Idaho police say they want “more than one arrest” in the nearly month-long unsolved quadruple slaying of four students near the University of Idaho campus on November 13.
Moscow authorities are still working to determine who killed the four college students –Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; and Madison Mogen, 21, as they slept at their off-campus home between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, a Sunday.
The Moscow Police Department (MPD) is “keeping details of the investigation safe” and not releasing certain information to the public so as not to alert the killer,” Robbie Johnson, the public information officer currently representing the Moscow Police Department, told Fox News Digital. MPD.
“This is what we must do to preserve the integrity of the investigation,” Johnson added. “We want more than an arrest. We want justice. It takes time to get it right.”
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The belongings of victims of the University of Idaho quadruple homicide are removed from the home in Moscow, Idaho, on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
Chap. MPD Roger Lanier similarly said in a Monday video that police “want more than just an arrest.”
“We want a conviction,” he said.
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In a Monday news release, MPD said investigators continue to seek information about a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was seen in the immediate area of the King Road residence during the early morning hours of November 13.” vehicle, MPD said. Police believe that the occupants of the vehicle on that morning may have information that is pertinent to MPD’s investigation.
Detectives in Moscow, Idaho are interested in speaking with the occupants of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra, with unknown registration, in connection with the investigation of a quadruple homicide on November 13, 2022. This image is not the car in question, it is for reference only.
(Moscow DP)
Lanier said analysts “have spent hours sorting through and trying to find the most relevant advice. First for researchers to follow up.”
“They have re-interviewed some of the people we’ve interviewed previously in this investigation to clarify the information. Sometimes when new information comes out, the people we’ve talked to beforehand may have a new perspective on it,” said the police captain. . “So it often feels like we’re going backwards, but we’re really just trying to get the most important details and the best timeline that we can think of.”
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MPD has “literally an army of analysts who have been sorting through videos that have been sent through the [fbi.gov/moscowidaho] load the site,” Lanier said.
A split photo showing the crime scene and victims, including University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
(Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/Instagram/ @kayleegoncalves)
All four victims were stabbed multiple times and some had defensive wounds.
Students who left campus for the Thanksgiving break were given the option to stay home and learn remotely. An estimated 25% to 40% of the school’s population of 11,500 did not return to campus after the holidays.
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MPD has six detectives and five support staff members assigned to the case with the help of 46 FBI investigators in Moscow and across the United States, two Behavior Analysis Unit investigators, 13 Idaho State Police investigators and 15 uniformed soldiers.
A memorial is seen on the University of Idaho campus, Sunday, November 27, 2022, for the student victims of the quadruple homicide at an off-campus home on November 13.
(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
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The police also have to announce any kind of motive in the quadruple murder.
Reporters can submit information related to the crime or the vehicle to the Tip Line at 208-883-7180 or to the MPD email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
