"We have clarified comments made by Latah County Prosecutor Thompson, who said the suspect(s) specifically looked at this residence, and that one or more of the occupants were undoubtedly targeted. We remain consistent in our belief that this was indeed a targeted attack but have not concluded if the target was the residence or its occupants."
Source - Moscow PD official site
I chose bold font for the word
occupants because neither Prosecutor Thompson nor Moscow PD's site uses the word "
victims" in their statements about the believed targeted attack. There has been rampant speculation about which of the
victims could have been targeted, but less speculation about the survivors. I personally don't have a strong notion about who or what the target(s) of this crime may be, but I tend to believe that because LE has been strong in their messaging from the very beginning about this being a "targeted attack", that LE more than likely has clear evidence that would suggest that, and not just something circumstantial that a perpetrator could leave to disguise their intent.
It's
my own personal belief that between the 911 call, the interior details of the crime scene, and the immediate first wave of on-site interviews, that there is a significant amount of key information available to make the "targeted attack" determination. I
imagine (because I'm not privy to evidence) when you add in all the tips and media that have come in since then, and subsequent interviews and re-interviews in wider and wider circles that LE (I'm including FBI as LE) probably has a pretty substantial toehold on the serial killer vs some-degree-of-acquaintance determination.
I believe this case likely has a lot of key angles that haven't been made public and MOO I think it might not be until an arrest or trial that we learn much of it. I have faith that in this case justice will be served and I don't have enough info to wager a timeline for that.