Video shows mystery man with slain Idaho students
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Law enforcement officials are seeking surveillance footage from “two areas of interest” in the city of Moscow as part of the ongoing investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students.
Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death inside the home the three female students shared in the early hours of 13 November.
Two fellow housemates were in the home at the time but were unharmed.
More than one week on from the killings, investigators continue to be baffled by the case, with no arrests made and no suspects identified.
In a press conference on Sunday, police urged members of the public to come forward with any tips or footage in parts of the city between 3am and 6am on 13 November. They have not revealed the reason for the particular window of time.
New details have also emerged about the 911 call alerting police to the quadruple murders. Other “friends” were present in the home when the call was made from the cellphone of one of the surviving roommates, police said.
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Food truck ‘mystery man’, roommates and ex-boyfriend all ruled out as suspects in Idaho university murders
Idaho police have ruled out an ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man captured on a food truck’s web camera, and two college roomates as suspects in the shocking 13 November murder of four University of Idaho students.
Families, friends, and community members are still searching for answers in the deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, in what police believe was an attack with a “large knife.”
Initial efforts focused on investigating a man captured in surveillance footage as Mogen and Goncalves stopped in the early morning at a food truck shortly before returning to the shared home where the three women, who lived together, and Chapin, who was dating Kernodle, were killed.
Police also questioned the women’s two roommates who were home when the slayings took place, as well as what officials described as an “ex-boyfriend” of one of the victims.
“At this time+ in the investigation, detectives do not believe the two surviving roommates or the male in the Grub Truck surveillance video are involved in this crime,” the Moscow, Idaho Police Department said in a Facebook update on Friday. “Additionally, online reports of the victims being tied and gagged are not accurate. The identity of the 911 caller has not been released.”
Rachel Sharp21 November 2022 10:20
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Timeline: What we know so far about the murder of four University of Idaho students
Officials in the small town of Moscow, Idaho, have been a little cryptic about what happened to four University of Idaho students who were murdered last weekend.
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead at a house near the University of Idaho campus on Sunday, mere hours after posting smiling photographs on Instagram.
Here’s the best timeline we currently have.
Io Dodds and Rachel Sharp report:
Rachel Sharp21 November 2022 10:00
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Four friends posted photos enjoying Idaho college life. Hours later they were killed. What happened?
The bodies of Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Goncalves, 21, were found inside a home close to the university campus at around midday on Sunday (13 November).
Over a week on, no arrests have been made, no suspects have been identified and no murder weapon has been found.
Rachel Sharp21 November 2022 09:40
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Victim Kaylee Goncalves’ parents say police struggling with ‘mess’ of evidence
The investigation into the killing of four University of Idaho students last week is moving slowly because the killer left behind a “mess” of evidence, according to one of the victim’s parents.
Steve and Kristi Goncalves, whose daughter Kaylee was among the four killed at an off-campus house in the early hours of 13 November, said they’ve heard from police that the crime scene is sprawling and chaotic.
“They’re telling us that there’s so much evidence that it’s going to take a lot of time to process it all,” Mr Goncalves told Fox News.
“This wasn’t like a pinpoint crime. This person was sloppy.”
Rachel Sharp21 November 2022 09:20
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ICYMI: Idaho university murder victim Kaylee Goncalves called man seven times before killings
One of the University of Idaho murder victims called the same person seven times shortly before she was killed, her sister claims.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, was found stabbed to death alongside friends Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, at a home where the three women lived in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
Speaking to Inside Edition, Alivea said that Kaylee began making repeated calls to the same man just before 2.30am.
“Kaylee calls [the man] six times between 2.26am and 2.44am. From 2.44 to 2.52 Maddie calls [the man] three times, then Kaylee makes a final call to him at 2.52am,” Alivea said.
Sravasti Dasgupta21 November 2022 08:30
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Police do not believe any individual present when the 911 call was made was involved in the crime
Moscow police have said in a Facebook post that the surviving roommates summoned friends to the residence because they believed one of the second-floor victims had passed out and was not waking up.
Four students at University of Idaho were found dead last Sunday.
In a Facebook post police said that the 911 call originated from inside the residence on one of the surviving roommates’ cell phone.
“Multiple people talked with the 911 dispatcher before a Moscow Police officer arrived at the location. Officers entered the residence and found the four victims on the second and third floors.”
Police added that they do not believe any individual at the residence, when 911 was called, is involved in this crime.
Sravasti Dasgupta21 November 2022 08:00
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How conspiracy theories are driving response to Idaho murders
Ethan Chapin, 20, was among four students found stabbed to death at their rental home near the university’s campus over the weekend.
The murders have rocked the town of Moscow, Idaho, and grieving Stacy and Jim Chapin say they have been overwhelmed at the national attention it has brought and the online theories about what happened.
More detail in Graeme Massie’s full report.
Josh Marcus21 November 2022 07:30
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Police clarify circumstances of 911 call
Moscow Police threw light on the circumstances in which the 911 call was made after the four victims were found last Sunday.
Authorities previously said that he call came from the phone of a surviving roommate but repeatedly refused to reveal the caller’s identity.
“The surviving roommates summoned friends to the residence because they believed one of the second-floor victims had passed out and was not waking up,” Moscow Police Department wrote Sunday night in a Facebook post.
“At 11.58am a 911 call requested aid for an unconscious person. The call originated from inside the residence on one of the surviving roommates’ cell phone. Multiple people talked with 911 dispatcher before a Moscow Police officer arrived at the location.
“Officers entered the residence and found the four victims on the second and third floors.”
Police added that they do not believe anyone at the residence at the time of the call was involved in the murders.
(Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Sravasti Dasgupta21 November 2022 07:00
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Why did Kaylee Goncalves call someone seven times before killings?
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, was found stabbed to death alongside friends Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, at a home where the three women lived in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
Police said the four victims were stabbed to death at around 3am or 4am, with their bodies left undiscovered until around midday when officers responded to a 911 call at the home for an “unconscious individual”.
Nearly a week later, no suspects have been identified as the college town stands on edge over the mysterious and brutal killings.
Goncalvez’ sister Alivea has now come forward with new claims about her phone activity on the night of the murders.
Megan Sheets has the full story.
Josh Marcus21 November 2022 06:30
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Police say victims ‘targeted’, without giving details
Police in Moscow have said that the four University of Idaho students who were found murdered last Sunday were ‘targeted’, but refused to divulge further details.
At a press conference yesterday, police asked the public to avoid rumours.
Earlier the contents of three dumpsters were seized to locate possible evidence.
But yesterday, Moscow police captain Roger Lanier said “nothing of note was discovered.”
Investigators have also asked local businesses if they recently sold a fixed-blade knife.
A police dog searches an apartment complex property south of campus where four deceased University of Idaho students were found
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