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Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay was celebrating 50 Cent’s first record deal just one day before 2002 murder, slain DJ’s cousin says – New York Post

  1. Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay was celebrating 50 Cent’s first record deal just one day before 2002 murder, slain DJ’s cousin says New York Post
  2. Jam Master Jay ‘Was Worried,’ Started Carrying a Gun Days Before He Was Killed Rolling Stone
  3. Accused killer of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his lyrics used against him, judge rules USA TODAY
  4. She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay died The Associated Press
  5. Jam Master Jay death: Eyewitness identifies suspected killer of Run-DMC star Sky News

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Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail – Al Jazeera English

  1. Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail Al Jazeera English
  2. Suspects in Ecuador presidential candidate assasination killed in prison • FRANCE 24 English FRANCE 24 English
  3. Six suspects in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate killed in prison, authorities say The Guardian
  4. Six suspects in assassination of Ecuador candidate murdered in prison Reuters Canada
  5. Six Colombians held in assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate reported slain inside prison The Associated Press
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Ex-wife of slain Microsoft exec makes surprising legal move after arrest – New York Post

  1. Ex-wife of slain Microsoft exec makes surprising legal move after arrest New York Post
  2. Ex-wife charged with murder in ambush-style killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, may face death penalty CBS News
  3. Microsoft exec Jared Bridegan’s widow reveals last time she saw him alive – latest The Independent
  4. Family hopes something positive comes from Jared Bridegan’s murder FirstCoastNews.com WTLV-WJXX
  5. Ex-wife of Microsoft executive who was shot dead execution-style by a hitman fights against extradition from W Daily Mail
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Sons of slain Florida mom Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens blame themselves for her death: ‘Not fair that they have to deal with this’ – New York Post

  1. Sons of slain Florida mom Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens blame themselves for her death: ‘Not fair that they have to deal with this’ New York Post
  2. Florida woman charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of mom of four MSNBC
  3. Florida woman arrested after fatally shooting mother of 4 through front door in ‘neighborhood feud’: sheriff Fox News
  4. ‘Not justifiable’: Deputies arrest woman accused of shooting neighbor through door in Marion County WFTV Orlando
  5. Children of Black Florida mother who was killed after knocking on neighbor’s door consumed with guilt over her death CNN
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Murdered in cold blood: 10 things to know about slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed – Deccan Herald

  1. Murdered in cold blood: 10 things to know about slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed Deccan Herald
  2. Atiq Ahmed: The brazen murder of an Indian mafia don-turned-politician BBC
  3. Yogi’s Police expose Atiq Ahmed’s ISI, Lashkar links | Turkish gun from Pak used to kill don Hindustan Times
  4. The ‘suraksha’ story: How police encounters are justified in Uttar Pradesh The Indian Express
  5. Express View: When a state celebrates a police killing in cold blood, it thumbs its nose at the court and corrodes justice The Indian Express
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Riverside County Deputy Isaiah Cordero mourned by community, colleagues after he was slain by suspected killer William Shae McKay

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) — Community members and fellow law enforcement colleagues are mourning the loss of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Isaiah Cordero, who was killed in the line of duty.

Loved ones brought flowers and candles in Cordero’s memory to a growing memorial for the beloved deputy at the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station on Friday – many giving each other hugs as they shed tears.

Area resident Alicia Caloca remembered Cordero as a joyful person, who always smiled and looked happy.

The beloved deputy, 32, was shot and killed Thursday in the line of duty during a traffic stop. He had pulled over a pickup truck just before 2 p.m. in Jurupa Valley. As he approached the vehicle, the driver pulled a gun and shot him, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said at a Thursday evening news conference.

A witness called 911 and residents tried to help Cordero until paramedics arrived but he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

A massive manhunt then began for the shooter, who spotted in San Bernardino County, sparking a chase on freeways through both counties. A spike strip disabled two rear wheels but the truck kept going, the sheriff said.

News video showed dozens of California Highway Patrol and Sheriff’s Department vehicles, including an armored SWAT vehicle, chasing the truck.

