Idaho law enforcement is ‘certain’ that the white Hyundai Elantra spotted near the crime scene where four students were brutally slain contains ‘crucial’ evidence in the case.
Captain Roger Lanier of the Moscow Police Department stated on Thursday that they are combing through a database of 22,000 registered white Hyundai Elantras that meet their requirements.
Lanier emphasized that the police still required public assistance, stating that the 22,000 white Elantras in the area’may not be all’.
Police are investigating video footage from an Exxon Mobil gas station that shows a vehicle speeding by around 3:45 a.m. on November 13, approximately one mile from where Maddie Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, were fatally stabbed while sleeping in their off-campus home between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.
ABC News reported on December 7 that police were seeking to speak with the occupant or occupants of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was in the ‘near proximity’ of the victims’ residence on November 13, when the murders happened.
On December 7, police released the crucial information that they were seeking to speak with the occupant(s) of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was in the ‘near region’ of the victims’ residence on November 13, when the murders happened.
Police say they are analyzing a surveillance video from a Moscow Exxon Mobil gas station that shows the white automobile on November 13 morning.
Perhaps one of your neighbors has one in their garage that they rarely use. Perhaps one is missing from the registration database,’ the skipper speculated. Allow us to know.
On Thursday, Kristi and Steven Goncalves, Kaylee’s parents, asked area businesses to review CCTV footage after a gas station attendant discovered a film of a white Hyundai from the night of the unsolved murders.
Time is of the importance, since Tuesday marked one month since their daughter’s violent death. They are requesting that area businesses examine surveillance footage for additional leads.
She told Good Morning America that many of these miniature video cameras have 24-hour, one-week, and one-month markings.
“We’re approaching the end of the month,” Kaylee’s father, Steven, stated. If the crucial piece of evidence is not available within that time range, then we must obtain it immediately.
The family of Xana Kernodle has been distributing flyers around the University of Idaho campus and to local communities to generate their own leads. According to the news source, the family’s objective is to distribute 5,000 flyers.
ABC News stated that Kristi Goncalves described her daughter’s killer as methodical.
I believe he gave it considerable consideration. I believe he was swift and it was silent. And he entered and exited,” Kristi added.
At this moment, no suspects have been identified. Two housemates who were present at the time of the murders but presumably slept through it are not suspects, according to authorities.
On November 13, authorities in Idaho reported that four University of Idaho students were slain while sleeping between 3 and 4 a.m. (Depicted are victims Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Maddie Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20)
Kristi and Steven Goncalves are concerned that they may lose crucial evidence as the one-month anniversary of their daughter’s death approaches. Now, they are requesting local businesses to review surveillance footage for additional hints.
Captain Roger Lanier of the Moscow Police Department delivers a press briefing.