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| Hannah Graham: Remains found in search for missing student | Hannah Graham: Remains found in search for missing student |
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| Virginia state police say they have found human remains that could be those of a British-born student who has been missing since 13 September. | Virginia state police say they have found human remains that could be those of a British-born student who has been missing since 13 September. |
| Forensic tests are under way to determine whether the remains are those of Hannah Graham, 18. | |
| Jesse Matthew, 32, was charged last month with abduction with intent to defile Ms Graham. | Jesse Matthew, 32, was charged last month with abduction with intent to defile Ms Graham. |
| He was taken into custody by police in Galveston, Texas, 1,300 miles (2,092km) from where she was last seen. | He was taken into custody by police in Galveston, Texas, 1,300 miles (2,092km) from where she was last seen. |
| Thousands of volunteers have searched local areas in the weeks since the disappearance of Ms Graham, who was reportedly born in Reading, southern England. | Thousands of volunteers have searched local areas in the weeks since the disappearance of Ms Graham, who was reportedly born in Reading, southern England. |
| Police Chief Tim Longo said that Mr Matthew's arrest had also provided a "forensic link" to a separate case from 2009. | Police Chief Tim Longo said that Mr Matthew's arrest had also provided a "forensic link" to a separate case from 2009. |
| Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, went missing from Charlottesville and was found dead months after she went missing. | Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, went missing from Charlottesville and was found dead months after she went missing. |
| Mr Matthew, a nursing assistant, was identified as a suspect soon after Ms Graham's disappearance on Saturday 13 September. | Mr Matthew, a nursing assistant, was identified as a suspect soon after Ms Graham's disappearance on Saturday 13 September. |
| Witnesses reported seeing a man matching his physical description drinking with Ms Graham on the night she went missing, and he appeared twice in CCTV footage walking alongside her, police said. | Witnesses reported seeing a man matching his physical description drinking with Ms Graham on the night she went missing, and he appeared twice in CCTV footage walking alongside her, police said. |
| At 01:20, Ms Graham sent a text message to a friend saying she was lost after an evening of drinking and socialising in the town. She was neither seen nor heard from again. | At 01:20, Ms Graham sent a text message to a friend saying she was lost after an evening of drinking and socialising in the town. She was neither seen nor heard from again. |
| Police had offered $100,000 (£61,200) for information on her whereabouts, a sum which included contributions from the local community. | Police had offered $100,000 (£61,200) for information on her whereabouts, a sum which included contributions from the local community. |
| The following day police searched Mr Matthew's apartment and vehicle. He then visited a Charlottesville police station accompanied by relatives, spoke briefly with officers, then asked for a lawyer. | The following day police searched Mr Matthew's apartment and vehicle. He then visited a Charlottesville police station accompanied by relatives, spoke briefly with officers, then asked for a lawyer. |
| He was allowed to leave, then drove away from the police station at high speed, prompting police to charge him with reckless driving and obtain a warrant for his arrest. | He was allowed to leave, then drove away from the police station at high speed, prompting police to charge him with reckless driving and obtain a warrant for his arrest. |
| By the following Tuesday investigators said they had gathered enough evidence to charge him with abduction with intent to defile, which applies when a person kidnaps someone intending to have sex with him or her. | By the following Tuesday investigators said they had gathered enough evidence to charge him with abduction with intent to defile, which applies when a person kidnaps someone intending to have sex with him or her. |