The murderer who ruthlessly slaughtered four University of Idaho students is likely a “younger” man and a first-time killer, famed former FBI profiler Jim Clemente said.
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November 24, 2022 | 8:00am
The murderer who ruthlessly slaughtered four
University of Idaho students is likely a “younger” man and a first-time killer, famed former FBI profiler Jim Clemente said
Jim Clemente, a former FBI profiler and behavioral analysis expert hypothesized to Fox News Digital: 'This is probably more of a compulsive kind of person, that would put him at a younger age and maybe in the age group or just above the victims.
Adding to his theory, Clemente said: 'He killed four different people this way. He didn't just sort of blanch and run after the first one.'
Clemente also said he believed the killer's 'decision to commit such a brazen crime' meant that he likely had a relationship with one or more of the victims.
Clemente, a criminal behavioral expert and former New York State prosecutor, believes the person who killed Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21 on Nov. 13 likely knew at least one of the victims.
“This is an extremely risky crime for the offender — unless he knows one or more of the victims, or he’s been stalking one of them,” he told The Post on Wednesday.
Jim Clemente, an ex-FBI agent, said he believed the murderer either knew one or more of the residents, or was stalking them
“Going into an occupied dwelling with six young adults, any of whom could have a knife or a gun or a cell phone to call the police is extremely risky unless you know the circumstances inside.”
The former FBI profiler feels certain the killer is a man and pointed out they must be comfortable with blood to be able to fatally stab four people in quick succession, and might be a hunter or work as a butcher.
“He doesn’t mind the wet work of getting his hands dirty, and his profession will probably say the same thing,” he said.
Blood oozes out of the side of an off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death
Blood oozes out of the side of an off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death.
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Clemente said he believes it was a targeted attack, but the killer “may not have known which room exactly the person was going to be in.”
“They may have stopped at four victims because they got to their intended victim,” he said, noting it likely was not a “random attack.”
Police apparently described the knife-wielding killer as “sloppy,” and said the aftermath of the murder was the most gruesome scene they had witnessed.
Jim Clemente.
Jim Clemente believes the killer is likely a “younger” man and a first-time killer.
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“I don’t think he’s the experienced killer. I don’t think this guy’s done this before,” Clemente said, adding the stabber may have been motivated by “revenge or rejection or some kind of insult.”
Pete Yachmetz, a security consultant and former FBI agent, agrees with Clemente
Tributes lay at the entrance to the University of Idaho where the four victims studied
“I feel the subject maybe a young unsophisticated person because the crime scene was apparently massive,” he told The Post. “Going into an occupied home where there were six people in different rooms in the middle of the night is pretty dangerous.”
Police in Moscow, Idaho have yet to name a suspect and have provided conflicting stories about what happened before the murder. They have also been unable to confirm reports Goncalves being stalked.
Idaho State Police Colonel Kendrick Wills during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho.
James Keivom
“Investigators have looked extensively into information they received about Kaylee Goncalves having a stalker,” The Moscow PD said in an update on the investigation on Tuesday night. “They have pursued hundreds of pieces of information related to this topic and have not been able to verify or identify a stalker.”
Clemente thinks authorities have a lot working against them because in addition to the offender likely fleeing town after the killing — and getting a nine hour head start before the alarm was raised — students also followed suit, out of fear or for Thanksgiving break.
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“That’s a big problem,” he said, because potential suspects and witnesses are now gone.
Still, locals should be on the lookout for people who stopped coming to work following the murders or changed their behavior drastically, he said.
“Somebody in this community knows him,” he insisted.
The former FBI profiler feels certain the killer is a man and pointed out they must be comfortable with blood to be able to fatally stab four people in quick succession, and might be a hunter or work as a butcher.
“He doesn’t mind the wet work of getting his hands dirty, and his profession will probably say the same thing,” he said.
Blood oozes out of the side of an off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death
Blood oozes out of the side of an off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death.
James Keivom
Clemente said he believes it was a targeted attack, but the killer “may not have known which room exactly the person was going to be in.”
“They may have stopped at four victims because they got to their intended victim,” he said, noting it likely was not a “random attack.”
and former FBI agent, agrees with Clemente.
“I feel the subject maybe a young unsophisticated person because the crime scene was apparently massive,” he told The Post. “Going into an occupied home where there were six people in different rooms in the middle of the night is pretty dangerous.”
Clemente thinks authorities have a lot working against them because in addition to the offender likely fleeing town after the killing — and getting a nine hour head start before the alarm was raised — students also followed suit, out of fear or for Thanksgiving break.