"He Is A Demon": Kaylee Goncalves’ Parents On Bryan Kohberger | Hang Out with Sean Hannity
Steve and Kristi Goncalves join Sean Hannity to share explosive details about the investigation into the University of Idaho murders. From shocking revelations about Kohberger’s DNA on the knife sheath to their fight against secret plea deals, Kaylee’s parents refuse to stay silent. In this powerful episode, Steve and Kristi open up about living through the 7-week search for the killer, the emotional toll on their family, and their mission to help cold cases through their foundation. Plus, they share unreleased details regarding the prosecution, a second weapon, and why they are fighting for justice.
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The parents of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves are opening up about their struggle to forgive their daughter’s killer, Bryan Kohberger, as he seeks to withdraw his guilty plea.
Kohberger pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary in 2025 in a deal that spared him the death penalty.
He was subsequently sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole, along with 10 years for burglary — but the convicted killer is asking a judge to undo it all.
"According to the Bible, we need to forgive him," Kaylee Goncalves’ mother, Kristi Goncalves, told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity." "But Steve said he's never asked for forgiveness. He's never showed an ounce of remorse. He's claiming that he didn't do this. So, what, do we forgive him?"
Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025 in Boise, Idaho. Kohberger pleaded guilty in exchange for being spared the death penalty for the stabbing of four University of Idaho students. (Kyle Green-Pool/Getty Images)
Kohberger, 31, fatally stabbed Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022, after entering the home through a sliding glass door.
His DNA was found on a knife sheath left at the crime scene that once carried the weapon he used to gruesomely kill the four young college students.
"He [Kohberger] entered that house with intent to kill… and I'm struggling with forgiving that," Kristi Goncalves told host Sean Hannity.
"I envision what took place in that house that night, and I feel like he is a demon. I feel like he is… the devil himself," she added.
University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were killed in a November 2022 attack at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho. (Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Kristi Goncalves said her daughter was unrecognizable after suffering severe facial injuries, while Steve Goncalves described the brutal killings as the fulfillment of Kohberger’s sick "fantasy," whom the couple characterized as soulless.
"There is something very non-human about him," she said. "And I know that from my impact statement, looking at him, the way he looked at me… I don't know if he's human at all."
Kristi Goncalves said she talks to God "a lot" about forgiving her daughter’s killer, but remains conflicted over the deliberate nature of her daughter's murder.
"I say, ‘God, I know I'm supposed to forgive him, but how? How do I forgive him? He did such horrible things,'" she said.
Steve and Kristi Goncalves, the parents of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves, arrive at the Ada County Courthouse for a hearing in the Bryan Kohberger case on April 9, 2025, in Boise, Idaho. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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"Am I supposed to forgive a demon? Am I supposed forgive the devil?" she added.
Kristi Goncalves told Fox News that she is disgusted by Kohberger’s efforts to withdraw his guilty plea after putting the victims’ families through years of trauma, while Steve Goncalves expressed similar frustrations.
"If anybody wants to entertain this appeal… I will blast this case through the roof," he said.
Nora Moriarty is a Writer at Fox News Digital.
