MOSCOW, Idaho — Investigators skipped Thanksgiving in order to continue their hunt for a suspect in four unsolved killings at the University of Idaho. A third unsolved stabbing has resurfaced in the Pacific Northwest with strange similarities.
Reporters during a Wednesday news briefing Moscow police about the possible connection between the students’ slayings and a second unsolved stabbing, which left Travis Juetten dead and seriously injured his wife Jamilyn in Oregon.
Authorities declare An intruder attacked the coupleIn their sleep at 3 a.m., Aug. 13, 2021.
Travis Juetten, 26 years old, fought back but was too weak to fight his injuries. His 26-year-old wife survived 19 stab wounds.
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Map showing a string of killings in the Washington-Idaho-Oregon region
(Fox News Digital).
Moscow Police Chief James Fry announced Wednesday that the agency was looking at all possible avenues. He also stated that other agencies were reaching out to him with other cases. While he stated that his office had been informed about the case by the Moscow Police Chief James Fry, it was not aware of any connection between the two cases.
The next morning, The Idaho Tribune reportedThe third nearby attack had similar characteristics.
According to Oregon authorities Sandra Ladd, aged 71, was found murdered in her Washougal, Oregon home on June 14, 2020. Washougal police stated that her death was a homicide because she had multiple stab wounds to her torso.
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Sandra Ladd, aged 71, was found strangled to death in her home on June 2020.
(Oregon Crime Stoppers)
Although they were only 70 miles apart, the attacks on Oregon occurred 14 months apart. These locations are about five hours drive west from Moscow, Idaho.
According to police, University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin (20 years old), Madison Mogen (20 years old), and Kaylee Goncalves (21) were stabbed to death at 3:45 a.m. in a nearby rental house.
The incident occurred between 3 and 4 in the morning on the 13th of each month, just like the attack on Juettens.
The victims of the Nov. 13 University of Idaho Massacre.
(Instagram @xanakernodle / @maddiemogen / @kayleegoncalves)
Details about the timing of Ladd’s death were not immediately clear. Her body was discovered at 4:30 p.m. – in her bed, the Oregonian reported at the time.
In all three cases, there has not been a suspect identified.
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Aaron Snell of the Idaho State Police Communications Director told Fox News Digital on Thursday that investigators will be looking into possible connections between the cases.
Travis Juetten and Jamilyn Juetten were attacked at their home by an assailant with a knife on Aug. 13, 2021, around 3:00 AM.
(Marion County Sheriff’s office).
He said, “Unequivocally, even with not asking anybody, our investigators will be aware that.” “They will look into the possibility that they’re linked…anything that would be a remote possibility as a connection will be something that we consider.”
He stated that investigators had not “ruled out any idea, concept”, but it was too early for them to know definitively if any of the cases were connected.
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Two roommatesPolice say that the people who were found sleeping on the bottom floor in the home were not attacked.
They have been eliminated as suspects together with other witnesses who saw some of the victims on the night prior to their deaths.
Moscow City Police Department released an aerial map Nov. 18 showing the final movements of Ethan Chapin and Madison Mogen before their brutal execution at their home Nov. 13. A photo of the victims is shown in the foreground.
(Moscow City Police Department).
Moscow police stated that they believe The student assassinations were “targeted.”They declined to elaborate.
Investigators have not found a murder weapon and are asking anyone who has surveillance video in the area to provide it.
They also looked into reports that Goncalves was stalked before the attack.
Mourners leave notes on makeshift memorials throughout the city and on campus in memory of four University of Idaho students killed.
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Police released a statement saying that Kaylee had mentioned having a stalker but that detectives were unable to confirm the statement. “Investigators would like to hear from anyone who has information about a stalker, or any unusual cases,” police stated.
Anybody with information about the case is requested to call the tip-line at 208-883-7180Email tipline@ci.moscow.id.us.
