The Moscow Police Department in Idaho disclosed Thursday evening for the first time that a sixth person was renting the off-campus apartment where four University of Idaho students were killed more than two weeks ago. However, investigators believe that the person was not at the scene during the crime.
Fox News reports that between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m., three roommates-Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21-were stabbed to death. on Nov. 13. Ethan Chapin, Kernodle's boyfriend and a non-local guest of the night were also slain. Chapin was 20 years old.
The other two housemates who were inside at the Idaho College Murders were not hurt. Five days after the killings, authorities changed their story, first saying that Chapin was a roommate.
In a press statement, the Moscow Police Department noted that "Detectives are aware of a sixth person" named on the lease at the property but believe that individual was not in the house when the quadruple homicide happened.
The three-story, six-bedroom, three-bath single-family house is often leased to students, according to Team Idaho Property Management Supervisor Merida McClanahan. Each level has a bathroom and two bedrooms.
Jeremy Reagan, a law student in his last year of college, who lives nearby, said the home was often the scene of loud parties.
The first laboratory findings, according to the police, have been returned to investigators by the Idaho State Police Forensic Services. The lab findings of the Idaho College Murders have not been made public by the authorities.
Police Clarifies Earlier Information
To dispel misinformation that has heightened a climate of terror on the University of Idaho campus, Idaho Police on Thursday attempted to explain that they have no information yet on whether the four college students brutally stabbed last month were the planned victims.
The residence where the crime happened was not specifically targeted, according to authorities, who said they were working to rectify a local prosecutor's statement.
No one has been apprehended or named a person of interest in connection with the killings per Idaho murder update .
in a report by The Washington Post, Idaho State Police Trooper Tauna Davis noted: "We're just saying that this was a targeted attack, but we haven't specified or concluded that it was the residence or its occupants that were targeted." He said that their position on the issue remains.
The authorities are aware of the residents of Moscow's worries and demand for updates, Davis added. But they are unable to predict when they could release further case-related material.
Many parents and students have voiced concerns about safety on campus, prompting the deployment of state troopers to ensure everyone feels secure. Some students have retreated to their parents' homes and will not return to the campus until a suspect is arrested, so the institution is letting them complete the semester remotely.
Victims Remembered
On Wednesday, members of the university community gathered in the ASUI-Kibbie Activity Center (commonly called the Kibbie Dome) to remember the four students who had just died unexpectedly. School administrators and three of the four families discussed how the four will be mourned following their tragic deaths, according to CNN.
Stacy Chapin, the mother of Ethan Chapin, said that the reason of their assembly as "terrible." And what makes it worse is the fact that they cannot do anything to change what has happened.
Blaine Eckles, the university's dean of students, remarked that the community "will all go through this together" following the Idaho College Murders.
Additionally, he urged everyone to honor the victims in a positive way by remembering their good deeds and the wonderful moments they shared with them.
Eckles also encouraged students to talk about their emotions with others and take advantage of the various counseling services available to them.
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