BREAKING NEWS: Jesse Matthew Abduction of Hannah Graham also linked to Morgan Harrington Murder
BREAKING NEWS- sources inside the investigation of both the murder of Morgan Dana Harrington and the abduction with the intent to defile of 2nd year student at UVA, Hannah Graham have confirmed to S. Christina Stoy, Editor in Chief of www.blinkoncrime.com that DNA belonging to Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr matches the DNA link to that of a wanted suspect in the Harrington murder.
Further tests are being conducted to connect Mr. Matthew to a 2005 Fairfax sexual assault as well.
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
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well now i see my post in mod queue again. sorry for the repeats.
deetee- you are all up, thanks for your patience.
B
thanks, blink. you’ve done a phenomenal job with this case from day one.
interesting to learn cw has mutual friends. i’m still left wondering how close they were to this guy a few years ago.
Thank you kindly. I am so very hopeful that someone will do the right thing and allow Hannah’s parents, family and friends to bring her home. The idea that this girl is once again flung in some field should turn the stomach and spiritual boundaries of anyone that knows JLM or has knowledge.
B
@jane, at least one of JM’s friends did make the connection between JM and Sketch right after it was released in 2010. That friend actually said to JM that he resembled Sketch. JM did not respond and the friend noted that it was unusual because he normally would have had something to say. This was in a recent article. I will try to find the link when I have a few minutes. But yes, I think people made the connection but didn’t want to believe it.
Rose
Your slate story is funny. I can just imagine the roofers looking up at the old slate roof with shingles hanging by one nail and others that were jammed into those below and thinking “Wow we can sell these farmers a new asphalt roof and salvage the slate for one of those re-roof jobs that require slate”-plus other thoughts. Ordinary steel nails cannot be used for slate. They require copper coated or galvanized.
Any fire investigators that arrive to test for an accelerant without proper fire extinguishers are fools and should never be allowed to examine another fire. Hot spots that are not found right away is the prime reason for leaving people at the site for some time to look for them.
The great majority of fire fighters are volunteers that may not have good training and sometimes this extends to full time companies. This is the prime reason that Texas A & M built their world class training site. Fire companies from all over the nation send their people there for training. The petroleum section of that facility has setups that are the result of work done by myself and two other engineers in 1960. We learned as we designed, built,tested and corrected our mistakes. Sometimes it was a little scary.
I would just like to say my VP- that the posts marked private I get about readers having a virtual crush on you for your kindness, stately gentlemanliness and your overall expertise in almost anything have now reached double digits in the last 2 days. Please tell Mrs. ATG all in good fun and respect- your sharing reminds me of the good in the world and that our foundations for better living matter almost as much as the progress.
B
As I was writing my post of 12:05 P.M., the post about the fire fighter taking a trip to sell a car after fighting the fire was made. That one is from an earlier group of posts regarding Morgan’s abduction. There may be nothing connected to Morgan’s case, but it is a little strange. VSP should have tracked that event and found the vehicle to clear it. Since they kept most of their findings away from the public, there is no way to really know if they did anything.
Tip to Blink about fires: The Bureau of Mines has some interesting material regarding fires and explosions and they even have people who give safety seminars that are very informative. Having read their material and attended one of their lectures, I think it has some very valuable information for everyone. I did this as a part of the petroleum fire training effort in 1960. I know you are busy,but thought I would add this for your information references.
Thank you kindly ATG, I shall. As almost invariably always happens to me- I was “in town” today getting flowers for Ms. Blinkette’s final HS senior night ( oh pass the tissues people I have been a mess every college visit) and on my way back I passed our local fire co. There was a class of children I would guess around 2nd grade sitting near the truck bays listening to the fire chief teach safety.
Of course you all know that is my sign the fire is related, right? Teasing, lol, just interesting that in over 6 months living in PA I never saw a vehicle in that parking lot and then today..
B
This is the link. I recognize the Daily Mail is not the gold standard of journalism…but here is the link I referred to earlier regarding people recognizing him back when the sketch was released.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2773896/Police-claim-IS-forensic-evidence-linking-Hannah-Graham-suspect-Jesse-Matthew-coped-raped-murdered-2009.html
“The week after Morgan went missing there was a poaching sting, ban on something called deer spotting, etc.”
