MOSCOW, ID – After sorting through the majority of the digital content gathered from critical cameras during crucial times before and after the murders of four University of Idaho students took place in mid-November, investigators continue to comb through hours and hours of digital content submitted by businesses, homes, and the public.
Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kernolde’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death with a fixed-blade knife during the early morning hours of November 13th. No suspect has been identified and the murder weapon has not been found.
Moscow Police Chief Jim Fry says investigators will continue their investigative pace in an effort to solve the murders.
The investigation has included thousands of tips and hundreds of videos from the public.
Fry says continuing the investigation while students head home for the Holidays will be a challenge.
Investigators continue to ask the public for additional help in searching for a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra which was seen in the immediate area of the King Road residence. Investigators believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle may have critical information to share regarding this case.
From Moscow Police Department:
There is a massive amount of digital content to review with a robust team dedicated to handling digital submissions. Other members of the investigation team are dedicated specifically to email tips, while another team is assigned to Tip Line calls.
The investigative pace will not slow down for the weekend or the holidays. And the departure of University of Idaho students returning home for winter break is not expected to cause any slowdown in the investigation.
See an interview about the investigation pace over the holidays, as well as digital information submitted to investigators. This was recorded today, December 16, 2022 with Chief James Fry with the Moscow Police Department and is available for media and public use: https://youtu.be/rTBo-5zWQM8
As previously reported:
From the beginning, Moscow Detectives have asked for any and all video from residents and businesses within the area of West Taylor Ave (north boundary), West Palouse River Dr (south boundary), Highway 95 south to the 2700 block of Highway 95 S (east boundary), and Arboretum & Botanical Garden (west boundary) who have video surveillance at their residence or business between 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2022. Detectives are requesting all available video – whether there
appears to be motion and content or not.
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As previously reported:
The investigation continues with the same amount of resources.
Moscow Police Department:
• 6 Detectives
• 5 Support Staff
• Communications Team
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
• 46 investigators in Moscow & located throughout the United States
• 2 Behavior Analysis Unit investigators
Idaho State Police:
• 13 investigators in Moscow
• 15 uniformed troopers assisting with community patrols
• ISP Forensics Services
2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra: Investigators would like to thank the community and public for recent information provided about the vehicle and the spike in tips. The FBI is prioritizing and vetting those tips for use in the investigation. The public is asked to continue to use the Tip Line to report any information about the vehicle.
Calling in tips: Please be aware that this new call process takes patience on behalf of the caller, and there are some prompts to follow. This is a national FBI tip line and it is important to get all the way through the prompts to reach the right agent to report information.
Detectives remain interested in speaking with the occupant(s) of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra, with an unknown license plate. Tips and leads have led investigators to look for additional information about this vehicle being in the immediate area of the King Road residence during the early morning hours of November 13th. Investigators believe the occupant(s) of this vehicle may have critical information to share regarding this case.
If you know of or own a vehicle matching this description, or know of anyone who may have been driving this vehicle on the days preceding or the day of the murders, please forward that information to the Tip Line.
