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Idaho murders: Third unsolved stabbing attack resurfaces amid college slaying mystery
MOSCOW, Idaho – As investigators skipped Thanksgiving celebrations to proceed their seek for a suspect within the unsolved slaying of 4 College of Idaho college students, a 3rd unsolved stabbing within the Pacific Northwest has resurfaced with eerie similarities.
Reporters at a information briefing Wednesday requested Moscow police in regards to the doable connection between the scholars’ slayings and a second unsolved stabbing, which left Travis Juetten lifeless and critically injured his spouse Jamilyn in Oregon.
Authorities say an intruder attacked the couple of their sleep round 3 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2021.
Travis Juetten, 26, fought again however succumbed to his accidents. His spouse, who’s 26 now, survived 19 stab wounds.
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“We’re taking a look at each avenue, and we’ve different companies reaching out to us with different instances, stuff that we’re going to observe up on,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry mentioned Wednesday. He mentioned his workplace knew in regards to the case and was trying into it, however no official connection has been drawn between the 2 instances.
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The next morning, the Idaho Tribune reported {that a} third close by assault shared comparable traits.
Sandra Ladd, 71, was discovered lifeless in her residence in Washougal, Washington, on June 14, 2020, in accordance with Oregon Crime Stoppers. Her demise was dominated a murder after the medical expert discovered a number of stab wounds in her torso, Washougal police mentioned on the time.
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The 2 assaults occurred 14 months aside however inside 70 miles of each other. The areas are roughly a five-hour drive west of Moscow, Idaho.
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College of Idaho college students Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, had been stabbed to demise of their sleep on Nov. 13, 2022 between 3 and 4 a.m. in a rental home simply off campus, in accordance with police.
Just like the assault on the Juettens, the incident occurred between 3 and 4 a.m. on the thirteenth of the month.
Particulars in regards to the timing of Ladd’s demise weren’t instantly clear. Her physique was found at 4:30 p.m. – in her mattress, the Oregonian reported on the time.
In all three instances, no suspect has been recognized.
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Aaron Snell, the communications director for the Idaho State Police, advised Fox Information Digital Thursday that investigators can be digging into any doable connection between the instances.
“Unequivocally, even with out asking anyone, our detectives will pay attention to that,” he mentioned. “They may look into the chance that they are linked…something that may be a distant risk as a connection will probably be one thing that we think about.”
He mentioned investigators had “not dominated out any thought or idea” however that it was too early to say definitively whether or not any of the three instances shared a connection.
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State, native and federal investigators spent the Thanksgiving vacation on the job Thursday, digging for clues 11 days after the scholars had been discovered lifeless at a grisly crime scene only a few yards off campus.
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Two different roommates within the residence, who had been sleeping on the underside flooring, weren’t attacked, in accordance with police.
They’ve been dominated out as suspects, together with a number of different individuals who encountered a number of the victims the evening earlier than their slayings.
Moscow police have mentioned they imagine the coed slayings had been “focused,” however they declined to elaborate.
No homicide weapon has been recovered and investigators are asking anybody with surveillance video of the encompassing space to ship it in.
They had been additionally trying into studies that Goncalves had a stalker earlier than the assault.
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“Kaylee talked about having a stalker, however detectives have been unable to corroborate the assertion,” police mentioned in an announcement. “Investigators are requesting anybody with details about a possible stalker, or uncommon cases, to contact the tip line.”
Anybody with data on the case is requested to name the tip line at 208-883-7180 or electronic mail tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.