Spotlighting deer involves using flashlights or high-beam light of any sort to find them in the dark. Hunting deer at night is illegal in Virginia. But I understand that with the landowner’s permission one CAN spotlight for them just to see them. You cannot have ANY type of weapon (bow or gun) on you or in the vehicle. It will get you in trouble and game warden WILL take your weapon.
As a landowner who’s had poaching and trespassing troubles from hunters/poachers who do not have permission to hunt, I promise you a huge farm like Anchorage would draw plenty of those happy to hunt illegally (in or out of season). Fortunately for us both of our worst poachers are no longer bothering us. One we faced in court and he is court ordered not to be on our land, the other was thankfully caught by our wonderful game wardens and had so many charges he’s currently in jail and will be about 6.5 more years.
Being a land owner is nice, but you are never going to keep everyone off the place if it’s big. Our parcel is only 240 acres, but borders Jefferson N’tl Forest on 2 sides….so we are simply vigilant and made sure the game warden has a key to our gate!! He’s welcome AAAAANNNYYY time
Not sure if this has already been asked, but what do you think about the envelope found in the car JM drove to Texas? I cannot find the article that went into the specific details, but it said something about instructions to open the envelope before reading the letter and something about God’s power. Do you think this was given to him by someone trying to give him support and encouragement in a dark time or someone who believes him guilty and trying to help him in some way while on the run? Would think that individual would be in some type of trouble if they did not go to police with knowledge of JM being on the run and possibly where he was hiding out. Just really struck me when I was reading about the envelope and was wondering what your thoughts were on that matter. Thank you!
I think someone is trying to encourage LJ to seek God’s advice. I say that without reading the letter that was enclosed.
B
Just wondering about the police alert early on showing Jesse Matthew had “contacts” in Md., Pa. and Ny., and for those jurisdictions to be on alert. I wonder if that’s where he was living while he was reportedly “off the grid” in Charlottesville from 04 to 08. I wonder what exactly those “contacts” were. That would account for Fairfax 2005. I would focus on college towns like College Park, Md.
Very Interesting Redrock- I wonder if he decided to shack up with a former teammate- or say, do a walk-one somewhere?
B
I live near Blandemar Farms, which is adjacent to Anchorage Farm (I am pretty sure it is). Part of this old farm is still intact, part is now a very high end subdivision. Back in 2009, construction was going on there, as people built large homes on several acres spread far apart and not really within sight of each other. I thought at the time after poor Morgan was murdered that the perpetrator may have driven in to this very high end subdivision off Rt 708 or there is another entrance to the private part of the still intact old Blandemar farm on Rt 710, and gone to an area in there that was quiet and near the border with AF, parked and carried her body to the fence line and heaved her over. So if the connected perp drove the body in a cab, he would have a plausible explanation if seen in the cab.
Correction. All the entrances to Blandemar Farm are off of rt 708. It would have been an easier route of travel in a car to go this route to destination of back of AF and fence line.
snipped from-http://blinkoncrime.com/2014/09/29/breaking-news-jesse-matthew-abduction-of-hannah-graham-also-linked-to-morgan-harrington-murder/comment-page-9/#comments
“Slightly before Morgan was found there was a warming trend causing terrential rains which caused many trees to uproot, downed telephone poles, etc.”-Blink
So I guess I’ll ask…what about my last post was “not so and not true of October 2009″…???
Slow- not sure, would you mind snipping the portion I was responding to please
B
BLINK …….. I just read a “Save the Next Girl” FB feed …… they have a twitter up. They’ve found LJM’s cab from ’09 on a farm ………. check it out for us please. As well, someone said the police did talk to him then too!
One of our local TV stations, NBC29, is reporting that it has been confirmed, Jesse Matthew was driving a cab on the night Morgan Harrington disappeared and that he, with other taxi drivers, was questioned during the investigation. I don’t know whether he supposedly had an alibi or LE had no reason to suspect the “gentle giant” anymore than the other drivers questioned. The report did say that the cab he was driving that night has been located, on a farm in Albemarle County. I will try to link the story, but if the link doesn’t work, the report can be found at NBC29.com.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26747974/details-emerge-about-matthew-on-night-of-harrington-disappearance
Confirmed that LE interviewed Jesse Matthew in 2009. But I guess no one put together his face with the Sketch that was later connected in 2010. And the cab he was driving has now been found on a farm. WTH??? I know hindsight is 20/20 but I can guarantee you if I saw that guy as a cab driver in connection with the investigation in 2009 and then was shown his picture six months later, I would have recognized him or at least had my memory jogged enough to go back and re-interview him. I find this so disappointing and heartbreaking for Hannah Graham’s family.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26747974/details-emerge-about-matthew-on-night-of-harrington-disappearance
VSP denies this vehemently.
