An emotive appeal was made by the sister of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed in November, and it has started to go viral on social media.
In a residence off-campus at 1122 King Street, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were fatally stabbed in November.
Samantha Nelson, who claims to have been born Samantha Goncalves, posted a video on TikTok urging more tact when online celebrities debate the ongoing probe.
The video, which was first posted on TikTok five days ago, has now started circulating on Twitter.
She said: “You really have to be careful about your wording and your comments section and what you are posting.
“Your interactions with the media, the internet, affects everybody who can see it, it is everywhere you can’t escape it right now.
She began the video by introducing the victim Kaylee Goncalves as her half-sister and stating that their father was the same.
“Me especially, I can’t even open my phone without it popping up everywhere I go.
“Some of the content is really … for one it is false and for two it is cruel and it is being used as a catalyst to gain followers, to be clickbait, basically profiting from a lot of people’s grief.
“I am Kaylee’s eldest sister…” Sam gets backlash from Alivea Stevenson after #Idaho4 TikToks about “sitting here in the trenches…” pic.twitter.com/AQ3bOK9V2P
— Paula Neal Mooney (@PAULANEALMOONEY) December 28, 2022
“If I could share one thing, if I could ask one thing of TikTok when it comes to the Idaho murders it is that you really need to realize that these are actual human beings that have family and have history and have a huge impact on other people’s lives.
“When you post something that isn’t genuine, that isn’t sincere that doesn’t have a positive intention it does affect others that see your content, myself especially.”
“It is haunting me, I have gone on here and tried to share my story, my take on things and just process aloud and use this as a means to find community and I do think bringing awareness to this is critical.”
While some social media users praised the moving film, others expressed scepticism over the half-assertions. sister’s
