Idaho police say forensic results back two weeks after college students' bodies ... trends now
It's been almost three weeks since four University of Idaho students were found brutally killed in their home and forensic results are finally coming back.
In a new interview, Idaho State Police communications director Aaron Snell said that some, but not all, of the forensic tests run have begun to arrive into the hands of detectives investigating the quadruple murder.
'I do know that each type of testing… some take longer than others. And I also do know that there have been results that have been returned and those go directly to the investigators,' Snell said Wednesday.
The communications director continued, stating that the results are used to help 'paint that picture' when it comes to the stabbing deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Maddie Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Some of the forensic evidence recovered from the Moscow, Idaho home where four college students were brutally murdered has returned two weeks after their deaths
Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Maddie Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20 were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house on November 13
This is the home where the four students were found stabbed to death earlier this month
In the interview with Fox News, Snell did not however comment on whether DNA belonging to the four victims or two living roommates was recovered at the scene.
In total, more than 110 pieces of physical evidence was collected and roughly 4,000 photos were taken at the Moscow, Idaho home where the students were killed.
An additional 488 digital media submissions are also being examined by detectives investigating the case.
According to the communications director for the Idaho State Police, detectives and officers involved in this case have been 'working 24/7 in the lab' in order to solve this case as quickly as possible.
Snell's most recent update also comes just days after five vehicles were seized from the home where the four students had been killed.
The cars were towed from the residence and hauled away to 'a more secure long-term storage location to continue processing evidence,' Moscow Police said in a statement on Tuesday.
Detectives were back at the home Monday, as well, dusting for fingerprints and walking the nearby wooded area to search for any possible clues or evidence that had been missed during the first several pass-throughs.
Idaho State Police communications director Aaron Snell said labs are 'working 24/7' to go through any and all evidence related to the murders
Goncalves and Mogen, pictured left, were found stabbed to death on top of their beds on the top floor of the house they shared in Moscow, Idaho. College sweethearts Chapin and Kernodle, pictured right, were found in a second floor bedroom
Police said they received a call about an 'unconscious person' just before noon that day, when a friend thought at least one of the victims had passed out and would not wake up
As of November 30- 17 days out from when the students were murdered- no suspects have been publicly identified. The murder weapon, believed to be fixed-blade knife, also has not been recovered.
Earlier this week, Kaylee's father Steve Gonclaves revealed he did not have a funeral for his daughter for fear her 'monster' killer would attend.
In an interview with Fox News, the girl's father also said that police have reached out to multiple outside agencies for additional help with the case and the massive amount of evidence that needs to be tested and sorted.
'They're gonna have to go through that point by point and that's going to take a lot of time,' he told Fox. 'That's why they reached out to other facilities to help them with that lab work.'
Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were found on the top floor in their beds. Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle were found in a second-floor bedroom while survivors Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke were sleeping on the first floor
Police in the past have stated that they believe the murders were 'targeted' but they have not shared which student was the intended victim.
Despite public outcry, law enforcement officials have also not released a profile relating to the killer and have said that it could damage their investigation.
Police said they believe releasing a profile could lead to more fear and suspicion in the town.
Currently, many students at the University of Idaho have already expressed interest in staying home after winter break or transitioning to online classes, officials said.
Moscow Police officials said Sunday they've seen an uptick in calls from worried residents reporting 'unusual circumstances.'
In the last month, they said they have received over 70 calls, up from just 18 for the same issue throughout October.
'We understand there is a sense of fear within our community,' police said.
Former FBI investigator Bill Daly recently posed his own theory into the stabbings after police revealed there has been an increase in 'unusual circumstances' since the students were murdered.
Former FBI investigator Bill Daly told Fox News that he believes the Idaho quadruple murders was a targeted attack and that someone in the slain college students' orbit caused it to happen
'There are a couple of things that are starting to suggest that there was someone in these people's
