--- description: "Thousands of hours have been spent by law enforcement and volunteers … we think they have proved their worth" title: Police May Have Found Missing UVA Student's Body image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3183047d9951cfa8/6987618fcd1bbaabb36f2b50/hannah-graham-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police May Have Found Body of Missing UVA Student  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 19, 2014 3:25 PM CUT  Charlottesville Police Chief, Tim Longo, wipes his eyes as he and Albermarle County police Col. Steve Sellers, brief the media on the discovery of remains in Albermarle County during a news conference in Charlottesville, Va. on Oct. 18, 2014\. Searchers found human remains that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said. Charlottesville Police Chief, Tim Longo, wipes his eyes as he and Albermarle County police Col. Steve Sellers, brief the media on the discovery of remains in Albermarle County during a news conference in Charlottesville, Va. on Oct. 18, 2014\. Searchers found human remains that could be those of a University of Virginia sophomore who has been missing since Sept. 13, police said.Steve Helber—AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 19, 2014 3:25 PM CUT Police [may have found the body of Hannah Graham](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/18/hannah-graham-body-found/17512513/ "undefined"), the University of Virginia student who has been missing for several weeks. Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo announced Saturday evening that a body had been discovered at an abandoned property, though he said an official identification was pending, _USA Today_ reports. “Countless hours, thousands of hours have been spent by law enforcement and volunteers in an effort to find Hannah,” said Longo, who added that he made a “difficult” phone call to Graham’s parents to tell them about the “preliminary discovery.” “We think they have proved their worth.” Graham, a straight-A student and college sophomore, went missing in the early hours of Sept. 13 after attending a party. Last month, [police arrested](http://time.com/3429714/suspect-captured-in-case-of-missing-uva-student/ "undefined") Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. and charged him with abducting the 18-year-old with intent to defile. Police say the capture of this suspect was also a [“significant break”](http://time.com/3446142/hannah-graham-morgan-harringon-virginia/ "undefined") in the unsolved case of another murdered college student. \[[_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/18/hannah-graham-body-found/17512513/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3522438/hannah-graham-body-found-uva-student/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3522438/hannah-graham-body-found-uva-student/"},"headline":"Police May Have Found Body of Missing UVA Student","datePublished":"2014-10-19T15:25:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:52:32.975Z","description":"\"Thousands of hours have been spent by law enforcement and volunteers … we think they have proved their worth\"","url":"https://time.com/3522438/hannah-graham-body-found-uva-student/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3183047d9951cfa8/6987618fcd1bbaabb36f2b50/hannah-graham-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3183047d9951cfa8/6987618fcd1bbaabb36f2b50/hannah-graham-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Charlottesville Police Chief, Tim Longo, wipes his eyes as he and Albermarle County police Col. 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