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Idaho 4 Murders: Anything To The Eli Shoup And “Shield” Rumors?
Seems like nothing but a bunch of guys hustling in the “media” space, but maybe.
Some of the Eli Shoup theory comes from 4Chan, and a bit from Reddit and Facebook groups. Here’s one 4Chan thread featuring some supposed “names of import:”
The Shield (@shield.atx on insta)
Jesse Holecek — lead recruiter (@jesseholecek)
Fischer Alt — shield employee (@fischslayer)
George Simitjis — shield employee (@george.simitjis)
Jake Alt — shield employee (@jakealt_official)
Zack Lamkey — shield employee (@thezacklamkey)
Elijah Shoup — shield employee, family has a hall named after them. Big UofI connections. (@elishoup_)
Looks like this is a group that recruits people for lifestyle branding and media production stuff, and Kaylee might have done some work with them as a recruiter. In the top photo, you see maybe Bethany Funke or someone else posing with some of the big names at University of Idaho in this space.
If you need a simpler breakdown of everything, let’s use this screenshot:
The Molly Gray stuff is discussed here:
I think a lot of people think — emphasis think, i.e. don’t “know” — that this is somehow tied to a combination of:
- Escalating young adult beefs and divisions
