The 28-year-old man arrested in connection with the killing of four University of Idaho students last month was a criminology graduate student who reportedly conducted a survey asking criminals how they chose their victims.
It had been more than a month since Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Ethan Chapin, 20; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Madison Mogen, 21, were murdered in their home on November 13.
A SWAT team arrested the suspect, who The Daily Wire is not naming in keeping with a policy to deprive mass killers of the notoriety they often crave, some 2,400 miles from the crime scene in the Pocono Mountains in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Heavy.com reported that the suspect, who was pursuing a Ph.D. in criminology at Washington State University’s Pullman campus, had conducted a survey seeking to “understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime,” the suspect wrote.
The suspect asked criminals to share the “thoughts and feelings” they had throughout the experience of committing the crime.
The survey asked criminals if they prepared before they carried out their crimes, how far they traveled to commit their crimes, and what steps they took to select their victim or target.
The report also noted that the suspect at one point had worked in “part-time security for the Pleasant Valley School District in Pennsylvania.”
“These murders have shaken our community, and no arrest will ever bring back these young students,” Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a press conference on Friday. “However, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process.”
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