Sister of slain Idaho student Kalyee Goncalves gives birth to baby girl

The sister of Idaho murder victim Kalyee Goncalves gave birth to a baby girl early Friday morning.

Alivea Goncalves gave birth at 4:21 a.m. and named the girl Theodora Maddie Kay Stevensen. Kalyee would have been her aunt if she hadn’t been killed.

The baby’s middle name is a combination of Kalyee’s and her best friend Maddie Mogen’s. Maddie was also killed in the quadruple homicide last November at her home at the University of Idaho, Moscow.

Kaylee and Maddie had been best friends since sixth grade.

The Goncalves family posted a photo of the healthy newborn and said they were “blessed” by her arrival.

Alivea Goncalves Stevenson (left) with Kaylee Goncalves (center) with Madison Mogen (right)

“Theodora #MaddieKay Stevenson arrived at 4:21am 6lbs 5.8oz 19inches,” the family wrote in a Facebook post. ‘Alivea and Robbie are doing great!’

Prior to the arrest of suspect Bryan Kohberger, Alivea had vowed to continue searching for the killer of her “little sisters,” who served as bridesmaids at her wedding.

“I promise to always make you proud, take the picture and never stop fighting to find out the truth and fix whatever I can in this fucked up world,” he wrote.

‘You have not left. You could never be. I will find you always and everywhere. If you ever get tired of seeing the world, come rest in my heart. It is forever open to you. I’ll keep you warm and I’ll keep you safe there,’ she said.

Last month, Alivea told NewsNation that her family hoped to set up a foundation in Kaylee and Maddie’s names.

He also said that “the weight of the world was lifted off our shoulders” when his family learned of Bryan Kohberger’s arrest and read the damning evidence against him.

Kaylee Goncalves’ father holds his newborn granddaughter, Theodora Maddie Kay

Lawyers are believed to be preparing for the possibility of a death penalty trial for the 28-year-old criminal justice student, who remains the sole suspect in the November 13 murders of Goncalves, 21, Mogen, 21, and his roommates Xana Kernodle. , 20, and his boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20.

Prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they intend to apply the death penalty to Kohberger, although it seems likely that they will, given the seriousness of the alleged crimes.

And now, Republican state legislator Bruce Skaug has introduced a bill that would once again allow execution by firing squad in the state, as well as lethal injection.

Skaug’s bill requires the Idaho Department of Corrections to determine whether execution by lethal injection is an available method no later than five days after the death warrant is issued.