Sources tell the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Va. that Jesse Matthew Jr. has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. Graham went missing after attending an off-campus party Sept. 13; her body was found on an abandoned property a month later.
Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr.'s history of sexual assault accusations continue to be pieced together as the search for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham extends into its third week. Matthew was accused of sexual assault during his time as a student and football player at Christopher Newport University in 2003—that's in addition to a sexual assault accusation filed against him when he was a student and football player at Liberty University in 2002.
Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr., the suspect arrested by police in connection to the abduction of still-missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, has now been forensically linked to another missing woman: 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who disappeared after attending a concert on the University of Virginia campus in 2009. Harrington's remains were found three months later on a farm. Virginia State Police have called the new forensic link a "significant break" in the ongoing search for Graham.
A day after a lead suspect was arrested, Charlottesville, Va. police told reporters at a press conference today that they are no closer to finding missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. "We still have no idea whatsoever where she is, despite our best efforts," Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said. "We have an obligation to bring her home, one way or the other. That's what we promised to do."
Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr., the suspect charged with the abduction of still-missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, was arrested by police in Galveston, Texas. Police had upgraded the charges against Matthew from reckless driving to felony abduction last night. Until his arrest, Matthew had not been seen since fleeing a police tail last Saturday in Charlottesville.
At a press conference held tonight, Charlottesville, Va. police announced that their charges against Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr., the lead suspect in the case of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, have been upgraded to abduction with intent to defile, a class two felony. Matthew has not been seen since speeding away from a police tail over the weekend, when he was charged by police with reckless driving.
Charlottesville, Va. police issued an arrest warrant for Jesse L. "L.J." Matthew Sunday evening on a misdemeanor reckless driving charge. Matthew was observed on security camera footage with 18-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham the night she went missing. "I believe Jesse Matthew was the last person she was seen with before she vanished off the face of the Earth because it's been a week and we can't find her," Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said a press conference Sunday.
Charlottesville, Va. police executed search warrants today of an apartment and car believed to be relevant to the search of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Elizabeth Graham, who has been missing since last Saturday.
Police are searching for a man who was seen putting his arm around Hannah Graham—the missing University of Virginia student—on the night of her disappearance. Surveillance footage released this morning shows a different man who appears to be following her as she walks around Charlottesville. That man has come forward to police.
