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Global News
6 days ago
- Global News
‘Psychopath': Victim's sister tears into killer Bryan Kohberger at sentencing
In an emotionally charged courtroom Wednesday, as onlookers gathered for the sentencing of University of Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger, one of the victim's sisters delivered a victim impact statement so angry and profound that it brought applause from the gallery. Alivea Goncalves, one of the sisters of victim Kaylee Goncalves, launched into a fiery and unflinching criticism of the killer, challenging his self-image and ego, as well as exposing his desperate quest for notoriety. She first spoke of the deep bond between Kaylee and Maddie Mogen, one of the other victims, saying they always knew her love and would never expect her to expose her pain to someone like Kohberger. 'I won't offer you tears, I won't offer you trembling,' she said. 'Disappointments like you feed on fear.' 'Sit up straight when I talk to you,' she demanded of Kohberger. 'You are not profound, you're pathetic.' Story continues below advertisement 'You spent months preparing and still all it took was my sister and a sheath,' she said, mocking the killer for leaving DNA on a knife sheath, which eventually helped investigators link him to the crimes of Nov. 13, 2022. 'The truth is, you're as dumb as they come. Stupid, clumsy, slow, sloppy, weak, dirty.' 'If you were really smart, do you think you'd be here right now? What's it like needing this much attention just to feel real?' she said. Kohberger remained expressionless as Alivea Goncalves insulted him, at points calling him a 'sociopath' and 'psychopath,' and challenging his intelligence, actions and motivations. 'Dumb as they come. Stupid, clumsy, weak, dirty.' #AliveaGoncalves, sister of murder victim #KayleeGoncalves, delivered a fiery impact statement and received applause from the courtroom afterwards.#CourtTV What do YOU think? — Court TV (@CourtTV) July 23, 2025 'You didn't win, you just exposed yourself as the coward you are. You're a delusional, pathetic, hypochondriac loser,' she said. Story continues below advertisement The courtroom applauded after she delivered her final line, saying that if Kohberger hadn't attacked the victims in the middle of the night, Kaylee Goncalves would have 'would have kicked his f****** a**.' Alivea Goncalves wasn't the only member of her family to deliver harsh words to the man who took the life of Kaylee. Steve Goncalves, their father, took aim at Kohberger's education and intelligence. 'Today we are here to finish what you started,' he said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Kohberger nodded subtly in response. View image in full screen Steve Goncalves, father of victim Kaylee Goncalves, hugs his daughter Alinea after speaking at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse 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 nearly three years ago. Kyle Green-Pool/Getty Images 'You tried to break our community apart, you tried to plant fear, you tried to divide us. You failed,' he said sharply. 'You were that careless, that foolish, that stupid,' he said, noting investigators had his DNA right away. Story continues below advertisement He taunted Kohberger and referenced Kohberger's degree in criminal justice. 'Master's degree? You're a joke — a complete joke.' He said Kohberger would die nameless, while the world would remember the legacy of the four victims. 'You picked the wrong family, and we're laughing at you on your way to the pen,' he said. View image in full screen Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. Kyle Green/Pool via AP Mom Kristi Goncalves also continued her family's polemic against the killer. 'You're not that good. In fact you're not that good at anything. You couldn't secure a job, you couldn't get along well with others,' she said. She said was disappointed that Kohberger wouldn't be executed by firing squad and reveled in how he would suffer in prison. Story continues below advertisement 'You will always be remembered as a loser, an absolute failure,' she said. 'Hell will be waiting,' she warned. View image in full screen Parents of victim Kaylee Goncalves, Steve Goncalves consoles Kristi Goncalves as she speaks at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse 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 nearly three years ago. Kyle Green/Pool via Getty Images In all, victim impact statements lasted for more than two hours on Wednesday. Randy Davis, victim Xana Kernodle's stepfather, said Kohberger had also ruined the lives of the Kohberger family. 'He has contaminated, tainted their family name, and pretty much made a horrible miserable thing to ever be related to him,' he said. Then he turned to Kohberger. 