The heartbroken parents of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves have disclosed devastating new details about their daughter’s final moments, revealing that Bryan Kohberger brutally beat the 21-year-old in the face while stabbing her to death.
Bryan Kohberger admitted to the killings of four University of Idaho students at his change of plea hearing on Wednesday, pleading guilty to all five counts, but the Goncalves family remains frustrated by the plea deal that spared him from the death penalty.
Goncalves’ parents shared the harrowing information through their family Facebook account, expressing their anguish over the brutal nature of their daughter’s murder.
The family detailed how Kohberger entered their daughter’s home with the intention to kill her.
“[I]f your 21yr old daughter was sleeping in her bed and BK [Bryan Kohberger] went into her house with the intention to kill her and he did, by stabbing her MANY times, as well as beating her in the face and head while it was clear that she fought for her life…what would you want?” the family wrote in their social media post.
The revelations came as the family expressed their frustration with the legal proceedings.
They described feeling judged by others for