Students at the University of Idaho will have the option of learning remotely or on campus after the killings of four students near campus on November 13, President Scott Green said in a video posted Thursday on Facebook.
Green had discussed the possibility of a hybrid learning option last week, and the video posted to the school’s Facebook page on Thanksgiving solidified the plan for students, as authorities have yet to announce to the suspects in the brutal stabbings of students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana. Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
“We’ve heard from students with diverse needs,” Green said in the video. “Some do not feel comfortable being back in Moscow until a suspect is in custody. Others ask for in-person classes and the structure that campus life brings. To meet the needs of all our students, we have asked our faculty to work with each student to complete the semester either in person or remotely.”
The structure of the school will look like Zoom classes, recorded lectures, or other forms of hybrid learning that teachers have established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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“The brutal murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin have shaken our community to the core and brought fear and devastating pain to our Vandal family,” said the university’s chancellor. “We are sad. We are angry. We are struggling to make any sense of it.”
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The school will host a vigil for students on November 30 when some students return to campus after the Thanksgiving break.
University of Idaho President Scott Green speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
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The four students, ranging in age from 20 to 21, were stabbed multiple times as they slept in their home near the Moscow, Idaho, campus in the early morning hours of November 13 after spending the night with friends. Each had multiple stab wounds and some had defensive wounds, according to the Latah County Coroner and the Moscow Police Department (MPD).
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MPD officers arrived on scene later on November 13 while responding to a 911 call about an unconscious person made at 11:58 a.m. The caller thought one of the victims had passed out and would not wake up, according to the police.
General views of the Moscow, Idaho home, taken on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, when four University of Idaho students were murdered, show red stains on the home’s foundation.
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Since the murders, dozens of federal and state law enforcement officers have been assigned to the case to help MPD identify and find the killer, as well as the killer’s motive. Officials are also still looking for the murder weapon, which they believe to be a knife. They have received and analyzed more than 1,000 leads related to the case.
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“Even with these additional resources, it is unclear how long this investigation will take. That is deeply frustrating for all of us who are waiting for this criminal to be arrested,” Green said in his video on Thursday.
Flowers at a makeshift memorial at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, on Monday, November 21, 2022, for four of its students who were killed on November 13.
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Authorities are also investigating victim Kaylee Goncalves’ comments about having a stalker.
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“Kaylee mentioned that she had a stalker, but detectives have been unable to corroborate the statement,” MPD said in a statement Wednesday. “Investigators are asking anyone with information on a possible stalker, or unusual cases, to contact the tip line.”
Police ask anyone with information or images related to the murders to call 208-883-7180 or tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
