University of Idaho students slayings 'took our innocence,' authorities say; more than 1K tips investigated

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Over a week after four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed at their home, authorities are making a public plea for help as they haven't identified a suspect. 'This is our highest priority,' Moscow Police Capt. Roger Lanier said Wednesday.

The Moscow Police Department gave an update on the murders of four University of Idaho students found in their home.Authorities still don't have a motive or a weapon in fatal stabbing of four Idaho college students.Authorities have gathered 100 pieces of evidence, 4,000 photos, 1,000 tips and talked to 150 people., authorities are making a public plea for help as they have not identified a suspect or found a murder weapon.

Lanier was also what residents, especially students, should do in a college town of about 26,000 residents near the Idaho-Washington State border that hasn't had aLanier said that Moscow, Idaho, has always been a safe community but that students should probably travel in pairs, and tell someone when they leave and arrive for a destination as there are plans to increase police presence on campus.

The victims were housemates Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, Mount Vernon, Washington. The students' bodies were found on Nov. 13 after police were called to their off-campus rental home.

Wils hoped that the statistics will help ease a frustrated and anxious community desperate for answers with "a little bit of a perception of just how complex" the case is. During the news conference, Lanier again laid out the timeline of the stabbings and also said that authorities have ruled out others they believe were not involved in the attack.

"Detectives have canvassed the neighborhoods looking for evidence, physical evidence, video surveillance and they've contacted numerous residents who may have seen or heard anything," Lanier said.

 

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