MOSCOW, Idaho – On Nov. 13 and around the same time, several people can be seen walking in the background of a police body camera video taken near the King Road home where four University of Idaho students were killed in their sleep.
At approximately 2:50 a.m. on Nov. 13, three University of Idaho students were stopped by plainclothes officers on suspicion of underage consumption of alcohol while walking across a field on Taylor Avenue between the Sigma Chi frat house and the sorority house. they stopped without any connection.
The group was stopped about a tenth of a mile from the off-campus rental where they brutally stabbed 21-year-old Madison Mogen, her best friend Kayleigh Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Hana Kernodle. from 3 to 4 in the morning
The three women lived together, and Chapin, who lived about 200 yards away in Sigma Chi, lived.
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Screenshot from police video, enlarged and highlighted.
(Moscow police)
Police previously said investigators found nothing in the body camera videos of evidentiary value, but it remains unclear if they identified or interviewed the people on foot. has asked about the footage several times since Saturday and has yet to hear back.
Online sleuths spotted a group of individuals who could be seen walking two houses down from the crime scene at the intersection of King Road and Taylor Avenue.
True-crime vlogger Olivia Vitale, who has more than a million followers on TikTok, went viral on Saturday with details. He said he believes anyone walking with the group may have information that could help investigators.
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Ethan Chapin, 20, Hana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and two other female roommates in Kaylee Goncalves’ last Instagram post were the day before the murder.
(@kayleegoncalves/Instagram, Moscow Police)
“There were people in the general vicinity at the time of the murders,” he said.
“Between the law enforcement officers and the people in the background of the camera, that’s about half a dozen people. The important thing is that they might be witnessing something they don’t know.”
The body camera was stamped at 3:12. Police previously believed the murders took place between 3 and 4 a.m. that morning.
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A view of Taylor Avenue, where it intersects with King Road, just two doors down from the scene of the quadruple murder, just off the University of Idaho campus.
(Michael Ruiz/)
Police have previously asked the public to avoid speculation and misinformation and warned that people harassing or threatening “potentially related parties” could face criminal consequences.
However, experts say the development could help investigators in the case.
“If they haven’t already been found, they need to be found soon,” said Private Investigator Pat Diaz, a former Miami-Dade homicide detective. “That’s great. Someone knows something.”
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With the help of the FBI and the presence of two plainclothes officers in the case, investigators can crunch data from cell towers to determine which phones are in the area at the same time, according to John Jay College professor Joseph Giacalone. can be determined. criminal justice and retired NYPD Sgt.
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“They can see what phone numbers are associated with a particular cell site,” he said.
“Because we know there are two police officers out there with cell phones, they can narrow down other people in that general vicinity.”
The technology requires a subpoena or search warrant.
An aerial map showing the Nov. 13 murders in Idaho and a nearby unrelated parking lot for underage drinking that morning.
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also asked police if they had conducted any searches outside the King Road home and if authorities were interested in any unknown persons.
“This is not information that is being released at this time,” Robbie Johnson, a spokesman for the investigation, said Saturday. Separately, he said some details would be kept confidential to preserve the integrity of the investigation.
Moscow police Capt. Roger Lanier said in a video statement Monday that investigators were reviewing “hours and hours and hours” of video in the case.
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Belongings of four University of Idaho homicide victims are removed from a home in Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.
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“These videos are from gas stations all over the city, particularly around King Road,” he said. “It takes a lot of time.”
He said investigators conducted interviews and re-interviewed some parties as they processed the new tips.
“We literally have an army of analysts sifting through videos sent through the FBI.gov Moscow upload site,” he said.
Victims of the bloodbath at the University of Idaho on November 13.
(Instagram @xanakernodle / @maddiemogen / @kayleegoncalves)
Police are urging students and local residents to be vigilant as they continue to search for the suspect.
“We have to be vigilant now, but we have to make it our way of life,” Lanier said. “We must always walk with our heads held high, walk in the light paths, and walk in groups if possible – and in addition, if you have not made arrangements in advance, do not let people go home we need to let you know when you’re coming.”
Last week, police asked people to a. asked for help in finding the owner or passengers white 2011 to 2013 Hyundai Elantra was also seen near the victim’s house at the time of the killing.
Police said anyone in the Elantra “may have important information” in the case.
The tip can be reached at 208-883-7180 or by email at tipline@ci.moscow.id.us. Digital media can be submitted at fbi.gov/moscowidaho.
As reported Monday morning, Goncalves’ family is also fundraising to offer a reward for information that breaks the case.