Idaho murders: Xana Kernodle’s family announces scholarship in her honor

MOSCOW, Idaho –  The household of a College of Idaho scholar who was killed in a stunning house invasion assault alongside her boyfriend and two roommates has introduced an endowed scholarship in her honor.

“We now have began a memorial endowment in Xana’s title to honor her reminiscence and maintain her legacy alive,” her cousin, Sheldon Kernodle, advised Fox Information Digital Thursday. “The Xana Kernodle Scholarship Endowment is a everlasting endowment, created in partnership with the College of Idaho Basis, that can help and fund scholarships yr after yr for College of Idaho college students. 

He stated the household could be contributing funds and matching donations.

“With a view to create consciousness and lift as a lot cash as attainable in Xana’s title, the Kernodle Household shall be matching dollar-for-dollar donations as much as $10,000,” he added. “We’re asking anybody who’s prepared and in a position to donate any quantity they’re comfy with. Please know that no donation is simply too small.”

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And endowed scholarship is a “reward that retains on giving,” based on US Financial institution. The funds are invested, and curiosity is used to pay for scholar scholarships each semester.

“We sincerely thanks prematurely from the underside of our hearts,” he stated. “On the very least, we hope to create some good out of such a horrible and heartbreaking scenario.”

A Twitter thread contains particulars on learn how to donate.

Kernodle was a advertising main and member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

The 20-year-old, her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, additionally 20, and 21-year-old roommates Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, had been attacked between 3 and 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, based on Moscow police. The coroner dominated their deaths murder by stabbing.

Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, together with the ladies’s two different roommates in Kaylee Goncalves’ last Instagram publish, shared the day earlier than the slayings.
(@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

The three younger ladies lived collectively in a rental home just some steps off campus. Chapin lived a brief stroll away and was staying over.

Police have to date introduced no suspects or arrests.

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Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle in an undated picture.
(Instagram/ @xanakernodle)

The Sigma Chi fraternity, of which Chapin was a member, has additionally created a memorial scholarship.

And Goncalves’ dad and mom have supported a pair of on-line fundraisers aiming to lift reward cash to supply in trade for info that cracks the case.

Investigators say they’re searching for info on a white 2011 to 2013 Hyundai Elantra noticed within the space close to the time of the slayings and ask anybody with info to contact investigators by cellphone or electronic mail. Digital media proof, like images or movies, could be submitted to the FBI at fbi.gov/moscowidaho.

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A cellphone picture of a pc display screen exhibiting a white automobile on Freeway 8 in Moscow, Idaho, round 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 13, based on a clerk who discovered it whereas reviewing safety footage.
(Fox Information Digital)

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Police have been surveillance video taken throughout the rapid space of the crime scene and are asking for any pictures from exterior the radius that will embrace info related to the case.