Moscow, Idaho, police confirmed Tuesday that they are investigating an abandoned white Hyundai Elanra found in Eugene, Oregon, in connection to the murder of four University of Idaho students. FOX13
Authorities released a stock photo of the car on Dec. 7 and urged the public to come forward with any tips that could lead them to the vehicle, saying that the occupant or occupants may have "critical information" about the slayings.
Police suspect a KaBar knife may have been used in slayings of four University Idaho students, inset. Caution tape surrounds the house near campus where the students were slaughtered. The car came on the radar of Oregon officials Dec. 17 at 5:19 a.m., when a person called 911 to report an individual sleeping inside the vehicle.Officers responded and made contact with the occupant, but the spokeswoman had no further details on the interaction.
Photos circulating online, which couldn't immediately be verified by Fox News Digital, show a white Hyundai without plates and a damaged front bumper, parked across the street from a Panda Express.Police have not publicly identified a suspect in the murders of Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, who were stabbed to death some time between 3 and 4 a.m. on Nov. 13.
Moscow police, with the help of the Idaho State Police and the FBI, are running down a list of 22,000 registered Hyundai Elantras that fit their search criteria, according to a press release issued last week. "Even though there's sometimes a fascination with the particular case, some people simply don't see the news and may not know that we're looking for it," Moscow Police Capt. Roger Lanier said in a video posted to YouTube Thursday. "Maybe your neighbor has one in the garage that they don't drive very often, and maybe there's one that's just not on the registration database: Let us know.
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