On the 15 Freeway in Norco, the truck finally became disabled, losing an axle, and crashed, Bianco said.

“At the conclusion of the pursuit, the suspect fired rounds at deputies” with a handgun and they shot back, killing him, Bianco said.

The suspect, William Shae McKay, 44, of San Bernardino County, had a long and violent criminal history stretching back to before 2000 that included kidnapping, robbery and multiple arrests for assault with a deadly weapon, including a 2021 police chase in which a California Highway Patrol dog was stabbed, allegedly by an accomplice of McKay, the sheriff said.

William Shae McKay, 44, of San Bernardino County, is seen in a previous booking photo released by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

According to Bianco, McKay had been convicted of a “third strike” offense last year that should have put him in state prison for 25 years to life, but a San Bernardino County judge lowered his bail, allowing his release, and later released him following an arrest for failing to appear at his sentencing.

“He should have been immediately sentenced to 25 years to life,” Bianco said. “We would not be here today if the judge had done her job.” Bianco said.

Caloca, who brought flowers Friday morning to the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station to honor Cordero, believes the deputy’s death did not have to happen.

“This could have been prevented. It just kind of makes you more angry and a little bit more upset about how the system can be,” she said.

El Monte police officers delivered breakfast to the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station. They understand this community’s pain.

“I felt like my heart dropped,” said Ruben Quintana with El Monte Police.

Back in June, El Monte Police Sgt. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana were gunned down at a motel while a investigating a crime.

“My heart goes out to them. If I had a magic wand, I would wave it and rewind time. But unfortunately life doesn’t work that way. All I can do is offer my support in any way that I can,” Quintana said. “We grieve and mourn with them.”

Cordero was a motorcycle officer assigned to Jurupa Valley, a city that contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for policing services.

Cordero joined the 4,000-member strong department as a corrections deputy, worked in local jails, became a sworn deputy in 2018 and completed motor school to become a motorcycle deputy in September, Bianco said.

Cordero “learned from his mother the value of serving and helping others” and his goal at the department was always to become a motor deputy, Bianco said.

“He was naturally drawn to law enforcement and certainly embodied our motto of service above self,” Bianco said. “He was a jokester around the station and all of our deputies considered him their little brother.”

Several hours after the shooting, dozens of motorcycle officers and patrol cars escorted a hearse transporting the deputy’s flag-draped casket from the hospital to the county coroner’s office.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Idaho student murders update: State police won’t reveal why slain students were targeted to protect investigation

Video shows mystery man with slain Idaho students

Idaho State Police have revealed investigators won’t reveal details on why they believe the victims were targeted to protect the probe.

Authorities had previously said that the public would have to “trust them” on the notion that the killings of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were targeted because no details behind the reasoning would be released.

Aaron Snell, with Idaho State Police, told Fox News Digital on Saturday that information about the targeted murders is being handled with caution so as to not jeopardize the investigation, which has entered its second week with no arrests or major developments.

“And so if we just provide information to the public, I just don’t think that that’s going to be a wise choice,” he said.

Mr Snell also confirmed that authorities do not have a suspect at this time and said that keeping information “from view is going to be critical [in] trying to develop” the investigation in the future.

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Authorities will not release information on why they believe the attack was targeted

Aaron Snell, with Idaho State Police, told Fox News Digital on Saturday that information about the targeted murders is being handled with caution so as to not jeopardize the investigation, which has entered its second week with no arrests or major developments.

“And so if we just provide information to the public, I just don’t think that that’s going to be a wise choice,” he said.

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 14:39

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ICYMI: People who have been rruled out as suspects

Two weeks into the investigation, no arrests have been made and no suspects named.

Moscow police have ruled out several people as suspects in the grisly murders.

They have said that the two surviving housemates who were in the home at the time of the killings and the other friends who were in the home when the 911 call was made are not considered suspects at this time.

A man who was caught on camera with Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a food truck in the downtown area before they headed home and the private party who gave Mogen and Goncalves a ride home from the food truck have also been ruled out.

Goncalves’ former long-term boyfriend, with whom she shares a dog, is also not linked to the crime, police said.

