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Cold Cases in Charlottesville, Virginia

ColdCaseIndex documents 3 cases in Charlottesville, Virginia, dated 2009 to 2014. 0 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Morgan Harrington (2009) and the most recent is Hannah Graham (2014).

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  • Solved or convicted 3 (100%)

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Conviction 2014

Hannah Graham

University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, 18, disappeared from downtown Charlottesville early on September 13, 2014; her remains were found five weeks later in Albemarle County. Jesse Matthew Jr.

Charlottesville Homicide Age 18
Conviction 2010

Yeardley Love

University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love was beaten to death in her Charlottesville apartment by her ex-boyfriend and fellow lacrosse player George Huguely V.

Charlottesville Homicide Age 22
Conviction 2009

Morgan Harrington

Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, disappeared on October 17, 2009, after leaving a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Her remains were found on an Albemarle County farm in January 2010.

Charlottesville Homicide Age 20

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