Police need public to help in University of Idaho homicide investigation. Here’s how. – East Idaho News

MOSCOW (Idaho Statesman) — Greater than every week into the hunt for the killer of 4 College of Idaho college students stabbed to dying of their Moscow residence, there was nonetheless no named suspect Wednesday afternoon.

The investigation into who dedicated the quadruple murder has gripped the nation ever for the reason that 4 victims — Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — have been discovered Nov. 13.

Within the absence of any apparent offender, regulation enforcement has turned to the general public for assist. Moscow police have repeatedly requested for anybody with any doubtlessly related info, movies or photographs to contact them.

“No bit of knowledge is just too small and each tip might be pursued,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry stated.

WHAT ARE POLICE LOOKING FOR?

The victims spent the evening out earlier than returning to their residence on King Street at about 1:45 a.m.

Detectives are searching for any outdoors surveillance movies or photographs taken between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Nov. 13 in sure areas of Moscow. Police are nonetheless asking residents and companies to ship the footage no matter whether or not it seems to comprise something noteworthy.

“Even should you don’t consider it’s related, investigators will overview and decide if and the way your info builds the image,” Fry stated. “Generally what a video or image doesn’t present is equally as necessary.”

They’re additionally asking individuals to e-mail or name if they’ve information of any doubtlessly suspicious exercise from the evening of the homicides or concerning the people that will help the investigation.

“We ask anybody with any info associated to what occurred with these 4 in our group, their interplay with others and whether or not they expressed concern or commented about somebody or one thing unusual, to get that info to us,” Fry stated.

WHAT AREAS ARE POLICE ASKING FOR VIDEO FROM?

Police have created a map of the areas from which they’re searching for movies and photographs. This contains an space:

• South of West Taylor Avenue.
• North of West Palouse Drive.
• West of Freeway 92 South to the 2700 block of Freeway 95 South.
• East of the College of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Backyard.

In addition they search movies and ideas of any suspicious exercise close to the victims’ areas between the hours of 10 p.m. Nov. 12 and 1:45 a.m. Nov. 13.

Goncalves and Mogen have been on the downtown Nook Membership bar and the Grub Truck meals truck. Kernodle and Chapin have been on campus attending a celebration on the Sigma Chi fraternity home.

WHERE SHOULD TIPS BE SENT?

Ideas, photographs and movies might be submitted to tipline@ci.moscow.id.us. Folks can even name the case’s tip line at 208-883-7180.

HAVE POLICE GOTTEN ANY TIPS YET?

Police stated they’d processed greater than 1,000 ideas as of Wednesday afternoon.

“To this point, this info has helped investigators construct an image of the areas of curiosity and the relationships these 4 had with one another and our group,” Fry stated. “We nonetheless consider there’s extra info to be gathered, which is able to proceed making a window by way of which we view this case.”