Kaylee Goncalves, one of four undergraduates at the University of Idaho who was brutally murdered on Nov. 13, told others she “may have had a stalker” before she was killed, but authorities were unable to verify that information, police said Wednesday.
“We got information through some of our interviews that Kaylee made comments about a stalker. So that’s where it came from,” Moscow police captain Roger Lanier told reporters on Wednesday. .
“We followed that up by looking at specific time periods and specific areas of the city. So far we haven’t been able to corroborate that, but we’re not done looking at that information.”
Font before said they received “hundreds of pieces of information” regarding Goncalves’ potential harassment.
Kaylee Goncalves, one of four University of Idaho students found murdered Sunday in a house near campus.
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Goncalves and Madison Mogen returned to their three-story off-campus residence hall around 1:45 a.m. Nov. 13 after going to a local bar and stopping in a food truck.
Goncalves made several calls to her ex-boyfriend between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., but they went unanswered. Police say her ex-boyfriend is not a suspect.
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Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, who were dating, also returned home around 1:45 a.m. after attending a Sigma Chi house party. on the campus.
A split photo showing the crime scene and the victims, including University of Idaho student Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Kaylee Gonçalves, 21.
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Police believe they were stabbed to death with a “fixed blade knife” between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. All four victims were stabbed multiple times and some had defensive wounds.
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Someone called 911 shortly before noon from one of two surviving roommates’ phones to report an “unconscious person.”
Police are searching a home in Moscow, Idaho where four University of Idaho students were killed over the weekend in an apparent quadruple homicide.
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Red stains on the foundation of a house where four students were murdered in Moscow, Idaho.
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No suspects have been identified and police have not located a murder weapon, but retired Jim Clemente FBI Supervisory Special Agent and criminal behavior analysis expert, previously told Fox News Digital that the killer likely knew the victims or was a stalker familiar with their habits.
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“Entering an occupied dwelling with six people in…different rooms in the middle of the night is a very high risk crime unless he knows one or more of the people,” Clemente told Fox News Digital.
“So this is my first thought on this: This offender didn’t just pick this place at random, he targeted one or more of the people there. Now, it could be because he a past relationship or relationship with one or more of them, or it could be that he stalked one or more of them.”
Flowers and a teddy bear sit as a memorial in the home in Moscow, Idaho, November 21, 2022.
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Authorities have asked for patience as more than 100 law enforcement officers from the FBI, Idaho State Police and Moscow Police Department investigate more than 1,000 tips and 103 items of proof.
“We all want to understand why this happened and what made someone do this,” Moscow Police Chief James Frye said Wednesday.
Fox News’ Stephanie Pagones contributed to this report.