Neighbor Describes Noises Heard Near Home on Night of Idaho Murders

A neighbor described some of the noises he heard from the area of the home where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed on the night of the incident.

Inan Harsh told the Idaho Statesman this week that he lived just a few doors down from the Kings Road residence and said that it was normally a very noisy environment due to many parties.

Harsh said that on the night of November 13, when Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Ethan Chapin, 20, and Xana Kernodle, 20, were fatally stabbed by an unknown perpetrator, he returned home from work and believes he heard a scream from the neighbor's home but noted that he cannot be sure if it came from that exact home.

"I didn't think anything of it," Harsh told the Statesman. "After what happened, I've definitely had second thoughts. Maybe it was not a party sound. I'm not sure what good it does for them now."

The comments by the neighbor come as the investigation into the four fatal stabbings has continued for nearly a month. No suspect has been identified by police and no weapon has been found.

On Thursday, the Moscow Police Department released new information in the investigation, including a description of a car that they believed was in the area at the time of the crime.

"Detectives are interested in speaking with the occupant(s) of a white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra, with an unknown license plate. Tips and leads have led investigators to look for additional information about a vehicle being in the immediate area of the King Street residence during the early morning hours of November 13th," Moscow police said in a press release.

Former law enforcement official Kenneth Mains told Newsweek on Thursday that the new information released by police "is a big revelation."

"For police to release this information means it holds potential significant value to the investigation. Maybe not the suspect but potentially a witness," Mains said.

Following the information released about the car, police said that they were receiving hundreds of new tips, prompting them to direct calls to the FBI call center.

"The global call center has the resources to take those calls, categorize them, and send them on to investigators so they can utilize those tips in the investigation," Moscow police said.

In addition to Harsh, the Statesman also spoke with another neighbor, identified as Anna C. who said the Kings Road residence was normally very noisy.

"I would walk by when I'd take the dog to pee, down the hill and think, 'Jeez, I should crash the party,' but I'm too old for that," she said.

Newsweek reached out to the Moscow Police Department for comment.