Here's what we know about the University of Idaho killings
Published Date: 11/17/2022
Source: KING 5
Police still do not have a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a home near campus on Sunday, Nov. 13, according to a press conference held on Wednesday. Although police have released little information, they say they believe killings were targeted. The Moscow Police Department and the University of Idaho identified the four victims as Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin and Kaylee Goncalves. Here's what we know about the investigation: The night before the killings police say Chapin and Kernodle were at a party on campus and Goncalves and Mogen were at a bar in downtown Moscow. Video also showed the two girls at what appeared to be a food truck on Saturday night. They arrived home around 1:45 a.m. Police confirmed the killings happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 13. Around noon, the Moscow Police Department received a call of an unconscious person at the house on King Road where the victims were found. When police arrived on scene, they found the four victims had been stabbed, but they have not yet recovered a murder weapon. There was no damage to the front door of the home and it was unlocked when police arrived, leading them to believe there was no forced entry, Moscow Police Chief James Fry said Wednesday. Based on details at the scene, police believe the killings were an isolated, targeted attack on the victims. However, Fry would not provide details as to what information led investigators to draw that conclusion. Police originally said they did not believe there was a continued threat to the community, however, on Wednesday, Fry said, "We cannot say that there is no threat to the community, and as we have stated, please stay vigilant, report any suspicious activity and be aware of your surroundings at all times." When asked to elaborate on why the department's stance has seemingly changed, Fry said, "The reality is, there's still a person out there who committed four horrible horrible crimes, so I think we gotta go back to, there is a threat out there still, possibly, we don't know, we don't believe it's going to be to anybody else, but we all have to be aware of our surroundings and make sure that we're watching out for each other." Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/university-of-idaho-killings/281-61996082-45dd-45d5-ae71-4e88cb9a84da