(NewsNation) — Steven Goncavles and autarkic writer Olivia Vitale met amid trying circumstances but are present engaged, they archer NewsNation.
The brace initially met portion Vitale was covering the Bryan Kohberger murders, but began dating astir a twelvemonth thereafter portion she was filming a documentary.
"I wanted Steven to beryllium a portion of it, and it was connected acceptable wherever we bonded. We were skipping rocks, you tin spot successful the documentary, and that was truly erstwhile we archetypal truly met, and we conscionable became champion friends aft that," Vitale told "Banfield" connected Monday.
She revealed to NewsNation that the brace are engaged and program connected enjoying a elemental beingness together.
"Eventually, we would similar to homestead, get immoderate chickens, rise a household together, truthful I astir apt won't person arsenic overmuch clip to beryllium connected the road, and I'll be, benignant of, much moving from home.
"We'll bash immoderate stories unneurotic and assistance different families, due to the fact that that's truly what it boils down to, is helping different radical and giving them a voice," she said.
'Personal' travel for Vitale
Vitale added that Kaylee Goncalves, Steven's precocious sister, was a follower of hers and a instrumentality of existent transgression earlier she was murdered by Kohberger.
"She shared it with her household a fewer days earlier her passing; that truly deed maine hard," Vitale said. "And truthful from the beginning, this lawsuit has been a spot antithetic than the others, due to the fact that of the idiosyncratic transportation with the victim.
"The satellite works successful weird ways. I ne'er saw this coming. I ne'er thought that I would autumn successful emotion with her brother. But beingness is weird."
Goncalves has spouse for life
Despite the calamity that has befallen Goncalves and his family, helium has recovered immoderate comfortableness successful uncovering the emotion of his life.
"We were truly consenting to spell to bat for Kaylee to immoderate grade that meant, and I genuinely judge we did try. We ended up losing, and that sucks socks to lose, it truly does," helium said.
"But there's a agleam spot. I did conscionable Olivia. I bash person my spouse for the remainder of my life, and I'll clasp connected to that."