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Who is 'Moscow slayer'? Instagram user followed all University of Idaho victims and posted knife pics

As police are doing their work, web sleuths are hard at work doing their own digging to find the murderer who stabbed the four students

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MOSCOW, IDAHO: The investigation into the University of Idaho murders continues as the police are yet to find a potential suspect or a lead. As police are doing their work, web sleuths are hard at work doing their own digging to find the murderer who stabbed Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, in the early hours of November 13, to death. Now, certain social media posts are claiming that there is an Instagram user who goes by the name of 'The Moscow Slayer' who could be the person behind the massacre.

As of now, there is no trace of the suspect or the murder weapon even after the officials have followed more than 600 tips and conducted almost a hundred interviews. People have now discovered an Instagram account that followed all the Idaho murder victims. Even though the account has been deleted, several screenshots have found their way to the Internet. The bio of the account reads, "Car dealership owner and retired Tier One Special Mission Unit JSOC Operator (SEAL Team Six)." Some users who discovered the account before it was deleted saw that the person operating the account was following the victims and had pictures of a knife which hints towards the fact that all the victims were stabbed and died due to deep wounds. The attacks have been deemed targeted by police.

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One suspicious user wrote, "There was an ig account linked to the kil the lcones movie mocking the victims before and after and it was called moscow slayer". Another user tweeted, "What kind of person is following the victims on Instagram and has an account called “the_moscow_slayer” and posts this weird shit!" One more user wrote, "The “Moscow slayer” ass that posted on dead girls IG had photo of him holding military knife wore gloves in photo - I have to think if u have a knife like that u probably bought the gloves (BOGO)".

One suspicious user questioned, "The other disturbing item is the IG account of “Moscow Slayer” or something similar- has that been discussed?" Another user who saw a post on the potential suspect's account wrote, "Username Moscow slayer on Instagram had a post a day ago thst said he misplaced a ka bar knife a few days ago but deleted it not lying here". One more user wrote, "Another disturbed individual is the reprobate that uses the pseudonym ‘the_moscow_slayer’ on Instagram. Some people think this individual is involved, others think they are trolling. Personally, it’s hard to say, but it’s clear this individual should be looked into."

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