http://mydeathspace.com/article/2014...doned_property

http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/20...g-uva-student/


Sadly, I don't think she read the memo that it isn't very wise to drink too much and head out by oneself into the night. I hope she is found, alive, and soon.


Search-and-rescue teams in Charlottesville are widening their search area in the hunt for a missing University of Virginia student after receiving a tip of a possible sighting of 18-year-old Hannah Elizabeth Graham the night she disappeared.

Charlottesville police Capt. Gary Pleasants said Tuesday that the tip prompted authorities to expand the search area farther east, but he could not elaborate further. According to WUSA9, Pleasants believes the tip to be accurate.

Graham was last seen by friends at Camden Plaza, an off-campus apartment complex, between midnight and 1 a.m. Friday night/Saturday morning. Police spent much of Monday evening searching the area of 14th Street and Wertland where the apartments are located, as well as the nearby railroad tracks, but found nothing.

"She had been drinking quite a bit," Pleasants said of Graham's condition after leaving a party a few blocks from her home Friday night. "She told him [a friend Graham attended the party with] that she was leaving and going home. He asked if he could walk her home and she said no she was fine. He stayed and she left."

Over the next 45 minutes, Graham sent text messages to several friends, with one message saying "I'm lost in the area of 14th and Wertland." That was the area she was in, said Pleasants, "an area she's very familiar with."

At around 1 a.m., investigators say Graham's phone was either turned off or died.

On Sunday, friends and family realized they hadn't seen or had contact with Graham, and a call was placed to the Emergency Communications Center to report her missing.

Detectives promptly responded to the missing person case and conducted a search Sunday evening using a police bloodhound, but the search did not turn up anything useful.

According to NBC29, police say Graham was seen on surveillance outside of McGrady's Pub at 12:45 a.m. Saturday. They claim she was alone on the McGrady tape, seemed intoxicated and appeared to be without visible injuries while heading east on Grady Avenue toward Preston Avenue.










Friends, family and the university community have come together on social media to help authorities find Graham. The hashtag #BringHannahHome has been circulating on Twitter and a Facebook page called "Find Hannah Graham" has been set up by an advocate for Help Save the Next Girl to spread awareness about the missing person case.

UVa President Teresa Sullivan has released a statement regarding Graham, which you can read in its entirety below:

The University of Virginia has issued the following statement of President Teresa A. Sullivan, regarding the report of a missing U.Va. student:

The members of the University of Virginia community are united in our deep concern for Hannah Elizabeth Graham, who is missing and has not been in touch with her family or friends since early Saturday morning. The Charlottesville Police Department is investigating this case, and has been conducting an extensive search since learning of Ms. Graham?s disappearance. Our University Police Department was notified of the report Sunday evening, and this morning has contacted all students, faculty and staff to make them aware of the situation. Our Office of Student Affairs has provided this information to parents as well.

Anyone with information regarding Ms. Graham is asked to contact the Charlottesville Police Department at 434-970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 434-977-4000. A photograph of Ms. Graham may be found at this link:http://www.virginia.edu/graham/. We are hopeful that someone will come forward soon with information that will lead the authorities to Ms. Graham.

Teresa A. Sullivan
President
The university also sent a statement to parents:

I am writing to alert you that the below message went out this morning to more than 40,000 members of the UVa community in Charlottesville?all students, faculty, and staff. We are deeply concerned about the whereabouts of Ms. Graham, and local law enforcement have been involved in an extensive search since learning of her disappearance.

To repeat from the below message: Anyone with information regarding Hannah is asked to contact the Charlottesville Police Department at 434-970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 434-977-4000.

Please keep Ms. Graham's family and friends in mind during this difficult situation. We will share more details as they become available.

Sincerely,
Patricia M. Lampkin
Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer


Graham is described as 5'11" with a skinny build, blue eyes, light brown hair and freckles. She was last seen wearing a black crop top with mesh cut outs.

Anyone with information about Graham's whereabouts is asked to contact the Charlottesville Police Department at 434-970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 434-977-4000.