The sister of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves said in heartbreaking latest video she continues to be in denial over the brutal murder of her sibling and desires her “old life back.”
Autumn Goncalves took to Instagram to mourn the lack of her 21-year-old sister, who was slaughtered along along with her best friend Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, at an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, in November.
Autumn posted several emotional clips, including considered one of herself missing Kaylee’s advice.
“Remembering I even have my older sister when stuff gets hard,” she captioned the video, where she is seen crying in bed.
“I’ll be in denial endlessly. What in regards to the plans we made?”
In other videos showing the tight-knit siblings, she said she “wanted her old life back” and begged for just “five more minutes” with Kaylee.
The grieving sister said some days it is tough to live “normally.”
“I need you all to know I’m okay! I even have my days as anyone else would. My grief comes and goes in waves & that’s normal & natural,” Autumn said.
“I miss my sister greater than anything but I do know that they only want me to be comfortable & live my life. Nonetheless, some days it’s really hard for me to ‘love’ my life ‘normally.’
“My sister could be so comfortable with me for letting everyone know exactly who she was, and that’s why I post about it.”
Bryan Kohberger, 28, a former criminology doctoral student at Washington State University, was arrested in late December on 4 counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
The suspect, who has not yet entered a plea, awaits a preliminary hearing in late June.
