Idaho murder mystery focus is ‘scream’ heard on cop bodycam

What some believe to be a scream picked-up by police bodycam the night four college students in Moscow, Idaho were slain in their beds has become the talk of a long-running investigation that has produced no suspects or motive.

That faint, high-pitch sound recorded at 3:12 a.m. on Nov. 14 is a topic of debate, according to Inside Edition. It was recorded by the bodycam of an officer responding to a seemingly unrelated early morning incident in the proximity of University of Idaho, where the victims were students.

The TV newsmagazine said some who have heard the recording believe the potential audio clue is a distant scream, while others think it’s the sound of car tires peeling away.

The barely audible noise may have been made around the time housemates Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin died. Authorities hope it can help narrow down what happened and exactly when that act occurred.

A neighbor dozing off around 4 a.m. told the Idaho Statesman last week he thought he heard a scream in the vicinity of where the quartet of slain students was discovered that Sunday morning, but dismissed it as a “party sound.”

Some of the victim’s family members have expressed frustration with the lack of information investigators have been able to provide as the fifth week of their inquiry got underway. No murder weapon has been located.

Kristi Goncalves told NBC’s Today show she worries the truth about her 21-year-old daughter’s killing may never be uncovered.

Moscow police said Friday they’re combing through “hours and hours” of digital content from local homes and businesses and believe the driver of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra spotted near the crime scene “may have critical information to share regarding this case.”