Utah People's Post

The Latest News from the Beehive State

Monday, May 16, 2022
Log in
  • National News
    • Female Caseworker Killed & Doctor Shot in Philadelphia
  • State News
    • Car Chase Leads to Drug Arrest
  • Tech & Science
  • Health
    • How to Prepare For Ticks Season
    • Magical Weight Loss Bean Scam
  • Sports
  • Business
You are here: Home / National News / Human Remains Found by Police May Belong to Missing UVA Student, Hannah Graham

Human Remains Found by Police May Belong to Missing UVA Student, Hannah Graham

October 18, 2014 Posted by Editor

Article Lead - wide6142757510kludimage.related.articleLeadwide.729x410.10kltj.png1411414702903.jpg-620x349

Police searches have unveiled human remains on Saturday and officers fear they may belong to Hannah Graham, the University of Virginia sophomore who went missing on September 13th. More forensic evidence is needed to prove that the remains are indeed those of Hannah Graham’s, however, Charlottesville Police Chief, Timothy Longo, already informed Graham’s parents of preliminary findings.

Volunteer searches for Graham have also been cancelled on Sunday so that the Albemarle County Police Department can focus all their attention to the new found evidence.

The remains were found by a search team for the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office on an abandoned property in southern Albemarle (roughly the same area where the remains of Morgan Harrington, the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student, were found three months after her disappearance in 2009).

Police has affirmed that a forensic link has been discovered between the two cases after arresting a suspect in the UVA student’s disappearance

“Countless hours, thousands of hours, have been spent by literally hundreds of law enforcement, civilian volunteers in an effort to find Hannah. We think perhaps today proved their worth.”

Longo said, addressing the volunteer search parties that have been held since Graham went missing.

The suspect in Hannah’s case, Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., 32, is being held at an Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail, awaiting his preliminary hearing which is set for December 4th. He is charged with abduction with intent to defile.

The Albemarle County Police department will take over the investigation now, and Steve Sellers, County Police Chief urged anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area to come forward and contact the police.

“Today’s discovery is a significant development and we have a great deal of work ahead of us. We cannot and we will not jump to any conclusions regarding today’s discovery, so I ask for the public’s patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new ongoing death investigation.”

Sellers said.

On Saturday afternoon, police officers closed the road leading to the site where the remains were discovered.

The night that she vanished, Graham is shown in surveillance videos walking home after attending two parties at off-campus housing units. She is seen walking unsteadily and even running, until she appears in the presence of Matthew. According to police officers, there was no reason to believe that Hannah and Matthew had known each other before the night in question.

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: arrest warrant, dissappearance, evidence, graham, hannah graham, human remains, lj matthew, police in search of suspect, remains, suspect, suspect arrested, virginia university

Woman working out at the gym

Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

United Airlines airplane

Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston

June 28, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Breakfast sandwich

Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poppy flower

UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

U.S.-Canada border

French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

June 26, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Plus size model

Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

June 25, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Giant manta ray

Unique Manta Ray Nursery Spotted off Texas Coast

June 23, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

The rainbow flag

WHO Scraps Transgenderism from List of Mental Illnesses

June 22, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

456 People Dead at U.K. Hospital after Taking too Many Painkillers

June 21, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Kenyan girls dancing

Kenyans Facing Poor Nutrition as Supermarket Shopping Is on the Rise

June 20, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Recent Posts

  • Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time
  • Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)
  • Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston
  • Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat
  • UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply
  • French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border
  • Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

Related Articles

  • U.S.-Canada border

    French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

    Jun 26, 2018
  • Billboard on Texas Interstate Kindly Asking Liberals to Leave

    Jun 20, 2018
  • U.S. Border Patrol Agents surveying border

    Border Patrol Busts 51K People Trying to illegally Cross Border

    Jun 7, 2018
  • Alabama 4-Year-Old Is Feeding the Homeless in a Superhero Cape

    May 22, 2018
  • Electronic cigarette in man's hand

    Electronic Cigarette Blows Up in Florida Man’s Face, Killing Him

    May 17, 2018
  • CIA Hacking Tool Leaker Faces Child Porn Charges

    May 16, 2018
  • First Lady Melania Trump

    First Lady Melania Trump Recovering from Serious Surgery

    May 15, 2018
  • Mormon Temple in Utah

    Mormons Break 105-year Alliance with the Boy Scouts

    May 10, 2018
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan

    Paul Ryan Denies Dismissing House Chaplain over Politics

    May 4, 2018
  • Baby feet

    Iowa’s Fetal-Heartbeat Bill About to Ban Nearly All Abortions

    May 3, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • National News
  • Nature
  • Provo
  • Salt Lake News
  • Science
  • Sports
  • State News
  • Tech & Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • West Jordan
  • West Valley City
  • World

Copyright © 2022 utahpeoplespost.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Site Map · Contact