Father of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves says he hopes cops 'picked the ... trends now
The father of one of the Idaho murder victims has said his arrest has brought them the 'first bit of joy' in more than seven weeks since the quadruple slayings.
Steve Goncalves' daughter Kaylee, 21, was one of the four students allegedly killed by Bryan Kohberger on November 13 as they slept.
She was killed alongside her best friend Maddie Mogen, 21, and their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20.
Kaylee's family expressed their 'relief' after Kohberger, 28, was arrested on the same day as a celebration of life memorial for her and Maddie.
Steve Goncalves (pictured with daughter Kaylee) said the news that Bryan Kohberger was arrested gave them the 'most joy' since the killings
Kaylee's family expressed their 'relief' after Koghberg, 28, was arrested on the same day as a celebration of life memorial for her and Maddie
Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing Kaylee, Maddie Mogen, 21, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20
Her father Steve told CBS: 'This is the first bit of joy that we've had in close to seven weeks.
'We hope ... they picked the right guy, and that gives us hope. And we haven't had hope for a long time.'
He previously revealed that there were 'possible connections' between the criminal justice graduate student and his daughter.
After the arrest was made public, the Goncalves family started trying to find answers as to why Kaylee and her friends were targeted.
Steve claims that he has started to see a link, but is not ready to share them publicly at the moment – adding that he is waiting to see Kohberger in court.
The family's attorney, Shanon Grey, told ABC News: 'Now that there's a person and a name that someone can specifically look for and see if there's any connections in any way. So they're just trying to figure it out,'
Steve claims that he has started to see a link between his daughter and Kohberger but is not ready to share them publicly at the moment
Police had previously refused to rule out that the killings were targeted, but it remains unknown what connections Kohberger could have had with the victims, who were living just eight miles from the suspect's campus
The suspect was attending college in nearby Washington State, where he pursued criminology
Steve said that no one in the family knew or recognized Kohberger when they were initially told about him by police.
Police had previously refused to rule out that the killings were targeted, but it remains unknown what connections Kohberger could have had with the victims, who were living just eight miles from the suspect's campus.
The grieving father described Kohberger as a 'broken soul, pitiful human being,' and that he was 'the little coward that had finally got caught running.'
He added: 'This guy's gonna have to look me in my eyes multiple times, and I'm going to be looking for the truth. That's really what I'm going to be looking for.'
Investigators have yet to outline a motive in the murders of the four students, but those who knew Kohberger say he had a deep interest in the psychology of
