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Ex-girlfriend letter to judge: Jesse Matthew raped as child
September 29, 2015

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A former girlfriend of Jesse Matthew - who is accused of raping and killing multiple women - says he himself was raped as a child.
Lawyers for Matthew are asking a judge to consider Matthew's difficult upbringing ahead of his sentencing this week for a 2005 sexual assault.

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The woman, who said she dated the man known to friends as L.J. from 2003 to 2005 after meeting him at Christopher Newport University, said he "was sexually abused by at least three different individuals (that I'm aware of) through his elementary school years. One individual in particular raped him on several occasions and forced L.J. to keep it a secret. I have no doubt this repeated sexual trauma during his developmental years played a key role in the allegations against him."
 
Trial set for Jesse Matthew in Morgan Harrington case
By Megan Woo Sep 30, 2015

Matthew's trial will be on Oct. 24, 2016, and he will be facing charges of first-degree murder and abduction with intent to defile.

The trial was originally set for Oct. 17, 2016, but it was pushed back a week because Oct. 17 is the anniversary of Harrington's death, NBC Washington reported.

Mother of Morgan Harrington consoles mother of Jesse Matthew
September 30, 2015

"I looked his mother in the eyes, I told her I understood this was very difficult on their family as well. I gave her my condolences and I shook her hand. It was the right thing to do." Harrington told reporters following the hearing. "I think she was surprised, and I think she was receptive."

Matthew was in court Wednesday for hearings on two murder cases. He's been charged with first-degree murder and abduction to defile in the death of 20-year-old Morgan Harrington, who disappeared in 2009 after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville.
 
Jesse Matthew gets 3 life sentences for 2005 sex assault, abduction
By Greg Botelho and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN
Sat October 3, 2015

(CNN)Jesse Matthew still must await his fate in connection to the disappearance and death of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. But whatever happens there, he now looks set to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A judge sentenced Matthew, 33, to three life sentences Friday for a 2005 incident in which grabbed a 26-year-old woman as she was returning from a Fairfax, Virginia, grocery store and sexually assaulted her, the county's Commonwealth Attorney Raymond Morrogh told CNN

Jesse Matthew gets 3 life terms for ‘brutal’ Fairfax sex assault
By Justin Jouvenal October 2

Jesse L. Matthew Jr., 33, abducted, sexually assaulted and attempted to kill a woman in an attack that Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David S. Schell called “vicious and brutal.” Schell handed down the maximum punishment — a life term — in each of the three counts for which Matthew was convicted.

“The violence of these offenses was extreme,” Schell said.

Matthew showed little emotion as the sentence was read to a packed courtroom that included the parents of Graham and Harrington, but his mother sobbed and yelled: “I hope you rot in hell.”
 
Jesse Matthew’s legal team subpoenas over a dozen law enforcement officers
NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The defense team is expected to question a number of search warrants executed in the case. The subpoenas are for police involved in the early stages of the case.

The hearing takes place on November 10.

Matthew's Defense Subpoenas Officers Involved in Search for Graham
Nov 02, 2015

(WVIR) -
New court documents are offering a glimpse of how an Albemarle County capital murder case is developing.

The defense team for 33-year-old Jesse Matthew could call up to 14 people at next week's motions hearing, which could offer new details about Hannah Graham's murder investigation.
 
Jesse Matthew's defense may withdraw motion to suppress evidence, court rules
Next hearing on motion will be Jan. 11
by Kathleen Watson and Tim Dodson | Dec 07 2015 |

Jesse Matthew appeared in Albemarle County Circuit Court Monday for a hearing regarding the withdrawal of a motion to suppress evidence by the defense in the Hannah Graham case.

The defense argued that its previous motion to suppress evidence for unconstitutional search and seizure should be withdrawn from the record.
 
Witness: Dog detected traces of Hannah Graham in Jesse Matthew's home, car
Jan 11, 2016

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -
A former Louisa County detective says a police bloodhound detected traces of a slain University of Virginia student inside the apartment and on the car door of the man charged with killing her.

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Media outlets report that Matthew's lawyers were challenging search warrants that allowed police to search the apartment and the car.

Legality of Warrant to Search Jesse Matthew's Apartment in Question
Jan 11, 2016

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- A judge has granted a request for a hearing to see if a search warrant that was obtained for Jesse Matthew, Jr.'s apartment was gotten improperly.

At a hearing in Albemarle County General District Court on Monday, the defense requested a Franks hearing, which means the attorneys was the court to determine if a police officer lied in order to get a search warrant.
 
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How police closed in on Jesse Matthew in the Hannah Graham murder 01/13/2016
The mulch pile

Former Louisa County detective Stuart “Buck” Garner and his bloodhound Shaker were called by Charlottesville police to help track Graham’s scent after her disappearance. Garner wrote: “I feel that something powerful happened here.”
In court Monday, prosecutors said they believe the mulch pile is where Hannah Graham was attacked.
 
Search warrants for Jesse Matthew's car, apartment detail search for Hannah Graham
Author: Melissa Gaona
Published On: Jan 12 2016

For the first time, we're getting a detailed look at the search for U-V-A student Hannah Graham.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -
For the first time, we're getting a detailed look at the search for UVA student Hannah Graham.

Those details come from search warrants released Tuesday for Jesse Matthew's apartment and car. He was eventually charged with Graham's murder.

Search-warrants-for-Jesse-Matthew-s-car-and-apartment.pdf
 
Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied
Jan 21, 2016

A Thursday hearing was a continuation of a hearing that took place Jan. 11 during which several police officers testified about the search warrants used on Matthew's apartment and car as well as evidence presented by a bloodhound used in the search for Graham.

The defense said the search warrants were too broad and some items that were seized were not included on the initial search warrant.

Judge Declines to Suppress Evidence in Jesse Matthew Trial
Jan 21, 2016

The items included a cellphone, a paycheck, khaki shorts, boxer shorts, a cigar tip, toothbrushes, a wallet and a receipt. Many of those items weren't listed on a search warrant. Higgins ruled that officers exercised reasonable discretion.
 
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#BREAKING: Families of #MorganHarrington & #HannahGraham will give victim impact statements Wednesday. @CBS6

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Accused UVA Killer Jesse Matthew Pleads Guilty In Two Murders
MAR 2 2016 by CORKY SIEMASZKO

The so-called "UVA Killer" pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing two coeds and received four life sentences.

In doing so, Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. closed a painful chapter for the loved ones of the two Virginia college students he admitted killing — Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington.

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Matthew, 34, did not shed any tears as he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of abduction with intent to defile in a Charlottesville, Virginia courtroom. He received a life sentence on each charge.

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The pleas take the death penalty off the table for Matthew, who was already serving three life sentences for the 2005 rape and attempted murder of a woman from India in Fairfax County, Virginia. And it all but assures he will never be a free man again.

Under the deal, Matthew will not be eligible for appeal or a geriatric release, Tracci said.

Statement of Facts pdf
 
Morgan Harrington’s dad to killer Jesse Matthew: ‘We struggle to proceed in a world devoid of joy’
POSTED 2:23 PM, MARCH 2, 2016, BY ALIX BRYAN

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Jesse Matthew Jr., the killer of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, confessed to the crime in a plea deal Wednesday afternoon. As part of the condition of the plea, the Harrington's family read a statement before the court. Matthew's confession came more than six years after Harrington's murder.

Below is the statement prepared by the family of Morgan Harrington. Harrington was a 20-year-old student who went missing in October 2009 after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville.
 

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