Remains Confirmed As Hannah Graham, Missing UVa Student

[Mister Nightowl]

Source: HuffPo

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Remains found nearly a week ago in a rural area of Virginia are those of a university student who disappeared last month, authorities said Friday, ending a search that left the campus and community on edge.

University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham, 18, disappeared Sept. 13 after a night out with friends. Her remains were found Oct. 18 about 12 miles from campus, in a heavily wooded area of Albemarle County that is home to rolling hills and horse farms.

The man Graham was last seen with, 32-year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., has been charged with abduction with intent to defile Graham. His attorney, Jim Camblos, said in a voicemail greeting that he is not answering questions about the case.

The remains were discovered roughly 6 miles from where the body of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was found after she vanished in 2009. Police have said forensic evidence connects Matthew to Harrington's killing, which in turn is linked by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in northern Virginia. Matthew has been charged in the 2005 case.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/remains-hannah-graham-uva_n_6044486.html

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[greatlaurel]

1. My condolences to her family.

So very sorry for the loss of this young person. What a terrible tragedy.

[jtuck004]

2. Wonder how he could have been stopped at one of those colleges...if it's him.

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Matthew also has been identified as the football player who was accused of sexual assault at Liberty University in 2002 and transferred to Christopher Newport University, where he was accused of another sexual assault in 2003. No charges were filed in either of those cases...

Here.

For such a small world, there sure are a lot of missing people out there, still need to be found. Glad they found her.

[Raine1967]

4. he's being tried in Fairfax Va. for a 2005 rape:

http://www.nbc12.com/story/26832159/suspect-in-hannah-graham-case-to-be-charged-in-2005-fairfax-rape

I Suspect they will connect him to the murder of Morgan Harrington as well:

A grand jury returned indictments against Matthew on three counts Monday: attempted capital murder, abduction and sexual penetration with an object.

Matthew remains behind bars at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail on a charge of abduction with intent to defile in the Hannah Graham disappearance. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 4. Chesterfield search crews discovered human remains in Albemarle County on Saturday while searching for the missing University of Virginia student.


Authorities previously said Matthew was linked forensically to the case of a missing Virginia Tech student, Morgan Harrington, who went missing after a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones arena in Charlottesville. They had also previously linked the suspect in that case to the 2005 Fairfax County rape suspect. Graham hasn't been seen since Sept. 13 after a night out with friends. The remains found Saturday about 12 miles from campus are now at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for identification.

I am fairly sure it's him. The Grand jury found cause and the authorities say they have DNA evidence.

[wundermaus]

3. ...

[Kingofalldems]

5. RIP.

[Glimmer of Hope]

6. Rip Hannah