Surveillance footage appears to show Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen hours before quadruple homicide
Newly made public surveillance video reportedly taken on Nov. 13 appears to show University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen walking with a man in downtown Moscow hours before the quadruple stabbing.
MOSCOW, Idaho – EXCLUSIVE: Newly disclosed surveillance video said to have been taken early on Nov. 13 appears to show slain University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen walking with a man in downtown Moscow hours before the quadruple stabbing in a rental house steps away from campus.
The women appear to be wearing the same clothes Goncalves and Mogen were seen sporting that same evening on video outside a nearby food truck. The man walking with them is also wearing clothes that look like those on a man seen at the food truck whom police have said is not a suspect.
"Maddie, what did you say to Adam?" a woman asks as the group walks under an outdoor surveillance camera.
"Like, I told Adam everything," the second woman replies.
Screenshots from resident's camera and local food truck in the early hours of Nov. 13 show University of Idaho victims Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen hours before they were killed along with two friends at an off-campus rental home. (Kristine Cameron, Twitch/GrubTruckers)
The first woman's voice appears to match that of Goncalves on her TikTok.
According to Steve Goncalves, Kaylee's father, the "Adam" the women mention is not a suspect.
"We asked and did the obvious due diligence, and we looked into that, and it was pretty clear that this individual was not a part of the investigation as far as a suspect," Steve Goncalves, the father of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, said on Saturday's "Lawrence Jones Cross Country."
The video was first provided to Fox News Digital Saturday by Kristine Cameron and Alina Smith, the creators and administrators of the "University of Idaho Murders - Case Discussion" Facebook group, under the condition only a still frame and audio be used.
They told Fox News Digital it was provided to them by a Moscow resident who previously submitted it to police and believes making it public can provide greater context about the incident. On Sunday, permission was granted to show the full clip.
Ben Merkle, president of the New Saint Andrews school, which owns the building on Main Street in between the Corner Club and the food truck, told Fox News Digital Sunday that he had previously shared all of the footage Moscow police asked for with investigators. There are several cameras on the exterior. He said he played no role in the release of the video to the public.
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According to police, Goncalves and Mogen left the Corner Club bar at around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 13 and walked to the food truck, where they ordered and then hitched a ride back to their King Road home.
Screenshots from resident's camera and local food truck in the early hours of Nov. 13 show University of Idaho victims Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen hours before they were killed along with two friends at an off-campus rental home. (Kristine Cameron, Twitch/GrubTruckers)
Police said the driver is also not suspected in the crime.
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Cameron and Smith, whose group has more than 90,000 members closely following the case, provided the video claiming it shows the young man in the hoodie was with Goncalves and Mogen before appearing in the food truck video. He is one of many people who have been subject to online speculation surrounding the case, which prompted police to warn web sleuths on Dec. 9 that online harassment and threats can be criminal acts.
"We can all scrutinize those couple of minutes at the food truck, but we just have to remember there was an entire evening before this," Cameron told Fox News Digital. "There’s more than just that one timestamp that we have into that evening."
We can all scrutinize those couple of minutes at the food truck, but we just have to remember there was an entire evening before this.
SCREENSHOT: Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at the food truck
University of Idaho victims Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves seen in video footage hours before they were killed. (Twitch/GrubTruckers)
The group arrived at a food truck around 1:40 a.m., and Goncalves and Mogen returned home just before 2 a.m., according to police.
"People are drawing the conclusion that he’s creepy from that [few] minutes, and I want to give a bigger picture," Cameron said. "He wasn’t just staring at them…He was with them prior."
"He wasn’t just staring at them…He was with them prior.
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Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, along with the women's two other roommates in Kaylee Goncalves' final Instagram post, shared the day before the slayings. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)
The other victims, roommate Xana Kernodle and her boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, both 20, had returned to the house around 1:45 a.m., according to police.
Between 3 and 4 a.m., investigators say they were killed with what police have described as a "fixed-blade knife."
Screenshot from a resident's camera and a local food truck in the early morning hours of Nov. 13 show University of Idaho victims Kaylee Goncalves and Maddie Mogen hours before they were killed along with two friends at an off-campus rental home. (Kristine Cameron, Twitch/GrubTruckers)
Authorities said last week that they believe a 2011 to 2013 white Hyundai Elantra spotted near the King Road house around the time of the slayings may lead them to "critical" information in the case.
They are also seeking more information about the evening of Nov. 12 and early the following morning.
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Police have also asked the public to come forward with anything "unusual" downtown where Goncalves and Mogen were seen or related to a frat party at the Sigma Chi house, 200 yards away from the crime scene, where Kernodle and Chapin had spent much of the evening.
The Sigma Chi house at the University of Idaho through fog on Dec. 13, 2022. Inset: A reference image showing the type of Hyundai Elantra that police are looking for. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital. Inset: Moscow PD)
As of Saturday, police have not announced any arrests or named any suspects.
Police declined to answer questions directly about the video and said they were looking at all digital media submitted through the FBI's collection portal.
"Any digital content submitted as tips become part of the investigation," Robbie Johnson, a police spokeswoman, told Fox News Digital Sunday morning. "We review and investigate all tips and leads."
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Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact police.
The tip line can be reached at 208-883-7180 or by email at tipline@ci.moscow.id.us. Digital Media can be submitted at fbi.gov/moscowidaho.
