A day before she died, Kaylee Goncalves had an impromptu photography session with her roommate and best friend Maddie Mogen on the porch of their rental home in the town of Moscow, just a short walk from the University of Idaho. With all her credits earned and graduation looming close, Kaylee was planning to go on a backpacking trip to Europe ahead of beginning her new job in Austin.
On that last trip to Moscow, Kaylee intended to squeeze in any extra time she could with Maddie, say goodbye to her other housemates and pack the belongings she had left behind. She made plans to go out with Maddie on the evening of 12 November and sent a playful picture of herself carrying her best friend on her shoulders to her parents — the promise of all the exciting things the future had in store clear in their beaming smiles.
