Murder of Hannah Graham
| Hannah Graham | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Hannah Elizabeth Graham February 25, 1996 Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading, Berkshire, UK |
| Disappeared |
September 13, 2014 (aged 18) Downtown Mall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Status | Remains recovered October 18, 2014 |
| Died |
c. September 13, 2014 (aged 18) Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Cause of death | Homicidal violence of undetermined etiology |
| Body discovered |
37°55′26″N 78°36′55.5″W / 37.92389°N 78.615417°W 3193 Old Lynchburg Road North Garden, Virginia October 18, 2014 |
| Education |
West Potomac High School University of Virginia |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
September 13, 2014 (aged 18)
Hannah Elizabeth Graham (February 25, 1996 – c. September 13, 2014) was an 18-year-old second-year British American student at the University of Virginia who went missing on September 13, 2014. She was last seen early in the morning that day, at the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia. Five weeks later, her remains were discovered on an abandoned property in nearby Albemarle County.
Graham's friends last heard from her via text message at about 1:20 am that day, after she told them she was on her way to a party, but was lost. She had attended another party before disappearing. According to surveillance footage and witness testimony, among the last places she was seen was at Tempo Restaurant with a 32-year-old man, person of interest, Jesse Leeroy Matthew Jr. A witness also said that Matthew was seen in the restaurant holding an arm around Graham, and that she looked drunk. Because Graham was below the US legal drinking age, Tempo Restaurant could face legal action if these sightings are confirmed.
The last witness to see Hannah Graham alive says that Graham was with a man who "did not look friendly." As Graham was standing by a vehicle identified to be Matthew's orange 1998 Chrysler Sebring, the witness heard her say, "I’m not getting in that car with you!"
Over a decade earlier, Matthew was twice accused of sexual assault at two separate Virginia colleges he attended as a student; he left each school immediately after each allegation. The reported assaults occurred within an 11-month period of each other: from 2002 to 2003 as Jesse Leeroy “LJ” Matthew, Jr. moved from the evangelical Christian Liberty University in Lynchburg to the Christopher Newport University in Newport News. Police investigated each report, but in neither incident was a criminal case brought against him.
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