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(NewsNation) —The member of Kaylee Goncalves, 1 of 4 students murdered by Bryan Kohberger, issued a scorching disapproval of Idaho prosecutors for offering him a plea woody that took the decease punishment disconnected the table.
Steven Goncalves spoke minutes aft Kohberger was sentenced to 4 consecutive beingness sentences by Judge Steven Hippler.
The member called Latah County authoritative Bill Thompson’s grounds “a troubling pattern.”
“Across astir each execution lawsuit prosecuted by Bill Thompson, including the sidesplitting of University of Idaho shot subordinate Eric McMillan, determination is simply a wide and troubling pattern. Families are near feeling unheard. Justice is negotiated down done plea deals, and the nationalist is near with unanswered questions,” helium said, citing respective different section cases Thompson handled.
Koehberger brutally murdered Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin successful an off-campus Idaho home.
Kohberger took a plea deal, agreeing to service 4 beingness sentences for the slayings. He confessed to sidesplitting them successful court, avoiding a proceedings wherever prosecutors intended to question the decease penalty.
"Despite the magnitude and brutality of the crime, the prosecution chose to judge a plea woody down closed doors, without trial, without ever consulting our household successful immoderate meaningful way," the member said.
The Goncalves household has criticized the deal, calling it hurried and secretive.
Goncalves’ father, Steve Goncalves, said the household feels they were “used” by authorities attorneys arsenic prosecutors compiled a upland of evidence.
Goncalves besides added that helium would person preferred the enactment of a proceedings and a imaginable decease condemnation for Kohberger.
The erstwhile criminology pupil sat expressionless arsenic respective household and friends of the 4 young victims made affectional interaction statements successful court.
Several members of the Goncalves household spoke straight to Kohberger, calling him “pathetic,” “evil” and “nothing.”