B
Did want to clarify, authorities have not commented on information in the story (my post #7,) but NBC29 is usually reliable as a source.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26747974/details-emerge-about-matthew-on-night-of-harrington-disappearance
News breaking here that LJ was driving a cab the night Morgan disappeared and that the same cab was recovered on a farm two weeks ago.
So now I just learned on our local news statio, channel 29 news that the perp was working that night that Morgan went missing, ie, driving taxi. Morgan was seen getting into the taxi. and LE went to look for the cab for forensic evidence-smart move, and it has been found on a farm.
Don,t know when the investigation part of this occurred. It is just now coming out.
Thank you Blink regarding the information about the private posts. For most of my life I have been interested in helping others. My mother often told me as a child that I cared more for others than I did for my own family. I took that as a negative at the time, but later as I grew older and wiser I realized that she was telling me she needed more attention.
I thank each of those who made the private posts. It only takes a few to make a difference in the quality of life. We all contribute something important by caring abut others and spending time on this blog supporting those who cannot speak for themselves and the families left with a big hole in their life because some evil person took a life that was precious to the family.
I am just one of those lucky enough to have a good mind with a lot of curiosity about the things in our world. I learned at an early age how to teach myself and did so whenever required.
Ms. Blinkette is obviously way ahead in her High School work. She is one lucky young lady who has a proper caring family for support. This is how real progress is made. Those that learn early and continue to learn and share are fulfilling the requirements about loving your neighbor. I am sending her a big virtual hug for all her hard work and wish her well in the next stage of her life.
xo
B
Sorry if this is already in the queue:
“Sources said Jesse Matthew was one of the cab drivers on the road that night five years ago.
Career cab Driver Melvin Carter, who knew Matthew, said he reached out to investigators five years ago after being questioned about local cab companies.
“Everything is starting to add up everything is starting to add up,” Carter said. “I asked which taxi cab she got into they said, ‘Yes, she did jump into a taxi cab that night before last being seen alive.’”
Sources also confirmed, that as part of this active investigation, the cab that Matthew drove in 2009 was seized by authorities from a farm two weeks ago.
“He could have made an impression on her because what I heard from her mental state, she was upset, so she may have found someone who was loving and trusting and comforted her,” Carter said.
Those close to Matthew in 2009 when Harrington disappeared, told CBS 6 News that they informed investigators that they would joke with their former co-worker that he resembled this sketch of the man linked to a 2005 rape in Fairfax — and the man linked to Harrington. They said Matthew would at times brush it off. But at other times he would visibly upset and disappear for hours.”
http://wtvr.com/2014/10/09/exclusive-jesse-matthew-was-working-as-taxi-driver-night-morgan-harrington-vanished/
Police Questioned Jesse Matthew After Morgan Harrington’s Disappearance in 2009
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/jesse-matthew-cab-graham-morgan-harrington-charlottesville-missing-girls-va-278708901.html
starbucks- I realize I am late to moderate this eve- but wanted to clarify that VSP denies any allegations JLM was interviewed in 2009 re Harrington
B
The cab was found 2 weeks ago, most likely during the search for Hannah. Might as well kill two birds with one stone. Perp was interviewed along with other taxi drivers in 2009. He slipped through the cracks, as he has been doing all along, until now. He will never be a free man again.
“Just five days before his arrest in Galveston, Virginia police seized the car Matthew was driving the night Graham disappeared after
surveillance video showed the teen getting inside it.”
http://www.click2houston.com/news/hannah-graham-suspects-car-provides-glimpse-of-trek-from-va-to-bolivar-peninsula/28994136
With all the suspicion on JM in the MH case, I wonder why LE did not surreptitiously get his dna (at a restaurant or from his trash) — like they have done before.
