Idaho cops deeply affected by brutal murders offered counseling amid pressure to find killer
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: Officers investigating the murders of four University of Idaho students are now being offered counseling, it has been reported. The investigation has now moved to its seventh week. Police have yet to name a suspect.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were stabbed to death in an off-campus three-story rented home in the early morning hours of November 13. Authorities have said that the gory scene where the students were killed was the “worst they’ve ever seen."
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Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said earlier this month that those involved in the investigation have been deeply affected by the brutal crime. "I'm a dad with daughters. It's tough. We're human. We don't go to these and just turn it on. It affects us. But we have a job to do and we're going to continue to do that job, going to continue to push forward," an emotional Fry told Fox News.
The Daily Mail reported that counseling services have been "activated and offered" to officers. All of these cops are working throughout the holidays to solve the crime. "From the point of view of taking care of our officers, we have activated [counseling] resources for anyone who needs them, and our priority is to keep our force healthy as we work until we get this investigation to its conclusion," Moscow Police Department spokesman Captain Anthony Dahlinger told the publication. "Morale is high, and we're all committed to seeing this investigation through to the end – it being the holidays is kind of moot. We're just focused on that goal."
The FBI recently added 30 extra agents to the case as per reports. It has also been revealed that the lead investigator in the case is reportedly 32-year-old US Army veteran Brett Payne, who joined the Moscow Police Department in 2020, just two years ago.