Posted September 26, 2015 5:14 PM ET; Last updated October 18, 2015 10:20 PM ET
Authorities apprehended suspect Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. (top right), who was charged with abducting Hannah Graham (bottom right).
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Jesse Matthew Jr., charged with the murders of college students Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington, was sentenced Friday to three life prison terms for a sexual assault on a woman a decade ago in northern Virginia.
The Charlottesville, Virginia, man was sentenced in Fairfax, a suburb of the nation's capital, for attempted capital murder and sexual assault of a woman in 2005. The judge at Friday's packed sentencing hearing ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
DNA evidence collected from Matthew during last year's investigation of Graham's disappearance linked him to the Fairfax County case.
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His trial in the Hannah Graham case is set for July. He faces a possible death sentence there.
Though sentencing guidelines had called for a lesser term, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh urged a life sentence.
"He was hunting free from conscience -- no restraint," Morrogh told the court, describing the night Matthew attacked his victim.
He called Matthew a "modern day Jekyll and Hyde" who projected an image as a gentle giant to friends and family while hiding his life as a violent sexual predator.
"Killing her with his bare hands would have been the ultimate rush for him," Morrogh said. "He seeks mercy but is himself merciless. He seeks empathy, but he is heartless."
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Jesse Matthew Jr: 3 life prison terms for 2005 sex assault
Published October 02, 2015
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Jesse Matthew Jr., charged with the murders of college students Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington, was sentenced Friday to three life prison terms for a sexual assault on a woman a decade ago in northern Virginia.
The Charlottesville, Virginia, man was sentenced in Fairfax, a suburb of the nation's capital, for attempted capital murder and sexual assault of a woman in 2005. The judge at Friday's packed sentencing hearing ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
DNA evidence collected from Matthew during last year's investigation of Graham's disappearance linked him to the Fairfax County case.
[. . .]
His trial in the Hannah Graham case is set for July. He faces a possible death sentence there.
Though sentencing guidelines had called for a lesser term, Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Ray Morrogh urged a life sentence.
"He was hunting free from conscience -- no restraint," Morrogh told the court, describing the night Matthew attacked his victim.
He called Matthew a "modern day Jekyll and Hyde" who projected an image as a gentle giant to friends and family while hiding his life as a violent sexual predator.
"Killing her with his bare hands would have been the ultimate rush for him," Morrogh said. "He seeks mercy but is himself merciless. He seeks empathy, but he is heartless."
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Jesse Matthew Jr: 3 life prison terms for 2005 sex assault
Published October 02, 2015
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By all appearances, the man arrested Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of a University of Virginia student has led a fairly ordinary life: He worked at a hospital, helped coach youth football for a time and attended a Christian university.
Now, however, 32-year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. is a central figure in a case that has roiled the college town of Charlottesville.
Police have charged him with abduction with intent to defile Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old sophomore who went missing on Sept. 13.
Charlottesville Police Police Chief Timothy Longo told a news conference Wednesday night that Matthew had been captured and was in custody in Galveston, Texas.
Now, however, 32-year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. is a central figure in a case that has roiled the college town of Charlottesville.
Police have charged him with abduction with intent to defile Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old sophomore who went missing on Sept. 13.
Charlottesville Police Police Chief Timothy Longo told a news conference Wednesday night that Matthew had been captured and was in custody in Galveston, Texas.
http://nypost.com/2014/09/24/police-apprehend-suspect-in-uva-abduction-case/
Police apprehend suspect in UVA abduction case
By Associated Press
New York Post
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Police apprehend suspect in UVA abduction case
By Associated Press
New York Post
September 24, 2014 | 7:45pm
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