{"id":29486,"date":"2025-07-01T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29486"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:30:45","slug":"kaylee-goncalves-sister-slams-plea-deal-with-suspect-bryan-kohberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=29486","title":{"rendered":"Kaylee Goncalves&#8217; Sister Slams Plea Deal with Suspect Bryan Kohberger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"loc article-header\">\n<div id=\"people-article-header_1-0\" class=\"comp people-article-header mntl-article-header\">\n<h1 class=\"article-heading text-headline-300\">Sister of U. of Idaho Murder Victim Kaylee Goncalves Slams Plea Deal with Suspect Bryan Kohberger: &#8216;The System Has Failed&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">&#8220;The introduction of this plea deal, just weeks before the scheduled trial, is both shocking and cruel,&#8221; Aubrie Goncalves, 18, wrote in a statement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"loc article-content\">\n<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"article__primary-video-jw_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-jw mntl-jwplayer mm-video lazyload right-rail__offset aspectratio-16:9\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/4pcCcqRD\/thumbnails\/AL7npBki.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__heading\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bryan Koberger is accused of killing University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in November 2022<\/li>\n<li>The former Ph.D student\u00a0has reportedly accepted a plea deal<\/li>\n<li>Goncalves&#8217; 18-year-old sister, Aubrie Goncalves, spoke out about the news in a statement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/idaho-students-killed-what-we-know-about-victims\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Kaylee Goncalves<\/a>&#8216; 18-year-old sister, Aubrie Goncalves, is speaking out after her suspected killer, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/idaho-murder-suspect-bryan-kohberger-11730739\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Bryan Kohberger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bryan-kohberger-set-to-plead-guilty-to-all-counts-ahead-of-idaho-quadruple-murder-trial-avoiding-death-penalty-11764111\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">has reportedly accepted a plea deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In December 2022, Kohberger was <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/suspect-arrested-slain-four-university-of-idaho-students-reports\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary<\/a> in connection with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/idaho-murders-case-timeline\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">the November 2022 murders<\/a> of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/police-identify-4-university-of-idaho-students-found-dead-no-arrests-made\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">four University of Idaho students<\/a>: Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/bryan-kohberger-indicted-idaho-murders-case\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">indictment by a grand jury<\/a>\u00a0in May 2023, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/bryan-kohberger-arraignment-not-guilty-plea-entered-idaho\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">judge reportedly entered not-guilty pleas on his behalf<\/a>\u00a0after he exercised his right to remain silent during his arraignment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/idaho-murders-suspect-bryan-kohberger-waives-rights-to-speedy-trial-7852214\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">waiving his right to a speedy trial in August 2023<\/a>, the case was delayed indefinitely, pushing his trial to August 2025, per <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/bryan-kohberger-plead-guilty-counts-idaho-college-murders\/story?id=123356808\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/tfoGXCrj8p6LgjfGYTpi1OyAPoE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)\/bryan-kohberger-pre-trial-hearing-022025-093b2a03991f4aa098ec198e7b825af0.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a hearing on cameras in the courtroom in Latah County District Court on September 13, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, a former criminology PhD student, was indicted earlier this year in the November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, in an off-campus apartment near the University of Idaho.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/tfoGXCrj8p6LgjfGYTpi1OyAPoE=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)\/bryan-kohberger-pre-trial-hearing-022025-093b2a03991f4aa098ec198e7b825af0.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Bryan Kohberger appear in a courtroom in Latah County District Court on September 13, 2023.<\/span>Ted S. Warren-Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to a letter sent to victims&#8217; family members discussing a new plea agreement, cited by the outlet, however, Kohberger is expected to enter a guilty plea on all charges. This means he would be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences plus up to 10 years on the burglary charge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-murder-suspect-interviewed-job-washington-police-department\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">The former Ph.D student<\/a>,\u00a0who <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-murders-suspect-possible-death-sentence-8741946\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">could have faced the death penalty if convicted<\/a>, will also waive his appeal rights, per ABC News.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3F2RSrTBVjYv9Y8lo8vTve1lYLg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/Kaylee-Goncalves-and-Bryan-Kohberger-063025-ad51fb60f8004606aa3a3fe0bc603d60.jpg\" alt=\"Kaylee Goncalves and Bryan Kohberger\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3F2RSrTBVjYv9Y8lo8vTve1lYLg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/Kaylee-Goncalves-and-Bryan-Kohberger-063025-ad51fb60f8004606aa3a3fe0bc603d60.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">(L-R) Kaylee Goncalves and Bryan Kohberger.<\/span>Kaylee Goncalves\/Instagram; Zach Wilkinson-Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following the news, Goncalves&#8217; 18-year-old sister, Aubrie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AYrEL55zD\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">penned a statement on the Goncalves Family Page on Facebook<\/a>, stating that she would not stay silent, as what she and the families of the deceased have endured is &#8220;beyond comprehension.