The father of one of the four students involved in the Idaho murder incident on November 13 shared his heartbreak and revealed a key detail regarding the incident that could help law enforcement solve the killings.
The man, identified as Steven Goncalves, father to 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, said on Sunday that the killer's "entry and exit" points through a sliding glass door or window on the second floor of the home "are available without having to go upstairs or downstairs."
Idaho Murders
The young woman and her childhood best friend, identified as 21-year-old Madison Mogen, were both discovered dead on the third floor of the Moscow, Idaho, residence. On the other hand, the other victims, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend, 20-year-old Ethan Chapin, were located on the second floor.
The father of the victim said that, while not being a professional, the entry point of the criminal was the slider or the window. He noted it was on the middle floor, meaning the killer did not have to go upstairs, as per Fox News.
Goncalves' daughter's text messages that were sent prior to the attack suggested to him that she was not in fear at the time of the crime. The situation comes as the Moscow Police Department has asserted that the quadruple homicide was an isolated and targeted attack.
However, authorities argued that it was unclear whether or not a specific victim was the target of their residence in general. Officials found all four of the victims stabbed to death and struck multiple times, with only some suffering defensive wounds.
According to CNN, law enforcement personnel who are investigating the horrific incident said that they have already received thousands of tips from the public. The police department said in a Saturday update that they got more than 2,640 emails to a tip web address, more than 2,770 phone tips, and more than 1,000 submissions to an FBI link.
Mysterious Killings
Furthermore, investigators have already collected more than 110 pieces of physical evidence from the scene of the crime and roughly 4,000 crime scene photographs. However, despite the weeks-long probe, the mystery remains unsolved and police have not located the murder weapon nor identified a suspect.
Moscow police said that they were urging people to report any odd or out-of-the-ordinary events that took place during the time of the crime. They added that such information, whether believed to be significant or not, could provide crucial information regarding the attack.
On the other hand, the Goncalves family said that law enforcement authorities may have been too quick to clear some of the people connected to the case. Since the November 13 killings, police have ruled out a number of people as potential suspects, something that one of the victims' family would like more information on.
Kaylee's sister, Alivea Goncalves, said that a few of the names that were circulating around made it difficult not to pry. She added that officials provided them with little information that they did not know whether they were relying on a father or sister's intuition, News Nation Now reported.