Who Is Xana Kernodle’s Mom? Mother Of Idaho Victim Arrested After Murders
A candlelight vigil was held at the University of Idaho’s Kibbie Dome on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 in honor of the four victims who were brutally murdered on November 13 in a home just off campus.
The families of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were all in attendance, but the family of fellow University of Idaho student Xana Kernodle couldn’t make it.
Although they announced a separate service for them on Friday, many were saddened that there was no one to speak for them during the vigil and investigated their family situation.
Who is Xana Kernodle’s mother?
Xana’s mother is reportedly a woman named Cara Kernoodle, who is currently an inmate at a north Idaho county jail.
True crime detectives are making the claim after discovering a woman with the same last name as the 20-year-old in prison records.
Cara Kernoodle was arrested six days after Xana’s murder.
An image of the inmate list from the Kootenai County Jail in Idaho is circulating on social media as cyber sleuths seek full information on the Idaho murders — and many claim that Xana Kernodle’s mother, Cara Denise Kernodle, is on that list.
Arrested just six days after the tragic murders, Cara is being held on $50,000 bail for possession of a controlled substance – Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 drugs.
There’s no official confirmation of Xana’s mother’s identity and it’s unclear if Cara’s arrest has any connection to the crime, but initial skepticism about the newly uncovered information gained ground when baseball author Stacie Wheeler joined the conversation.
Her now-deleted post included a link to previous arrests, dating back to 2013, in which Cara Denise Kernodle was arrested in Rathdrum, Idaho, for driving without privileges.
Many others in the conversation seemed confident they could confirm this Cara persona was Xana’s mother – and linked a photo of her with two girls they believed to be Xana and her sister Jazzmin.
The identity of Xana’s mother has not been confirmed, but her father has previously spoken out about his daughter’s death.
While some crime detectives have criticized Cara online, it’s important to remember that Xana’s mother is grieving the loss of a child and should not be linked to the crime without evidence.
Xana’s father, Jeffrey Kernodle, has expressed frustration with the investigation.
Speaking to The Independent, Jeffrey Kernodle, Xana’s father, expressed frustration at the lack of information emerging from the investigation.
He claimed the FBI “didn’t say anything,” and described the tragedy as “unthinkable.”
“How can you protect a child? You keep her at home and you won’t let him go to college? They’re not going to stay at home like that,” he said. “Well, it’s really stunning. It’s just completely unthinkable and it’s the worst nightmare.”
Speaking to CBS, he said she loved “having fun.”
“She wasn’t too concerned about the drama and stuff. She never agreed to that. She just liked having fun. Never about materialistic things,” he said.
He claimed that the autopsy certainly showed her will and her fight to the bitter end.
“Bruises, ripped open by the knife. She’s a tough kid. Whatever she wanted to do, she could do it,” Kernodle said.
Jeffrey was unable to make the candlelight vigil that was held earlier this week and it is not known at this time if he will attend his daughter’s university service on Friday.
Ethan Chapin’s brother also spoke highly of Xana.
In a Reddit post, Eric Chapin praised his late brother’s girlfriend, describing her kind demeanor during their first meeting when she spent two weeks at his house in July.
“If the 2 weeks we were allowed to meet them represent them and [the] life she lived the world is missing 2 very amazing people. Two kids in their 20s who don’t make great parents anymore if they wanted to, and great role models for the next generation.”
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