The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students murdered in 2022, has strongly criticized authorities for releasing police bodycam footage and photos from the day of the killings, describing the material as “absolutely traumatizing.”
The footage was released nearly a month after Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves.
The video shows a man guiding Moscow Police Department officers through the students’ off-campus rental home. While the actual crime scene was redacted, doorways leading into the rooms were visible. The footage also captured one of the surviving roommates tearfully recounting how she came face-to-face with an unrecognizable man inside the house.
“Where Are Her Rights?”
“Enough is enough!” the Goncalves family wrote on Facebook. “Redacted or not, the bodycam footage and photos are absolutely traumatizing. That’s Kaylee’s house, her bathroom, her chair, her dog, her friends’ voices crying, law enforcement officers heavily breathing and sighing at what they are looking at.”
The family also questioned why footage of Kohberger’s arrest was not released. “Let’s see the bodycam of when the FBI and Pennsylvania Commonwealth arrested him, before kicking down his doors with guns drawn. Where’s that footage? Oh wait, let me guess, that’s a violation of some sort of right that he has! Yet Kaylee has ZERO rights! Look at her picture — WHERE ARE HER RIGHTS? Her family is STILL here! Where are our rights? I gave birth to her.”
Survivor’s Testimony
Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen previously told investigators that she encountered a masked intruder the night of the murders. According to a newly unsealed affidavit cited by NBC News, she recalled hearing a male voice say, “It’s OK Kaylee, I’m here for you,” before breaking down in tears as she gave her account.
Continuing Grief
The Goncalves family has remained vocal on social media, both in calling for accountability and in honoring Kaylee’s memory. In a recent post, they shared that one of Kaylee’s best friends left an empty chair at her wedding in tribute to the slain student. “Empty chairs that scream louder than words. One of Kaylee’s best friends is getting married today, and she has a chair in honor of our beautiful girl,” the family wrote.
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