Idaho murders: Did killer arrive in 'stolen car'? Internet theory claims murderer might not be Moscow resident
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: As the investigation into the brutal murders of the four University of Idaho students has crossed the one-month mark without any suspect(s) in hand, Internet sleuths are now arguing for the possibility that the suspect is not from Moscow, Idaho. In the early hours of November 13, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were murdered in their rental house close to the university.
The case has remained a mystery for almost a month, and neither the police nor the FBI has any solid leads, including a motive for the brutal stabbings. Now users on social media think that the suspect might have used a ‘stolen car’ to drive to the victims' home to commit the murders.
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One such Reddit user noted a few points of why they believe the killer might not be a local, adding, “Reasons why I don’t think the killer lives in or near Moscow, or attends U of I: 1. The cops have certainly looked into every white 2011-2013 elantra owner in the area and hasn’t found any new leads.”
“2. They just released the info on the elantra recently - my thought is they were thinking it was a student at U of I and were hoping they wouldn’t have thought about cameras catching their car and returned to school in the same car after Thanksgiving break. So they withheld the evidence until recently hoping to have the upper hand, but evidently this hasn’t happened or this person would have been turned in. 3. If a student did commit the crime and had the forethought of realizing there were cameras in the area and returned to school in a different vehicle, wouldn’t other students have noticed so and so used to drive a white elantra and now drives something else?”
“It does seem odd that the owner of this vehicle would be so difficult to identify, if the killer were connected to the victims or their social circle in any significant way. You'd think it would be almost as simple as interviewing the victim's friends and asking them 'hey, do you know anyone who owns a white Elantra?' It's making me think the killer might be someone more distant,” another Reddit user commented on the original post. Someone else argued saying, “I think they might know who was in the elantra but they are having trouble actually physically finding them, so they’ve put it out into the public in hopes that those people see it and bring themselves in.”
“Suspect easily could’ve brought in a car from out-of-state or out-of-city, like by stealing it, then came to town. Maybe a local who borrowed or stole a car from somewhere. Some students/people are loners with few to no friends. No friends = no friends to notice that you have a different car. Suspect could’ve stolen or borrowed car for a weekend for the murders, not having driven it before or after the murder. Doesn’t seem likely a murderer would randomly pick 4 college students in small town Moscow, Idaho with no link to the city/school/area to murder, then leave town,” yet another user remarked.
