'Idaho has failed': Father of University of Idaho murder victim slams apparent Kohberger guilty plea deal

The father of one of the four University of Idaho students brutally stabbed to death in 2022 believes the state has "failed" amid the bombshell news that the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, appears set to accept a guilty plea deal and evade the death penalty."Idaho has failed.

The father of one of the four University of Idaho students brutally stabbed to death in 2022 believes the state has "failed" amid the bombshell news that the suspect, Bryan Kohberger, appears set to accept a guilty plea deal and evade the death penalty.

"Idaho has failed. They failed me. They failed my whole family," Steve Goncalves said in an interview aired Tuesday morning on NBC's "TODAY" show.

Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial was set to take place in five weeks, where he faced charges in connection with the murders of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves, who were found stabbed to death in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.

A twist in the case came Monday, when the Goncalves family and their attorney said it appeared a plea deal was offered and accepted.

"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?" Steve Goncalves said.