CRIME experts have compared the University of Idaho murders with the Gainesville Ripper, as police desperately try to find a suspect in the massacre.
On Sunday morning, four Idaho students were brutally attacked and killed in their Idaho home. Joseph Scott Morgan, an ex-medical examiner, said that the attack has caused fear in the community much like Danny Rolling (the killer who inspired the Scream films).
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“I remember back then the parents were terrified at the University of Florida because of this,”Morgan only spoke to The U.S. Sun in 1990 about the slayings.
“And you see that kind of playing out here too.”
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, was stabbed to death in her Moscow home early Sunday morning, along with her roommates Madison Mogen, 21, and Xana Kernodle, 20, as well as Xana’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, autopsy results confirm.
The Moscow Police Department warned at a news conference on Wednesday that the students’ killer is “still out there”With few leads on a suspect.
Officials also believe that the incident occurred as a result of a human error. “targeted”Attack, but have not provided any indication of why students were chosen.
As it became clearer that two victims had called friends multiple times in the moments leading up to their death, it is believed more information about the case is being released. A relative of one of them told this story. Inside Edition.
Morgan, a Jacksonville State University scholar and professor of applied forensics was able to recall working as a medical examiner during the Gainesville Ripper’s escape. He pointed out striking similarities in the events.
Danny Rolling was executed by officials after he was found guilty of killing five University of Florida students during a vicious spree of murders.
Serial killer murdered, dismembered and even decapitated victims using a large KA-BAR knife that was specifically designed for military combat.
Moscow officials are searching for a comparable weapon. They have even visited supply stores to find out if anyone has sold military-grade blades in the past. Idaho Statesman reported.
Morgan, who is also the podcast’s host, has a wealth of experience in crime scene investigations. Body BagsAccording to, the home is likely to be a “horrifically bloody scene.”
Fox News Digital captured an image that appears to show blood running outside the house. Morgan said it was a disturbing sight. “striking.”
“I don’t know that I have sufficient verbiage for that,”He said.
“And I gotta be honest with you, I don’t know in all of my years of working multiple death scenes where I ever have seen blood that is seeping outside of a residence.”
NO FORCED ENTERING
Although it is not clear when the murders occurred, Moscow Mayor Art Bettge stated that they likely took place between 3 and 4 AM.
The bodies weren’t discovered until the afternoon by police responding to a report of an unconscious person at the home.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry would not say who it was that called 911, but officials did confirm that two other people were found alive and unhurt in the large home.
Haunting video footage showed two of the victims chatting and getting a late-night snack at a food truck on a night out just hours before their brutal deaths.
The video shows a man in a hooded mask standing near the two women. This is Mogen and Goncalves. Cops are investigating.
Chapin, Kernodle and Kernodle were also present at the party.
Morgan suggested that the police chief stated that there was no evidence of forced entry at the house. This could indicate that the victims might have known the suspect.
“You begin to think, was the perpetrator known so that the victim would let their guard down and open the door for them?”He said.
“Or was someone waiting for them back at the apartment and then essentially attacked them when they walked in?”
Morgan also inquired about the familiarity of the suspect with the space. The suspect might have been able to identify the best spots to wait.
PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES?
The police have now retracted their initial statement that there was no threat to the small Idaho town, despite declaring that the murders were an imminent threat. “isolated, targeted attack.”
“We don’t have any suspects at the moment and that person is still out there.
“We cannot say there is no threat to the community and as we have stated, please stay vigilant, report any suspicious activity and be aware of your surroundings at all times.”
Morgan claims that Morgan is correct in stating that there are a “targeted”An attack can mean anything, but it does not necessarily make the community safe.
“If you’ve got somebody that has an interest in killing women, for instance, that’s targeted,”According to The U.S. Sun, he agreed.
Morgan suggests that the crime could have been motivated by the specific location.
The crime expert recommended that police are explicit about this information, saying that public safety should always be a priority during an investigation.
The sister of one of the victims slammed suggestions that the public isn’t at risk as she wrote: “No one is in custody and therefore no one is safe.
“Whoever did this … is still out there and if he is sick enough to murder FOUR sweet, innocent humans so brutally, he is sick enough to do it to anyone else.”
“Everybody needs to be on the same sheet of music,” Morgan said.
“They need to assure the community that everything is fine.
“And if they are not, they must continue to remind them to be on the watch.
“Be aware of your surroundings. Cause this is a very dangerous person.”
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