09-29-2014, 11:17 AM
Searches and Speculation Continue
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Hannah Graham was reportedly last seen outside the Tempo bar ^ at the downtown mall in Charlottesville.
Witnesses place her with Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr, who bought two beers at the bar. The bar owner says that Hannah wasn't inside the bar (she is underaged); police say at least one witness saw her in the bar with Matthew.
Witnesses also claim that Hannah could barely walk when she left the bar and that Matthew put his arm around her as they walked off. Police believe that Hannah got into Matthew's car, but it's not clear whether anyone saw her get in the car. Matthew is remaining silent at this point. He reportedly told investigators before he was named a suspect that he had bought her a drink, but that she did not get into his car or leave with him.
The present charge against Matthew of abduction with intent to defile has some people speculating that a date rape drug was involved.
Reports online suggest that the UVA Medical Center regularly uses the drug as a powerful sedative in its operating rooms. A spokeswoman said Saturday that she could not comment on whether the hospital is checking for missing drugs where Matthew worked.
Yesterday's sweep of mountain roads (using police ATVs) is in part an effort to follow up on more than 1,600 tips Charlottesville police have received in the two weeks Graham has been missing. But this careful combing of farmland is also an effort to cast a wide net, given the geographic profile of previous missing person cases in the area, including the 2009 disappearance of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
All that is certain is Matthew was with Graham that night and she is still missing. He is due to appear in court on Thursday.
Hannah Graham was reportedly last seen outside the Tempo bar ^ at the downtown mall in Charlottesville.
Witnesses place her with Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr, who bought two beers at the bar. The bar owner says that Hannah wasn't inside the bar (she is underaged); police say at least one witness saw her in the bar with Matthew.
Witnesses also claim that Hannah could barely walk when she left the bar and that Matthew put his arm around her as they walked off. Police believe that Hannah got into Matthew's car, but it's not clear whether anyone saw her get in the car. Matthew is remaining silent at this point. He reportedly told investigators before he was named a suspect that he had bought her a drink, but that she did not get into his car or leave with him.
The present charge against Matthew of abduction with intent to defile has some people speculating that a date rape drug was involved.
Reports online suggest that the UVA Medical Center regularly uses the drug as a powerful sedative in its operating rooms. A spokeswoman said Saturday that she could not comment on whether the hospital is checking for missing drugs where Matthew worked.
Yesterday's sweep of mountain roads (using police ATVs) is in part an effort to follow up on more than 1,600 tips Charlottesville police have received in the two weeks Graham has been missing. But this careful combing of farmland is also an effort to cast a wide net, given the geographic profile of previous missing person cases in the area, including the 2009 disappearance of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
All that is certain is Matthew was with Graham that night and she is still missing. He is due to appear in court on Thursday.