Murder In Moscow: Xana Kernodle's Family Seeks Answers In The Wake Of The Murders

Nearly six weeks after the murders of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, Kernodle’s family took matters into its own hands by mailing 5,000 flyers to homes in and around Moscow, Idaho, asking residents to come forward with any information, photographs or video that might help investigators. It was the family’s second flyer campaign; the first had begun just one week after the killings, when posters were distributed door to door and placed around the community. The new mailers included photographs of all four victims along with information about how to submit tips and digital evidence to law enforcement. At that point, dozens of FBI agents and analysts were assisting Moscow police and Idaho State Police, but no suspect had been publicly identified.

Investigators said the family’s effort was valuable because they were still trying to piece together the victims’ final hours and determine whether seemingly insignificant photos, videos or social-media posts might contain useful context. By then, police had received nearly 15,000 tips and were reviewing thousands of pieces of video and other evidence, while also working through registrations for roughly 22,000 white Hyundai Elantras from model years 2011 to 2013. Despite growing public concern that the case was going cold, Chief James Fry and other officials rejected that characterization and insisted detectives were still actively developing leads. The flyer campaign captured the desperation of the moment: the families were grieving, the community was on edge, and investigators were still searching for the break that would finally identify the person responsible.



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