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The four University of Idaho students who were found dead at an off-campus home Sunday were butchered with a knife in what police are now investigating as “targeted” murders, officials said.
The Moscow Police Department said Tuesday all four deaths have been ruled homicides, meaning that detectives believe that none of the victims was responsible for the killings.
“We certainly have a crime here, so we are looking for a suspect,” Moscow police Capt. Anthony Dahlinger told the Idaho Statesman.
In a press release offering an update on the probe, police said that while no weapons have been recovered, “based on preliminary information, investigators believe that an edged weapon such as a knife was used.”
Investigators were trying to establish a timeline to recreate the victims’ activities Saturday night and early Sunday morning, “following all leads and identifying persons of interest,” cops said.
Police identified the victims Monday as Ethan Chapin, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21.
The college kids were found dead at a house off-campus just before noon Sunday, but Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said the crime was committed between 3 and 4 a.
