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Police search area where remains believed to be those of Hannah Graham were found Police search area where remains thought to be those of Hannah Graham were found
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by T. Rees Shapiro CHARLOTTESVILLE — Police on Sunday combed a narrow two-lane back road near an abandoned property in Albemarle County south of here, where searchers on Saturday found human remains thought to be those of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham.
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Police on Sunday combed a narrow two-lane back road near an abandoned property in Albemarle County south of here, where searchers on Saturday found human remains believed to be those of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. Graham, an 18-year-old from Fairfax County, vanished in the early hours of Sept. 13. Jesse L. Matthew Jr., a 32-year-old Charlottesville man with whom Graham was last seen, was arrested and charged in her disappearance, but the young woman’s whereabouts were unknown.
Graham, an 18-year-old from Fairfax County, vanished in the early hours of Sept. 13. Jesse L. Matthew Jr., a 32-year-old Charlottesville man with whom Graham was last seen, was arrested and charged with her abduction, but the young woman’s whereabouts were unknown. The remote location where the body was found was within three or four miles of the hayfield where the body of another missing college student was found in 2010. Both Graham and the second woman, Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student, disappeared late at night in Charlottesville.
The remote location where the body was found Saturday was within three or four miles of the hayfield where the body of another missing college woman was found in 2010. Both Graham and the second women, Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student, disappeared late at night in Charlottesville. Police on Sunday blocked off a three-mile section of Old Lynchburg Road near where the body was found as investigators scoured the area. For much of its length the road is unmarked and without shoulders, surrounded by woods that are turning amber, gold and crimson, and with houses set back from the pavement, several with white country fences. A tiny brick church sits at one end of the barricaded stretch, across the road from a cemetery with several dozen weathered tombstones.
Police on Sunday blocked off a three-mile section of Old Lynchburg Road near where the body was found as investigators scoured the area. For much of its length the road is unmarked and without shoulders, surrounded by woods that are turning amber, gold and crimson, and with houses set back from the pavement, several with white country fences. A tiny brick church sits at one end of the barricaded stretch, across the road from a cemetery with several dozen very weathered tombstones. The northernmost police barricade on Old Lynchburg on Sunday was at its intersection with Red Hill Road. From that point, Red Hill winds a little more than three miles to the northwest before it borders the 742-acre Anchorage Farm. It was there that Harrington’s skeletal remains were found.
The northern-most police barricade on Old Lynchburg Road on Sunday was at its intersection with Red Hill Road. From the cross roads, Red Hill Road winds a little more than three miles to the northwest before it borders the 742-acre Anchorage Farm. It was there, in a hayfield, that Harrington’s skeletal remains were found. Virginia State Police investigators said last month that the arrest of Matthew was a “significant break” in the Harrington case and provided an unspecified “new forensic link” in the quest for her killer.
Virginia State Police investigators said last month that the arrest of Matthew was a “significant break” in the Harrington death and provided an unspecified “new forensic link” in the quest for her killer. The remains found Saturday were discovered by a sheriff’s deputy searching an abandoned property, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo Sr. said. A conclusive identification has not been made and the remains were sent to the Virginia medical examiner’s office for forensic testing.
The remains found Saturday were discovered by a sheriff’s deputy searching an abandoned property, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo Sr. said. Authorities stressed that a conclusive identification has not been made and said the remains would be sent to the Virginia medical examiner’s office for forensic testing. Longo said Graham’s family members had been notified. They have not commented on the discovery of the remains. Authorities also called off a search for Graham planned for Sunday, saying they would focus on identifying the body.
Longo said police notified Graham’s family of their discovery. Authorities also called off a search for the teen planned for Sunday, saying they would focus on identifying the body.. Graham’s disappearance has shaken Virginia’s flagship public university, where students have held candlelight vigils and worn orange ribbons in the hope of Graham’s return.
If it is that of the sophomore, it marks a grim end to a massive and emotional search that involved more than 4,000 tips and the help of family, students, community members and law enforcement who scoured the city and rural areas. Student council president Jalen Ross helped organize a vigil on the U-Va. campus that attracted hundreds of students. Ross and others at the event, which occurred five days after Graham was last seen, spoke about the missing sophomore in the present tense. Now Ross said that the student council was planning a memorial for Graham to provide a central place on campus for students to honor her.​
Graham’s disappearance brought anxiety and unease to Virginia’s flagship public university, where students have held candlelight vigils and worn orange ribbons in hope of her return. “Nobody wanted to hear there’s been a body found,” Ross, 21, said Sunday.
Student council president Jalen Ross helped organize a candlelight vigil on the U-Va. campus that attracted hundreds of students. Ross and others at the event, which occurred five days after Graham was last seen, spoke about the missing sophomore in the present tense. Now Ross said that the student council was planning on a memorial for Graham to provide a central place on campus for students to honor Graham.​  But it was the news many students were expecting, Ross said. In the five weeks since Graham disappeared, a dark mood has again descended over the school.
"Nobody wanted to hear there's been a body found,” said Ross, 21.  "It revives the whole pool of sadness everyone went through originally," Ross said.
 But it was the news many students were expecting, Ross said. In the five weeks that Graham had disappeared, a funereal mood has descended again over the state's flagship college. Many students have donned orange ribbons to keep Graham in mind. Every day since Graham vanished, Ross has worn one pinned to his shirt. 
 "It revives the whole pool of sadness everyone went through originally," Ross said. "A lot of us were worried that it would take a long time or infinite time to get closure.”
Many students have worn orange ribbons in homage to Graham. Everyday since Graham went missing Ross has worn his orange ribbon pinned to his lapels. 
 "I told myself I'd wear it until they found her," Ross said. "I told myself I'd wear it until they found her," Ross said.
