Steve Goncalves, the father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves, said the only solace he can find is that his daughter died in the same bed as Maddie Mogen, right next to her best friend during the last decade.
Mogen and Goncalves, both 21-year-old students, had been inseparable since the start of high school.
“These girls were absolutely gorgeous. They’ve been friends since sixth grade… Every day they did homework together, came to our house together, shared everything… They went to high school together, then started looking for colleges and came. here together, they eventually walk into the same apartment together,” Steve Goncalves said at a vigil for the victims Wednesday night.
“And in the end, they died together, in the same room, in the same bed. And it’s a shame and it hurts. But the beauty that the two of them are always together is something that comforts us, lets us know that they were with their best friends all over the world”.
University of Idaho murder victims Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were best friends since the sixth grade.
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Steve Goncalves paid tribute to his daughter, Kaylee, Wednesday night at a vigil in Moscow, Idaho.
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On November 12, the two women went to the Corner Club, a local bar, around 10:00 p.m. before returning home at approximately 1:56 a.m. on November 13.
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When they returned home, both women called Kaylee’s ex-boyfriend several times between 2:00 and 3:00 am, but he never answered the calls. The authorities cleared him of any wrongdoing in the investigation.
An unknown assailant entered the home sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m. and stabbed Mogen and Goncalves multiple times.
They were two of the five roommates who lived in the house. Police had not previously disclosed that Mogen and Goncalves were in the same bed when they were attacked.
A split photo showing the crime scene and victims, including University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
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Another roommate, Xana Kernodle, 20, was also stabbed to death, along with her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, who was spending the night at the three-story residence. Two other roommates were not injured in the attack.
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Police said early in the investigation that the attack was “targeted” but have not said who was targeted or why they believe that was the case.
Police named the four victims of an apparent quadruple homicide at the University of Idaho as Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee GonCalves.
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The house where four University of Idaho students were murdered, seen here two weeks later.
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No suspects have been identified and a murder weapon has not been located. Authorities have asked the campus community to report anything out of the ordinary that may help their investigation.
“We are going to get our justice. We’re going to figure this out,” Steve Goncalves said Wednesday. “This community deserves it.”
