MOSCOW, Idaho – Investigators combing the Idaho city of Moscow and beyond for clues related to the violent murders of four college students have so far turned up no information on local cutlery shops, Fox New Digital has learned. .
Police investigating the mid-November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students have contacted local businesses seeking information about the fixed-blade knife believed to have been used, but so far have not been successful, Idaho State Police communications director Aaron Snell told Fox News. Tomorrow digital Wednesday.
Investigators scoured local businesses “early in the investigation” looking for information about a possible sale of a knife matching the description of the murder weapon.
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“There was no resolution to that,” Snell said. “That was not very helpful to the investigation.”
Snell would not comment when asked for a more specific description of the knife beyond what has been described and previously did not say whether knives were taken from the home or whether police believed the gun was brought to the scene by the killer. Investigators believe the suspect used a single blade to carry out the crime.
Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, along with the two other roommates of the women in Kaylee Goncalves’ latest Instagram post, shared the day before the murders.
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Seventeen days since the victims were discovered, police towed five vehicles from the King Road home and said they are in talks about when and how they will release the crime scene.
On Wednesday, he said all the vehicles that were towed from the home were previously searched and are “still part of the crime scene” and the search warrant is in progress. All five have been transferred to the Moscow City Maintenance Workshop, where the police can access them if the need arises.
Snell did not say what electronic devices police had recovered from the home and whether any of the items or other property were found to be missing. He said that information is “critical to our investigation.”
The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, and Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, both 20, were discovered around noon on November 13. Officers responded around 11:58 a.m. to a report of an “unconscious person” at the address, arriving to discover the murdered students.
State Police forensics search for clues in Moscow, Idaho, Monday, November 21, 2022. Four University of Idaho students who were murdered on November 13 in this home.
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The bodies of two victims were located on the second floor, and two others were discovered on the third, police said.
The victims’ wounds indicated they were stabbed in their sleep sometime between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m., with some signs showing the victims trying to defend themselves, police said.
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A sign posted at a local restaurant in Moscow Idaho on Monday, November 28, 2022 asks the public to look for clues in the quadruple homicide of four University of Idaho students.
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Two other roommates were downstairs in the home at the time of the attack and survived, police said.
Goncalves, Kernodle and Mogen are said to have lived in the house at the time. The residence was located just a block from the perimeter of the University of Idaho campus and within sight of a few frat houses.
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General views of the Moscow, Idaho, home taken Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2002, where four University of Idaho students were murdered, show red stains on the home’s foundation.
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A single marked police vehicle was seen parked outside the home on Wednesday. The perimeter remains covered in crime scene tape more than two weeks after the victims were found.
Authorities have called the attack “targeted,” despite some confusion about how or why, and have not identified the intended victim.
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Police have said they collected 113 pieces of “physical evidence” and captured around 4,000 crime scene photos. Investigators have received more than 488 “digital media submissions” through the FBI website.
Investigators are still working to identify a suspect and have not yet recovered the weapon.
Several vigils were held Wednesday across the state and in Washington state. The University of Idaho hosted a “Vandal Family Candlelight Vigil” at the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center beginning at 5 pm PST on Wednesday.
A memorial to the students killed at the University of Idaho on Monday, November 28, 2022 is covered in snow. The menorial is in honor of the victims of a quadruple homicide involving an off-campus home on November 13.
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The Moscow Police Department encourages the public to submit any images or information that they believe might be important or useful to their investigation. They can do so by calling 208-883-7180, submitting suggestions via tipline@ci.moscow.id.us, and submitting digital media here.
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The authorities also created a dedicated web page related to the King Road attack.
Fox News Digital’s Matteo Cina contributed to this report.
