Idaho student murders: Neighbors saw front door ‘wide open’ morning after attacks

A neighbor is claiming the door belonging to the house in which four University of Idaho students were found murdered was wide open hours after their deaths.

The claim comes almost four weeks after Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were killed in bed and stabbed in the chest and upper body with a large knife.

Police have not identified or arrested a suspect in the Nov. 13 homicides.

The neighbor told Fox News in an interview that the front door was open at about 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 13. A 911 call was not placed to the police until 11:58 a.m., after the two surviving roommates, who live on the first floor, woke up to find their roommates unconscious.

IDAHO MURDERS: MOSCOW POLICE HITS OUT AT ‘SPECULATION AND UNVETTED INFORMATION’

Police in Moscow, Idaho, have not commented on the information relating to the door in their press releases. A police spokesperson told Fox News, “That type of information is part of the investigation and not released.”

They continued to warn the public against speculation and unvetted information and refered to press releases from police for details on the investigation.

Authorities determined that the four students were killed between 3 and 4 a.m. Investigators are looking for information relating to Kernodle’s and Chapin’s whereabouts between 9 p.m. and 1:45 a.m., the time they were believed to be at the Sigma Chi house.

Chief James Fry said the department is beginning to remove the slain students’ belongings from the house that are not pertinent to the investigation. They will be moved to a storage location, and families will be able to pick them up.

“It’s time for us to get those things back that really mean something to those families and hopefully to help with some of their healing,” Fry said.

He reminded the public that police are doing everything they can to move the investigation forward.

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“We recognize the frustration this causes and that speculation proliferates in the absence of facts,” police said. “However, we firmly believe speculation and unvetted information is a disservice to the victims, their families, and our community.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to Moscow police for comment.

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