I know that Fridays are supposed to be my frugal Friday Wrap Up post, but this week had been a very rough one for our local area. Over last weekend, 4 college students were brutally murdered in their home, while 2 other students living there somehow came out alive with no injuries. Those 2 other students are fully cooperating with the police, and I am sure they are in shock. If you have not heard about this horrible crime, as it has made the national news, here are two links to news articles on it...https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/university-of-idaho-students-killed/autopsies-completed-university-of-idaho-students/293-cc8de95c-e92d-411c-abe9-bee2ac30b3c4
Our hearts break for the students killed, their friends and family and the University of Idaho campus, where they all attended school together. One of my friend's sons were friends with the girls that lost their lives. I have no idea how they are going to begin to process this since they grew up with these girls and were then in college with them. 😭
Moscow, Idaho is a tight knit community where people for the most part feel safe. At first the police said they did not feel that there was a threat to the community after these gruesome murders, but later walked that back. We now know that there is a murder(s) out there on the loose and no one is feeling safe.
I, along with Rachel, graduated from the University of Idaho. We have friends that work there. Jaysn, Rachel and Steven live right outside of that town. Steven goes to school in Moscow and both Jeff and Rachel work in Moscow. Jeff was born and raised there. Chris, being a Latah County Sheriff's corporal, works out of that town also and knows most of the guys doing the investigation since he also used to work for the Moscow Police Department and went to POST or taught at POST with some of the Idaho State Police officers who are also up here helping.
Moscow, Idaho is where I do most of my shopping and where the rest of our family up here does also. Rachel, Steven and Jaysn go to church in Moscow. Our family is strongly tied to this beautiful community where such a horrific crime took place. We pray they find the murder(s) soon and that they never see the light of day again.
Prayers for all the families.
ReplyDeleteThank you Cheryl...the community and families are in complete shock. The guy that was killed was a triplet and his siblings all go to college there.
DeleteI hadn’t heard…terrible for all especially for the families. I sure hope that catch the murderer. What a world…
ReplyDeleteYes it is. I cannot even fathom getting that kind of a call. My heart breaks for the families.
DeleteMy son and daughter-in-law live in Moscow and both graduated from the U of I. Such a beautiful community that we love to visit. I am praying for the families of the victims and that the murderer is caught very soon!
ReplyDeleteShirley, they are in my prayers as I know everyone is on edge. Praying here that they find the killer(s) soon. My heart aches for the families.
DeleteIt's been in the news here. I hadn't realized you had such close ties to that town and community! I hope they find the person(s) who committed this crime.
ReplyDeleteYes, we really do. It is about half an hour's drive from our little town and we have many friends and family that live there.
DeleteMy heart goes out to you and yours. I spent nearly two months at the WSU Vet hospital in Pullman when my first golden was having raditaion treatments. We often went into Moscow and fell in love with it and the Palouse. It's everything you described and was actuallly on my 'wish' list of places to move to. I'll be praying for you and yours and the first responders. SJ now in California.
ReplyDeleteThanks SJ.
DeleteI am so very sorry. I hope that killer is found very soon. Prayers for all those in Moscow and the families and friends of the students. So very sad.
ReplyDeleteOur community dealt with the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007 with 32 souls lost. A friend who worked at the hospital said that one of the saddest things was hearing the students cell phones ringing, but the students would never be able to answer.
(((((((HUGS))))) I am sorry that your community had to go through that awful tragedy.
DeleteSo far they have not found the killer(s) and are still asking for the public's help. Friends and family who live in that town are trying to leave for a few days over Thanksgiving because they need to get away and feel safe for a bit. The stress of the unknown is just awful, as are all the false rumors, blame games, and frustration and fear that is growing in the community.