Police hunting who is behind the shocking killings of four University of Idaho students have now received hundreds of digital media submissions via an FBI internet link as they continue to seek clues for the unsolved crime. In a statement released on Friday, the Moscow police department said that more than 260 digital media submissions have been sent in by community members since authorities launched an investigation into the quadruple homicide that happened on 13 November. “To date, 113 pieces of physical evidence have been collected and sent to the Idaho state police crime lab for processing and analysis,” the statement also said, adding that the Idaho governor, Brad Little, has directed up to $1m in state emergency funds for the investigation.
On 13 November, Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, were stabbed to death in their sleep in an off-campus house located near the university’s sorority and fraternity houses. According to Moscow police, two other unidentified roommates were asleep during the attack. Since then, a manhunt has been under way as residents remain afraid and frustrated over the lack of clues and leads. Police have yet to identify any suspected motive and the identity of the perpetrator which has stunned the small college town in a rural part of the state. Earlier this week, police said that investigators have looked into more than 1,000 tips and have interviewed over 150 people to no avail. According to Friday’s statement, authorities have also taken about 4,000 crime scene photographs and developed multiple 3D scans of the residence.
In Friday’s statement, authorities pushed back against online reports of the victims being tied and gagged, saying that they “are not accurate”. Autopsies conducted by the Latah county coroner confirmed that some of the victims had defensive wounds and that each was stabbed multiple times, Additionally, there were no signs of sexual assault. “Detectives are seeking all outside surveillance video taken from 3am to 6am on Sunday, November 13th, from businesses and residences within the geographical area listed below. Detectives request all available videos – whether there appears to be motion and content or not,” the statement said. “Detectives are also seeking additional tips and surveillance video of any unusual behavior on the night of November 12th into the early hours of November 13th while Kaylee and Madison were in downtown Moscow and while Ethan and Xana were at the Sigma Chi house. Anyone who observed unusual behavior near these areas or has video surveillance is asked to submit their tips,” it added.
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