Police in Moscow, Idaho, said they do not believe a University of Idaho professor is involved in the brutal stabbings of four students in November after the professor sued a TikTok creator for posting accusations against her.
The Moscow Police Department cleared the professor as a suspect in the crime, according to a Dec. 27 press release, as they continue to investigate the still-unsolved killings.
"At this time in the investigation, detectives do not believe the female associate professor and chair of the history department at the University of Idaho suing a TikTok user for defamation is involved in this crime," police said.
Rebecca Scofield, whoUniversity of Idaho history department chair, filed a lawsuit last week alleging TikTok user Ashley Guillard made defamatory statements when she posted videos falsely claiming Scofield had planned the killings of the four students.
Guillard's videos first appeared on Nov. 24 on her account Ashley Solves Mysteries and now have millions of views, according to the lawsuit, which says Guillard claims to solve cases using Tarot cards and other readings.
"Professor Scofield has never met Guillard," the lawsuit stated. "She does not know her. She does not know why Guillard picked her to repeatedly falsely accuse of ordering the tragic murders and being involved with one of the victims. Professor Scofield does know that she has been harmed by the false TikToks and false statements."
The lawsuit alleged Scofield fears that Guillard's...
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