Idaho Victim's Father Wants Bryan Kohberger's Commissary Money Confiscated And Used For Firing Squad

A father of one of the slain University of Idaho students is calling for a harsher form of justice for Bryan Kohberger.

Steve Goncalves, whose daughter Kaylee was among the four students murdered, said in a new interview that he initially thought that the convicted killer's commissary funds should be used to pay for a firing squad.

Goncalves also revealed he has spoken with Idaho legislators about proposing a law that would use the commissary money from convicted murderers to reimburse the costs of investigating their crimes.

Steve Goncalves has revealed he is pushing for harsher consequences for Bryan Kohberger beyond the four consecutive life sentences he received for murdering Kaylee Goncalves and three other University of Idaho students.

Speaking with TMZ, the grieving father shared he has held talks with two Idaho legislators to propose a law that will possibly confiscate some or all of the commissary funds of convicted murderers like Kohberger.

He claimed the intention was to use these funds to reimburse taxpayers for the costs of investigating the crimes of these criminals, although he initially imagined such funds should be better spent on a firing squad.

Throughout the duration of the case, Kohberger received various donations from fans to his commissary account. However, these amounts seem negligible compared to the funds Idaho State spent on the case.

By April 2024, the state had reportedly spent over $3.6 million prosecuting the murders, with costs likely significantly higher by the time Kohberger chose to accept a plea deal.

In the wake of Kohberger signing a plea deal and being sentenced, a number of documents from the investigation carried out by authorities have made their way to the media.

These include interviews with some of the convicted murderer's colleagues, dates, and fellow inmates, as well as numerous photos of the areas in the off-campus home where the former PhD student killed Kaylee and her friends in November 2022.

Speaking about these releases, Goncalves said it was upsetting to see the crime scene photos and other information about the murders made public.

He added that the victims' families preferred such material remain private and that he personally feels it is unnecessary now that the case is over. He also believes these details are not relevant to justice and are purely sensationalist.

Goncalves was among the loudest voices from the victims' families to speak out against the plea deal Bryan Kohberger accepted.

"Idaho has failed. They failed me. They failed my whole family," said Goncalves in an interview with NBC's "Today" show after news of the plea deal agreement surfaced.

"It's my daughter. It's our children. How can you say it's just when you haven't even talked to us to see what justice looks like for us?" he added.

When it became clear the plea deal would stand, Steve Gonvalves delivered an intense victim impact statement at the convicted murderer's sentencing while locking eyes with him the entire time.

"You're a joke, a complete joke," Goncalves said at the time, per the New York Post. "You were that foolish, that careless, that stupid… We knew from the very beginning we had you."

He further remarked, "Nobody cares about you. You're not worth the time, the effort to be remembered. In time, you'll be nothing but two initials forgotten to the wind."

Prior to Kohberger's sentencing, he was residing at the Latah County Jail, which is closer to the court location. Now, the 30-year-old has been placed in solitary confinement at the J Block in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Per the Department of Corrections' website,  he is one of the 535 "volatile male residents" the institution currently houses alongside Chad Daybell, the convicted child murderer and husband of "Doomsday" cult mom Lori Vallow.

The prison is considered one of the harshest in America, with inmates living in single-person cells and only allowed to be outdoors for one hour each day.

It is also remote and highly secured by a double perimeter fence topped with razor wire, an electronic detection system, and 24-hour armed patrols.