Almost sounds as if they have a specific car in their sights, and need a "tip" to place that known specifc car in the area to give probable cause to search it for DNA.
Lawyers please chime in: if they have a a specific suspect car in mind, and search it without iron clad probable cause, does that blow the whole case?
Could we be looking at a vehicle where roommates might have access, and they're not sure which of the roommates was driving that night? Could we be looking at roommates who actually committed the crime?
I guess there aren't any toll roads around there that might capture vehicles (like EZ-,pass in the eastern US). Does WA or ID LE commonly run ALPRS license plate scanners? Being in a relatively remote location with low-traffic back roads out of town makes this difficult. Maybe insurance companies could help find a covered matching vehicle within close proximity to the area?
Hopefully some valid tips have been submitted and it's down to simple brute force analysis by more eyes to find paydirt.
Btw, someone mentioned night vision equipment. Were there lights left on in the house? (Still on the following day when police searched the house? Would they even make note of that, since it was daylight when they arrived?) Kind of an odd little detail...moo
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