Police detail possible 'stalker reference' made by slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves - New York Post

Idaho constabulary Monday publically cleared arsenic suspects 2 men progressive successful a “stalker reference” that whitethorn person been made by slain University of Idaho pupil Kaylee Goncalves.

The metropolis of Moscow Police Department revealed that investigators identified an incidental astatine a section concern successful mid-October “which whitethorn person been the stalker notation (Goncalves) made to friends and family.” Two men were seen wrong the unnamed concern and arsenic they parted ways, 1 of them appeared to travel Goncalves aft she near to spell to her car, constabulary said.

But “the antheral turned away, and it does not look helium made immoderate interaction with her,” constabulary said successful a Monday quality release.

Detectives contacted some men who told them they were trying to conscionable women astatine the business. Their communicative was corroborated done further probing, constabulary said.

“Based connected the disposable information, detectives judge this was an isolated incidental and not an ongoing signifier of stalking,” Moscow constabulary said.

“No grounds suggests the 2 males were progressive successful the murders.”

Moscow constabulary provided an update astir an incidental that unfortunate Kaylee Goncalves mightiness person referenced to household and friends.Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram

But authorities said they would proceed to probe whether oregon not Goncalves did person a stalker arsenic they again pleaded with the nationalist for immoderate accusation into the murders of her and 3 different University of Idaho students.

A week aft the slayings, police said that investigators were alert of reports that Goncalves had a stalker, but were not capable to verify oregon place a stalker aft going done “hundreds of pieces of information.”

So far, detectives person received an bonzer 2,645 emailed tips, 2,770 telephone tips and much than 1,000 integer submissions arsenic the slayer oregon killers of Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and her fellow Ethan Chapin stay connected the loose. The horrifying Nov. 13 find of the 4 stabbed bodies has rocked the tiny assemblage town.

An HVAC technician contractor made a work telephone to an off-campus location wherever 4 University of Idaho students were stabbed to decease connected Monday, December 5.James Keivom

Cops besides made wide that Goncalves’ dog, found wrong the off-campus house wherever the quadruple homicide occurred, had nary grounds connected it. The favored was located successful a country wherever the crimes were not committed, constabulary said, and determination was nary denotation that the pup entered the transgression scene.

“While the canine was successful the location erstwhile officers arrived,” Moscow constabulary said. “it has not been determined wherever the canine was physically located erstwhile the murders took place.”

Detectives are inactive seeking accusation connected what occurred betwixt 9 p.m. connected Saturday Nov. 12 until astir 1:45 a.m. the adjacent greeting successful transportation to Chapin and Kernodle who constabulary believed were astatine the Sigma Chi frat location connected campus.

A motion for Kaylee Goncalves, 1 of 4 University of Idaho students recovered killed successful their residence connected November 13.REUTERS

The FBI and authorities constabulary are besides progressive successful the high-profile homicide probe arsenic vexation from the victims’ families grows. Moscow constabulary slammed speculation for “stoking assemblage fears and spreading mendacious information.”

“Law enforcement has not released further facts to the household oregon the public,” Moscow constabulary said, pointing to the ongoing probe. “We admit the vexation this causes and that speculation proliferates successful the lack of facts.

“However, we firmly judge speculation and unvetted accusation is simply a disservice to the victims, their families, and our community.”