I do not believe that JLM was ever interviewed by VSP in 2009. That may sound incredulous, perhaps even negligent. Transportation providers should have been first on the list- I mean Morgan told her friends she secured a ride, among other tidbits
B
Unbelievable — even though JM’s sister’s car was identified in the national media, when LE initially ran the plates in Texas the vehicle did not come back as wanted.
Watch the video: http://www.click2houston.com/news/hannah-graham-suspects-car-provides-glimpse-of-trek-from-va-to-bolivar-peninsula/28994136
I understand police interviewed cab drivers about Morgan’s disappearance. There was some mention that police told the cab companies Morgan was last seen getting into a cab. After the sketch was realeased, how difficult would it have been to eliminate cab drivers based on race, age range, size and someone with extensive knowledge of Charlottesville? It would seem that if you interviewed 20 drivers this could have eliminated 70 -80% of the drivers. Seems like JM could or should have been on the radar a long time ago.
Clarification:
Ode says:
October 6, 2014 at 6:02 pm
Interesting that you could choose a route right through Little Rock on the way to Galveston.
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Galveston.com,+523+24th+Street+Rear+%23101,+Galveston,+TX+77550/Charlottesville,+VA/@33.6334925,-91.3236963,6z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x863f9e6bfba5af11:0xf94ceab23cd1b6ff!2m2!1d-94.794572!2d29.303553!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b3862dea50a48f:0x9086f096c38b74fc!2m2!1d-78.4766781!2d38.0293059!5i2
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susanm says:
October 6, 2014 at 10:51 am
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/17/missing-arkansas-college-student-found-dead-in-pond/ there was this case in Ark. IT is an old black slave cemetery,that rests Meriwether/Lewis slaves or kin.
Note the date. Jus sayin
B
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I have chills folks. I have been trying to find this information about a girl found dead in a cemetery. I remember Dr. Pepper talking about it when it happened or she was talking about another one. Dr. Pepper if you are reading do you remember any of this?
Area of the cemetary Jamisha Gilbert- no ties to JLM to date, but it would not cross my desk as accidental hypothermia as investigated.
B
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It’s widely believed that her murderers were possibly known to her. She mainly spoke spanish. Not much done with the case at all.
Her death was classified as accidental, there is no current homicide investigation. Only way that gets another look is if her family escalates the issue.
B
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Clarification:
Jamesha Gilbert death was classified as accidental
Patricia Guardado (college student at U of A in Little Rock) was also discovered in a pond/lake however, her death has been classified as a murder.
I was confused when I initially replied and didn’t specify which girl I was referring to. Patricia’s murder is still unsolved. I just read an article about it and realized I’m actually getting married in the church she went to.
I haven’t posted for years on the Harrington case. There are reports today that Harrington was seen getting into a cab that night. I know that this was discussed as a possibility but don’t remember that being released. According to the reports, Matthew was driving a cab that night and he was interviewed by VSP back in 2009. The report also stated that police have located the cab he was driving that night on another farm in Albermarle County. I am sure that it is going to be stripped and searched for any evidence.
B- according to the articles linked in this Help Save The Next Girl post….A taxi driver said he was told by a Charlottesville police officer in 2009 that Morgan was last seen getting into a taxi cab.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=852407804784081&id=278701238821410
There are several other bombshells in this link
•Matthews was working the night Morgan disappeared
•his co-workers used to joke with him because he looked so much like Sketch
• LE seized the taxi cab on a farm two weeks ago
My thoughts:
•If this taxi driver is correct and Morgan was in fact last seen entering a cab….why on God’s green earth were all taxi drivers not questioned immediately
“Last seen hitch hiking?” Wtf???
Witness saw her getting into a cab + cab drivers who resemble Sketch + background check = are you freaking kidding me??
B- is this a piece of Intel you’ve known? Is it BS?
I cannot fathom any investigators failing to question taxi drivers in the area if a witness claimed to see her get into one.
ESPECIALLY once the DNA connection was made to the FFX case and they had a sketch.
I just cannot believe that all taxi drivers were not interviewed in 2009/2010. Unbelievable.
Would certainly be LE 101. Interestingly, VSP has never indicated they ever successfully acquired footage from businesses.
