Idaho murders: Prof Rebecca Scofield who sued web sleuth for linking her to killings is not involved
This article is based on sources and we have been unable to verify this information independently.
MOSCOW, IDAHO: A professor at the University of Idaho, Rebecca Scofield, who sued a TikTok user Ashley Guillard for linking her to the brutal slaying of four students, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, is not involved, say Moscow police. Sharing an update on the investigation, Moscow police said, "At this time in the investigation, detectives do not believe the female associate professor and chair of the history department at the University of Idaho suing a TikTok user for defamation is involved in this crime."
The statement further read, “The Moscow Police Department will not provide a statement about the ongoing civil process. There have been numerous inquiries from members of the public and media to verify digital media published online. Any picture or video provided through the official public records request process is authentic. However, once a record is released, we can no longer verify its authenticity as we do not know if anything has been altered. Detectives are aware of videos distributed by local businesses." The police also said that they believe that someone has information that adds context to what occurred on the night of the murders. And added by saying, "Digital submission of tips and leads will not be publicly disclosed due to our ongoing commitment to keep information private and details may be pertinent to the ongoing criminal investigation."
READ MORE
"No suspect(s) has been identified and only vetted information that does not hinder the investigation will be released to the public. We encourage referencing official releases for accurate and updated progress," read the release.
This comes after the associate professor of American history argued in the lawsuit filed last week on December 21 in Moscow in Idaho District Court that Guillard made over 20 Tik Tok videos linking the professor to the violent stabbings despite never having met her in person, as previously reported. Scofield claimed the professor premeditated the killings because she was seeing Goncalves. Without providing any supporting evidence, Guillard claimed that Scofield committed the murders alongside another student, identified as JD, because Goncalves was attempting to separate and "keep from making the relationship public."
Who is Ashley Guillard?
Guillard, who goes by the handle Ashley Solves Mysteries on TikTok, claims to have over 105K followers and 2.6 million likes. She also claims to be a military veteran, having served in the US Army from 2003 to 2007 as an HR Sergeant, as reported earlier. She has authored books with titles like ‘The War on Your Money’ and ‘Live in Fantasy Land.’