Alivea Goncalves dubbed Bryan Kohberger a “sociopath, psychopath, murderer” in a fiery victim impact statement as he awaited his sentencing for the brutal slayings of the Idaho Four.
Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were discovered dead in their shared Idaho home on November 13, 2022. More than two years later, Kohberger pleaded guilty to their murders as a part of a plea deal.
“The truth is, you’re basic,” Alivea told Kohberger, 30, directly in court on Wednesday, July 23. “Let me be very clear: Don’t ever try to convince yourself you matter just because someone finally said your name out loud. I see through you.”
“You want the truth? Here’s the one you’ll hate the most. If you hadn’t attacked them in their sleep, in the middle of the night, like a pedophile, Kaylee would’ve kicked your f**king ass,” she said, sparking applause in the courtroom, per CNN.
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In his own impact statement, Kaylee’s father, Steve Goncalves, took shots at Kohberger’s intelligence.
“Police officers tell us within minutes they had your DNA. Like a calling card,” he shared. “You were that careless. That foolish. That stupid. Master degree? You’re a joke. Complete joke.”
Madison’s father, Ben Mogen, heartbreakingly confessed that he’d struggled with addiction in his past and his daughter was what kept him from “just not caring” anymore when he “wasn’t wanting to live.”
“Maddie was my only child that I ever had. She was the only great thing I ever really did,” he said. “And only thing I was ever really proud of.”
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Xana’s mother, Cara Northington, refused to share recollections of her late daughter in court, telling Kohberger: “You don’t deserve our good memories that we have.”
Her stepfather, Randy Davis, called Kohberger “evil” and said he was going to “suffer” for what he did.
“I’m shaking because I want to reach out to you,” he continued. “I hope you feel my energy. Okay? Go to hell.”
Elsewhere in the sentencing hearing, Bethany Funke — one of the roommates who survived the attack — said she still thinks about the murders “every day” in a statement read in court by a friend.
“I hated and still hate that they’re gone, but for some reason, I am still here and I got to live,” her statement said. “Why me? Why did I get to live, and not them?”
Kohberger was sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences in prison for the murders.