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Police in Moscow, Idaho, are urging the public to remain vigilant after providing new details about four murders near the University of Idaho campus. The door to the house was open when officers responded to the scene.
“The community is not without threats. As we said, stay vigilant, report suspicious activity and stay vigilant,” Moscow police chief James Fry said at a press conference on Wednesday. Please.” Police previously said there was no threat to the community.
The new details of the investigation come days after four University of Idaho students (Ethan Chapin, Xana Carnodle, Madison Morgen and Cary Gonsalves) were found dead at a bloody crime scene Sunday afternoon. , shattered the sense of security in the small college community. It is located near the border of Idaho and Washington.
Local police are working with the Idaho Police Department and the FBI, but have yet to find a suspect, motive or weapon, worrying the 25,000 cities that have not recorded a murder since 2015, according to state police data. There is none.
The crime “affected all of us, our families, the University of Idaho, our community, our country, and our officials,” Frye said.
“We’re reviewing the videos that were collected, but if you have any information that might help with this investigation, please contact the public,” he added.
Classes were canceled at the University of Idaho on Monday, but have since resumed, according to university president Scott Green.
“Many of our students still want to go to class,” Green said Wednesday. , keeping busy, taking classes and attending labs make them comfortable, and some are working on projects for the semester.”
Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday, Green said the school is “encouraging students and employees to take care of themselves.”
In a statement Wednesday, Green said the school “knows it cannot interfere with the important work of good research and has continued to seek as much information as possible.”
“We just want justice for these victims,” he said.
As the investigation continues, police have begun creating a timeline of what happened in the hours leading up to the killing.
Chapin and Kernodle attended a party on campus Saturday night, Mogen and Goncalves were at a downtown bar, and returned home shortly after 1:45 am on Sunday, Fry said.
That night, Mogen and Goncalves were seen ordering from a late-night food truck in Moscow, with a live Twitch stream of the Grub Truckers show. The two approached the truck around 1:41am and ordered food.
Track manager Joseph Woodall, 26, said the two students did not appear to be in distress or in danger.
All four victims died sometime early Sunday morning, but no 911 calls were made until noon, Fry said.
The chief did not say who called 911, but said two other roommates were in the house at the time of the death and neither was injured or taken hostage.
“We’re not just focusing on them, we’re focusing on everyone who might come in and out of that residence,” he said.
The two roommates are fully cooperating with law enforcement, Idaho State Police spokesman Aaron Snell told CNN Wednesday.
After a 911 call about an unconscious person, police found the door to the house open and a gruesome crime scene inside.
Fry said there was no evidence of forced entry. “He’s not 100 percent sure the door was unlocked. Nothing was damaged and the door was still open when we arrived,” he says.
“There was a fair amount of blood in the apartment,” Lata County Coroner Kathy Mabat told CNN affiliate KXLY on Tuesday.
“It was a pretty traumatic scene when the bodies of four college students were found in a residence,” she said.
Mabbutt said an autopsy could provide more information about what happened.
“We may get some evidence of the suspect during the autopsy, which will help,” Mabat said.
Hours before she died, Goncalves posted a photo of the four, adding, “Lucky girl surrounded by these people every day,” and a heart emoji.
The 21-year-old from Rathdrum, Idaho was a senior general studies major and member of the Alpha Phi sorority.
Her sister, Alivea Goncalves, sent a statement to Idaho politicians on behalf of her family and Morgen.
“They were smart, they were cautious, they were vigilant, and that’s what’s happening to this day,” she said. “No one in custody means no one is safe. Yes, we are all heartbroken. Yes, we are all grasping. Anger is stronger than that. We are angry. We should be angry.”
Morgen, 21, from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was a senior marketing major. She was a member of her Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Chapin, 20, is one of three triplets all attending the University of Idaho, his family said in a statement. He was a freshman from Conway, Washington, majoring in Recreation, Sports, and Tourism Management. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
“Ethan lit up every room he came in and was a kind, loyal, loving son, brother, cousin and friend,” said his mother, Stacey Chapin. “Words cannot describe the heartache and devastation our family is going through. It is intolerable to even think of such a terrible way.”
Carnodle, 20, was from Avondale, Arizona. She majored in Marketing and she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
“She was positive, funny and loved by everyone she met,” said her sister, Jazmin Carnoldle.
“She was very personable and always livened up the room,” said Jazmin Carnodol. “She made me a big sister to be proud of. I wish I could have spent more time with her. She still had so much life left. My family and I were speechless.” I am confused and anxiously awaiting updates on the investigation.”
She also offered condolences to the other victims and their families.”My sister was so lucky to have them in her life.”
