Report: Trial Date Set for Jesse Matthew in University of Virginia Student Murder Case

A judge has set June 29 as the trial date for suspect Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr., who has been charged with the abduction and murder of Hannah Elizabeth Graham, a University of Virginia student from Fairfax County, according to NBC-29, a Charlottesville TV station.

Graham was a graduate of West Potomac High School in Fairfax County; she was a sophomore at UVA when she disappeared.

On Monday, Feb. 2, the Grand Jury for Albemarle County returned two indictments against Matthew in connection with the Sept. 13 disappearance and death of Graham, Denise Lunsford, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Albemarle County, said in a statement released by her office.

Matthew was charged with First Degree Murder of Graham and Abduction with Intent to Defile Graham, she said.

The maximum penalty for each is life in prison, according to the statement.

Matthew, 33, a Charlottesville native, was brought before a judge and formally charged Wednesday morning at Albemarle County Circuit Court, the station reported.

Matthew was incarcerated in Fairfax County, awaiting trial on charges from a 2005 rape case in Fairfax City. He was transported Wednesday morning to Albemarle County and appeared in Albemarle Circuit Court via video link, according to NBC-29.

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PHOTOS: UVA sophomore Hannah Graham, family photo via Facebook; Jesse Matthew booking photo