'I don't know what my limits are here. I am struggling, man,' Davis said. He said he wished he had five minutes with Kohberger in the woods to teach him about loss and pain. Story continues below advertisement 'You are going to suffer, man. I'm shaking because I want to reach out to you but I hope you feel my energy,' he said, banging on his chest. 'Go to hell.' Xana Kernodle's aunt, Kim Kernodle, was the first to forgive Kobherger in her testimony 'You know, this is probably gonna bother everybody, but Bryan, I'm here today to tell you that I have forgiven you because I could no longer live with that hate in your heart,' she said, turning to face Kohberger directly. 'Any time you want to talk and tell me what happened, get my number, no judgment because I do have questions about what happened,' Kim Kernodle said. 6:25 Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murder of 4 Idaho university students Xana Kernodle's mother, Cara Northington, said Jesus allowed her to forgive Kohberger, even though he never expressed remorse. Story continues below advertisement 'Nothing man can do to you can ever compare to the wrath of God,' she said. Towards the end of her testimony, she read from the Bible, taking multiple breaks to wipe her tears away and catch her breath. Northington said she wouldn't share good memories of her daughter because she didn't want Kohberger to know them. 'You don't deserve our good memories that we have,' she said. In his guilty plea, Kohberger admitted to the murders of Mogen, 21; Goncalves, 21; Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, who were found stabbed to death in their Moscow, Idaho, rental home near the University of Idaho campus in November of 2022. He was formally sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison, but declined to make a statement in court that might have addressed the mystery of his motive for the killings. Kohberger, 30, received four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole or appeal under a deal with prosecutors that spared him the death penalty in return for his guilty plea to four counts of first-degree murder. Judge Steven Hippler gave Kohberger, dressed in orange jail garb, an opportunity to make a statement before sentence was pronounced. Story continues below advertisement The defendant, who sat expressionless beside his lawyers throughout the hearing, answered: 'I respectfully decline,' the only words he uttered during the proceedings. — with files from Reuters and The Associated Press
Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Roy Black, one of the nation's premier defense lawyers, dies in Coral Gables at 80
When he earned it is not an exact science, but Roy Black's reputation as one of America's premier criminal defense attorneys defined him for decades. Certainly long before Black won an acquittal in 1991 for William Kennedy Smith on a rape charge in Palm Beach, the first trial of its kind to be televised nationally. Black, a New York native who moved to South Florida for his studies as an undergraduate and law student at the University of Miami, died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables at 80 after battling an illness while still continuing to work at his storied law firm on Biscayne Boulevard. 'Roy Black was the greatest criminal lawyer of our generation, perhaps in American history, achieving acquittals over a span of 50 years in some of the most challenging and notorious cases of all time,' said his partner, Howard Srebnick, who joined Black's law firm 30 years ago. Srebnick recalled working as a law clerk for federal appeals court Judge Irving Goldberg in New Orleans in the early 1990s when he saw his future law partner for the first time on a black and white television in the judge's chambers. Black was cross-examining the accuser in the Kennedy Smith trial that was being broadcast on Court TV. 'Judge Goldberg knew I was leaning hard in favor of a career in criminal defense and after watching Roy in action, Judge Goldberg said that Roy's were the footsteps I should follow,' Srebnick said on Tuesday, describing Black as his teacher, mentor and friends. One of Srebnick's peers, David O. Markus, was the first to report early Tuesday on Black's death. 'This one really hurts,' Marcus wrote on his Southern District of Florida blog, which he founded 20 years ago. 