The grieving father of Idaho victim Maddie Mogen says he’s convinced the triple killer made a mistake at the scene that will lead to her arrest and admits he’s surprised he’s “still” responding to replies waits
- As the case hits its six-week mark, Maddie’s father, Ben Mogen, said, “People don’t get away with these things these days.”
- He said that with “DNA and videos everywhere,” it’s not something that will remain “unsolved.”
- Mogen expressed his gratitude to investigators who are working around the clock and throughout the holidays to seek justice for his daughter
Idaho victim Maddie Mogen’s grieving father says he’s convinced the killer made a mistake at the scene that will lead to her arrest, but admits he’s surprised he’s “still” waiting for answers .
“I knew from the start that people can’t get away with these things these days,” Ben Mogen told The Spokesman-Review as the case hits its six-week mark.
“There’s too many things to get caught up on, like DNA and videos everywhere. It’s something people can’t get away with, it remains unresolved.’
Mogen continues to struggle with the agonizing loss of his 21-year-old daughter, Maddie, whom he described as “smart, funny, a real go-getter.”
Maddie with her best friend Kaylee Goncalves; Her roommate, Xana Kernodle, and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, were stabbed to death in the early hours of November 13 at their off-campus home near the University of Idaho campus.
Maddie Mogen, 21, and her father, Ben Mogen, in a July 4 photo
Picture shows: (LR) Roommates 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
On the day of his daughter’s vigil, Mogen said investigators spoke to him for three hours. He has expressed his gratitude for everything they have done so far, but still has so many unanswered questions as his daughter’s killer remains unsolved.
“There were so many questions that I thought would be answered and we’re still waiting,” he said.
The grieving father said one of the lead investigators keeps in touch with him.
He said the frequent updates are something he particularly appreciates, with all the online speculation, gossip and misinformation that has surfaced that he says is “hurting”.
“I have a hard time reading all of these articles,” Mogen said. “I can get all my news on this directly from there (investigators) and I don’t have to try to torment myself through all this misinformation.”
But he also expressed his gratitude that investigators have resources from around the country, particularly the FBI, and are working around the clock, including holidays, to find those responsible so that he can get justice for him his daughter can get.
“I just need to know they know what they’re doing and if they don’t then they know someone who does,” he said.
A Christmas flower was laid near the home where the four Idaho students were murdered
Ben Mogen speaks at a vigil for his daughter Madison, Maddie, Mogen
A 2003 Christmas portrait of Maddie when she was 2 years old and wearing Christmas clothes
Maddie pictured here (left) with Kaylee Goncalves (right)
The distraught Mogen said he tries to get through every day. This is the first Christmas without Maddie for her close-knit family.
A memorial service is planned to remember his daughter, whom he described as someone who “inspired” him.
“I’m so proud to say that she was my daughter and what she did with her life and where she went,” Mogen said. “She lived the life she deserved.”