Police investigating the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students are denying a professor's involvement in the unsolved case after a self-described internet sleuth and Tarot card reader posted accusations on TikTok claiming a connection.
are denying a professor's involvement in the unsolved case after a self-described internet sleuth and Tarot card reader posted accusations on TikTok claiming a connection.
The police statement in defense of the professor, Rebecca Scofield, is only the latest attempt by investigators to tamp downIn an attempt to clear her name, Scofieldagainst Ashley Guillard, the Texas woman who posted accusations on TikTok that the professor planned the killings with another University of Idaho student.
The videos began appearing on the platform Nov. 24 and have been viewed millions of times, according to Scofield's suit, which says Guillard claims to solve high-profile murders using Tarot cards and by"performing other readings."
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