Remains Found in Hannah Graham Investigation

A body found on an Albemarle County farm is believed to be the remains of Hannah Graham, according to media reports, including The Washington Post.

Police have not identified the body, but the case is now considered a death investigation, according to WUSA9.

Watch a complete video of the news conference here.

A college sophomore, Graham disappeared in downtown Charlottesville on Saturday, Sept. 13. The last anyone heard from her was a text at about 1:20 a.m. Graham is a 2013 graduate of West Potomac High School in Fairfax County, south of Old Town Alexandria

The last person seen with Graham, Jesse Matthew Jr., 32, is being held on charges of abduction and intent to defile in the case. He was arrested in Texas on Sept. 24.

Vigils and desperate searches for Graham continued for weeks since her disappearance, even as police attention turned to farmland outside of Charlottesville.

Matthew’s behavior after becoming a person of interest in the case only fed concerns that Graham’s night of partying in downtown Charlottesville had ended in tragedy.

In late September, state police announced that Matthew’s arrest offered a new forensic link to the 2009 death of Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old who was killed after attending a concert at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The FBI has previously linked Harrington’s death to a sexual assault in the City of Fairfax in 2005.

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• State Police Link Jesse Matthew to 2009 College Student Murder
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• Police Charge Jesse Matthew with ‘Abduction, Attempt to Defile’ in Hannah Graham Case
• Police Issue Wanted Poster for ‘Person of Interest’ in Missing College Student Case
• Missing College Student’s Parents: ‘This Is Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’
• Charlottesville Police Reveal Name of ‘Person of Interest’ to Media in Hannah Graham Case, No Charges Filed
• Police: Missing College Student Hannah Graham Left Bar with ‘Person of Interest’
• Police Execute Search Warrants in Connection with Missing UVA Student Hannah Graham
• UVA Holds ‘Bring Hannah Back’ Candlelight Vigil
• Charlottesville Police Offer Description of ‘Person of Interest’ in College Student Disappearance
• Security Video Shows Missing UVA College Student Hannah Graham
• New Videos Provide Clues to College Student’s Disappearance
• Family of Missing College Student, Hannah Graham, Issues Statement
• Missing College Student’s Last Text: ‘I’m Lost, Come Find Me’
• Police: West Potomac High School Grad Reported Missing at UVA

PHOTO: Family photo of Hannah Elizabeth Graham, via Facebook