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Gerrard Kaonga
Byran Kohberger was sentenced on Wednesday, and the families of his victims have issued gut-wrenching comments directed at the murderer.
The former criminology student Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the deaths of four students that were found dead at Idaho college back in 2022.
On July 23, Kohberger was handed a life sentence for the murder of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen.
During his sentencing the family members gave their impact statements with many offering heartbreaking comments directed at Kohberger.
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The father of Kaylee Goncalves, Steve Goncalves, gave a brief statement heartbreakingly reflecting on the conclusion of the trial.
He said: “Today, you have no name.
“We will forget you. You picked the wrong family, and we're laughing at you on your trip to pen today.”
He also brought up the moment that police came to his home and told him about the death of his daughter.
He remarked that he simply told them to get to work and catch her murderer, wishing nothing more than getting justice for his daughter.
Kaylee's sister, Alivea, gave an energized and defiant statement as she spoke in the courtroom, receiving a round of applause from those within the court.
She mocked Kohberger, hurling a barrage of insults his way.
“Lurking in the shadows made you feel powerful because no one ever paid you any attention in the light.
“You thought you were exceptional all because of a grade on a paper, you thought you were elite because your online IQ test, from 2010, told you that.
“All of that effort to seem important, it is desperate.
“There is a name for your condition thought, your inflated ego just didn’t let you see it. Wannabe.”
Kohberger’s plea of guilty came as a shock as the 30-year-old had previously insisted that he was not responsible for the murders.
His decision to plead guilty came as part of a plea deal which took the death penalty off the table, but Kohberger assured the judge in the case he was pleading guilty 'because [he is] guilty'.
“Did you on November 13, 2022, enter the residence at 1122 King Road in Moscow, Idaho, with the intent to commit the felony crime of murder?” the judge asked at the time, to which Kohberger responded: “Yes."