MOSCOW, Idaho – A cleanup crew will soon search the Moscow, Idaho, home where four students were violently murdered more than six weeks ago, as investigators separately analyze more than 19,600 leads related to the unsolved murders.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry said Thursday that the department had enlisted a team of professionals to begin cleaning up the house at 1122 King Road where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed on November 13. They said the house “will remain an active crime.” scene under police control” at the moment.
In a Thursday news release, police said a private company would clean the residence, including “removing potential biohazards and other harmful substances used to collect evidence.”
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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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Police officers will be on standby in the area during cleanup activities, but officials said they do not have an estimated timeline for services to be completed. Once they are, the house “will be returned to the property management company.”
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Victims of the November 13 massacre at the University of Idaho.
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Meanwhile, Fry said investigators have received more than 19,650 and conducted more than 300 interviews since the attacks. Of those thousands of tips, 9,025 were sent by email, 4,575 were called, and 6,050 were sent through digital media.
Front view of the house where four Idaho students were murdered.
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Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, 20, were discovered fatally stabbed to death inside the three-story King Road residence just before noon on November 13. Goncalves, Kernodle and Mogen lived at the address. , which is located just one block from the University of Idaho campus and within sight of some frat houses.
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Authorities have said they believe the victims were asleep when they were attacked between 3 and 4 am inside the home at 1122 King Road. Each victim suffered multiple stab wounds and some showed signs of trying to fight back.
The house where four University of Idaho students were murdered on November 13. This photo illustrates
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The attack was carried out on the second and third floors. Two other roommates were downstairs in the home and were uninjured, police said.
Moscow police officers responded at around 11:58 a.m. to a report of an “unconscious person” at the address, but several people had gathered at Crime scene by the time police arrived, authorities said.
Police search a house in Moscow, Idaho, Monday, November 14, where four University of Idaho students were killed over the weekend in an apparent quadruple homicide.
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The 911 call “originated from inside the residence” and came from the cell phones of one of the surviving roommates, police said. Multiple people allegedly spoke to the dispatcher before officers arrived.
A Moscow police officer is seen fixing crime scene tape outside the house where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death.
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On December 7, police revealed that they had collected information through tips and leads about a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that “was in the immediate area of the King Street residence during the early morning of November 13.” They added that they believe the people inside the vehicle might have “critical information” related to the case.
Police named the four victims of an apparent quadruple homicide at the University of Idaho as Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Kaylee GonCalves.
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The researchers are now “sorting through” information about about 22,000 Hyundai Elantras matching the description of the one seen near the crime scene at the time of the murders. He was white and his model year was between 2011 and 2013, police said.
The police are also looking into 113 pieces of physical evidence and some 4,000 photos from the scene.
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 it by calling 208-883-7180sending tips through tipline@ci.moscow.id.us and digital media delivery here.
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The authorities have also created a dedicated web page related to the King Road attack.
