Moscow Police Captain Roger Lanier spoke about the investigation and said rumors and speculation on social media have frustrated detectives.
"Over the past four weeks, rumors and speculation has led members of the public to provide tips based on rumors rather than official information provided about the case," police said in a press release on Tuesday.
In this screenshot, Moscow Police Captain Roger Lanier can be seen speaking about the ongoing investigation into the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students. Last month, officers with the Moscow Police Department responded to a home located near the University of Idaho and discovered Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, fatally stabbed.has compiled a list of some of the theories about a possible suspect below.
Many online theories have suggested that one of the victims was targeted, while others have disagreed and have said a different victim was the target.that they believe was near the residence around the time of the stabbings. "We're looking for that car because we believe, through our investigation, that that car was in the area during the time of the murders," Lanier said on Monday."And we also believe that the occupant or occupants may have seen something—they may not know they have seen something."Earlier in the investigation, police released surveillance footage showing Mogen and Goncalves at a food truck a few hours before the stabbings occurred.
could be seen, which many believed could be a person of interest in the crime. However, the Moscow Police Department previously said that the individual seen in the footage is not believed to be involved in the crime.
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