'And he really was the GOAT of criminal defense lawyers. There are so many of us that want to be Roy in the courtroom — commanding, persuasive, funny. ... The hardest working. The most determined. And always so positive about winning.' Marcus said he 'was lucky enough to try a 6 week trial with him out of town when I was a young lawyer. I learned so much. And he often helped me brainstorm my cases and trials after that.' Black wove a successful career — one that made him a fixture on the 'Today Show' and 'Larry King Live' — by representing some of South Florida's most famous — and infamous — criminal defendants, from Kennedy Smith, the nephew of JFK, to William Lozano, the Miami police officer who shot a motorcyclist that led to the Overtown and Liberty City street riots of 1989. Black, who was known by his colleagues as the Intellectual Lawyer for his voracious reading, wrote his own book, 'Black's Law,' in 1999, in which he chronicled four Miami trials. All four cases — three murders and a money laundering — appeared to involve impossibly long odds. But through meticulous preparation, improvisation and long hours at the office, Black found holes in the opposition's cases and proceeded to stretch them open, a Miami Herald reporter wrote in a 1999 profile. Sometimes he seized on the smallest of details, Rick Jervis wrote. In the case of Luis Alvarez, the Miami police officer who shot and killed a youth in an Overtown arcade and sparked the 1982 riots, Black suggested that Alvarez shave his mustache to detract from the officer's rough-guy image. He did. In the trial of Steve Hicks, accused of murdering his girlfriend in her Fort Lauderdale apartment, Black illustrated how police investigators botched the crime scene, from blurry Polaroids of the murder scene to not following evidence through to the lab. In each case, Black walked the reader through the process — from the defendant's detainment to research to jury selection to verdict. Tip: He won them all. 'I was trying to give a different viewpoint on what goes in these cases,' Black said at the time. 'Everybody looks at it from one way. But you never really think about what it must be like to be the defendant.' Black is survived by his wife, Lea, their son RJ, and his daughter, Nora, along with his law partners at Black Srebnick, including Howard Srebnick, Scott Kornspan, Maria Neyra, Jackie Perczek, Mark Shapiro and Jared Lopez. This obituary will be updated with more information.
USA Today
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Diddy trial livestream: Why you won't be able to watch the verdict
As the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs reaches its conclusion, a quick reminder that tuning into the just-announced verdict won't be as simple as tuning into a livestream. Unlike several other, similarly high-profile trials like that of Johnny Depp or O.J. Simpson, these proceedings have not been televised. As Combs faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering and a jury weighs his innocence, eager eyes will have to rely on courtroom sketches and reporter dispatches from inside for their news feeds. USA TODAY has livestream coverage outside of the courthouse as the jury returns its verdict. Diddy trial livestream: See outside courthouse Diddy trial live updates: Jury reaches verdict in Sean Combs case Is Diddy's trial available on livestream? No, turn off that Court TV stream; no video snippets of the Combs trial or verdict are coming from inside the courtroom. So why have cameras been shut out of the courtroom? Because Combs faces federal criminal charges, the presence of "electronic media" is expressly banned by a procedural rule passed in 1946. Entitled Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, the statute bars both photographs and broadcasting from the courtroom of a federal criminal trial. R. Kelly's federal criminal trial, on similar charges, was also not televised. Two of the prosecution's key witnesses also testified under pseudonyms, in an aim to protect their identities, further bolstering the air of privacy that is meant to surround such a sensitive case. The rules around federal civil proceedings are slightly more flexible, allowing for recording in some instances at the discretion of the judge. Some criminal trials at the state level, like in the closely watched case of Alex Murdaugh, allow for cameras in the courtroom. Diddy on Trial newsletter: Step inside the courtroom with USA TODAY as Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces sex crimes and trafficking charges. What charges does Diddy face? Diddy is charged with two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering. Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute, or RICO, as a way for the U.S. government to prosecute organizations contributing to criminal activity. Every lawsuit and sex abuse allegation against Sean 'Diddy' Combs Using RICO law, which is typically aimed at targeting multi-person criminal organizations, prosecutors allege that Combs coerced victims, some of whom they say were sex workers, through intimidation and narcotics to participate in "freak offs" – sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors claim they have video of. Contributing: Taijuan Moorman
Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Diddy trial livestream: Why you won't be able to watch the verdict
