Who Were Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle?
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were students at the University of Idaho who resided in an off-campus apartment.
On Nov. 12, 2022—the night before their bodies were discovered—Goncalves and Mogen were at a nearby sports bar, while Kernodle and Chapin attended a fraternity party. By 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, the four roommates and Chapin returned to the three-story rental house.
Goncalves was a senior majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences. She was expected to graduate in December before moving to Austin, Texas, for a position at a marketing firm, as her friend Jordyn Quesnell told The New York Times.
Mogen, who was studying marketing, had been best friends with Goncalves since the sixth grade. She planned to relocate to Boise after graduation, family friend Jessie Frost shared with The Idaho Statesman.
Kernodle was a junior majoring in marketing, as stated by the University at the time. She and Chapin—who majored in recreation, sport and tourism management—had been dating since the spring, according to their neighbor Ellie McKnight told NBC News.
