The man accused of quadruple murder in Idaho appeared ashen and downcast during his first court appearance

• The man accused of killing four University of Idaho of students made his first court appearance.
• He waived his extradition rights and will soon be brought back to Idaho to face murder charges.

The man accused of killing four University of Idaho of students appeared pale on Tuesday while wearing a red jail jumpsuit during his first court appearance in the case.

While handcuffed, the 28-year-old suspect made a brief appearance at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where the he waived his extradition rights and will soon be brought back to Idaho to face murder charges.

He was arrested in his hometown of Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, last week in connection to the November 13 stabbing deaths in the small city of Moscow, Idaho.

The suspect responded "Yes, I do" to a judge when he was asked whether he understood that he was voluntarily allowing authorities to transfer him back to Idaho. When asked if he had any mental health diagnoses, the suspect said "no."

A half-dozen apparent family members of the suspect sat in the front row for the court appearance, and two women openly wept, prompting court officers to bring them tissues.

The suspect was arrested on December 30 on first-degree murder charges in connection to the deaths of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves, 21-year-old Madison Mogen, 20-year-old Xana Kernodle, and 20-year-old Ethan Chapin.

The suspect, who is being held without bond in Pennsylvania, was also charged with one count of felony burglary,

Goncalves, Mogen, Kernodle, and Chapin were killed — likely while they were sleeping — inside an off-campus rental home following a night out, officials have said.

The suspect, a Washington State University criminal justice graduate student, lived just miles away from the residence shared by Goncalves, Mogen, and Kernodle.

Authorities have not yet released a motive for the gruesome slayings, and a probable cause affidavit used to obtain the arrest warrant for the suspect is expected to be released after he is moved back to Idaho.

The suspect is expected to be taken back to Idaho within the next 10 days under the voluntary extradition waiver he signed on Tuesday.

His extradition attorney, Jason LaBar, said on NBC's "Today" show earlier Tuesday that his client was "very calm" and "believes he's going to be exonerated."