Police resume search for missing Virginia student
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Someone may have seen a University of Virginia student, missing since Saturday, later than originally indicated, police said Tuesday.
Charlottesville police are in the process of moving their search area farther east for Hannah Elizabeth Graham, 18, of Alexandria, Va., said Capt. Gary Pleasants though he would not elaborate on the new location.
Graham is at least the fourth young woman to go missing in the Charlottesville area in the past five years. She texted her friends at 1:20 a.m. ET Saturday and has not been heard from since.
A little after 12:30 a.m., she left a party alone in an area not far from her campus housing. About 45 minutes later, she texted friends that she was lost in the same area, police said.
Graham was "fairly well intoxicated," police told WTVR-TV, Richmond, Va.
Police used a bloodhound to search a large area northeast of the university Monday and found no trace of Graham. Virginia State Police and the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office are assisting.
Graham's friends reported her missing Sunday after realizing nobody had seen or heard from her since her early Saturday text message, police said.
At least three other young women have disappeared in the area in the past five years:
• Samantha Ann Clarke, 19, vanished in September 2010 after leaving her Orange County townhouse. She remains missing.
• DaShad Laquinn Smith, 19, disappeared in November 2012 in Charlottesville. She remains missing.
• Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student, disappeared in October 2009 from the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena while attending a rock concert. Her remains were found three months later in a rural area. No arrests have been made.
According to university officials, Graham is 5-foot-11 with blue eyes, light brown hair and freckles. Police released surveillance photos showing Graham dressed in the black slacks and gold and black crop top she was believed to be wearing when she disappeared.
University President Teresa A. Sullivan issued a statement saying the community is "united in our deep concern" for the first-year student.
A "Help Find Hannah Graham" page was established on Facebook.
Contributing: The Associated Press