4 college students murdered in Idaho: Here’s what we know about the mysterious murders

Mystery still hangs over the circumstances that led to the deaths of four college students in Idaho nearly 10 days ago.

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Stacy Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20 and Madison Mogen, 21 were found dead on November 13.

The victims were stabbed, according to the coroner. The murder weapon has still not been found by the police and no suspect has yet been arrested, reports CNN.

The four young adults were in the house they shared outside the University of Idaho campus in the city of Moscow.

Investigators have begun to reconstruct the chain of events that led to the deaths of the four students, according to CNN.

Here is what we know so far:

Stacy Chapin and Xana Kernodle attended a party at the Sigma Chi fraternity residence between 8 and 9 p.m. Saturday night, the day before their bodies were discovered.

Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were at a local sports bar at 10 p.m. Saturday night and 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The two housemates then ordered food from a street food truck.

They waited about 10 minutes for their food, while talking among themselves and with other people waiting near the truck.

The truck manager told CNN they did not appear worried, distressed or in danger.

Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were driven home by “an individual” and arrived around 1:45 a.m. Officers do not believe the driver was involved in the students’ deaths, according to police.

The four victims were all home around 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning.




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A 911 call was made shortly before noon on Sunday.

Police responding to the call found the four students dead. There was no sign of a forced entry when officers arrived.

Two other people were in the house and were probably sleeping during the attack. They were not injured and police do not believe they were involved in the murder.

Some of the victims had injuries that showed they tried to defend themselves and there were no signs of sexual assault, according to the latest police information reported by CNN.

The police would not specify the identity of the person who contacted 911, saying only that it was made from the phone of one of the surviving roommates. The person who made the call, however, is not a suspect, according to the police.

A dog was also found in the house. “He was not injured and was sent to an animal service center before being handed over to a responsible person,” the Moscow police department said in a Facebook post.

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