Returning University of Idaho students are living in fear as killer is on the loose

Terrified University of Idaho students are taking every precaution as they head back to school after Thanksgiving break while the killer who murdered four of their classmates is still on the loose.

A student, who asked not to be named, told DailyMail.com her father gave her a gun to take to school for protection.

Another said they move bikes or chairs against the front door at night, which helps them sleep a little easier.

On Friday, three Idaho State investigators returned to the home where students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were killed.

It was the first time investigators had visited the home in several days and they spent about an hour inside around 10 a.m.

On Friday, three Idaho State investigators returned to the house where the students were killed. It was the first time investigators had visited the home in several days and they spent about an hour inside around 10 a.m.

Moscow police say they have received more than 2,600 email leads, more than 2,700 phone calls, 113 physical evidence and have taken 4,000 crime scene photographs with multiple 3D scans of the residence.

When the officers left, it was not clear if they took anything from the residence. The three officers were not wearing the usual shoe covers when they entered and left the house.

University of Idaho students Kaylee, Madison, and her roommate Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, were killed on November 13.

After DailyMail.com reported and published exclusive footage inside the murder house, the police entered and turned off the lights in the rooms.

Moscow police say they have received more than 2,600 email tips, more than 2,700 phone calls, more than 1,084 digital media submissions to the FBI liaison, 113 physical evidence and have taken 4,000 crime scene photographs with multiple scans. three-dimensional views of the residence. .

Kaylee Goncalves’ family revealed that her injuries were more extensive than those sustained by Xana, her boyfriend Ethan, or even Maddie Mogen, who was in bed with her when they were killed on November 13.

The fact that her injuries were “significantly more brutal” than those of the other victims is fueling theories that she was the target of the quadruple homicide.

The police have denied telling Mr. Goncalves this information.

But on Monday, the Moscow Police Department said it is investigating the movements of victims Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, who visited Ethan’s frat house hours before the murders.

Police believe that Ethan and Xana visited Sigma Chi’s home on the University of Idaho campus from around 9:00 p.m. on November 12 until around 1:45 a.m., when they returned to Xana’s home outside. from campus, just a short walk away.

“That seems to be one of the biggest areas where we don’t have a lot of information,” Idaho State Police director of communications Aaron Snell told Good Morning America.

“So being able to track down what they did that night, maybe who they contacted, maybe the routes they took home, that would be important to the investigation,” he added.

Steven Goncalves, Kaylee’s exasperated father, turns to private investigators to help him solve his daughter’s murder.

Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, were killed in their sleep on the top floor of their home.

Idaho police are concentrating on the movements of two of the slain students who visited the frat house hours before they and two roommates were killed.

Kaylee and Madison were found on the top floor of their Moscow, Idaho, home. College lovers Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were found in a second-floor bedroom while survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke slept on the first floor.

Kaylee’s family is growing frustrated with the botched police investigation into their daughter’s murder, which has so far turned up no new leads.

Now, they’re turning to private investigators to help them find answers.

Kaylee’s father, Steven, told her the new york post office he was horrified to learn that some of the detectives in the homicide unit of the Moscow Police Department were in their twenties.

“They’re just inexperienced, and I don’t want anyone making mistakes on my son’s case,” Steven said.

Steven was enraged that the detectives are allowing the case to “cool off” and that while they may not appreciate his continued interaction with the media, his daughter’s killer needs to be found.

Police have said that some of the victims had defensive wounds, but it is unclear who or how many. Goncalves said Saturday that Kaylee and Madison appeared to have died in different ways.

“I’ll cut to the chase: Their means of death don’t match up,” said Kaylee’s father, Steven Goncalves. Lawrence Jones Cross Country. She has said that Kaylee and Mogen were sleeping in the same bed when the attack occurred.

“Their damage points don’t match,” he added. I’m just going to say it. It didn’t leak to me. I earned that. I paid for that funeral. I sent my daughter to college. She came back in a box and I can talk about it.

Detectives on Wednesday night revealed they weren’t sure if the murdered University of Idaho students were the target of the killer, contradicting Chief James Fry, who previously insisted they were.

“We believe they are targeted because we take the totality of the circumstances that we are looking at,” Fry had told reporters on November 20, a week after the killings.

The statement was recently echoed by Latah County Attorney Bill Thompson.

But the department filed a correction, stating: “Detectives do not currently know if the residence or the occupants were specifically targeted, but are continuing to investigate.”

Nearly three weeks after the grizzly murders, few answers have emerged despite the father of one of the victims claiming the killer was “careless” and left behind a “mess” of evidence.