Within the bucolic North Idaho border town where residents regularly didn’t bother to lock their doors, the shocking incident has shaken their sense of security.
By Kevin Fixler and Angela PalermoMOSCOW, Idaho — It’s been one month since four University of Idaho students were found dead in an off-campus home, abruptly thrusting this college town into an unfamiliar spotlight that some fear may forever link it to the baffling crime the community is still struggling to comprehend.
“Nobody in this town is ever prepared for the magnitude of an incident like this,” he said. “In the past, we’ve had other incidents, but the perpetrator’s been in hand within hours and the case is closed.” FILE – The moon rises on Nov. 29, 2022, as a Moscow police officer stands guard in his vehicle at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho. It’s been nearly three weeks since four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, but there are still more questions than answers surrounding the investigation.
Idaho State Police Trooper Brandalyn Crapo stands guard on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 as she works near the podium at a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho. People attending a vigil for the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Nov. 13, 2022, cry as they listen to family members talk about the victims, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Moscow, Idaho.
Bare spots are seen Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in the snowy parking lot in front of the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho after vehicles belonging to the victims and others were towed away earlier in the day. The university will be holding a system-wide vigil Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, 2022 in memory of the students, as investigators continue to look for a suspect and motive in the killings.
During that period, police have yet to land on a suspect, or locate the large fixed-blade knife officials say was used in the early Sunday morning slayings less than two weeks before Thanksgiving. Expanding concerns of a potential cold case — especially among some of the victims’ grieving family members — warn of a lasting cloud that could hang over the community for years to come.
Kernodle, also majoring in marketing, was remembered by her older sister as the more worldly of the two. She rarely allowed an opportunity to pass her by, and easily made friends throughout the campus, including across Greek life. On Saturday at the university’s fall commencement, U of I President C. Scott Green honored the four victims in the midst of celebrating the accomplishment of members of the rest of the student body. Goncalves was set to be among the group of graduates.
This is not a place used to such notoriety. But residents’ usual anonymity is no longer a luxury they can depend upon. The uniquely designed three-story, six-bedroom King Road home, known to neighbors for frequent parties, has become etched in the minds of all who are tracking the investigation. The popular One World Cafe located downtown is the only place in Moscow to pick up a copy of The New York Times, where it’s sold at the register. One morning, patrons and workers suddenly found their community featured on the front page of the nation’s most prominent newspaper.
Risch said he’s received condolences from contacts in Britain, France and other places, too. He recognized that his alma mater will likely be associated with the deadly incident for years to come, but was hopeful of its eventual healing. Specifics such as the confirmed point of entry at the victims’ rental home, extent of their injuries — even who called and spoke with 911 dispatch late the morning after the deadly incident — remain shrouded in secrecy.
Likewise, Bettge, the city’s mayor, who initially termed the almost-unspeakable incident a “crime of passion” in an interview with The New York Times before later that day walking back the characterization — calling it just one of many possibilities — said the month since the quadruple homicide has been the most difficult of his political career.
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