'Socially Awkward' Neighbor of Idaho Students Denies He's the Murderer

A neighbor of the slain four University of Idaho students that described himself as "socially awkward" recently denied rumors that he was the murderer.

The remarks by Reagan come amid the ongoing investigation into the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho students. On the morning of November 13, officers from the Moscow Police Department discovered Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle fatally stabbed in their residence near the college.

"I didn't do it. I have nothing to hide. I'm willing to give DNA, fingerprints, whatever they need," Jeremy Reagan, a neighbor to the four students fatally stabbed, said during an interview with CourtTV on Tuesday.

Reagan's comments come as social media users have speculated that he could be a suspect in the case mainly due to the fact that he has given several interviews with news outlets since the crime. When asked on Tuesday why he thinks the speculations have came about, Reagan said, "I'm naturally an awkward person, just my mannerisms, the way I talk...my natural person, just a little bit socially awkward so I might smile at points that I shouldn't, I might make weird hand movements when I shouldn't."

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Stock image of person holding a fixed-blade knife. As of Tuesday, November 29, 2022, police in Moscow, Idaho, continue to investigate the fatal stabbing of four college students. A possible weapon has also not been... Chaichan Pramjit/Getty Images

Since the crime, police have been unable to identify a suspect and continue to ask the public for assistance and tips. A possible weapon has also not been found but police said that they are specifically looking for a "fixed-blade knife."

Thomas O'Connor, a former FBI agent told Newsweek last week that identifying the specific weapon could help police close in on a possible suspect.

"If you have kitchen knives, you're gonna have thousands of Cutco kitchen knives in a region. If you have a Ka-Bar, you're going to have less people that have those and you're going to have less people who have purchased those," O'Connor previously told Newsweek. "So, when you're going to hunting stores and military surplus stores, the hope is, I would think, is that somebody in there says, 'Hey this guy came in here three weeks ago and purchased one of these knives'...If they can determine the type of weapon and if it's something that's not a common household appliance, then they have a better chance of tying it back to an individual, which could be a long shot but that's what police work is."

A classmate of one of the slain victims also recently spoke with Fox News Digital and said that she saw Madison Mogen "just laughing with all her friends," the night before the incident.

"It was just a normal night in Moscow...Moscow is a safe place. Nothing like this ever happen," Madison Moye told Fox News Digital.

Newsweek reached out to the Moscow Police Department for comment.

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