Hi, I'm new. I've always been interested in web sleuthing (I remember reading some really good detective work on a blog when Taylor Behl went missing), and this case has hit me close to home as I live in Virginia and am a mother of a daughter. When JLM was named a POI, I realized I had a FB friend in common with him. She has been defending him and encouraging people to contribute to his fund, which has made me even more drawn to knowing more about the case.
Anyway, I've been searching through Virginia Missing persons reports to see if there are any other possible connections: (I apologize if any of these have been posted before. I'm trying to keep up with these threads but they move so quickly! Posting in chronological order.)
These are definitely long shots as the most obvious have already been listed, but I figured it couldn't hurt. I tried to do some cross-checking and eliminated a few where they were suspected run-aways or had partners as obvious suspects. Anyway, here goes:
La-teasha Lamone Brooks, Farmville VA 8/29/02
This is the location of Longwood University. No LU football game there that day, but I suppose he could have been visiting a friend at Longwood. It is 48 miles from Lynchburg.
http://www.missingin.org/reg754/la_teasha_lamone_brooks.htm
Rachel Nicole Good, Elkton VA 10/18/03
Elkton is 37 miles from Charlottesville.
Apparently there is a police officer with whom she was having an affair who was originally investigating the case, and then he resigned.
This would have been days after JLM left Christopher Newport, perhaps feeling very cagey.
http://www.missingin.org/reg916/rachel_nicole_good.htm
Vestora Leatrise Spriggs, Norfolk VA 1/28/2005
http://www.missingin.org/reg956/vestora_leatrise_spriggs.htm
Quaisra Khan, Alexandria VA 8/26/2006
Included because of promixity to 2005 rape
http://projectjason.org/forums/topic/2655-missing-woman-qaisra-khan-va-08262006/
Tawanda Latisha Hill, Norfolk VA, 11/19/2009
http://www.missingin.org/reg4623/tawanda_latisha_hill.htm
Arianna Ivane Davis, Henrico VA 4/30/10
A stretch - about 85 miles from Charlottesville (I believe this location is in the eastern/farther side of Henrico Co.)
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/davis_arianna.html
Leyla McCullagh, Loudoun VA 8/14/12
Husband arrested on a weapons charge.
http://www.missingin.org/reg8010/leyla_mccullagh.htm
Zulma Lexandra Pabon, Midlothian VA 6/06/14
Last seen on a Friday night
Midlothian is a suburb of Richmond, about an hour from Charlottesville
http://www.missingin.org/reg9613/zulma_lexandra_pabon.htm