University of Virginia freshman Hannah Graham went missing Sept. 13, and authorities are now investigating to see if the remains are connected. A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of her kidnapping.
Police block the road leading to the scene of a death investigation in connection with the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham in Albermarle County, Virginia on Saturday.
AP Photo/Steve Helber
The remains were found on an abandoned property on Old Lynchburg Road, about a 15 minute drive from Charlottesville, Albermarle County police said in a statement. The remains were taken to a medical examiner's office for an autopsy and identification.
Graham went missing in the early hours of Sept. 13 from downtown Charlottesville. Surveillance video showed her walking alone, possibly lost, officials said. She was last seen in a clip walking with a man, who police identified as 32-year-old Jesse Matthew.
Matthew was arrested in Texas on Sept. 29 on suspicion of kidnapping with intent to defile, police said. DNA evidence also linked him to another Virginia student who was found dead, police said. Morgan Harrington, a student at Virginia Tech, disappeared in 2009 and was found dead several months later.
A combination photo shows Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham in these undated handout photos.
Handout / Reuters
A search for Graham scheduled for Sunday was called off to allow law enforcement to focus their resources on the Lynchburg Road property, Albemarle police said.
"Right now we have the discovery of human remains and a great deal of work ahead of us," said Col. Steve Sellers, Albemarle County police chief. "We cannot and will not jump to any conclusions regarding today's discovery. I ask for the public's patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new, ongoing death investigation."
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