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/idaho-murders-suspect-bryan-kohberger-waives-rights-to-speedy-trial-7852214\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">the constant delays<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bryan-kohberger-murder-trial-judge-moves-venue-8708944\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">relocation of proceedings<\/a>\u2014making it harder for loved ones to attend\u2014the justice system has placed heavy burdens on those already carrying unimaginable grief. Through it all, we have tried to hold on to hope,&#8221; Aubrie wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-hYDIvNBOMC_tLi6jeqyc8azRyo=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(636x27:638x29)\/kaylee-goncalves-death-051523-12fe817cd78343008385b7ec9cc1a5cf.jpg\" alt=\"Kaylee Goncalves\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-hYDIvNBOMC_tLi6jeqyc8azRyo=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(636x27:638x29)\/kaylee-goncalves-death-051523-12fe817cd78343008385b7ec9cc1a5cf.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Kaylee Goncalves.<\/span> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\">Kaylee Goncalves\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;We\u2019ve believed in the process. We\u2019ve had faith in the system. But at this point, it is impossible not to acknowledge the truth: the system has failed these four innocent victims and their families,&#8221; she continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Aubrie wrote that Mogen, Goncalves, Kernodle, and Chapin &#8220;deserve to be remembered for who they were in life, not only for the tragedy of their deaths.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-sc-block-spotlight--mid-circ mntl-block\">\n<h2 id=\"midcirc__heading_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__heading mntl-text-block\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div id=\"midcirc__card-list_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc__card-list mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Where Is Bryan Kohberger Now? What to Know After He Accepted a Plea Deal for Murdering 4 Idaho Students<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_1-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/6X4HN3LElDHGZqpT7tNmrA0ntVM=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()\/Bryan-Kohberger-062623-6bbaef7e731c4cae9dbe367a9bad66bf.jpg\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/6X4HN3LElDHGZqpT7tNmrA0ntVM=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()\/Bryan-Kohberger-062623-6bbaef7e731c4cae9dbe367a9bad66bf.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__title_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__title mntl-text-block\">Idaho Murders Timeline: Everything to Know About the Case<\/div>\n<div id=\"midcirc-card__image-wrapper_2-0\" class=\"comp midcirc-card__image-wrapper mntl-block\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vG8pGn3t0EbVLPmiGhInBOVHUjs=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()\/idaho-murder-victims-Ethan-Chapin-Xana-Kernodle-Madison-Mogen-and-Kaylee-Goncalves-111722-9de2e460a9aa44759bd274fab0d9ae13.jpg\" alt=\"Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/vG8pGn3t0EbVLPmiGhInBOVHUjs=\/300x200\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()\/idaho-murder-victims-Ethan-Chapin-Xana-Kernodle-Madison-Mogen-and-Kaylee-Goncalves-111722-9de2e460a9aa44759bd274fab0d9ae13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;But before that can truly happen, they deserve justice. Nothing less.\u00a0The introduction of this plea deal, just weeks before the scheduled trial, is both shocking and cruel,&#8221; wrote Aubrie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She said that if a plea deal would have been introduced earlier in the case the family could have had &#8220;time to process, discuss, and potentially come to terms with the idea of a life sentence\u2014however difficult that may be. We could have had the time to understand it, to prepare for it emotionally, and perhaps even to find some degree of peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;But now, with mere weeks left, we are being asked to absorb and respond to life-altering decisions with no room to breathe,&#8221; wrote Aubrie.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.6%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_4-0\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x2rbzWGhFZGJCGN_OdHLvGlWx40=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(751x164:753x166)\/idaho-murder-victims-Ethan-Chapin-Xana-Kernodle-Madison-Mogen-and-Kaylee-Goncalves-111722-9de2e460a9aa44759bd274fab0d9ae13.jpg\" alt=\"Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x2rbzWGhFZGJCGN_OdHLvGlWx40=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(751x164:753x166)\/idaho-murder-victims-Ethan-Chapin-Xana-Kernodle-Madison-Mogen-and-Kaylee-Goncalves-111722-9de2e460a9aa44759bd274fab0d9ae13.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><noscript><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x2rbzWGhFZGJCGN_OdHLvGlWx40=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(751x164:753x166)\/idaho-murder-victims-Ethan-Chapin-Xana-Kernodle-Madison-Mogen-and-Kaylee-Goncalves-111722-9de2e460a9aa44759bd274fab0d9ae13.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana Kernodle.<\/span>Courtesy of Chapin Family; Maddie Mogen\/Instagram; Kaylee Goncalves\/Instagram; Xana Kernodle\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The teenager expressed that she feels that their loved ones have been &#8220;silenced forever,&#8221; while Kohberger will &#8220;still get to speak, form relationships, and engage with the world,&#8221; in prison.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;That reality stings more deeply when it feels like the system is protecting his future more than honoring the victims\u2019 pasts,&#8221; she said, noting that &#8220;this last-minute plea deal feels less like an act of justice and more like an afterthought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-true-crime\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free True Crime newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;We are not asking for vengeance. We are asking for accountability. We are asking for dignity for our loved ones. And we are asking\u2014pleading\u2014for a justice system that truly lives up to its name,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The Goncalves family also published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoncalvesFamilyTips\/posts\/pfbid0G6acAehc3A6HMYMB2BbQ6GVfnKk1M8pooNknbaUPQ3VFA1wPBzSahJAzF5MHaLjJl\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">follow-up post on Facebook<\/a>, in which they said they did &#8220;talk to the prosecution on Friday about the POSSIBILITY of a plea deal and it was a HARD NO from our family.&#8221; They said they met with prosecutors again on Monday to &#8220;reiterate our views on pushing for the death penalty.&#8221; However, they continued, &#8220;Unfortunately all of our efforts did not matter. We DID OUR BEST! 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