Bryan Kohberger sentencing: Idaho college student killer sentenced to life in prison

Xana Kernodle's sister, Jazzmin Kernodle, said in court she was unsure if she'd speak today. "In the end, I realized this moment isn't about you -- it's about justice for Xana, Ethan, Kaylee and Maddie," she said.

She called her sister "a gift to each person she was able to make an impact on."

Xana Kernodle was the younger sister, but Jazzmin Kernodle said she often found herself looking up to her.

"Xana was someone I turned to when I needed direction or advice," she said.

"She truly did live every day to the fullest. Yet her story was cut short by an act of evil," she said. "She won't be the maid of honor at my wedding, the cool aunt to my future children. ... But I will carry her with me for the rest of my life. I will live in her honor, fight to be the best kind of woman, someone she's proud of."

"Xana's story doesn't end with what was taken from her. It lives through the love she gave the people she touched and the legacy her family will protect," she said.

Jazzmin Kernodle, her sister, said she was unsure if she would be capable of testifying Wednesday.

"I believe in a god whose justice is not bound by this courtroom," she said.

Xana Kernodle's father, Jeff Kernodle, testified next.

"On my way up here, flying up here on the plane, about halfway through the flight a little girl was calling out for her dad. 'dad, dad, dad,'" he said. For a minute, it sounded like Xana, he said.

When Xana Kernodle was gone, Jeff Kernodle said he realized how important his daughter was.

The way she influenced him was "way beyond what I ever thought," he said.

"You're not that good. In fact you're not that good at anything. You couldn't secure a job, you couldn't get along well with others," she said.

Goncalves said she was disappointed that Kohberger wouldn't be executed by firing squad and reveled in how he would suffer in prison.

"You will always be remembered as a loser, an absolute failure," she said.

"Hell will be waiting," Goncalves' mother said.

Her testimony was also followed by applause.

Kaylee's mom, Kristi Goncalves, said to Bryan Kohberger that "hell will be waiting."

"You are nothing. May you continue to live your life in misery. You are officially the property of the state of Idaho, where your fellow inmates are anxiously awaiting your arrival," she said.

Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen addressed Bryan Kohberger in court.