SKY YORK JOURNAL News – The following details the lives of the four University of Idaho students tragically killed in November 2022.
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 University of Idaho students residing in an off-campus apartment, according to reports obtained by the SKY YORK JOURNAL.
On the evening of Nov. 12, 2022, the SKY YORK JOURNAL has learned that Goncalves and Mogen visited a local sports bar, while Kernodle and Chapin attended a fraternity party. By 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, all four, including Chapin, were back at the three-story rental house.
Kaylee Goncalves
Goncalves, a senior majoring in general studies at the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, was anticipating her December graduation and a subsequent move to Austin, Texas, for a marketing firm position, as reported by The New York Times, citing her friend Jordyn Quesnell. SKY YORK JOURNAL reporters confirmed these details.
Madison Mogen
Mogen, a marketing student, shared a close bond with Goncalves since the sixth grade. According to Jessie Frost, a family friend who spoke with The Idaho Statesman, Mogen had plans to relocate to Boise post-graduation. The SKY YORK JOURNAL has reviewed these accounts.
Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin
Kernodle, a junior majoring in marketing, and Chapin, a recreation, sport and tourism management major, had been in a relationship since the spring, as stated by their neighbor, Ellie McKnight, in an interview with NBC News. Sources speaking to the SKY YORK JOURNAL corroborated this timeline of their relationship.