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 13:49

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From campus to club to crime scene: What happened in the Idaho murder victims’ final hours?

It could have been anyone, in any US college town, on any Saturday night. That’s how typical the murdered students’ behaviour was in Moscow, Idaho, just hours before they were brutally stabbed to death, The Independent’s Sheila Flynn reports.

She writes: “The University of Idaho campus had been busy that day, a sea of gold and silver as the Vandals prepared for a home game against the UC Davis Aggies in the 16,000-seat Kibbie Dome.

“It was 28 degrees at kickoff – the weather was listed as a daunting “ice fog” – but happy, loyal fans turned out; the Vandals’ 44-26 loss was disappointing but did not deter the students from preparing to hit the town.

“Among them were five girls living in a three-bedroom rental home on King Road, just over a mile from the stadium and only two blocks from the edge of campus.”

Hours later, three of them and a fellow student were killed inside the home.

The Independent’s Sheila Flynn reports from on the ground in Moscow:

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 13:00

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Moscow police rule out link between University of Idaho murders and 2021 stabbing in Oregon

“There have been numerous media inquiries about a 1999 double stabbing in Pullman, Washington, and the 2021 double stabbing (with one death) in Salem, Oregon,” the statement read.

“While these cases share similarities … there does not appear to be any evidence to support the cases are related.”

This week, similarities were drawn between the knife attack on Juetten and his wife, who survived the violence, and the 13 November quadruple murders that took place at the victims’ off-campus rental home located 400 miles away in Moscow.

The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has the story:

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 11:30

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Surviving roommate of the four University of Idaho murder victims gets tattoo in their honour

As tributes continue to pour in for Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen more than ten days after they were stabbed to death, their roommate has chosen to immortalize their legacy on her skin, The Sun reports.

On Tuesday, the survivor posted a picture of her ink featuring angel wings and the victims’ initials — MKXE — on VSCO. The wings are reminiscent of a tattoo Mogen also had on the back of her arm.

The Independent has chosen not to name the woman to avoid undue speculation. Authorities have reiterated that the two surviving roommates are not considered suspects in the brutal stabbings and are not necessarily witnesses of the crime.

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 10:00

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No suspects or arrests two weeks after the brutal stabbings

On Wednesday, authorities gave a press conference with virtually no updates, but pointed out that more than 1,000 tips have been received and 190 interviews have been conducted.

Moscow Police said that thousands of pictures were taken of the crime scene and DNA was also collected. Captain Roger Lanier said that the department believes the attack was targeted but won’t release information as to why they think so.

“You’re going to have to trust on that at this point because we are not going to release why we think that,” he said.

The FBI, Idaho State Police and Moscow Police Department have allocated $1m to the case and have assigned more than 130 officers and agents and a few behavioural analysts to work on it.

(AP/Datawrapper/City of Moscow Police Department)

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 08:30

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Terror grips Idaho college town after quadruple murder

Parents are ordering deadbolts, teens are asking for guns and the streets are empty in Moscow, locals tell The Independent’s Sheila Flynn.

Sheila writes: “Moscow Lock Shop can’t keep up with the demand for deadbolts.”

A student estimated that about 50 per cent of the student body left campus before the Thanksgiving break, while a local tattoo shop owner told The Independent that he is offering to check people’s homes before they close their doors for the night.

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Guns, deadbolts and mass student exodus: Terror grips Idaho town after murders

Parents are ordering deadbolts, teens are asking for guns and the streets are empty in Moscow. There is a killer – or killers – on the loose, ten days after four college students were murdered in their beds. Locals tell Sheila Flynn how fear is deepening as time goes by without any arrests and with little information from police

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Criminal experts reveal three key missteps in the investigation

While the public and grieving families have grown frustrated over the lack of information being released and the conspiracy theories fueled by internet sleuths, respectively, a retired NYPD sergeant told Fox that Moscow Police have revealed plenty.

“Investigators have given out too much information,” Joseph Giacalone, a 20-year police veteran and professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice told the network.

Mr Giacalone went on to criticise Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt, who appeared in several interviews with media outlets across the nation and divulged what Mr Giacalone described as speculation.

