Idaho police: Dog found skinned head-to-tail is unrelated to college students' murders - Fox News

MOSCOW, Idaho – The Moscow Police Department said Monday that a dog found skinned head-to-tail on Oct.

21 is unrelated to the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students three weeks later. .

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MURDERS TIMELINE: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SLAUGHTER OF FOUR STUDENTS.

A 12-year-old mini Australian shepherd was found skinned head-to-tail in Moscow, Idaho, just three weeks before four college students were murdered, but police say the two crimes are unrelated. .

(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital).

"Detectives are aware of a Latah County Sheriff’s Office incident of the report of a skinned dog and have determined it is unrelated to this incident," the Moscow Police Department said in a short update on Monday evening. .

The FBI, Idaho State Police, and Moscow Police Department are investigating the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, on Nov

Police then located the victims and issued an alert to University of Idaho students. 

(Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

The Moscow Police Department also said that a separate dog was found at the home on the day of the murders and was given to a "responsible party."

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