Where were Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle on night of bloody Idaho murders? Police timeline of events
MOSCOW, IDAHO: The four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed numerous times in their off-campus residence were "likely asleep" when they were attacked, according to a Friday evening police update on the case on November 25. Authorities disclosed some new details about the terrible deaths that left the campus community in shock and grief during the press conference.
According to the update, detectives have conducted 38 more interviews with people "who may have information" about the killings and took the contents of three dumpsters on the road where the house was located in case there was any evidence left behind. Investigators have also reached out to local businesses on whether anybody had just purchased a "fixed-blade knife."
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The University of Idaho student massacre investigation team revealed that they are looking for the person who drove two victims, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21, from the food truck to their home. The four students were killed within a few hours of the duo being dropped off.
On the evening of November 12th, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were at a local bar called Corner Club at 202 N. Main Street, in downtown Moscow, between 10 pm and 1.30 am on November 13th. At approximately 1.40 am, Kaylee and Madison were seen on video at a local food vendor called the 'Grub Truck' at 318 S. Main Street and used a private party for a ride home from downtown to arrive at their 1122 King Road residence around 1:56 a.m. Their arrival time at the house was updated based on digital evidence collected by investigators.
The other key question is what were Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle doing on the night of November 12, just hours before the two were brutally stabbed, alongwith Kaylee and Madison? Investigators have determined that Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were last seen alive at the party at Sigma Chi house on the University of Idaho Campus at 735 Nez Perce Drive — they reached the party between 8-9 pm. At approximately 1.45 am, Ethan and Xana are believed to have returned to the residence at 1122 King Road. It was earlier reported that Ethan lived at the house too, however, it has now been proven that he was merely a visitor, as reported by Moscow Police Department on November 25.
Detectives suspect the two surviving roommates were also out, moving independently around town on November 12th evening but they too returned home by 1 am that night. They didn't get out of bed until later in the morning on November 13. The surviving roommates called friends to the apartment on November 13, believing that one of the second-floor victims had passed out and was not waking up. A 911 call at 11.58 am requested assistance for an unconscious person. The call was placed from within the residence on one of the surviving roommates' cell phones. Before Moscow Police arrived, several persons spoke with the 911 dispatcher. Officers entered the house and discovered two victims on the second floor and two more victims on the third floor, as per reports.