Bodycam footage shows quadruple murder suspect calmly talking to cop a month before killings.

Newly Released Bodycam Footage Shows Quadruple Homicide Suspect Trying to Talk His Way Out of a Ticket

Details of the Incident

The Daily Wire has obtained newly released bodycam footage of a police officer pulling over the University of Idaho quadruple homicide suspect. The footage shows the suspect trying to talk his way out of a ticket after running a red light at Washington State University, where he was a criminal justice graduate student at the time. The officer eventually let the suspect go without even a written warning.

The Murders

One month after the traffic stop, the suspect allegedly murdered four students in their off-campus home on November 13, 2022. The victims were Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21. The suspect was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania six weeks after the murders.

Challenging the Gag Order

Goncalves’ family is now challenging a court order saying they cannot speak publicly about the case. Several media outlets, including KXLY, have also challenged the gag order with no success.

Search Warrants and Evidence

More than 60 warrants have been served to major companies and banks in connection to the murders, including Amazon, DoorDash, Reddit, and the owner of dating sites such as Tinder and OkCupid. The contents of the warrants are “sealed and redacted” as part of the murder case against the suspect.

During the suspect’s arrest, he was found wearing latex medical type gloves and apparently was taking his personal trash and putting it into separate zip lock baggies. Investigators had been surveilling the home for weeks prior to the suspect’s arrest, and during that time, they searched the trash cans outside. A trash pull that was done days before recovered DNA profiles but not from him, only from his family members.

Items taken from the suspect’s parent’s home at the time of his arrest include a flashlight, four medical-style gloves, a T-shirt, a Washington State Cougars sweatshirt, a pair of size 13 Nike shoes, as well as Under Armour black socks, shorts, and boxers. Police also collected a cheek swab from the suspect for DNA.

The Trial

A trial date for the accused killer still has not been set. The shoes and the cheek swab could play a significant role in court, as they could be compared to any shoe impressions that might have been recovered at the scene and the DNA of the snap button for the sheath of the knife found at the off-campus residence where the victims were found stabbed to death.

Retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer said, “It’s a big deal. That is a smoking license. Just like the sheath was a smoking sheath found next to Maddie with his DNA on that clasp, it’s the same thing in this situation. Why would he have an ID related to one of those people from that house?”

Stay tuned for updates on this ongoing case.