Idaho victims on camera moments before massacre
A nightclub CCTV image is believed to show two of the Idaho massacre victims just before they were killed, as police continue to struggle to solve the case.
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A new image has emerged online that appears to show two of the slain University of Idaho students at a bar shortly before they and two others were stabbed to death in their sharehouse.
The surveillance photo, posted on Reddit, allegedly shows Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen inside the Corner Club in the university town of Moscow, Idaho, in the early hours of November 13, the NY Post reports.
Police had previously confirmed that the 21-year-olds spent several hours at the venue before returning to their home, where they were killed along with Xana Kernodle, 20, and her boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20.
So far investigators have not been able to produce any motive or suspect in the baffling case.
The two women in the image are seen standing among a group of people – wearing the same clothes as Goncalves and Mogen before the shocking crime.
The timestamp seen on the leaked security camera image is 1.32am. If accurate, it would appear to show the pair moments before they left the bar to go home.
Authorities have said the two roommates were at the bar from about 10.30pm on November 12, to roughly 1.30am on November 13, before stopping at a food truck and then grabbing a cab that drove them home, where they arrived just before 2am.
Police said Kernodle and Chapin returned a few minutes earlier after they attended a party at the nearby Sigma Chi fraternity house.
Police have said the four students were killed between 3am and 4am.
On Tuesday, Moscow police captain Anthony Dahlinger told Fox News that investigators knew about the image, though the source of the leak was unclear.
Police declined to verify its authenticity or comment about who it shows.
A man behind the bar also declined to comment.
“Our hearts are hurting,” the club said in a comment last month. “Hug your loved ones, call that friend you haven’t talked to for too long, be there for each other, travel home safely.”
On Tuesday, police said they believe someone is withholding information.
“Investigators believe someone has information that adds context to what occurred on the night of the murders,” police said, urging the public to continue sending in tips, photos and videos “whether you believe it is significant or not”.
Police have received almost 12,000 tips and over 4500 digital media submissions.
About a month after the murders, a car, believed to have been in the area of the home when the murders occurred, was being investigated by police.
However now, the white Hyundai Elantra was confirmed to be unconnected to the crime.
This article originally appeared on NY Post and was reproduced with permission
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