Idaho Official Reveals if Students' Killer Left 'Symbol' at Crime Scene

An official in Idaho revealed if a symbol was left by a suspect following the gruesome murder of four University of Idaho students.

During an interview with Brian Entin of NewsNationNow, Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson was asked about the ongoing investigation into the murders and specifically if the perpetrator left any "messages" or "symbols" behind.

"I'm not aware of anything like that," Thompson said in response.

On November 13, officers with the Moscow Police Department were called to a residence near the University of Idaho for reports of an unconscious person. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered that four victims were deceased. The victims, identified as Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, all died from several stab wounds, the local coroner's office said.

In a press release, police said that the victims are believed to have been asleep when they were stabbed and some appeared to have defensive wounds. "There was no sign of sexual assault," the press release added. Police have also revealed that a "fixed-blade" knife was used in the crime; however, no weapon has been found and police have been unable to identify a suspect or person of interest.

"If they can determine the type of weapon and if it's something that's not a common household appliance, then they have a better chance of tying it back to an individual, which could be a long shot but that's what police work is. The evidence left by the knife in the victims is gonna help identify the knife type and that gives investigators that foot-up to go out and hit the streets," former FBI agent Thomas O'Connor previously told Newsweek in regard to the specific weapon policy are looking for.

In the most recent update to the case, police announced that they had seized five vehicles that were parked at the residence. Police said that they had moved the vehicles "to a more secure long-term storage location to continue processing evidence."

Police also previously said that they believe it was a "targeted" attack against the victims but did not reveal any further details. While speaking with Entin on Tuesday, Thompson was asked about this and said, "it seems like the word targeted had different understandings for different people."

"Perhaps isn't the best word to use. The bottom line, whoever is responsible for this is still at large," Thompson said. "My understanding is the investigators believe whoever is responsible was specifically looking at this particular residence, but that's all that they can offer at this point.

Newsweek was directed to the most recent press release after reaching out to the Moscow Police Department for comment.