Idaho murders: FBI helps Moscow police comb through 'hours and hours of video' from CCTVs all over town
This article is based on sources and MEAWW cannot verify this information independently.
MOSCOW, IDHAO: There has been no progress in solving the November 13 deaths of four University of Idaho students who were discovered stabbed to death at their off-campus King Road residence. The investigation is still in progress. But so far, no suspects have been apprehended.
It has been exactly one month since the vicious murders took place, and the Moscow police authorities have been actively following up on all the possible evidence to help nab the Idaho Butcher. The local police, who have never seen such a big case that has grabbed national headlines, is taking the help of the FBI to crack the case as they go through thousands of video clips connected to the case.
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Recently, in a video statement on November 12, Monday, Roger Lanier of Moscow Police said an "army of analysts" were skimming through videos from all over Moscow that residents and business owners have uploaded. Lanier further added, "As you can imagine, there's hours and hours and hours of video, so it does take a lot of time." as reported by BBC.
A white Hyundai Elantra that was spotted close to the house the day of the murders is still being sought after by police. Earlier, Fox News had claimed that authorities had 'bagged' the victims' hands at the crime scene to preserve any skin, hair, or DNA that might contain a clue. In addition, officials reported that they have already looked through more than a thousand tips, tens of thousands of photographs, and more than one hundred pieces of evidence, as previously reported by MEAWW.
Twenty-four patrol officers, five support staff members, and four detectives from Moscow PD have been tasked with the criminal investigation. The FBI is working on the case with two agents from the Behavioral Analysis Unit, 20 agents across the nation, and 22 investigators in Moscow. The Idaho State Police has also dispatched 20 investigators, 15 state troopers, a public relations officer, a forensic services team, and 15 uniformed troopers.
Anyone who has photos or information they think would be important or useful to the Moscow Police Department's inquiry is asked to contribute it. According to Fox News, there are two methods to do this: by calling 208-883-7180 or by sending an email to tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.