EXCLUSIVE: The father of the slain University of Idaho student, Kaylee Goncalves, told Fox News Digital the victims had “big open gouges” that were clearly the work of a “sadistic man” and called police “cowards” for not share more with the public.
Steven Goncalves said he asked the coroner, Cathy Mabbutt, how many times the victims were stabbed.
“She says, sir, I don’t think stabbing is the right word, it was like tears, like it was a strong weapon, not like a stab,” he told Fox News Digital.
“She said they were big open gouges. She said it was fast. It wasn’t something you could call 911 on. They weren’t going to bleed slowly,” he said.
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Steven Goncalves, his wife Kristi Goncalves, and their murdered daughter, Kaylee Goncalves.
(Ted Warren via AP/Instagram)
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, her best friend Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, were killed in the early hours of November 13 in a rental house near campus.
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Moscow police, working with the FBI and Idaho State Police, have yet to publicly name a suspect or recover the fixed-blade knife they believe was used in the gruesome attack that has left the small college town reeling. for the pain.
Victims of the November 13 massacre at the University of Idaho.
(Instagram @xanakernodle / @maddiemogen / @kayleegoncalves)
Goncalves said his daughter’s injuries “definitely did not match” Mogen’s injuries. “It is possible that they individually died from the exact same thing, being stabbed, but there are more details,” he added. “They’re not even close to matching.”
The knife severed Kaylee Goncalves’ liver and lungs, he said.
“They’re just being cowardly. There are girls walking down the street right now who deserve to know. They should be looking for a sadistic man.”
The grieving father paid for a copy of his daughter’s death certificate, which included some of the details of her injuries, but he doesn’t know if his daughter or Mogen were the targets. “I have my own suspicions,” he said.
Police named the four victims of a quadruple homicide at the University of Idaho as Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee Goncalves.
(Moscow City Police Department/Instagram)
His daughter and Mogen were ambushed in their sleep and found in the same bed, according to the coroner.
Goncalves assumed that they died in Mogen’s room on the third floor because “there are pictures of Kaylee’s room with no blood on the bed.”
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He added that his investigators did not board up the windows in his daughter’s bedroom as they did with the other victims.
Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen went home to a ‘private party’ early on November 13 before they were killed, according to police.
(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital/ Kaylee Goncalvez)
Although the coroner told Goncalves that the victims died quickly and did not suffer, he said he is not convinced.
Kernodle, who had defensive injuries, and Chapin were found on the second floor of 1122 King Road. “It was a big battle down there from what the coroner told us,” Goncalves said.
Mabbutt, when reached by phone, declined to comment on the information he disclosed to Goncalves.
University of Idaho victims Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle.
(Instagram: @ethanchapin4)
The coroner told him the perpetrator was a “strong individual,” but police have yet to identify the suspect’s gender.
“I was outraged that they didn’t just come out and say it was a woman or a man because they should know by the amount of force it took to inflict the injuries,” she said. “They’re just being cowardly. There are girls walking down the street right now who deserve to know. They should be looking for a sadistic man.”
Police said in a statement that they will not comment or release specific details of the crime. “This is what we must do to preserve the integrity of the investigation,” said Robbie Johnson, a public information officer for the Moscow Police Department. “We want more than an arrest. We want justice. It takes time to get it right.”
Johnson said police are promoting “general good security practices” and not focusing on a “specific threat to the community.”
The University of Idaho commencement ceremony held on Saturday was somber rather than celebratory, as murder mysteries continue to shadow the small town. A moment of silence was held for the victims, two of whom were scheduled to graduate.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 208-883-7180 or email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us. Digital media can be submitted at fbi.gov/moscowidaho.
Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
