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2025-10-15 News & Politics
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Idaho Murders Families React to Lifetime Movie Announcement and Plea Deal Timing

Families grapple with the announcement of a scripted Lifetime movie about the tragedy while analyzing new details surrounding Brian Kohberger's sudden plea agreement.

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  • Gain insight into the Goncalves family's reaction to Lifetime casting actors for a dramatic portrayal of their sister's murder.
  • Understand the potential reasons why Brian Kohberger agreed to a life sentence plea deal, specifically regarding suppressed evidence and witness lists. This segment features an interview with Steve and Olivia Goncalves, providing a personal perspective on navigating public narrative creation (movies) alongside ongoing legal disclosures.

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Alivea and Steve Goncalves join "Banfield" to discuss reports of an upcoming movie by Lifetime on the murders of their sister and daughter, respectively, Kaylee Goncalves, and three other University of Idaho students in 2022. The pair also touch on Kohberger's condition in prison and the report that he took a plea deal to avoid his sister taking the stand. #Banfield #Kohberger #Goncalves Ashleigh Banfield is *the* definitive authority on the nation’s biggest true crime stories. A veteran award-winning journalist, Ashleigh brings a sharp focus to the crime stories gripping America, distilling facts and analyzing context in a way which captures viewers’ interests and imaginations. No one knows the prosecution and the defendants’ cases better than BANFIELD, all the while keeping the victim at the heart of every story we tell – just another reason NewsNation is truly News for All Americans. Weeknights at 10p/9C. #Banfield NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

Top Comments (10)

@Kay_Watermelon 2025-10-15

I wish there were laws against dramatising and sensationalising crimes like this. Especially for profit. It's twisted.

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@debbiesmith895 2025-10-15

I think the fact that someone is going to make a movie about your family's tragedy, is as inhumane as Kohberger!! It's so disgusting!!! I'm so very sorry for the loss of these beautiful innocent children, God Bless you all....

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@JoelWende 2025-10-15

It’s one thing to have a high quality, well written, victim focused movie with family consent. But a lifetime movie??? Gross.

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@LisaWeakley-w9u 2025-10-15

Lifetime is heartless. I can't believe they would do a movie without consent. Knowing it is causing more grief upon them. Greed. I can't imagine the heartbreak. Praying for the families.

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@noelrojo1437 2025-10-15

Haven't these Families been through Enough ❤❤❤ I would do tha unthinkable if i lose my daughter like that i would literally lose my mind

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@Char-gx6ws 2025-10-15

These families have been disregarded throughout this whole process it seems. From lack of involvement in the plea deal, to the murderer being allowed to sit down during his plea hearing, to him being able to give simple, one word answers with no real information for them, a documentary being released which could have collapsed the whole trial, to this pain staking low release of information post prosecution. Now a whole movie being made without even consulting them? As someone watching in, I feel that so much more could have been done to show them the slightest bit of respect and decorum. After all that monster put them through, some basic respect was the absolute least they should have expected and deserved from a system which is supposed to protect and serve them. God bless them all. Their strength and determination is so admirable ❤

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@MotherofDragons173 2025-10-15

I love this Family! They will fight to the end for their Girls!! ❤

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@RichardNmi 2025-10-16

Steve and Olivia, you and your family will always be in my prayers.

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@Connie-E 2025-10-15

I can say that I will not watch the show. How accurate could it be anyway. It is disgusting, and I hope that it is not watched by the public.

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@inquisitivesouthernwoman 2025-10-15

I don't think they'll see my comment, but I wanted to tell Steve, Alivia and their whole family that we are praying for you and all of the other families! 💞

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