'Sloppy' Idaho killer left 'mess of evidence' after killing 4

Kristi and Steve Goncalves, the parents of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, one of four University of Idaho students murdered early in the morning on November 13, say the police told them there was so much evidence left at the crime scene it's taking longer than usual to process while authorities say Thanksgiving is also slowing the investigation. 

Speaking to Lawrence Jones on Fox News on Saturday, Steve Goncalves said, "They're telling us that there's so much evidence that it's going to take a lot of time to process it all. This wasn’t like a pinpoint crime. This person was sloppy." 

"There's a mess there," the father added, "And they're gonna have to go through that point by point and that's going to take a lot of time. That's why they reached out to other facilities to help them with that lab work."

The family said the killer left a "chaotic crime scene."

The police have not confirmed if there was any DNA evidence left on the scene by any suspect but a mobile DNA unit has been dispatched to the scene to expedite the process.

On November 13 the bodies of 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, her boyfriend 20-year-old Ethan Chapin, along with 21-year-old Madison Mogen and Goncalves were found butchered to death after police responded to a report of an unconscious person at a rented home on King Road in Moscow, Idaho. No arrests have yet been made. 

Chief of Moscow police James Fry said it is believed to have been a "targeted" attack but noted, "We need to be aware. The individual is still out there" adding, "We cannot say there is no threat to the community." 

According to the Daily Mail, Thanksgiving has slowed police because many students who could have been potential witnesses have returned home for the holiday.

In that same interview with Lawrence Jones the parents defended Kaylee Goncalves' ex-boyfriend Jack, who she and Mogen reportedly made 10 phone calls to Jack between 2 am and 3 am on the night of their murder. 

Kristi Goncalves, said, "They're wasting their time with Jack. And Jack is just as distraught as we are. Jack is our family. Jack is 1,000 percent. 2,000 percent our family, and Jack is with us, and we stand behind him 100 percent."

Speaking with Inside Edition, Kaylee's sister Alivea said, "Kaylee calls Jack six times between 2:26 am and 2:44 am," and "From 2:44 to 2:52 Maddie calls Jack three times, then Kaylee makes a final call to him at 2:52 am." Reports are that the four were stabbed to death between 3-4 am Sunday morning.

In the report by Inside Edition there was no mention by the outlet or Alivea that Kaylee had an ex-boyfriend named Jack.

Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt confirmed to CBS News to that the victims were stabbed to death, described the attacks as "personal," and that the murder weapon, which has still yet to be found, "would have had to be a large knife." It was further revealed that Idaho police were on the hunt for a "Rambo"-style, Ka-Bar-style knife.

Two other roommates who were unharmed, Bethany Funke and Dylan Mortensen, have been cooperating with authorities and are, at the moment, not considered suspects.

Reports indicate that the group of friends had been out socializing but authorities believe all four of murdered students had returned to the house by 1:45 am. 

Mogen and Goncalves were at a bar in the town and were seen with a man at a food truck. That man has been identified and is cooperating with police. The pair then returned home via a "private party" according to Fox News.

According to the Daily Mail, "local sleuths on Facebook have connected the killings to the story of a man who found his neighbors' dog skinned alive just two miles away from where they were last seen."