'Bad plan': Ex-FBI agent warns Idaho victim Kaylee Goncalves' mom Kristi against raising reward money

'Bad plan': Ex-FBI agent warns Idaho victim Kaylee Goncalves' mom Kristi against raising reward money
Former FBI agent has advised slain Kaylee Goncalves' (R) mom Kristi (L) not to raise reward money (Fox News/video screenshot, kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

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MOSCOW, IDAHO: The families of Idaho murder victims are raising reward money while the investigation is ongoing which is a "bad plan," according to a veteran FBI agent. While the tips keep coming in, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has stressed that issuing a reward for the killer would be a "bad plan at this time."

If a reward is granted, a flood of useless tips will come in at an exponential rate, significantly slowing down the investigation process. A reward should be given when or if the tips stop coming in which is something the FBI is aware of. "Let them do their work," Coffindaffer tweeted in response to a recent post about one of the victims' moms discussing reward money. Coffindaffer's remarks came shortly after Kaylee Gonclaves' mother, Kristi, discussed the possibility of raising reward money in an interview with Fox News. "Our family would like to fundraise in hopes to offer a reward, and possibly hire a private investigator if that becomes necessary," she said. "The money raised will go directly to getting us answers as well as helping to pay for Kaylee's final arrangements and her celebration of life on Dec. 30."  Four University of Idaho students—Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin, and Xana Kernodle—were discovered dead from stab wounds on November 13. They lived off-campus close to the university.

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