When a triple homicide occurred in Idaho, police shot down rumours and ruled out numerous people who had contact with the deceased that evening, leaving witnesses and video as their main lines of inquiry.
James Fry, the head of Moscow police, appealed to the public for assistance on Sunday in resolving the savage stabbing deaths of four individuals on November 13 near the University of Idaho campus.
At a news conference, he stated, “Anyone who has witnessed any noteworthy conduct, has any video surveillance, or can provide pertinent information about these murders please phone our tip line.”
James Fry, the head of Moscow police, appealed to the public for assistance on Sunday in resolving the savage stabbing deaths of four individuals on November 13 near the University of Idaho campus.
At a news conference, he stated, “Anyone who has witnessed any noteworthy conduct, has any video surveillance, or can provide pertinent information about these murders please phone our tip line.”
Detectives have so far conducted 90 interviews after sorting through 646 tips, according to Fry. Doorbell, cell phone, and security footage that was taken between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. that morning in the vicinity of the home—which is about a half-block from campus—is what investigators are looking for, according to police.
City police Capt. Roger Lanier said at the press conference that they have eliminated a man in a white hoodie who was observed close to victims Mogen and Goncalves at a food truck just before the last call that morning as a potential suspect.
According to authorities, the two had been drinking at a club in Moscow before visiting the food truck and then requesting a ride home. According to Lanier, detectives also ruled out the driver who drove the two home.
Police don’t think the person Goncalves’ cellphone dialled seven times after she got home is connected to the attack, according to Fry.
In an interview, Sister Kristi Goncalves stated, “If Kaylee was in immediate danger, her or Madi — they wouldn’t have been phoning this individual. They would have called 911.”
Police said on Saturday that the two roommates who were at home during the attack probably slept off.
Authorities were less forthcoming about who dialled 911 just before noon on Sunday to report a person who was unconscious at the house where the victims were discovered dead.
Fry refused to give the caller’s name but said that it wasn’t one of the victims or the two roommates who were present at home but were not directly affected by the violence. According to investigators, the caller used one of those housemates’ cell phones.
Fry stated on Sunday, “The identity of the 911 caller and the details of the call have not been revealed.”
Fry responded to inquiries later by stating, “There were other friends who had arrived at the place.”
