Ex-FBI agent believes someone in slain University of Idaho students' 'orbit' caused the tragedy
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: A former FBI investigator said that he believed someone in the murdered University of Idaho students' "orbit" caused the quadruple murder to happen and it was a targeted attack.
Explaining his chilling theory, Bill Daly told Fox News on Sunday, November 27, that he came up with it after cops revealed that since the stabbing, there had been an increase in reports of "unusual circumstances" and requests for welfare checks.
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Daly told Fox News, "There are a couple of things that are starting to suggest that there was someone in these people's orbit that caused this incident to come about by this murderer."
On November 13, Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found stabbed to death in their off-campus house. It has been more than two weeks since the murders and now, police revealed that there has been a deluge of requests for welfare checks on loved ones as locals fear for their safety as well as a number of calls from people reporting "unusual circumstances."
As per a press release on Sunday, November 27, police received 36 requests for welfare checks and 78 calls to report unusual circumstances. An increase from 18 and 70 they received in October. The release reportedly stated, "We understand there is a sense of fear within our community. For life-safety and emergencies, we want to remind our community to call 9-1-1 before notifying family or friends."
Daly continued, adding that he did not believe the murders were random and that it was a "targeted slaying", enumerating reasons for the same. Speaking about the two unharmed roommates, Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen, he reportedly said, "Someone would've had to had to know the inside of the home, know their routine. If it was someone on a rampage, like a mass murderer, they would've also gone downstairs and harmed the others."
Officials reportedly stated that they are deliberately withholding details to nab the perpetrator. They added that they had not released a profile of the suspect believing that it would evoke more fear and suspicion in the tiny town.
Idaho State Police Communications Director Aaron Snell reportedly told Fox that rumors about the murders will be a "disservice to the families and to the community because it puts out additional information that hasn't been vetted." Snell said, "Ultimately, detectives on scene have the information. The people that are working this case from all three agencies... they're the best and the brightest and they have the most up-to-date resources."