US Politics | University of Idaho students had ‘defensive wounds’ with new info on roommates & mystery man revealed by Moscow cops

AUTOPSY results in the gruesome stabbing deaths of four college students have revealed that some of the victims suffered defensive wounds. Cops revealed the findings on Friday while releasing new information about the students' roommates and a mystery man seen in a chilling video of two of the victims. New information has been revealed in the deaths of four University of Idaho studentsInstagram Instagram/autumngoncalvesAccording to police, the victims were asleep at the time of the attack but some had defensive wounds '/ ' APEthan Chapin had been visiting the residence at the time of the crime '/ ' Twitter/@johnwebbtvA man spotted in surveillance footage near Goncalves and Mogen is not believed to be a involved '/ ' APNo suspects have been arrested at this time '/ ' Autopsies conducted on the University of Idaho students on Thursday confirmed that the cause and manner of death is homicide by stabbing. The coroner also said that the four victims were likely asleep during the attack, however, some had defensive wounds and each victim was stabbed multiple times.  The Moscow Police Department also determined that the sole male victim, Ethan Chapin, was visiting the home where the murders occurred. It was initially reported that Chapin also lived at the home at 1122 King Road with fellow University of Idaho students, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Conclaves, and Madison Mogen. READ MORE ON THIS STORY EERIE UPDATE Roommates of murdered Idaho students 'were home at time of killings' STABBED IN SLEEP? Four Idaho students' bodies were found in beds & house door had lock code Police have determined that two other roommates who were at home on the night of the murders, along with a man seen near Goncalves and Mogen in surveillance footage at a "Grub Truck" hours before the murders, are not involved in the crime. "Additionally, online reports of the victims being tied and gagged are not accurate," the department said in an update. "The identity of the 911 caller has not been released." During the investigation, detectives searched three dumpsters on King Road to locate possible evidence. Most read in The US Sun 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom KNIFE RAMPAGE Eerie link emerges between university murders and killer that inspired Scream 'FIND HIM' Dad claims clues in case 'linked to JonBenet Ramsey murder' dismissed by cops END OF DAYS I'm time traveller from 2671 - the biggest event in history is coming up FIGHT TO SURVIVE Teen 'locked in room for a year with only a bucket for urine and poop' SARA SNAPS The View cuts to commercial after Joy's NSFW comment as Sara whines live on air "Additionally, detectives have contacted local businesses to determine if a fixed-blade knife had been recently purchased." There are currently no suspects in custody and the murder weapon still hasn't been found.  ...WE HEAR YOU' The update comes after the MPD released a statement after the community expressed frustration about the limited amount of information from law enforcement. "We hear you, and we understand your fears," read the statement. "We want you to know that we, like you, have been devastated and distressed by these young lives that were cut short needlessly." Police discovered the four students dead inside a home near the university's campus at around noon on Sunday after responding to a report of an unconscious person. The actual time that the murders took place is unclear at this time, but Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said the students likely died between 3 and 4am. Police have yet to confirm this timeline but said that the students were believed to have arrived home after a night out sometime after 1.45am. ...RAMBO-STYLE' MURDER WEAPON Former medical examiner Joseph Scott Morgan told The U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview that the at-large killer may have known the four University of Idaho students. ...I think it goes without saying that this is very up close and personal,... Morgan told The U.S. Sun. ...One word that I might use to describe this is very intimate.... The Idaho Statesman reported that authorities have visited the Moscow Building Supply store and asked if they have sold anyone military-grade blades by the KA-BAR brand. Based on his crime scene experience, Morgan, a professor and scholar of applied forensics at Jacksonville State University, said the home was likely a ...horrifically bloody scene.... An image obtained by Fox News Digital appears to show blood dripping outside the home \- a sight that Morgan says is ...striking.... ...I don't know that I have sufficient verbiage for that,... he said. ...And I gotta be honest with you, I don't know in all of my years of working multiple death scenes where I ever have seen blood that is seeping outside of a residence.... The police chief said that there were no signs of forced entry at the home, meaning the victims may have been familiar with the suspect. ...You begin to think, was the perpetrator known so that the victim would let their guard down and open the door for them?... Morgan said. ...Or was someone waiting for them back at the apartment and then essentially attacked them when they walked in?... Morgan also questioned how familiar the suspect was with the space as the individual could have known the best places to lay in wait. Kernodle's dad Jeffrey shared that his daughter's autopsy proved she had put up a brave fight before she died at the hands of the unknown attacker. Jeffrey told Arizona's CBS5 that Xana's autopsy showed "Bruises, torn by the knife.... Read More on The US Sun WORLD IS WATCHING Qatar brushes off controversy as World Cup opening ceremony kicks off 'GOING TO HELL' Lori Vallow's mother-in-law issues haunting message to cult mom ...She's a tough kid. Whatever she wanted to do, she could do it," he shared. The grieving father added that Xana was always in contact with her family and he heard from her for the last time at around midnight on Sunday, and ...she was fine....

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