A UNIVERSITY of Idaho student called her ex-boyfriend seven times before she and her three friends were killed, according to her mom who has insisted that her ex is not to blame.
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, allegedly made the calls just hours before police discovered her body along with her roommate Madison Mogen, 21, in an off-campus apartment in Moscow, Idaho on November 13.
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Alivea Goncalves, Kaylee's sister previously told Inside Edition that Kaylee called a man named Jack six times between 2:26am at 2:52am in the morning.
Her roommate Moden also called Jack three times as well from from 2:44am to 2:52am.
However, the pair’s motives for doing so are unknown.
Kaylee's parents have now revealed to the Daily Beast that Jack was their daughter's ex-boyfriend and said that he called seven times within the time frame that Kaylee's sister gave.
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However, Kaylee's parents are convinced that her former lover, Jack DuCoeur, 26, had nothing to do with the murders.
“They’re wasting their time with Jack,” Kristi Goncalves, Kaylee's mother, said.
“And Jack is just as distraught as we are. Jack is our family.
"Jack is 1,000 percent, 2,000 percent our family, and Jack is with us, and we stand behind him 100 percent.”
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Two other students, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Xana’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20, were also killed in the college town slaying.
The group's deaths have been linked to "senseless violence," and autopsies conducted on the University of Idaho students on Thursday confirmed that the cause and manner of death is homicide by stabbing.
The coroner also said that the four victims were likely asleep during the attack, however, some had defensive wounds and each victim was stabbed multiple times.
The actual time that the murders took place is unclear at this time, but Moscow Mayor Art Bettge said the victims likely died between 3 and 4am.
The bodies weren't discovered until the afternoon by police responding to a report of an unconscious person at a local home.
Moscow Police Chief James Fry would not say who it was that called 911, but officials did confirm that two other people were found alive and unhurt in the large home.
While police still search for who's responsible for these four deaths, Kaylee's mother is standing by her daughter's ex-boyfriend.
“We are supporting him, and we know in our hearts and our minds and our souls and the depths of our soul, Jack is hurting,” Kristi told Fox News.
“Kaylee and Jack would have eventually been married. They would have eventually been married, and they would have eventually had children.”
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
Meanwhile, haunting video footage showed two of the victims chatting and getting a late-night snack at a food truck on a night out just hours before their brutal deaths.
Cops are now looking into the video, which shows a hooded mystery man near the two women, identified as Mogen and Goncalves, as they wait.
The two other victims, Chapin and Kernodle, were also out at a party that night.
So far, police have walked back an initial statement that there is no threat to the small Idaho community, despite deeming the murders an "isolated, targeted attack."
The Moscow Police Department warned at a news conference on Wednesday that the students' killer is “still out there” with few leads on a suspect.
KNIFE HUNT
They have reportedly been searching for what has been described as a "Rambo-style" knife that could be involved in the killings.
The Idaho Statesman reported that authorities have visited the Moscow Building Supply store more than once and asked if they have sold anyone military-grade blades by the KA-BAR brand, according to their source, General Manager Scott Jutte.
“They were specifically asking whether or not we carry Ka-Bar-style knives, which we do not,” Jutte told the outlet.
“If we did, we could’ve reviewed surveillance footage. But it wasn’t something I could help them with.”
However, the police told the outlet that they went to several local hardware stores that may carry “fixed-blade type knives,” but that they weren’t only asking about Ka-Bar knives.
Kaylee Goncalves' younger sister Autumn took to Instagram to issue a chilling warning after the brutal murders.
"No one is in custody and therefore no one is safe," she wrote on Wednesday.
"Whoever did this ... is still out there and if he is sick enough to murder FOUR sweet, innocent humans so brutally, he is sick enough to do it to anyone else."
The MPD has released a statement after the community expressed frustration about the limited amount of information from law enforcement.
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“We hear you, and we understand your fears,” read the statement.
“We want you to know that we, like you, have been devastated and distressed by these young lives that were cut short needlessly.”
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