The Huffington Post | By Andrew Hart Email Posted: 10/18/2014 6:05 pm EDT
Human remains have been found in the search for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, police said on Saturday.
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| 18 y-o University of Virginia student Hannah Graham |
Charlotteseville, Virginia Police Chief Tim Longo said that sheriff's deputies were searching abandoned property on old Lynchburg Road in Albermarle when they found human remains. Officials had not identified the body, but said that it could be that of the missing 18-year-old.
Albermarle Police Chief Steve Sellers said, "This is sadly now a death investigation."
Graham, who was a sophomore at the University of Virginia, went missing on Sept. 13 after a night of partying in the college town of Charlottesville, Virginia. The search initially focused on the town, but had expanded to a wider area. Earlier on Saturday,volunteers were recruited to assist in the search.
The suspect in her disappearance, 32-year-old Jesse Matthew, was charged with abduction with intent to defile, or sexually assault. Matthew was also investigated for two alleged sexual assaults at Virginia colleges he attended, in 2002 and 2003.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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