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Idaho murders: FBI increases number of agents from 46 to 62 in desperate bid to crack the case

The list of FBI agents assigned to the case includes four members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit

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MOSCOW, IDAHO: After over a month since the four University of Idaho students were found brutally stabbed to death, the FBI has increased their number of agents from 46 to 62, seemingly due to lack of leads despite all the evidence gathering. The list of agents includes four members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) who are working the case though the Moscow Police department is still in charge of the investigation. 

On November 13, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20 Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were found dead while they slept in their beds in their off-campus house. Police also revealed that they have received 10,000 tips about the deaths of the university housemates as the impact of the case continues to attract national interest. The new FBI agents will now continue to look for clues, gather information, and examine footage in the hopes of identifying the killer. 

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On Monday, December 19, Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said, "We have had right around 10,000 tips come in. We're reviewing all those tips. We're checking to ensure we have individuals to look at all of those tips, and any piece of evidence they can link to this case, they're doing so." It has been 37 days since the ordeal has taken place and now the families of the victims are growing frustrated due to the lack of developments in the case. 

Among the victims, Mogen and Goncalves had been at a local bar in Moscow, Idaho on the night before the tragic incident. Chapin and Kernodle were at a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity house on the University of Idaho campus. Chapin was not a permanent resident in the house but was staying with his girlfriend, Kernodle. All four of them returned home in the early hours of the morning, only to be found murdered on the second and third floors of the house the next morning by their two unharmed housemates.

The cops also had to face heavy criticism due to a lack of solid leads. The lawyer of the family of Kaylee Goncalves has even voiced doubts about whether the local police has the expertise required to solve such a case. Lawyer Shannon Gray said Kaylee Goncalves' family is extremely frustrated with law enforcement's lack of answers after more than one month since the murders made headlines. Speaking to the Today Show, Gray said, "We want to let them know that we were holding them accountable for their decisions," as reported by Daily Mail. "And if they are in over their heads, then acknowledge that and turn the investigation over to someone who is more versed in handling these types of matters. I'm not sure they're capable of handling a quadruple murder."

Idaho police department is now currently trying to trace the white Hyundai Elantra that was in the 'immediate area' of the Moscow residence where the four students were found dead. They are reportedly combing through a database of some 22,000 registered white Hyundai Elantras that fit the description of the one found at the scene. The car was found near King Road in the "early morning hours" of November 13, the same morning the students were found dead inside their off-campus home.

The authorities claimed that in the past, the driver "may have seen something" that could prove fruitful to the fatal stabbings. "Multiple groups" are now scanning through clips as they try to track down those responsible, Fry said as he promised to continue working over Christmas.