She had definitely been stabbed multiple times and they kind of described it as a drowning that can occur," Steve Goncalves said on the 'Today' show

Now, Kaylee's father said the family is grappling with the change and trying to move on. When the couple heard Kohberger admit to the killing of their daughter, it was hard to hear, and wished Kohberger would have had to "say the victims' names," Kristi Goncalves told the "Today" show.

Steve Goncalves, whose daughter, Kaylee, was among four University of Idaho students fatally stabbed in November 2022, says the coroner told him she had “damage” around her mouth — suggesting killer Bryan Kohberger pressed on her mouth as he murdered her,

After Bryan Kohberger entered a guilty plea over the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, including Kaylee Goncalves, her parents reacted to his decision.

Steve Goncalves is the father of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death on Nov. 13 at a house near campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Bryan Kohberger, now 30, targeted Kaylee Goncalves, 21, when he broke into an Idaho home and murdered four college students in 2022, her mother said in a Facebook post on Thursday, July 3.

Steve Goncalves is one of many family members of the four victims who have spoken out about the news that Bryan Kohberger will evade the death penalty in the apparent deal.

Steve Goncalves talks about his daughter, Kaylee Goncalves, who was one of four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, during a vigil for the ...