The father of university student Madison Mogen, who was stabbed to death along with three of her friends, remains confident the case will be solved. Ben Mogen said the brutal killing of his 21-year-old daughter and friends Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, “isn’t something that people get away with”.
He has also described coping with misinformation circulating online in the aftermath, saying “I just have to take the higher road on that kind of stuff.”
It has been six weeks since the four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death while they slept at an off-campus house after a night out and the killer remains at large.
The murders have left the campus – located in the small city of Moscow – paralysed by fear with many students choosing to work remotely during the winter period.
Speaking to The Spokesman-Review, Mr Mogen described the heartbreaking moment his worst nightmare was realised and how he broke down in tears with Madison’s mother, Karen Lamarie.
He also believes the investigation will be solved, though police have yet to name a suspect.
Mr Mogen said: “From the very beginning, I’ve known that people don’t get away with these things these days.
“There’s too many things that you can get caught up on, like DNA and videos everywhere.
“This isn’t something that people get away with, that goes unsolved.”
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Reports online claiming the victims were tied and gagged have been dismissed, as was any link to an alcohol-related incident nearby at 3am on the night. This is around the same time the killings are believed to have been carried out.
Any link between a Red Mustang near the crime scene and the killings has also been ruled out by police, as has any connection between an overdose death in the city in February.
Grace Giger, a second year in English Education and Spanish has told Express.co.uk the campus resembles a “ghost town”.
She said: “Many students have not returned or are attending online – walking to class can feel like campus is a ghost town.
“However, those of us who are still here seem to be making efforts to find community and maintain routines the best we can.”