The Independent’s Andrea Blanco has the story:

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 05:30

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Victims ‘hosted parties with lots of people coming in and out of the house,’ neighbours say

Jeremy Reagan, a third-year law student who lives near the scene of the murders that shocked the university town of Moscow last week, told Fox News that the victims would often host self-contained gatherings and added that people went in and out of the house “pretty frequently.”

“There were parties that were kind of loud,” Mr Reagan said.

“As I would take my dog in and out to go to the bathroom [and] I would see people in the windows almost every night, probably four or five nights a week … it was kind of a party house but then again this whole neighbourhood is a party neighbourhood.”

Andrea Blanco27 November 2022 04:00

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Families of Idaho murder victims beg for conspiracists to stop

After University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were brutally murdered, their loved ones have tried to navigate grieve amid rampant rumours about the circumstances surrounding the killings.

“All the noise out there is really harming the families,” a friend of Kristi and Steve Goncalves, Kaylee’s parents, told The Independent. “And it’s taking the police down trails that are not real and taking them away from the ones that are.”

Police have issued similar pleas updating their social media posts repeatedly to address specific inaccuracies circulating.

They shot down reports that the skinning of a nearby pet dog was related to the murders; then they said a report of a man waiting in a woman’s car was “unfounded.”

The Independent’s Sheila Flynn has the story:

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University of Idaho student stabbings: 2 weeks after police found 4 slain victims, here’s where the investigation stands



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Two weeks after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, dozens of local, state and federal investigators are still working to determine who carried out the brutal attack.

After sifting through more than 1,000 tips and conducting at least 150 interviews, investigators have yet to identify a suspect or uncover a murder weapon, which is believed to be a fixed-blade knife.

The four students – Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21 – were found stabbed to death on November 13 in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The killings have unsettled the campus community and the town of about 25,000, which has not seen a murder since 2015.

Police believe the attack was targeted. Authorities said they have not ruled out the possibility that more that one person may be involved in the killings.

On the night of the murders, Goncalves and Mogen were at a sports bar, and Chapin and Kernodle were seen at a fraternity party. Two roommates were at the home when police were called to the residence around noon the next day, though investigators do not believe they were involved in the deaths.

More than 260 digital submissions, which could include photos and videos, have been submitted by the public to an FBI tip form, the Moscow Police Department said in a release Friday. The department is asking for any tips or video footage of the places the victims went that night, even if there is no discernible movement or content in them.

“Detectives are also seeking additional tips and surveillance video of any unusual behavior on the night of November 12th into the early hours of November 13th while Kaylee and Madison were in downtown Moscow and while Ethan and Xana were at the Sigma Chi house,” the release said.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has committed up to $1 million of state emergency funds to assist the ongoing investigation, Idaho State Police Col. Kedrick Wills said during a press conference earlier this week.

Here’s what we know about the investigation.

So far, using the evidence collected at the scene and the trove of tips and interviews, investigators have been able to piece together a rough timeline and a map of the group’s final hours.

Investigators believe all four victims had returned to the home by 2 a.m. the night of the stabbings. Two surviving roommates had also gone out in Moscow that night, police said, and returned to the house by 1 a.m.

Police earlier said Goncalves and Mogen returned to the home by 1:45 a.m., but they updated the timeline Friday, saying digital evidence showed the pair returned at 1:56 a.m. after visiting a food truck and being driven home by a “private party.”

The next morning, the surviving roommates “summoned friends to the residence because they believed one of the second-floor victims had passed out and was not waking up,” police said in a release. Somebody called 911 from the house at 11:58 a.m. using one of the surviving roommates’ phones.

“The call reported an unconscious person,” Moscow Police Capt. Roger Lanier said Wednesday. “During that call the dispatcher spoke to multiple people who were on scene.”

When police arrived, they found two victims on the second floor and two victims on the third floor. There was no sign of forced entry or damage, police said.

A coroner determined the four victims were each stabbed multiple times and were likely asleep when the attacks began. Some of the students had defensive wounds, according to the Latah County Coroner.

