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Obviously none of us can say it was a male with 100% certainty but if the killer left any DNA, sex can be discerned and hopefully investigators at least know that answer. However, I think it’s a male and I’m 99.9999999999% certain based on not just statistics alone but the sheer force, power...

You brought up a good point that made me think about this unpleasant scenario in a different way: Of course, not everyone sleeps on their backs or stomachs (Rollings killed his victims by turning them around and stabbing through their backs). The coroner stated that all victims were stabbed in...

It could still be a sexually motivated crime without the assault for a few reasons: 1. Piquerism is a form of sexual sadism and paraphilia (abnormal sexual desires) and the knife is basically a stand in for penetration: “Piquerism is a sexual interest in penetrating the skin of another...

I can confirm this. I was the POI intern for a year for a large metropolitan city DA’s office and I never knew more than what the sheet that was dropped off on my desk every morning, or that came up from downstairs during the day if a high profile event happen that I had to write a news...

When I first heard about this case, I thought of Danny Rollings, The Gainesville Slayer, because something about the Idaho 4 reminded me of these murders specifically (probably the college student ages, numbers of victims, and the stabbing aspect). I have since read up on Rollings’ MO, and...

Is it possible that’s how he gained entry by breaking the lock and that’s LE’s way of on-the-fly securing the door without tampering with it? *I thought the same, that the killer broke the lock to enter and it was a way to keep the door shut without tampering with the door and preserving the...

I thought I just read a report on here last night that police initially thought the crime was a murder-suicide which is why they initially said there was no threat to the community. And since then, they’ve said in interviews for people to be vigilant even though the murders seem to be...

Yet nothing from anyone was stolen— And usually robbers/thieves do not kill people the way these kids were killed. The way in which they were murdered tells the behaviorists a lot about motive and there’s a reason why there are two behavioral units from the FBI are there: it isn’t a “usual” case.

It’s as easy as buying a pack of gum. I just loaded google with “buy kbar knife” and besides the wide array available on Amazon, these websites popped up. Also, one could use a knife already in the household for hunting or go to a sporting goods store and buy one immediately. It’s apart of...

It really would be interesting to know if he waited outside before they came home, somehow crossed one of the pairs’ paths and followed them there and waited until they went to sleep, or broke in after they went to sleep? I think this could be answered with the forensics: I think if there...

The killer could have definitely had sexual gratification even though there was not an actual assault. Also, based on the requirement of sheer strength and endurance it would require to stab through bones/breastplates while potentially fighting 4 different victims leads me to thoroughly believe...

It depends on how “sloppy and messy” it was versus what it could have been. What I mean by that: how many times were the victim’s stabbed? Was it a type of overkill that was an unnecessary amount of blood letting, were there torture types of wounds, was there a coup de grâce, etc…? And then...

That there was no sexual assault on any victim, they way they were murdered so personally with a knife face to face, and for them to die of exsanguination suggests a person who killed for the sake of killing. These kinds of killers have a subtype under the serial killer-types and are...

That there was no sexual assault on any victim, they way they were murdered so personally with a knife face to face, and for them to die of exsanguination suggests a person who killed for the sake of killing. These kinds of killers have a subtype under the serial killer-types and are...

I postulated a thrill killer earlier. Here is a link to the different subtypes of serial killers: https://sites.google.com/site/psychologyofpsychopaths2a/what-is-the-profile-of-a-serial-killer-1/what-are-the-different-types-of-serial-killers

Maybe, but not against 4 people. That in and of itself takes an incredible amount of strength and stamina. Going through ribs and breastplates while fighting the victim off would be a feat in any circumstance, much less doing it 4 different times. If it’s a female perp, I’ll gladly eat my...

A complete dumpster fire. I think they were totally in over their heads (no offense to them because these crimes don’t happen very often) and since we have half of the FBI there and their behavioral unit (which is also another sign it’s not a clear case) — things will hopefully be tightening up...

I agree it’s definitely not as simple as buying a knife, but, if you really want a gun, there are definitely ways to get one. Maybe they knew they’d be subjected to a wide-cast net if they bought one recently, maybe their family would notice one was missing or they had unique guns that people...

The only big reason I think he was more random than not is because he seemingly did not know the layout of the house because IMO there would have been 6 dead instead of 4… And if he was a creep on the periphery, he would absolutely know about the other 2 female roommates. *Unless he tried to...

Thank you so much for this information. He was very insightful and I also have speculated that this could be a “true victim” type of crime, especially the longer it goes.