Idaho murders: Individual in white automobile noticed on video has ‘crucial’ data, police say

Police investigating the mysterious murders of 4 College of Idaho college students say they’re “assured” that the individual or individuals in a white Hyundai Elantra noticed close to the crime scene has “data that’s crucial” to the case.

Authorities introduced on Dec. 7 that they are trying to communicate with the occupant or occupants of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra that was within the “fast space” of the victims’ home in Moscow within the early hours of Nov. 13, when the crimes occurred.

Police stated they’re investigating surveillance video from a Moscow fuel station that reveals the white automobile that morning.

“To date we have now an inventory of roughly 22,000 registered white Hyundai Elantras that match into our standards that we’re sorting by way of,” Moscow police Capt. Roger Lanier stated in a video assertion on Thursday. “But it surely is probably not all of them — so the general public may help us.”

“Perhaps one in every of your neighbors has one within the storage they do not drive that always. Perhaps there’s one which’s simply not on the registration database,” he stated. “Tell us.”

Police have launched this white Hyundai Elantra inventory picture.

Moscow Police Chief James Fry stated in a video assertion Friday: “We have now checked out huge quantities of video of footage, particularly within the crucial digicam areas. We have appeared on the 24 hours previous to and the 24 hours after … and now we’re extending that out even additional to different cameras and different time frames.”

“We have now huge quantities of individuals this — a number of totally different teams simply trying on the totally different movies at totally different places, as a result of we have now investigators all throughout the nation which are reviewing these movies for us and sending us again data,” the chief stated.

The unsolved slayings happened within the early hours of Nov. 13, when roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, in addition to Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, had been all stabbed to dying within the women’ off-campus home.

No suspects have been recognized.

“This individual went in very methodical,” Kaylee Goncalves’ mother, Kristi Goncalves, instructed ABC Information on Wednesday. “I believe he actually thought it out. I believe he was fast, I believe it was quiet. And he acquired in and he acquired out.”

Two roommates in the home survived. Police stated the roommates are usually not suspects and certain slept by way of the murders. They had been on the bottom ground, whereas the 4 victims had been on the second and third flooring.

Lanier stated Monday that police “do have a whole lot of data” within the case that they are selecting to not launch to the general public.

“We’re not releasing particular particulars as a result of we don’t need to compromise this investigation,” he stated in a video assertion.

Kaylee’s dad, Steve Goncalves, urges anybody in Moscow with a surveillance system to come back ahead. He stated he is apprehensive a few of these key movies might be erased now {that a} month has handed.

“You may save this case,” he instructed ABC Information.

However, Lanier added, “We perceive that video has a finite life, and generally methods will report over itself, and so we began that course of very, very early.”

As college students head dwelling for the vacations, the chief promised that officers “will proceed to maintain up this tempo” within the investigation.

Police urge anybody with data to add digital media to fbi.gov/moscowidaho or contact the tip line at [email protected] or 208-883-7180.

ABC Information’ Nicholas Cirone contributed to this report.