As the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs reaches its conclusion, a quick reminder that tuning into the just-announced verdict won't be as simple as tuning into a livestream. Unlike several other, similarly high-profile trials like that of Johnny Depp or O.J. Simpson, these proceedings have not been televised. As Combs faces federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering and a jury weighs his innocence, eager eyes will have to rely on courtroom sketches and reporter dispatches from inside for their news feeds. USA TODAY has livestream coverage outside of the courthouse as the jury returns its verdict. No, turn off that Court TV stream; no video snippets of the Combs trial or verdict are coming from inside the courtroom. So why have cameras been shut out of the courtroom? Because Combs faces federal criminal charges, the presence of "electronic media" is expressly banned by a procedural rule passed in 1946. Entitled Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, the statute bars both photographs and broadcasting from the courtroom of a federal criminal trial. R. Kelly's federal criminal trial, on similar charges, was also not televised. Two of the prosecution's key witnesses also testified under pseudonyms, in an aim to protect their identities, further bolstering the air of privacy that is meant to surround such a sensitive case. The rules around federal civil proceedings are slightly more flexible, allowing for recording in some instances at the discretion of the judge. Some criminal trials at the state level, like in the closely watched case of Alex Murdaugh, allow for cameras in the courtroom. Diddy trial is ending, jury deliberation underway: What to expect Diddy is charged with two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering. Racketeering is the participation in an illegal scheme under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute, or RICO, as a way for the U.S. government to prosecute organizations contributing to criminal activity. Every lawsuit and sex abuse allegation against Sean 'Diddy' Combs Using RICO law, which is typically aimed at targeting multi-person criminal organizations, prosecutors allege that Combs coerced victims, some of whom they say were sex workers, through intimidation and narcotics to participate in "freak offs" – sometimes dayslong sex performances that federal prosecutors claim they have video of. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diddy trial livestream: How to watch verdict
USA Today
11-06-2025
- USA Today
Karen Read trial live updates: Final defense witness resumes testimony
Karen Read trial live updates: Final defense witness resumes testimony Show Caption Hide Caption Karen Read's second murder trial begins with new jury Karen Read is starting her second trial after being prosecuted for the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, last year. The defense team's final witness returned to the stand Wednesday in Karen Read's murder retrial, as lawyers prepare to hand the case to jurors in the coming days. Andrew Rentschler, a biomechanist and accident reconstruction expert, is expected to testify about his analysis of what caused Boston police officer John O'Keefe's head, brain and body injuries. O'Keefe's was found lying frozen and unconscious underneath a pile of snow outside the home of another cop, Brian Albert, on Jan. 29, 2022. He had a skull fracture, cuts on his face, two black eyes and surface-level gashes along his right arm. Police later found red plastic pieces nearby and a broken cocktail glass near where his body was discovered. More: The dog did it? What to know about the German Shepherd tied to the Karen Read trial Read, 45, is accused of backing into O'Keefe, her boyfriend at the time, with her Lexus SUV while dropping him off at a house party after a night out drinking with friends and then leaving him to die outside in the middle of a historic blizzard. Prosecutors charged her with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. Her defense has said Read is the victim of an elaborate police conspiracy. They say law enforcement officers at the party beat O'Keefe, let a dog attack him, threw his body on the front lawn and then used their power to plant evidence and frame Read. So far, Read's defense team has called a snow plow driver who said he did not see O'Keefe's body outside the home at 34 Fairview Road; a friend who said the couple appeared 'very happy' at a bar the night before O'Keefe was found; and two forensic experts who said O'Keefe's wounds may have come from an animal attack. Read recently told local media outlets she does not plan to testify. The case is expected to head to the jury soon. Prosecution and defense attorneys told Judge Beverly Cannone they hope to wrap their arguments by Friday or Monday. This will be the second time a jury deliberates over Read's fate, after her first trial last year ended in a hung jury. CourtTV has been covering the case against Read and the criminal investigation since early 2022, when O'Keefe's body was found outside a Massachusetts home. You can watch CourtTV's live feed of the Read trial proceedings from Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Proceedings began at 9 a.m. ET.
