Expert: What authorities need to solve Idaho college killings | NewsNation Prime

Dr. John Delatorre joined NewsNation Prime to discuss what law enforcement may be looking for as officers investigate the deadly stabbings of four college students near the University of Idaho.

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[sinead]

It is overwhelming the amount of killers in this world!!!

[mestizo]

Exactly what I've been thinking about the amount of energy it must have took to kill four people. For whatever reason the killer had, to be that driven to carry out such a crime, this person was confident going into it and I'm sure he isn't hanging around that area any longer

[cb]

The killer didn’t have to know the inside of the house. This guy is acting like the place is a mansion that someone could get lost in. Anyone coming in the back door could easily deduce there are bedrooms upstairs. Each room the killer entered had two people in it so it made it that much easier for him. When he was coming back down he probably heard Ethan getting up and then found the 2nd floor room.

[susanneosborne]

A report I heard several days ago and I haven't heard it mentioned since is that Ethan was found in a common area, not a bedroom, and that the 911 call was made by a friend who came over after a call from one of the surviving roommates, who handed her phone to this friend to call 911 because she was so distraught. Police are not saying who was killed first, but what if the 2 girls in the same bed were killed and Ethan came out of the bedroom to see what was going on and that's when he was killed also. I don't know where Ethan's girlfriend's body was found. Like I said, I only heard this account once by one source so it might be incorrect. Also, I wonder if the police have ruled out the possibility that the 2 girls invited someone over to keep the party going and that person had ill intention. Someone they either knew already or possibly a stranger they met that night and invited over? Or someone followed the Uber driver or whoever dropped them off? I marvel at how I survived some of the stupid reckless things I did as a young female with guys. People can come up with a hundred scenarios, but time will tell who did this. I hope.

[alexxela]

Just hope something pops up and suddenly brings the case wide open.

[Ilovetofilm]

I still can't wrap my head around how anyone could engage in this kind of violence toward another person,

[emeselatkoczy]

This expert has made the most sense from what I've heard.

[iheartbridalcouture]

I hate it when “ experts “ don’t do their homework. The first floor girls had their doors locked

[marthawoodworth]

He just hated pretty, popular young people in general, enjoying their lives. He "targeted" the girls because he has been rejected romantically. He's resentful and full of rage. That's a trigger, but he may be a budding serial killer looking for the set of a potential "performance.". I think he watched them from nearby, possibly a visitor in a neighbor's house, an elderly person sheltering him. He's long gone, will possibly kill again. You can't be covered in blood, with cuts and bruises on your body, walking around, head down, weirdly closed off, without people noticing, especially if you are a teenager or even twenty-something acquaintance of the victims, one who has been interrogated by the police. You would fold in seconds, give yourself away quickly. That makes me think he's older, too, in his thirties. And no longer around.

[brucewilson]

Statistically, the chances that this was the Killers first Murders is highly unlikely. I believe that it was not a college age Killer, but someone older, possibly mid thirties, with previous Murders. They might have traveled to Moscow in advance to scout a Target. Spokane is 80 miles away. Pullman, Washington, also a university town, is just ten miles east.

[TheSolarwaves]

Whoever did this would be covered in blood if it was just one victim!! So, it had to have been carefully planned. If he lived close by it would be much easier to exit the property with his outer clothing in a bin bag & change his shoes at the Exit point. But, if he made his way through the wooded area he might have had a pre- dug hole to bury his bloody clothes in & then get in his vehicle to leave & pick up the bag at a later date to burn it. Or obviously he may have taken the risk & drove home with it. Either way I have NOT seen bloodhounds sniffing out the surrounding wooded area for bloody items.

[goldseekersadventures]

I still say the few surviving women who called their friends before calling the police contaminated the crime scene

[razer]

"It's a lot scarier when there's no motive"

- Billy Loomis

[shereens]

My only question is... Why did Xana change the lock to her door the week before the murders. Her mom said that her dad changed it? Her mom had no clue why it needed to be changed! Did she feel threatened by someone or something that happened? Then, Ethan was killed in the passage, were they the target? Her mom seems to feel that it was someone that they knew.... Someone knows something, it's just a matter of time until the police put two and two together. I hope that it is soon. My heart goes out to their families. 🙏😥
It's senseless and vicious. Whoever did this lacks a soul. RIP beautiful angels.

[bruh_hahaha]

“It always someone you know.” -GhostFace

[Seabreeze]

How does this person not leave blood in the snow ????

[sammyday]

I’m not blaming authorities. If this is completely random (like BTK or Bundy) they have no starting point in terms of the usual suspects such as boyfriends, fellow students, or an angry family member. This killer is on the loose, enjoying the fact he’s in the news and baffling detectives. This will satisfy him for a while, but how long until he finds another home to easily enter?

A simple alarm system (that is used!) likely would have prevented the loss of four lives, and security video would have provided clues that could have resulted in apprehension before he attempted a future killing.

[joecartwright]

These girls were seniors who probably had several boyfriends over their last 4 years of college. I hope they check out their whereabouts that night.

[gregorylibra]

Sadly, the police botched the crucial first 48 hrs. No blood sniffing dogs, taped around the house. not the woods. Incompetence galore.

[mfh]

If we could just get one more "expert" interviewed.