MOSCOW, Idaho — On Thursday, one week before the King Road House is set to be demolished, the prosecution will have access to the home. According to the University of Idaho, the prosecution did not indicate specific actions being taken during Thursday’s visit.
The university announced the home that was the site of a quadruple homicide will be leveled on December 28. Neither the prosecution or the defense have asked for the house to be retained.
The decision to tear down the house was made to "decrease further impact" on other students living in the neighborhood.
The impending demolition is not sitting well with many including some of the families of the victims.
The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the victims, has previously shared their reservations about demolishing the home. Last Friday, the Goncalves family attorney, Shanon Gray, released the following statement:
Let us ask this: Isn’t it better to have the King Rd. House and not need it than need the house and not have it? That has been our question to the Prosecution and the University of Idaho for the entire time the demo of the King Road has been an issue. But why is it even up for discussion? This is one of the most horrific crimes in the history of Idaho and the University of Idaho wants to destroy one of the most critical pieces of evidence in the case - and it is also important to make note that there is now a demolition date before there is even a trial date set. This alone speaks volumes.
It is obvious from the two recent visits to the house, by both the Prosecution and the Defense, that there is still evidentiary value in having the King Road house still standing. There may be additional discovery by either party that prompts one side or the other to go back to the scene of the crime. There has always been a dialogue about there 3-D imaging or they are building a model to replicate the home, etc…First and foremost, what a waste of state money and resources and secondly, nothing replaces the real thing. Jurors are notoriously unpredictable and they tend to make decisions on a variety of facts and circumstances. It would be foolish of us to try and foresee what they will want or need to make a just verdict in this case.
The family has stressed tirelessly to the Prosecution and the University of Idaho the importance (evidentiary and emotionally) that the King Road house carries but nobody seems to care enough. It’s like screaming into a void. Nobody is listening and everyone tells you how sorry they are for the decision but the families’ opinion isn’t a priority. Victims' families have a voice and should be heard and listened to!
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