Key facts at a glance
On the evening of September 13, 2014, 18-year-old University of Virginia student Hannah Graham was last seen in the downtown mall area of Charlottesville, Virginia. The following morning, surveillance footage from several cameras showed a man walking beside her. Later that day, her body was recovered in an abandoned parking lot behind the Albemarle County Shopping Center. Jesse Matthew was arrested on September 19, 2014, and later pleaded guilty to avoid a trial that would have sought the death penalty. This overview presents verified details, timelines, and outcomes to clarify what is established and what remains uncertain.
