On November 12, Kaylee Goncalves (seen in the yellow sweater) posted a series of photos on Instagram with Madison Mogen (seen in the white top), Ethan Chapin (center), and Xana Kernodle (pictured next to Chapin), as reported by the New York Post. The caption states: “One lucky girl to be surrounded by these ppl everyday.” According to The New York Times, Goncalves was going to graduate in December and had plans to move to Austin, Texas for a job in marketing. CBS News adds that Goncalves and Mogen had been friends for years. Prior to their deaths, Goncalves had previously shared photos on Instagram with Mogen. One of these posts reads, “I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to be the main character in all my childhood stories,” to which Mogen replied, “I love you more than life! My best friend forever and more.”
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Goncalves’ mother, Kristi, told KREM that she feels like she has lost two daughters. Her sister, Alivea, notes that she has lost two sisters. Per The New York Times, Mogen was from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Her boyfriend, Jake Schriger, told the publication, “There’s no words that I can really describe her — how amazing she was and how wonderful of a person she was.” As for Chapin, he was a triplet whose siblings also attended the University of Idaho. His mother, Stacy Chapin, told The New York Times, “He was literally the life of the party. He made everybody laugh. He was just the kindest person.” In an interview with Arizona’s Family, Jeffrey Kernodle, Kernodle’s father, said that he talked to his daughter shortly before she was murdered. He explained, “She just liked having fun. Never about materialistic things.”
