents of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the murder of four University of Idaho students, have said they are cooperating with law enforcement to seek the truth but have warned the public against making false assumptions, saying their son should be presumed innocent.

Bryan Kohberger did not stalk the four University of Idaho students found murdered in their home off campus, according to lawyers for both the prosecution and the defense.

The knife slashed open Kaylee Goncalves' liver and lungs, he said. The grieving father paid for a copy of his daughter's death certificate, which included some of the details of her injuries – but he doesn't know whether his daughter or Mogen were the targets.

"He would have been in a heightened state of arousal and that means he was emotionally aroused or even sexually aroused as he was killing those girls, and I suspect it was both," said retired FBI profiler Mary Ellen O'Toole. That heightened state of arousal is driven by hatred, not anger, she added.

The four University of Idaho students slain in November were attacked with such force that there was significant blood, spatter, and castoff throughout the Idaho home where the bodies were found, according to court records.

Also interviewed were Kaylee Goncalves' parents, Kristi and Steve Goncalves, and Kaylee's sister, Alivea Goncalves.

Remembering Idaho murder victims: Who was Kaylee Goncalves? Goncalves, a 21-year-old senior from Rathdrum, Idaho, was majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. MOSCOW, Idaho — Editor's note: The above video was published Dec. 2 following a memorial service for the four students.

What is Kohberger's alibi? ›

Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's "alibi" that he was driving around looking at "the moon and stars," is too vague, according to prosecutors.

Kohberger was charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary, and a judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger's behalf to the charges in May 2023.

According to court documents, police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen's body that had Kohberger's DNA on it. They also traced his movements with phone pings and surveillance video of his car.

Suspect Bryan Kohberger targeted one of his victims, new theory claims. Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were killed on November 13, 2022. A new theory claims suspect Bryan Kohberger had targeted Mogen.