Former FBI profiler thinks University of Idaho killer is a 'young man' students 'knew' - New York Post

The murderer who ruthlessly slaughtered 4 University of Idaho students is apt a “younger” antheral and a first-time killer, famed erstwhile FBI profiler Jim Clemente said.

Clemente, a transgression behavioral adept and erstwhile New York State prosecutor, believes the idiosyncratic who killed Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21 connected Nov. 13 apt knew at slightest 1 of the victims.

“This is an highly risky transgression for the offender — unless helium knows 1 oregon much of the victims, oregon he’s been stalking 1 of them,” helium told The Post connected Wednesday.

“Going into an occupied dwelling with six young adults, immoderate of whom could person a weapon oregon a weapon oregon a compartment telephone to telephone the constabulary is highly risky unless you cognize the circumstances inside.”

Clemente feels definite the slayer is simply a man, and said determination are a fewer explanations for wherefore 4 of the six roommates were killed. 

Blood oozes retired of the broadside of an off-campus location wherever 4 University of Idaho students were stabbed to death.James Keivom

He believes it was a targeted attack, but the slayer “may not person known which country precisely the idiosyncratic was going to beryllium in.”

“They whitethorn person stopped astatine 4 victims due to the fact that they got to their intended victim,” helium said, noting it apt was not a “random attack.”

Police seemingly described the knife-wielding slayer arsenic “sloppy,” and said the aftermath of the execution was the astir gruesome country they had witnessed. 

Jim Clemente believes the slayer is apt a “younger” antheral and a first-time killer.CBS via Getty Images

“I don’t deliberation he’s the experienced killer. I don’t deliberation this guy’s done this before,” Clemente said, adding the stabber whitethorn person been motivated by “revenge oregon rejection oregon immoderate benignant of insult.”

Pete Yachmetz, a information advisor and erstwhile FBI agent, agrees with Clemente.

“I consciousness the taxable possibly a young unsophisticated idiosyncratic due to the fact that the transgression country was seemingly massive,” helium told The Post. “Going into an occupied location wherever determination were six radical successful antithetic rooms successful the mediate of the nighttime is beauteous dangerous.”

Police successful Moscow, Idaho person yet to sanction a fishy and person provided conflicting stories astir what happened earlier the murder. They person besides been incapable to corroborate reports Goncalves being stalked.

Idaho State Police Colonel Kendrick Wills during a quality league connected Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 successful Moscow, Idaho. James Keivom

“Investigators person looked extensively into accusation they received astir Kaylee Goncalves having a stalker,” The Moscow PD said successful an update on the probe connected Tuesday night. “They person pursued hundreds of pieces of accusation related to this taxable and person not been capable to verify oregon place a stalker.”

Clemente thinks authorities person a batch moving against them due to the fact that successful summation to the offender apt fleeing municipality aft the sidesplitting — and getting a 9 hr caput commencement earlier the alarm was raised — students besides followed suit, retired of fearfulness oregon for Thanksgiving break. 

“That’s a large problem,” helium said, due to the fact that imaginable suspects and witnesses are present gone.

Here’s the latest sum connected the brutal killings of 4 assemblage friends:

• Univ. of Idaho slayer was ‘sloppy,’ near ‘mess’ of evidence, victim’s household says

• Parents of slain Idaho pupil support her ex-boyfriend arsenic cops wide ride-share driver

• After 600 tips and 90 interviews, cops impulse patience successful hunt of U of Idaho slay suspect

Still, locals should beryllium connected the lookout for radical who stopped coming to enactment pursuing the murders oregon changed their behaviour drastically, helium said.

“Somebody successful this assemblage knows him,” helium insisted.

Madison Mogen, 21, apical left, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, bottommost left, Ethan Chapin, 20, center, and Xana Kernodle, 20, close were each brutally murdered.

The 4 victims shared this location with 2 different roommates, who were spared successful the attack. James Keivom

The roomates' canine was spared successful the fatal attack. TikTok/kayleegoncalves0

The 4 victims shared this location with 2 different roommates, who were location during the brutal murders but spared. James Keivom

Moscow Police Department Police Chief James Fry said authorities bash not person a fishy astatine this time. James Keivom

The erstwhile FBI profiler besides thinks the slayer indispensable beryllium comfy with humor to beryllium capable to fatally stab 4 radical successful speedy succession, and mightiness beryllium a huntsman for hobby oregon enactment arsenic a butcher.

“He doesn’t caput the bedewed enactment of getting his hands dirty, and his assemblage volition astir apt accidental the aforesaid thing,” helium said.