At least 113 pieces of physical evidence have been collected, about 4,000 crime scene photographs were taken and several 3-D scans of the house were made, according to police. Detectives also collected the contents of three dumpsters on the street in case they held any evidence.

In an effort to locate the murder weapon, investigators contacted local businesses to determine if a fixed-blade knife had been purchased.

As the weeks stretch on without a named suspect or significant advances in the case, a flurry of rumors has arisen about the killings. Moscow police addressed the issue in a news release Friday and attempted to quash some of the hearsay.

“There is speculation, without factual backing, stoking community fears and spreading false facts. We encourage referencing official releases for accurate information and updated progress,” the release said.

Several people have been ruled out as suspects for the time being, the police department said, including:

  • The two surviving roommates
  • Other people in the house when 911 was called
  • The person who drove Goncalves and Mogen home
  • A man seen in surveillance video from a food truck visited by Goncalves and Mogen
  • A man Goncalves and Mogen called “numerous times” in the hours before their death

The police also said reports that the victims were tied or gagged are inaccurate and stressed that the identity of the 911 caller has not been released.

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Idaho students: Food truck video of slain students offers timeline of their final hours



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Two of the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Sunday were last seen alive ordering at a late-night food truck in Moscow, Idaho, at about 1:41 a.m., the truck’s live Twitch stream shows.

In the video, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves order $10 worth of carbonara from Grub Truckers and wait about 10 minutes for their food. As they wait, they can be seen chatting with each other and other people standing by the truck.

Joseph Woodall, 26, who manages the food truck, told CNN the two students did not seem to be in distress or in danger in any way.

The food truck video offers a helpful timeline of their final hours, Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said Wednesday, in a quadruple murder case that remains wide open, with no suspect and no murder weapon and a reportedly bloody scene where investigators were still working Thursday.

The students – Mogen, Goncalves, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle – were all found stabbed to death in their shared off-campus home on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Autopsies have been completed and the results will be revealed when available, an employee at the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office told CNN. Police on Thursday issued a release from Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt listing the cause of death as homicide and the manner of death as stabbing. No autopsy details were included.

The killings and the lack of information from authorities have rankled residents of Moscow, a city of 25,000 that hasn’t recorded a murder since 2015, according to state police data. Local police are working with the FBI and state police to hunt down a suspect.

Despite the lack of an arrest or suspect, Moscow police initially described the killings as a “targeted attack” and said there was no threat to the public. Fry backtracked some on Wednesday in his first news conference on the case.

“We cannot say there’s no threat to the community,” Fry said. “And as we have stated, please stay vigilant, report any suspicious activity and be aware of your surroundings at all times.”

Some students left the area days head of fall recess, which begins Monday.

“Everybody kinda went back home because they’re scared (with no suspect) caught,” student Nathan Tinno, who was planning to leave Friday after attending some classes, told CNN. “It’s definitely uneasy.”

University President Scott Green said students are encouraged to do what is right for them and they have the administration’s support.

Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson told NBC’s “Today Show” on Thursday investigators are still working to determine a suspect.

“We have no one in custody, and the police have been unable to identify who is responsible for these homicides,” he said.

Jim Chapin, the father of Ethan Chapin, issued a statement Wednesday calling on police to release further information about the killings.

“There is a lack of information from the University of Idaho and the local police, which only fuels false rumors and innuendo in the press and social media,” he said. “The silence further compounds our family’s agony after our son’s murder. For Ethan and his three dear friends slain in Moscow, Idaho, and all of our families, I urge officials to speak the truth, share what they know, find the assailant, and protect the greater community.”

Green said they have been working with police to get information out to the public.

“We have helped when asked and continually pushed for as much information as possible, knowing we cannot interfere with the important work of a good investigation,” he said in a statement.

Police have begun to lay out a timeline of what happened in the hours leading up to the killings, though much remains unknown.

Chapin and Kernodle were at a party on campus Saturday night, while Mogen and Goncalves were at a downtown bar before they all returned to the home early Sunday sometime after 1:45 a.m., Fry said.

All four were fatally stabbed at some point in the early morning hours Sunday, Fry said, but there was no 911 call until noon. The chief didn’t reveal who called 911. The coroner’s release says the four were pronounced dead at noon.

