Call logs in Moscow, Idaho, show a fearful community reporting several instances of suspicious men as the person who killed the four University of Idaho students remains at large.
University students Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were murdered in their beds early on Nov. 13, and each was stabbed in both the chest and upper body with a large knife. Police found their bodies after a 911 call was placed from one of the women’s roommates.
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Since Nov. 13, Moscow police have received 78 calls for unusual circumstances and 36 requests to check the welfare of loved ones, an increase from 70 and 18, respectively, for the month of October, per a police press release sent Sunday.
With no suspect arrested or identified, police have had to address and clarify several rumors circulating on social media, as well as specify any people ruled out as suspects — the roommates, “other friends” at the house when the 911 call was placed, a third-party driver, and a man captured on video standing near the victims.
However, Moscow residents are still on high alert, and 911 call logs show that many have called in to report suspicious people or activity, according to an analysis of the logs conducted by the Independent.
In one call, a caller claimed that a man had given his or her daughter a note on the back of a receipt at her workplace that said, “You better watch out.” Another call placed by the owner of a laundromat said he found a “mark on [a] column inside that looks like blood.”
Several callers have reported suspicious vehicles or people, with one saying there was a person “standing in the cul-de-sac, wearing a big jacket and wearing a black ski mask” and another claiming there was someone ripping down tip line posters for the Nov. 13 murders.
Police followed up with some of the calls and made contact with some of the suspicious persons, but no reports or arrests have been made, per the Independent.
Chief James Fry and several other investigators have said in press conferences and interviews that police are providing limited information to the public on the nature of the attack, including whether one or all of the victims were targets, as well as a profile of the suspect, to prevent any damage to their investigation.
“It will potentially put more fear, more suspicion on a wide variety of people versus if we use that to really refine where we’re at in our investigation. I think that will be more pertinent,” Aaron Snell, Idaho State Police communications director, told Fox News on Sunday. “And so if we just provide information to the public, I just don’t think that that’s going to be a wise choice.”
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Authorities are asking the public to submit any information that could be relevant to the murders by calling 208-883-7180 or emailing [email protected].
A vigil for the four students is set for Wednesday at the University of Idaho campus.