 Ross said that many students recalled that it took investigators 101 days to find Harrington, whose was discovered in January 2010.  Ross said many students recalled that it took investigators 101 days to find Harrington.
 "A lot of us were worried that it would take a long time or infinite time to get closure,” Ross said.  "A lot of us were worried that it would take a long time or infinite time to get closure” in Graham’s case, Ross said.
On Sunday afternoon, The Rev. Heather Warren crafted the words for her evening sermon at St. Paul's Memorial Church across from the Charlottesville campus.  On Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Heather Warren crafted the words for her evening sermon at St. Paul’s Memorial Church, across from the Charlottesville campus. 
 "It's just profoundly sad," said Warren. "There was always this hope that she might be found alive. That's not there now."  “It’s just profoundly sad,” Warren said. “There was always this hope that she might be found alive. That’s not there now.”
 In the weeks after Graham went missing, St. Paul's Memorial Church kept its doors open at all hours to provide a place of solitude for students distressed by the sophomore's disappearance. Warren said that the church has helped students find solace in prayer and passages of Scripture. In recent days, Warren said that she's been drawn to Psalm 139 in particular, which explores the constant presence of God even in the worst of times.  In the weeks after Graham vanished, the church kept its doors open for students distressed by the sophomore’s disappearance. Warren said the church has helped students find solace in prayer and passages of Scripture. In recent days, Warren said, she has been drawn to Psalm 139, which explores the constant presence of God even in the worst of times.
 "Whither can I go from your presence?" Warren says, quoting the psalm's first verses. "You might now know what that presence feels like. But that does not mean you are not abandoned."  “Whither can I go from your presence?” Warren said Sunday, quoting the psalm’s first verses. “You might not know what that presence feels like. But that does not mean you are abandoned.” She began Sunday evening’s service with a moment of silence for Graham.
Friends and teachers describe Hannah Graham, a 2013 graduate of West Potomac High School in the Alexandria area of Fairfax, as a good student with a sense of humor. Friends and teachers have described Graham, a 2013 graduate of West Potomac High School in the Alexandria area of Fairfax, as a good student with a sense of humor.
At the university, Graham participated in an alternative spring break as a freshman, volunteering to spend long hours rebuilding homes in Tuscaloosa, Ala., destroyed by tornadoes. She was known as a central figure in the college’s ski club. At U-Va., Graham participated in an alternative spring break as a freshman, volunteering to spend long hours rebuilding homes destroyed by tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She was known as a central figure in the college’s ski club.
“If she’s a victim of foul play, then someone perpetrated it,” her father, John Graham, said last month. “We want to prevent that person or persons from doing it again.” The investigation into Graham’s disappearance has produced leads in other unsolved cases.
The investigation into Hannah Graham’s disappearance has led to leads in other unsolved crimes. Matthew, who had worked as an orderly at the U-Va. hospital, has been linked by DNA evidence to the investigations of two violent crimes: a sexual assault in Fairfax City in 2005 and the abduction and slaying of Harrington, police have said.
Matthew, who had worked as an orderly at the University of Virginia hospital, has been linked by DNA evidence to the investigations of two violent crimes: a sexual assault in Fairfax City in 2005 and the abduction and slaying of Harrington, police have said.
He has not been charged in either case.He has not been charged in either case.
In addition, two Virginia universities that Matthew attended between 2002 and 2003 said that he was accused in two separate incidents of sexually assaulting women. Both women declined to press charges against Matthew, and he was not convicted of any crime connected to the allegations. In addition, two Virginia universities that Matthew attended between 2002 and 2003 said he was implicated in sexual assault cases. Both women declined to press charges against Matthew, and he was not convicted of any crime connected to the allegations.
Witnesses said Graham and Matthew crossed paths sometime early on the morning of Sept. 13. Graham spent the evening of Sept. 12, a Friday, drinking and socializing with friends near campus before going out about midnight. By 1 a.m., she was seen wandering the Downtown Mall, about a mile and a half from her apartment. She sent messages to friends indicating that she was lost.
Graham spent the evening of Sept. 12, a Friday, drinking and socializing with friends near campus before heading out on the town around midnight. By 1 a.m., she was seen wandering the Downtown Mall, about a mile and a half from her apartment. She sent messages to friends indicating that she was lost.
Shortly after 1 a.m., witnesses saw Graham with Matthew near the Tempo restaurant.Shortly after 1 a.m., witnesses saw Graham with Matthew near the Tempo restaurant.
Brice Cunningham, the owner of Tempo, told The Post that his employees later saw Graham and Matthew leaving the area together. She had not been seen since. Brice Cunningham, the owner of Tempo, told The Washington Post that his employees later saw Graham and Matthew leaving the area together. She had not been seen since.
Police quickly focused on Matthew, searching his car and his Charlottesville apartment and eventually seeking a warrant for his arrest. After a nationwide manhunt, Matthew was arrested Sept. 24 on a beach near Galveston, Tex., more than 1,300 miles from his apartment. Police quickly focused on Matthew, searching his car and his Charlottesville apartment and eventually seeking a warrant for his arrest. Matthew was arrested Sept. 24 on a beach near Galveston, Tex., more than 1,300 miles from his apartment.
Matthew was charged with abduction with intent to defile, indicating that police believe he planned to sexually assault Graham. Matthew was charged with abduction with intent to defile, indicating that police think he planned to sexually assault Graham.
He has been held without bond in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. He is being held without bond in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.
James L. Camblos III, the lawyer representing Matthew, said he would await further information.James L. Camblos III, the lawyer representing Matthew, said he would await further information.
“The police have located human remains, and we will wait to see what the medical examiner says to see who it is,” Camblos said.“The police have located human remains, and we will wait to see what the medical examiner says to see who it is,” Camblos said.