Kaylee Goncalves’ Mother Breaks Down After Finding Late Student’s Sweatshirt She Wore Before Murder

Kaylee Goncalves’ mother made a heartbreaking discovery while going through the University of Idaho student’s belongings recently.

“I found Kaylee’s sweatshirt that she was wearing that night,” a tearful Kristi Goncalves captioned a video posted to Facebook on Monday, February 2. “I don’t know how much more I can do.”

Kaylee, 21, along with her friends, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were murdered by Bryan Kohberger in the early morning hours of November 13, 2022.

Kaylee and Mogen were last seen on video — with Kaylee wearing the sweatshirt — at a food truck in Moscow, Idaho, at 1:40 a.m. The receipt for her meal was in the pocket.

“When I looked in the pocket and I found that ticket, it just takes you back to those hours, those hours right before … they had no idea what was going to happen to them,” Kristi said in her video, wiping away tears as she hugged the piece of clothing. “Terrible.”

The next day, the grieving mom posted another message to Facebook, thanking everyone for their support and noting that she still has to sort through nine more boxes of Kaylee’s belongings. She’s specifically searching for the “shirt and pants that she was wearing with the sweatshirt I found yesterday.”

Commenters suggested that Kristi have the clothing made into a quilt to memorialize her daughter.

Kohberger, who pleaded guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty last year, is currently serving four life sentences at Idaho Maximum Security Institution.