The police chief of Moscow, Idaho, expressed his continued confidence that a suspect would be arrested and that the investigation into the Idaho College Murders would persist.
During an interview on NBC Nightly News on Wednesday, Chief James Fry of the Moscow Police Department stressed: "This case is not going cold."
According to Fox News, police said that on November 13 between 3 and 4 a.m. at a Moscow, Idaho, residence on King Road near the university, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were fatally stabbed while most likely asleep. Their deaths have drawn national attention to the efforts of the local police department.
The investigation into the triple Idaho murders is already in its sixth week without a public suspect, which is why Fry decided to speak up now.
The police chief acknowledged that the families of the victims and the neighborhood are frustrated with the progress of the case. However, Fry assured that justice would be served ultimately.
Police Receive Hundreds of Tips Daily
Fry also revealed that authorities are getting "hundreds of tips" every day about the Idaho College Murders.
Authorities have sent inconsistent signals about the investigation, with Fry telling reporters he doesn't know where the murderer or killers may be, after earlier saying the "targeted" assault resented no lasting harm to the community. However, the large fixed-blade knife that was suspected to have been used in the crime has not been located, and neither has the suspect, per NBC News.
According to a spokesperson for the Idaho State Police, each family wanted varying degrees of engagement, therefore a family liaison had been appointed from the start.
The Chapin family released a statement thanking the police for providing a liaison, saying that there is a continual and "open line" of contact between them and the authorities to keep them informed of any progress "before the public."
Goncalves family members have complained openly about what they see as a lack of information from investigators.
According to the Goncalves family's attorney, Shanon Gray, they are only receiving one email a day from a police officer in Moscow, and crucial details are being missed.
White Hyundai Car Seen in Oregon Not Related To Idaho Murders
On Tuesday night, Idaho College Murders investigators said a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra found in Oregon was not related to the slayings of four college students in Idaho, as reported by The New York Post.
The Moscow Police Department released this information after investigating the car, which matched the description of a vehicle seen on surveillance near the off-campus house where four University of Idaho students were killed on November 13.
Moscow police have asked for the public's assistance in finding the car to question the owner of the car. They claim that these people may have vital information on the Idaho College Murders to share.
Authorities in Eugene, Oregon, called their counterparts in Idaho after discovering a wrecked automobile abandoned on the side of the road.
Moscow police said they talked with the female owner and learned her car had been involved in an accident and subsequently impounded.
Police said the car's owner is not thought to have any relationship to any property in Moscow, Idaho, or the current Idaho murders investigations since the vehicle registration is from Colorado.
Officials also asked that people avoid trying to get in touch with the property's owner.
Moscow, 450 miles from Eugene, is still reeling from the horrible Idaho College Murders that shook the college town.
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