B
Thursday night 8:43 p.m. breaking…
A source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that the cab Matthew drove in 2009 the night Morgan Harrington disappeared was seized by authorities from a farm in Albemarle County two weeks ago.
Wow, lots of info being released. I was listening to Sirius. JM’s cab was found? If MH was in that vehicle would too much time have passed to retrieve DNA? Did I hear correctly that he (and all known cab drivers that worked the night MH went missing) by LE? How could they not match that face to that sketch once it was released? Oh, and many of his friends are said to have teased him re how much he looked like the sketch – non of them phoned in a tip? Goodness – unbelievable. I hope friends/family are now seeing any and all information they have could be of help. Little by little the pieces of the puzzle are coming together.
“Employees of the now-defunct Charlottesville cab company called Access told investigators that Matthew was working the night of Oct. 17, 2009, when Harrington was seen getting into a cab after leaving a Metallica concert…”
Is this faulty reporting? Morgan seen getting into a cab? If they knew in 2009 that she had gotten into a cab wouldn’t that have immediately reduced the field of suspects, i.e. cab drivers? The article states JLM was interviewed at that time along with a dozens of other cab drivers.
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/10/hannah-graham-kidnap-suspect-jesse-matthew-worked-as-cab-driver-night-morgan-harrington-vanished-in-.html
Putting this in context- I do not believe there is a single eyewitness who saw, or claimed to have seen, Morgan Harrington enter a cab the night of October 17, 2009. I do think it is possible that an investigator may have used the “she was seen getting into a cab” as either a way to compel a potential source or witness for information.
B
LE now denying that they ever interviewed JM:
“October 9, 2014
Virginia State Police say earlier today, several media outlets incorrectly reported unnamed “sources” regarding Morgan Harrington’s disappearance.
Several media outlets allegedly reported Jesse Matthew, Jr., was interviewed back in 2009 in connection to Morgan Harrington’s disappearance, which State Police say never occurred.
Virginia State Police released the following statement regarding today’s inaccurate information:
‘Right now the disappearance and death of Morgan are the core focus of the Virginia State Police investigation. Release of information from anyone other than the Virginia State Police concerning this case is not official nor factually confirmed.’”
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/VSP-Inaccurate-Information-Released-Regarding-the-Hannah-Graham-Investigation-278746261.html
a couple things puzzle me.
Who goes to a police station to get the name &
phone no of a defense attorney?
Who, having done so, is connected to the former
DA?
This was my first question- LE does not do lawyer referral. This is my take- Matthew went to LE to complain about the trail on him, and members of his family. They asked to interview him, he said, ok, but only with a lawyer ( assumption is he was mirandized or invoked, who can know- ) so as a result they contacted Camblos and he said get out of there and do not utter a syllable and get to my office.
Why exactly, I do not know.
B
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26747974/details-emerge-about-matthew-on-night-of-harrington-disappearance
Maybe if the VSP had given the cab info to the public someone would have made the connection. So sad.
Was the white man at downtown mall undercover security? Seems like he could have been .and was Jesse ever an informant? Seems likes that’s could be how he slipped through le cracks. If he was enquirer’s guy ,did he admit he picked up Morgan, but claimed to have dropped her off w/ drug dealers, snitching, and turning evidence, on them and thus getting off the hook for Morgan.
Redrock
Thanks for the information about the cab being seized. Every public cab and privately owned limo that was in the area of JPJ arena the evening of Morgan’s abduction should have been listed and all inspected by the VSP. Now we find out it was found all these years later rather than at the time. Even at this late date, there is the possibility of finding something of value towards solving the case. It could be trace DNA or blood or hair.
I hope Chief Longo and his team have traced the ownership of this vehicle and have knowledge of how it came to be on the farm. This vehicle should be subjected to the best auto forensics team to be found.
I am biting my tongue to keep from saying something ugly regarding the poor thinking of VSP.
(adding to my above post)And why he was so comfortable
walking in police and asking for a lawyer and getting champions, sounds like a warm reception to me.
I hate to say it but either way VSP looks bad. t think one hand didn’t know what the other hand was doing in the Harrington investigation. I really doubt cab drivers are making up the fact that they were interviewed so I think they were interviewed despite VSP protestations to the contrary (and I really hope they don’t do the “we didn’t interview cab drivers but Albemarle or UVA did” routine). I really want to know how they found the cab, where it was located, and how it got there. I also want to know the exact date they found the cab.
