The sister of Idaho University student Kaylee Goncalves , whose life was taken in a fatal stabbing incident, has given an emotional statement in court.
In a now viral speech, Alivea Goncalves unleashed her raw emotion and directed her vitriol towards the man who took her sister’s life, Bryan Kohberger.
Her statement was one of many made by family and friends of the four students, whose lives were taken when Bryan Kohberger broke into their home and fatally stabbed them with a hunting knife in November of 2022.
- The sister of one of the victims of a brutal and fatal stabbing incident in Idaho has given a powerful victim impact statement.
- She addressed the man who took her sister’s life, Bryan Kohberger, calling him weak, dirty and clumsy.
- In a now viral video, Alivea Goncalves’ passionate statement is drawing support from netizens.
Friends and family gave victim impact statements during Kohberger’s sentencing
Man in an orange prison jumpsuit sitting at a courtroom table during the Idaho massacre victim trial of Bryan Kohberger.
Three smiling women in dresses holding bouquets outdoors, related to Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves trial.
Kohberger was sentenced to four consecutive years in prison for the crimes after taking a plea deal to avoid capital punishment.
During one portion of the proceeding at the Ada County District Court, the victims’ friends and family members were allowed to give what’s called a “victim impact statement.”
According to the U.S. Department of Justice , victim statements “provide an opportunity to express in your own words what you, your family, and others close to you have experienced as a result of the crime.”
Woman with long black hair speaking at microphone during Idaho Massacre trial, related to Kaylee Goncalves and Bryan Kohberger case.
Experts say victim statements are also important in helping provide some measure of closure to the ordeal that has caused so much pain in their lives.
In the case of Kaylee Goncalves , her mother, father, and sister addressed Kohberger in court, but it was her sister Alivea’s statement that received the most attention.
“Sit up straight when I talk to you”: Alivea Goncalves ripped into Kohberger
Kaylee Goncalves’ sister delivering a powerful takedown of Bryan Kohberger during Idaho massacre trial.
Kaylee’s father was the first to speak on her behalf. “You’re not worth the time, the effort to be remembered,” he said.
Kaylee’s sister Alivea was next.
“The truth is, I’m angry. Every day I’m angry. I’m left shouting at the inside of my own head, everything I wish I could say to you,” she said, according to a CNN transcript .
Kaylee Goncalves’ sister confronting Bryan Kohberger at the Idaho massacre trial, delivering a fierce takedown.
Comment praising Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister for her powerful takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
She continued: “I will call you what you are, sociopath, psychopath, murderer. I will ask the questions that reverberate violently in my own head so loudly that I can’t think straight most any day. Some of these might be familiar, so sit up straight when I talk to you.”
She asked him a series of rhetorical questions: “Why did you choose her? Why November 13th?” to which he did not answer.
Bryan Kohberger in an orange prison jumpsuit during trial, involved in Idaho Massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves case.
Screenshot of social media comment praising Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s brutal takedown of Bryan Kohberger at Idaho massacre trial.
She criticized his apparent failed career as a rap artist: “How does it feel to know the only thing you failed more miserably at than being a murderer is trying to be a rapper ?”
She continued: “If you were really smart, do you think you’d be here right now? What’s it like needing this much attention just to feel real? You’re terrified of being ordinary, aren’t you?”
Kaylee Goncalves’ sister delivers a brutal takedown of Bryan Kohberger during the Idaho massacre trial.
Comment by Laura Giannotti Barber praising an impactful statement during the Idaho massacre trial involving Kaylee Goncalves’ sister.
“You didn’t win. You just exposed yourself as the coward you are. You’re a delusional, pathetic, hypochondriac loser, who thought you were so much smarter than everybody else,” she said.
Continuing, she called him ”dumb, stupid, clumsy, slow, sloppy, weak , and dirty .”
“Let me be very clear. Don’t ever try to convince yourself you mattered just because someone finally said your name out loud,” said Alivea.
And in closing, she dropped the f-bomb: “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 have kicked your f*cking ass.”
“They don’t see what my new reality looks like”: One of the surviving roommates also spoke
Comment praising Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister for her powerful trial statement against Bryan Kohberger.
Comment praising Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s powerful takedown of Bryan Kohberger at Idaho massacre trial, expressing hope for justice.
The heinous and gruesome nature of the crime has made it a top news story for years.
In recently unsealed documents from that fateful night, police detail how “pools of blood were on the bed and pillows” as well as splattered on the walls of the home.
Courtroom scene showing Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister delivering a powerful statement at trial.
On the night of November 13th, 2022, Kohberger snuck into an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, with a hunting knife and ski mask.
He brutally and fatally stabbed four people inside: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin.
Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke are two additional roommates who survived the ordeal.
Mortensen saw Kohberger in the house on that fateful night as he was slipping out the back door holding a package . Police now believe it was the fast food that Kernodle had just ordered.
Kaylee Goncalves’ sister testifies emotionally during Idaho massacre trial, confronting Bryan Kohberger in court.
Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister delivering a powerful statement during Bryan Kohberger trial.
During another impassioned victim impact statement, Mortensen described her extreme anxiety: “It’s my body reliving everything over and over again,” she said, noting that she cannot sleep alone.
“People call me strong, they say I’m a survivor, but they don’t see what my new reality looks like. They don’t see the panic attacks, the hypervigilance, the exhaustion.”
Other notable victim impact statements include one from Xana Kernodle’s aunt, Kim
While many of the statements attacked Kohberger, at least one person did not.
Kim Kernodle, Xana’s aunt, described her niece as “fun, loving, high-spirited, beautiful person.”
Idaho Massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister confronting Bryan Kohberger during the intense courtroom trial session.
“I no longer get to get my nails done with her, have lunch with her,” she said of Xana.
Addressing him directly, Kim said that she had “forgiven him.”
“Anytime you want to talk and tell me what happened, get my number,” Kim said. “I’m here, no judgment.”
Netizens are praising Alivea Goncalves’ emotional statement
Comment by Meghan Hall highlighting a key question in Bryan Kohberger’s trial involving Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves.
Comment expressing support for Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s powerful courtroom takedown of Bryan Kohberger.
Facebook comment expressing anger, related to Idaho Massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s trial moment.
Social media comment reacting to Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
Screenshot of Sara E. Mattson’s comment applauding her sister’s truth at the Idaho massacre trial, trending online.
Screenshot of Amanda Marie’s Facebook comment about Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister confronting Bryan Kohberger at trial.
Comment on social media about Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s brutal takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
Comment expressing sorrow for Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister and condemning Bryan Kohberger.
Screenshot of Emma Walton’s Facebook comment expressing anger at Bryan Kohberger during the Idaho massacre trial.
Screenshot of social media comment praising Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s powerful takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
Comment from Betsy Ferguson praising Alivea’s takedown of Bryan Kohberger during Idaho massacre trial goes viral.
Screenshot of social media comment praising Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s powerful takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
Facebook comment by Rhonda Dye Campbell about Idaho massacre victim Kaylee Goncalves’ sister’s takedown of Bryan Kohberger at trial.
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