Family members of Bryan Kohberger’s victims are shocked by the new release of graphic crime scene photos with little warning.
Kaylee Gonsalves’ parents say they were made aware of it just hours before. The redacted photos show the bedrooms where the murders took place, clearly showing blood spatter on the walls, blood dripping on the beds, and blood smears on the floor where a battle of life and death took place.
As it turned out, three of the photos showed body parts and the victims, and had to be taken down by the police.
The families of Kaylee, Madison, Xana, and Ethan have filed a lawsuit against WSU, claiming the killings should not and would not have occurred if Washington State University had acted on multiple complaints about Kohberger’s inappropriate, predatory, and menacing behavior, the suit seeks unspecified monetary damages and a jury trial for negligence and the wrongful deaths of their loved ones.
The 126-page complaint alleges WSU is at fault for bringing Kohberger to the Pullman-Moscow area, where they accepted him into their criminal justice program and hired him as a teaching assistant.
Within weeks of Kohberger’s arrival, WSU knew there were accusations of Kohberger’s threatening, stalking, and predatory behavior led to more than a dozen formal complaints being filed about Kohberger.
The families say WSU failed by not taking action and following up on the complaints about Kohberger, ignoring the warning signs that allowed Kohberger’s behavior to escalate unchecked.
The families claim, “On November 13, 2022, a foreseeable – and, in fact, predictable – tragedy occurred when Kohberger entered the bedrooms of four undergraduate students and violently stabbed them to death. These deaths should not and would not have occurred if WSU had acted appropriately.”
As the lawsuit heads to court, Kohberger’s sister gives an exclusive interview discussing how the family is hurting.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Additional Guests
- Kristi Goncalves – Mother
- Steve Goncalves – Father
- Howard Blum – Author: “When The Night Comes Falling, A Requiem for The Idaho Student Murders;” Instagram: howard_blum_author, X: howardblum
- Susan Hendricks – Journalist, Author: “Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi”, IG @susan_hendricks X @SusanHendicks
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[Feature Photo: Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen (left); Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves (right)/Instagram]