Two additional roommates were home at the time of the deaths, neither of whom were injured nor held hostage, Green said. The two roommates have been fully cooperative with law enforcement, Idaho State Police spokesman Aaron Snell told CNN on Wednesday.

“There was other people home at that time, but we’re not just focusing just on them, we’re focusing on everybody that may be coming and going from that residence,” Fry said.

After the 911 call about an unconscious person came in, officers found the door to the home open and a gruesome crime scene.

There was no evidence of forced entry, Fry said. “We’re not 100% sure the door was unlocked, there was no damage to anything and the door was still open when we got there,” Fry said.

There was “quite a bit of blood in the apartment,” Mabbutt told CNN affiliate KXLY Tuesday.

“It was a pretty traumatic scene to find four dead college students in a residence,” she said.

Just hours before their deaths, Goncalves had posted a photo of the group with the caption, “one lucky girl to be surrounded by these ppl everyday,” adding a heart emoji.

The 21-year-old from Rathdrum, Idaho, was a senior majoring in general studies and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

Her older sister, Alivea Goncalves, sent a statement to the Idaho Statesman on behalf of her family and Mogen’s.

“They were smart, they were vigilant, they were careful and this all still happened,” she said. “No one is in custody and that means no one is safe. Yes, we are all heartbroken. Yes, we are all grasping. But more strong than any of these feelings is anger. We are angry. You should be angry.”

Mogen, 21, was from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and a senior majoring in marketing. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Chapin, 20, was one of three triplets, all of whom are enrolled at the University of Idaho, his family said in a statement. He was a freshman from Conway, Washington, majoring in recreation, sport and tourism management. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

“Ethan lit up every room he walked into and was a kind, loyal, loving son, brother, cousin, and friend,” his mother, Stacy Chapin, said. “Words cannot express the heartache and devastation our family is experiencing. It breaks my heart to know we will never be able to hug or laugh with Ethan again, but it’s also excruciating to think about the horrific way he was taken from us.”

Kernodle, 20, was from Avondale, Arizona. She was majoring in marketing and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She was “positive, funny and loved by everyone who met her,” said her older sister, Jazzmin Kernodle.

“She was so lighthearted, and always lifted up a room,” Jazzmin Kernodle said. “She made me such a proud big sister, and I wish I could have had more time with her. She had so much life left to live. My family and I are at a loss of words, confused, and anxiously waiting for updates on the investigation.”

She also offered condolences to the other victims and their families. “My sister was so lucky to have them in her life.”

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Idaho students: Food truck video of slain students offers timeline of their final hours



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Two of the four University of Idaho students who were killed on Sunday were last seen alive ordering at a late-night food truck in Moscow, Idaho, at about 1:41 a.m., the truck’s live Twitch stream shows.

In the video, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves order $10 worth of carbonara from Grub Truckers and wait about 10 minutes for their food. As they wait, they can be seen chatting with each other and other people standing by the truck.

Joseph Woodall, 26, who manages the food truck, told CNN the two students did not seem to be in distress or in danger in any way.

The food truck video offers a helpful timeline of their final hours, Moscow Police Department Chief James Fry said Wednesday, in a quadruple murder case that remains wide open, with no suspect and no murder weapon and a reportedly bloody scene where investigators were still working Thursday.

The students – Mogen, Goncalves, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle – were all found stabbed to death in their shared off-campus home on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Autopsies have been completed and the results will be revealed when available, an employee at the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office told CNN. Police on Thursday issued a release from Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt listing the cause of death as homicide and the manner of death as stabbing. No autopsy details were included.

The killings and the lack of information from ammuthorities have rankled residents of Moscow, a city of 25,000 that hasn’t recorded a murder since 2015, according to state police data. Local police are working with the FBI and state police to hunt down a suspect.

Despite the lack of an arrest or suspect, Moscow police initially described the killings as a “targeted attack” and said there was no threat to the public. Fry backtracked some on Wednesday in his first news conference on the case.

“We cannot say there’s no threat to the community,” Fry said. “And as we have stated, please stay vigilant, report any suspicious activity and be aware of your surroundings at all times.”