I am limited in my commentary, obviously. In the beginning of MH case, there is no doubt that VSP- having limited investigators in the field- relied heavily on their county/general/township agencies to do what is called the walk and talks. There is no way of getting around that once a missing persons case goes high profile- which if you are the family of that mp- is exactly your goal, that no agency that has the proper training, or is set up to handle thousands of leads and here’s the rub- their priorit1zation, catalog and follow up in a SEARCHABLE way can handle same. Colossal mistakes get made. If anyone is aware of any proactive agency programs to train staff at the LE level to ramp up to defcon 4 at a moments notice please let me know. Most jurisdictions have extremely limited “web based” resources to pull from, and for the most part a great number of those investigators are unfamiliar with such reports in the first place.
Not even going there wrt to the Albemarle County mess after Morgan was recovered. I worked a case a few years ago for a DA jurisdiction with 5 ADA’s and they had one computer on a dial up to share. For real.
Here is the problem with above.
High profile cases which require heavy round the clock media interface, high-touch social media outreaches are beyond the experience and scope- not to mention RESOURCES of any of the aforementioned agencies. This is why the FBI produced a mini marketing push with the revised sketch. Great. Again, no leads.
Why? because billboards of a man who looks like thousands of other men in ANY community is not going to net calls from anyone unafraid to either be called a racist- be wrong, or be pissed off at their ex who is late on support or did not come home. Strategy failure. check. Best they had to offer. check.
And last but not least- the way an untrained LEO might react when faced with a “viral” case. Even the best investigators who may never have had a case to grace the annals of Nancy Grace can be concerned that every move may be a career ender- or the Mrs. friends at canasta are no longer talking to her- or they are only talking to her and what can she tell them pretty please?
Long way around, right now, knocking on 5 years later, everyone of the agencies involved in these cases look bad because If I have 2 clouds of data that leads right the eff back to the same circle (intentionally vague and I promise you will not find a LEO or PIO to dispute this) why don’t they? Why was this predator not on the radar from the very perspective of “uh- she told her friends she got a ride. Um, well, maybe she got a ride from the dozen or so cabbies lined up to get a fare at a Metallica show.”
I know that right now I am critical of LE in Morgan’s case. All of them. I want to close my comment with I think without question, what is an absolute positive in terms of Hannah’s case- is that Chief Longo recognized every single thing I just outlined and went about business differently. I also wish I was sitting her praising LE- nothing would please me more with the exception that this never happens again.
Does that sober me because the argument stands that the elephant in the room here is how does JLM go under the correctional radar for at least 14 years? Absolutely. With high profile ultimately comes requests for transparency- AFTER Hannah Graham is returned to her family and God.
B
updated story
http://www.nbc29.com/story/26747974/details-emerge-about-matthew-on-night-of-harrington-disappearance
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@ATG. While I was not one of of the private double digits, here’s a public note of
appreciation. I always read your information with relish.
H Graff tweeted 2 days ago this farm was being searched by
helicopter & horseback
http://panoramafarms.com
the track used by the high school likely makes it of
more interest.
this article also mentions in passing the Rivanna River & Reservoir.
Apparently the Hampton LE coming for 11 days posted about on Help
Find…includes a dive team.
Someone said they saw Morgan get in to a taxi? Blink?
I know this thread can move very quickly all- and traffic has been an issue ( since fixed) but I would ask anyone who is not reading earlier posts to please do as I am answering the same questions posted by others and I am moving to time crunch period, lol.
Alexandra- it is my belief that is inaccurate based on my sources. I believe it was a LEO theory ( as it was ours from day one- and mine in particular about the driver sitting outside JPJ who said he saw Morgan with the bball players) and it may have been LEO leverage in a conversation seeking information.
B
Texas Grandfather why bite your tongue? To me it seems the VSP just backed themselves into a corner. If back in 2009 they didn’t interview JLM then they were derelict in their duty. If they did interview him, and once the composite sketch came out didn’t return and interview him again they were once again derelict in their duty. Quite a conundrum I’d say.. Couldn’t they have gotten a “forensic” sample from the cab he was in charge of back in 2009/2010?
