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12/22/2024 06:48:17 pm

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Police Search Home of 'Person of Interest' in Disappearance of UVa Student

Jesse Matthew Wanted Poster Reckless Driving

(Photo : Charlottesville Police Department)

A second search on Jesse Matthew's home was launched on Monday to look for more clues on the whereabouts of missing University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham.

Police focused the investigation on Matthew's home as he was the person they believe last saw the 18-year-old student before she disappeared on September 13.

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Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., a 32-year-old nursing assistant in the University of Virginia Health System, was not charged in relation to the teen's disappearance.

However, he was later charged for two counts of reckless driving after speeding off from the police station after he went there to inquire on a lawyer's name.

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo has described the man to be the last person who saw the missing student and he has reportedly been a 'person of interest' since then.

Officers who scoured Matthew's abode left with a few items in hand, with one stating that "information that came up" during the investigation sparked a search for something specific.

The police officer, however, did not say what that particular item was or whether they were able to find it.

Public records indicate that Matthew had been involved in incidents from 1999 to 2007 related to traffic violations such as failure to wear a seatbelt and failure to obey stop signs.

He was found guilty of 6 out of 22 of said incidents, guilty in absentia for nine more, and had been acquitted in only one case.

Police also seized Matthew's burnt orange 1998 Chrysler coupe and initially searched his apartment on Friday last week.

Recent images from surveillance footage show the missing UV sophomore with Matthew, an Africa-American 6-foot-2 male with dreadlocked hair, as they enter two establishments before she disappeared.

Again, authorities clarified that Matthew is not considered a suspect for Graham's disappearance, although they have repeatedly reiterated the importance of having to talk to him regarding the missing teen.

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