Bryan Kohberger was sentenced on Wednesday to four consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murders of four Idaho students. He was handed an additional 10 years for one count of burglary.
Kohberger, 30, pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. The murders took place at an off-campus house in the early hours of Nov. 13, 2022.
Goncalves’ sister, Alivea Goncalves, spoke directly to Kohberger, confronting him by calling him a “sociopath, psychopath, and murderer.”
“I won't stand here and give you what you want. I won't offer you tears. I won't offer you trembling,” she said. “Disappointments like you thrive on pain, on fear, and on the illusion of power.”
She pressed Kohberger with questions about the case and her sister’s murder, questions she says “reverberate violently.”
“Did you prepare for the crime before leaving your apartment? Please detail what you were thinking and feeling at this time,” she asked. “Where is the murder weapon? What were Kaylee's last words?”
