The mother of one of the four University of Idaho students who were fatally stabbed in Moscow, Idaho, last month, Kaylee Goncalves, has spoken out against the manner in which the crime was carried out.
The investigation into the deadly stabbings of her 21-year-old daughter, Madison Mogen, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin—all of whom shared an off-campus residence—was discussed by Goncalves’ mother, Kristi, with ABC News on Wednesday.
“This person went in very methodical,” Kristi Goncalves said. “I think he really thought it out. I think he was quick, I think it was quiet. And he got in and he got out.”
On November 13, the four deceased were located in their 1122 King Road house near the university. The Moscow Police Department has not officially named a suspect or person of interest as of Thursday. Police have also been unable to find the weapon that was used, despite having earlier stated that they were looking for a “fixed-blade knife.”
In a recent interview with Newsweek, veteran FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole advanced a similar notion regarding a potential offender.
“When you murder four people, you’re gonna get in and out pretty quickly, and so in order to do that, and lowering your own risk level, you have to have some knowledge of that place,” O’Toole said. “This is a very violent person and so there’s gonna be violence in their background, and the violence could be towards other people, it could be towards animals, it could be domestic violence, but this is not the first time this person has acted out violently.”
Throughout the investigation, police have released limited information to the public, which has prompted an array of theories and speculation across social media.