Some students left the area days head of fall recess, which begins Monday.

“Everybody kinda went back home because they’re scared (with no suspect) caught,” student Nathan Tinno, who was planning to leave Friday after attending some classes, told CNN. “It’s definitely uneasy.”

Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson told NBC’s “Today Show” on Thursday investigators are still working to determine a suspect.

“We have no one in custody, and the police have been unable to identify who is responsible for these homicides,” he said.

Jim Chapin, the father of Ethan Chapin, issued a statement Wednesday calling on police to release further information about the killings.

“There is a lack of information from the University of Idaho and the local police, which only fuels false rumors and innuendo in the press and social media,” he said. “The silence further compounds our family’s agony after our son’s murder. For Ethan and his three dear friends slain in Moscow, Idaho, and all of our families, I urge officials to speak the truth, share what they know, find the assailant, and protect the greater community.”

University President Scott Green said they have been working with police to get information out to the public.

“We have helped when asked and continually pushed for as much information as possible, knowing we cannot interfere with the important work of a good investigation,” he said in a statement Wednesday.

Police have begun to lay out a timeline of what happened in the hours leading up to the killings, though much remains unknown.

Chapin and Kernodle were at a party on campus Saturday night, while Mogen and Goncalves were at a downtown bar before they all returned to the home early Sunday sometime after 1:45 a.m., Fry said.

All four victims were fatally stabbed at some point in the early morning hours Sunday, Fry said, but there was no 911 call until noon. The chief didn’t reveal who called 911. The coroner’s release says the four were pronounced dead at noon.

Two additional roommates were home at the time of the deaths, neither of whom were injured nor held hostage, Green said. The two roommates have been fully cooperative with law enforcement, Idaho State Police spokesman Aaron Snell told CNN on Wednesday.

“There was other people home at that time, but we’re not just focusing just on them, we’re focusing on everybody that may be coming and going from that residence,” Fry said.

After the 911 call about an unconscious person came in, officers found the door to the home open and a gruesome crime scene.

There was no evidence of forced entry, Fry said. “We’re not 100% sure the door was unlocked, there was no damage to anything and the door was still open when we got there,” Fry said.

There was “quite a bit of blood in the apartment,” Mabbutt told CNN affiliate KXLY Tuesday.

“It was a pretty traumatic scene to find four dead college students in a residence,” she said.

Just hours before their deaths, Goncalves had posted a photo of the group with the caption, “one lucky girl to be surrounded by these ppl everyday,” adding a heart emoji.

The 21-year-old from Rathdrum, Idaho, was a senior majoring in general studies and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

Her older sister, Alivea Goncalves, sent a statement to the Idaho Statesman on behalf of her family and Mogen’s.

“They were smart, they were vigilant, they were careful and this all still happened,” she said. “No one is in custody and that means no one is safe. Yes, we are all heartbroken. Yes, we are all grasping. But more strong than any of these feelings is anger. We are angry. You should be angry.”

Mogen, 21, was from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and a senior majoring in marketing. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.

Chapin, 20, was one of three triplets, all of whom are enrolled at the University of Idaho, his family said in a statement. He was a freshman from Conway, Washington, majoring in recreation, sport and tourism management. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

“Ethan lit up every room he walked into and was a kind, loyal, loving son, brother, cousin, and friend,” his mother, Stacy Chapin, said. “Words cannot express the heartache and devastation our family is experiencing. It breaks my heart to know we will never be able to hug or laugh with Ethan again, but it’s also excruciating to think about the horrific way he was taken from us.”

Kernodle, 20, was from Avondale, Arizona. She was majoring in marketing and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

She was “positive, funny and loved by everyone who met her,” said her older sister, Jazzmin Kernodle.

“She was so lighthearted, and always lifted up a room,” Jazzmin Kernodle said. “She made me such a proud big sister, and I wish I could have had more time with her. She had so much life left to live. My family and I are at a loss of words, confused, and anxiously waiting for updates on the investigation.”

She also offered condolences to the other victims and their families. “My sister was so lucky to have them in her life.”

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