Overview
- Defense attorneys asked a judge to deny $20,000 for Kaylee Goncalves’ parents and nearly $7,000 for Madison Mogen’s mother, Karen Laramie, sought for travel and lodging.
- The filing points to three GoFundMe drives that raised $73,493 for the Goncalves and Mogen families, $48,815 for Laramie, and $85,583 for Steve and Kristi Goncalves and their children.
- Lawyers cite Idaho Code 19-5304 to argue the requested amounts are not an economic loss because donations targeted those expenses.
- The motion follows Kohberger’s July guilty plea, which spared the death penalty and led to four consecutive life sentences plus 10 years and a $290,000 restitution order.
- The defense says Kohberger has no ability to pay while incarcerated, and the court has not yet ruled on the request as families continue to voice objections to aspects of the case outcome.