MOSCOW — The Moscow Police Department has received an increase of welfare check requests and reports of unusual circumstances, according to a news release provided by the department Sunday.

Since the murder of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13, police have gotten 78 calls for unusual circumstances compared to 70 for all of October. There have been 38 requests for welfare checks, compared to 18 in October.

“As officers respond to these incidents, they find that concerned parties call friends and family before notifying the police,” the news release said. “For life-safety and emergencies, we want to remind our community to call 9-1-1 before notifying family or friends. For non-emergency assistance, please call 208-882-2677 (COPS).”

Not much new information about the murders was provided Sunday. No suspects have been identified and the murder weapon hasn’t been found. Police did say that “digit evidence” now shows that Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves returned to the King Road residence at 1:56 a.m. on the night of the murders rather than the estimated time of 1:45 a.m.

The community has uploaded around 488 digital media submissions to the FBI’s online tip submission site concerning the case, according to the news release.

The University of Idaho will host a candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday on the UI’s Moscow campus and 6 p.m. Mountain Time on Boise’s UI campus to commemorate Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Mogen and Goncalves.

To submit information related to this case, call the tip line at 208-883-7180, email at tipline@ci.Moscow.id.us or visit the FBI’s webpage at fbi.gov/moscowidaho.

Originally published Nov. 28 in the Lewiston Tribune.

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