Comment by Chief Long regarding attorney
LONGO: You know, I don’t know what his thinking was at the time. And he did, in fact, when he came into the station, he did ask for a lawyer at that time. He did not have one with him. The court cannot appoint one. He has not been charged with a crime. So the commonwealth attorney provided him with a list of attorneys. He chose one. We contacted that person, and that person came to represent him. CUOMO: So he walks into, have you ever heard of that before? A guy
walks into the police station, knows the cops want to talk to him, starts talking and asks them to find him a lawyer. Didn’t come in lawyered up even though he came with family. Its odd.
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1409/22/nday.02.html
Whose property/farm was JM’s cab found on?
not released so far.
B
#28Susanm – Gosh, Susan…I’d like to think if that were undercover security and he saw Hannah – alone in the dark that he would have at least helped her to her destination.
It is interesting that LE is denying talking to JM in 2009. I would have more confidence in them if they had talked to him and let him go.
In the early phase of the investigation, MH’s remains had not been found and there was no link to Sketch. Therefore the potential perpetrator could have literally been just about anybody: black, white, tall, short, skinny, portly, old, young, etc.
Since MH was reportedly last seen “hitch hiking”, all cabbies on duty should have been interviewed since there would be a reasonable chance a cabbie driving around might have seen something. Unfortunately, with the information available in the first months of the investigation, LE would likely have nothing to link JM to the crime unless he spontaneously confessed.
I will say what I have most respectfully said to the Harrington’s when I decided not to attend the bridge ceremony. Not because I did not want to support them fully, or because I did not absolutely believe Morgan deserved a memorial of some kind. Because I did not believe then, and I do not believe now that Morgan went missing from that bridge. I believe she was accosted in the JPJ grounds, and I believe the notion by UVA was a means to negate any liability to JPJ for refusing the re-entry of an injured, bleeding, and visibly impaired woman.
B
Part of the story which has been partially debunked by VA SP is that his fellow drivers noticed a resemblance between him and the sketch. As asked on NBC29 comments section, did they go to LE or did they only tell Jesse Matthew? We all question why no one came forward, and I think this is part of the explanation. Some probably noticed the resemblance but brushed it off as a coincidence. After all, as described, he wouldn’t hurt anyone.
If it’s true that VSP didn’t interview JM in 2009, then WHY NOT? They also didn’t want to release the Sketch, WHY NOT?
because he was not on their radar for whatever reason. I can tell you that this is going to make for a fat finger pointing session between VSP and Cville which unfortunately does nothing to help find Hannah Graham.
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Then they release a 2nd modified sketch that doesn’t resemble JM at all.
Charlottesville Police, not VSP, questioned him in “another case??” back in 2009??
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Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story reported that police interviewed Jesse Matthew as part of the Morgan Harrington investigation in 2009. The Virginia State Police say in a statement, “Jesse L. Matthew Jr. was never interviewed in 2009 by state police in connection with the Morgan Harrington investigation.” Charlottesville police say Matthew was interviewed earlier that year about a separate case, but was never questioned in connection with the Harrington case.
WASHINGTON — Police have said the arrest of Jesse Matthew in the disappearance last month of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham “provides a forensic link” to the abduction and death of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington in 2009.
A report now says that Matthew was working as a cab driver the night Harrington was last seen, following a Metallica concert in Charlottesville on Oct. 17, 2009.
Matthew has been charged in the disappearance of a University of Virginia sophomore, Hannah Graham. The Charlottesville man was working as a cab driver the night Morgan Harrington went missing the college town five years ago, NBC29 reports.
There are multiple reports that two of Matthew’s former taxi co-workers have told federal and state authorities Matthew was working the night Harrington disappeared. The police also have the cab Matthew was driving; it was found two weeks ago on a farm.
A spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police says that the department did not interview Matthew about the Harrington disappearance.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller released this statement about the case:
“Right now the disappearance and death of Morgan are the core focus of the Virginia State Police investigation. Release of information from anyone other than the Virginia State Police concerning this case is not official nor factually confirmed. The Harrington family and public deserve accurate representation of the facts of this case. State police will release new information at a time and in a manner that does not jeopardize the integrity of this ongoing, complex criminal investigation.”
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