'Why didn't they go upstairs?': Internet wonders why Idaho survivor mentioned only one victim on 911 call
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: Apart from the two surviving roommates, there were more persons inside the University of Idaho murder house at the time the 911 call was placed, according to authorities. The 911 call was made using one of the roommates' phones, Moscow Police Chief James Fry said, but he did not confirm the caller's identity.
According to authorities, the 911 call was made on November 13 at 11.58 am, reporting an unconscious person. Two victims were discovered on the second story and two on the third. Police claimed on Sunday, November 20 that they do not believe any of the people who were at the house when the 911 call was placed were the murderer. Police still have no suspect two weeks after the murders.
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The fact that the call was made for an unconscious person has aroused the suspicions of internet sleuths. A Reddit user speculated, "I am hung up on the question as to why only one person was mentioned needing help in the 911 call? If a friend or surviving roommate saw the victims and passed out, wouldn't the call be for that person and the victim(s) that individual discovered? Therefore at a minimum, an unconscious person and a victim with stab wounds if they didn't get close enough to look? If they just discovered one victim, and that was the unconscious person being referenced in the call, where were they located in the house? If they were killed in their sleep as speculate by the coroner, how could only one have been discovered at that time? All reports I have heard point to the police discovering the victims after responding to the call. Would love to hear thoughts on this."
In response, one user asked, "Why not go upstairs and tell M and K that you m believe something is wrong instead of summoning friends outside the home."
According to Moscow Police Chief James Fry, two female surviving housemates were present at the time and were not injured. Police indicated on Friday that they don't believe the two surviving roommates are implicated in the murder, and they reinforced that belief on Sunday, November 20. According to authorities, the 911 call was made from one of the two surviving roommates' phones. Police would not reveal who made the call but stated that the person was not considered the killer, as reported by ABC News.
The victims were identified as Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Avondale, Arizona; and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho. They were killed in a house near campus in the early morning hours of November 13 and found hours later. The coroner has determined that all four victims died as a result of homicide by stabbing.