Idaho victim Maddie Mogen’s dad convinced murderer made mistake that will lead to their capture

Idaho victim Maddie Mogen’s grieving dad says he is convinced the killer made a mistake at the scene that will lead to their capture, but admits he is surprised he is ‘still waiting’ for answers.

‘From the very beginning, I’ve known that people don’t get away with these things these days,’ Ben Mogen said as the case reaches its six week mark, The Spokesman-Review.

‘There’s too many things that you can get caught up on, like DNA and videos everywhere. This isn’t something that people get away with, that goes unsolved.’

Mogen continues to grapple with the excruciating loss of his 21-year-old daughter Maddie who he described as ‘smart, funny, a real go-getter.’

Maddie along with her best friend, Kaylee Goncalves; their roommate Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were stabbed to death in their off-campus home located near the University of Idaho campus during the early morning hours of November 13. 

Maddie Mogen, 21, and her father, Ben Mogen, in a photo from July 4th 

Pic shows: (L-R) Housemates Dylan Mortensen, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen (on Kaylee’s shoulders) Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Bethany Funke – four victims and two survivors of mysterious murders at their home near the Idaho University campus.T

The day of his daughter’s vigil, Mogen said, that investigators spent three hours talking with him. He expressed gratitude for all they have done so far but still has so many unanswered questions as his daughter’s killer(s) remains unaccounted for.

‘There were so many questions that I figured would be answered, and we’re still waiting,’ he said.

The grieving dad said that one of the lead investigators stays in constant contact with him.

He said the frequent updates is something he appreciates particularly, with all the online speculation, gossip and misinformation that has emerged that he said, is ‘hurtful.’

‘It’s hard for me to read all of these articles,’ Mogen said. ‘I can get all my news about it right from there (investigators), and I don’t have to try and drudge through all this misinformation.’

But, also spoke of his gratitude that investigators are able to tap into resources from across the country, especially the FBI, and that they are working round the clock, including the holidays, to find those responsible so he can get justice for his daughter.

‘I have to just know that they know what they’re doing, and if they don’t, then they know someone that does,’ he said.

A Christmas flower has been placed near the home where the four Idaho students were slain

Ben Mogen speaks at a vigil for his daughter Madison, Maddie, Mogen

A 2003 Christmas portrait of Maddie when she was 2-years-old dressed in a Christmas clothes

Maddie pictured here (left) with Kaylee Goncalves (right)

The distraught Mogen said he is trying to get through each day. This the first Christmas without Maddie for their close-knit family.

 A memorial service he said has been planned to remember his daughter he described as someone who ‘inspired’ him.

‘I am so proud to be able to say that she was my daughter and what she was doing with her life and where she was headed,’ Mogen said. ‘She was living the life that she deserved.’