Cops believe ‘someone has info’ on slayings of University of Idaho students

Amid criticism for not discovering a suspect within the brutal slaying of 4 College of Idaho college students greater than six weeks after the murders, the Moscow Police Division mentioned Tuesday they imagine somebody is withholding info.

The division mentioned in an replace that detectives imagine that particular person might have a vital element “that provides context to what occurred on the night time of the murders.”

“Our focus stays on the investigation, not a person’s actions displayed within the tip,” police mentioned.

“Whether or not you imagine it’s important or not, your info could be one of many puzzle items that assist clear up these murders.”

Cops added that digital submission of suggestions and leads is not going to be made public “on account of our ongoing dedication to maintain info non-public and particulars could also be pertinent to the continued prison investigation.”

Police additionally confirmed Tuesday that an affiliate historical past professor on the faculty, who was talked about in a viral video, is just not thought-about a suspect within the case. 

The professor, Rebecca Scofield, filed a lawsuit towards a TikTok character and cyber-sleuth Ashley Guillard for defamation after the wanna-be detective accused her of involvement within the campus slayings final month. The lawsuit, filed final week, factors to quite a few movies posted to the platform that tried to tie the trainer to the killings. 

Police additionally mentioned they’re persevering with their seek for the white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that cops mentioned was believed to be within the space of the house when the murders occurred. A white Hyundai Elantra noticed in Oregon was confirmed to be not linked to the murders.

Police mentioned they nonetheless imagine the occupant or occupants may have “important info” that might assist in the case. They’re sorting by means of over 22,000 autos that match the outline.

Further updates will probably be supplied to the general public when info turns into out there for launch, cops mentioned.

Madison Mogen, 21, her greatest pal Kaylee Goncalves, additionally 21, their housemate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, had been brutally stabbed to loss of life of their residence within the early morning hours of Nov. 13.

Two different roommates, who had been on the bottom ground, apparently slept by means of the massacre on the second and third flooring, police have mentioned. Each roommates have been dominated out as suspects by police.

Police have obtained virtually 12,000 suggestions and over 4,500 digital media submissions.

No suspects have been named and the homicide weapon, believed to be a big knife, has not been discovered.

Madison Mogen’s father, Ben Mogen advised the Spokesman-Evaluate final week that he stays optimistic that the mixed efforts of the Moscow Police Division, FBI and state troopers will clear up the crime.

“From the very starting, I’ve recognized individuals don’t get away with this stuff as of late,” the grieving dad mentioned of the stabbings.

“There’s too many issues which you could get caught up on, like DNA and movies all over the place,” he mentioned, though to date such a clue doesn’t seem to have been discovered.

“This isn’t one thing that individuals get away with, that goes unsolved,” he advised the Idaho newspaper.