Hannah Graham's body could be the grisly corpse found by police in a dried up creek bed in the woods on Saturday, Oct. 18. The possible discovery of Hannah Graham's human remains were found behind a vacant property in Albemarle County, Virginia, which is five miles from where Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was also found dead, said local police in a press conference.

18- year-old Hannah Graham disappeared in Charlottesville. The British-born UVA student has remained missing since Sept. 13.

According to Sergeant Dale Terry, his five-man team discovered the dead body after initially giving up the search for Hannah Graham at the Walnut Creek Park area.

Terry added that his team couldn't help themselves from continuing the search for Hannah Graham since they want to bring "closure" to her family.

"We stayed positive, upbeat," Terry told CBS 6. "We knew we were here for a mission to bring closure and hopefully that's what we've done."

Terry also told WTVR that the possible human remains of Hannah Graham were discovered five miles from where the remains of another student, Morgan Harrington, were found.

In September, Virginia State Police said that there was a forensic link between suspect Jesse Matthew and the 2009 murder of Harrington, reports the Daily Mail.

The 20-year-old went missing from Charlottesville concert on Oct. 17, 2009 and her body was found on Jan. 26, 2010 on an Albermale County farm. However, no arrests have ever been made in connection to the death of the Virginia Tech student.

Because Matthew had never been charged in connection to the Morgan case, he was able to roam free. However, a recent revelation sheds light on the day of Matthew's arrest in connection to Morgan. Apparently, although police questioned him, they eventually let him go.

The 32-year-old had initially identified as a person of interest, but last month he was charged with the abduction of Hannah Graham for the purpose of sexual assault. Apart from linking him to the Harrington disappearance, police also linked him to a 2012 rape case, reports the BBC.


Witnesses say they saw Matthew with Hannah Graham the same night she vanished. Police believe the last person with Hannah Graham was indeed Matthew, according to Hollywood Life.

On a Sept. 13 surveillance video, Hannah Graham was seen walking with Matthew in a downtown mall in Charlottesville, Virginia.

As for the police's statement in the possible discovery of Hannah Graham's body, they said the following:

"Sometime before noon today a search team from the Chesterfield County Sheriff's department discovered what appear to be human remains."

"Forensic tests need to be conducted to determine the identity of these remains. But we wanted to be quick in informing the Graham family."
"This investigation is complicated, it's a complex criminal investigation, it is unlikely that we will have any more information in the near future."

The grisly remains, possibly of Hannah Graham's, were made behind an abandoned property on a rural road where Matthew allegedly grew up. The spot on Old Lynchburg Road in Albermarle County where the remains were found reportedly isn't far from where Matthew's mother lived before.

The events leading to the "unprecedented" search effort for Hannah Graham was also described by police in the statement.

"It was 35 days ago since University of Virginia student Hannah Graham disappeared from our downtown pedestrian mall," said police.

"Thousands of hours have been spent by hundreds of law enforcement and civilian volunteers in an effort to find Hannah."

Sergeant Terry reportedly led the search at the abandoned house in Albermale County. He added that the possible human remains of Hannah Graham had been taken to the Medical Examiner's Office in Richmond, Virginia for positive identification and autopsy.

While the identity of the grisly remains to be confirmed, the police have called off other search efforts for Hannah Graham.

Chief Timothy Longo of the Charlottesville police said in a press conference that there would be no further detail about the discovery of the possible dead body of Hannah Graham until tests are done.

He added that officers had immediately contacted Graham's parents after a search team found the body.

The body has yet to be positively identified as Hannah Graham's until after a post-mortem has been conducted by the state medical examiner, Detective Sgt James Mooney of the Charlottesville Police Department told local media.

Meanwhile, the possible remains of Hannah Graham have been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for further examination, autopsy and identification, the Albemarle County Police said in a statement.

"Right now we have the discovery of human remains and a great deal of work ahead of us," said Col. Steve Sellers, Albemarle County Police chief. "We cannot and will not jump to any conclusions regarding today's discovery. I ask for the public's patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new, ongoing death investigation."

Watch the full press conference below.