Police are investigating

Authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of 4 College of Idaho college students as they slept mentioned Tuesday that detectives have regarded extensively into info that one of many victims had a stalker and haven’t been in a position to confirm it.

Investigators have pursued “lots of of items of knowledge” about the potential of Kaylee Goncalves having a stalker however have not been in a position to “confirm or determine” a possible individual of curiosity, the Moscow Police Division mentioned in a information launch. Police requested group members to submit any info that might assist detectives to the Moscow police tip line.

Authorities have mentioned they haven’t any identifiable suspects or weapon greater than every week after the Nov. 13 killings shook the Idaho Panhandle city of 25,000 residents.

Police additionally mentioned Tuesday that there is been a lot dialog about the way to describe the weapon thought for use within the assaults. The division known as it a fix-blade knife — normally stronger than a folding pocket knife, variations of this blade are used for searching, survival tenting and the navy — and mentioned detectives have been persevering with to seek for it.

Officers have reportedly visited a neighborhood dwelling enchancment retailer, known as Moscow Constructing Provide, a number of occasions for the reason that stabbings, in response to the Idaho Statesman. Scott Jutte, the shop’s common supervisor, informed the newspaper final week that police had inquired about Ka-Bar knives, which is a model of combat-style, fixed-blade knives, and whether or not the shop sells them.

Idaho State Police spokesperson Aaron Snell mentioned officers had carried out the identical at a number of native {hardware} shops, and weren’t particularly targeted on Ka-Bar knives, in a press release, the Idaho Statesman reported.

Police mentioned Monday they might maintain a information convention to replace the general public on the investigation at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The victims names are: Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Publish Falls, Idaho; and Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho. Mogen, Kernodle and Goncalves have been roommates, who lived within the dwelling the place all 4 our bodies have been discovered. Chapin was relationship Kernodle, however didn’t stay there.

Authorities have mentioned they have been every stabbed a number of occasions, and that some had defensive wounds.

On Sunday, regulation enforcement officers investigating the deaths requested for endurance after every week handed with no arrests.

Police have mentioned proof leads them to imagine the scholars have been focused, however have repeatedly declined to offer particulars.