Hannah Graham, Friday Night in a College Town Turned Deadly: Part 4- Route 29 Series

In this episode of This Doesn't Happen Here, we continue our Route 29 series with Part 4. The disappearance of Hannah Graham in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Hannah's life was full of promise: a brilliant student, a talented athlete, a devoted friend. But on a September night in 2014, she vanished after a night out with friends. Her disappearance set off an urgent search that exposed predators lurking in plain sight and led investigators straight to Jesse Matthew- the same man later tied to Morgan Harrington and RG from last week.  We walk through Hannah's final hours, the disturbing failures that allowed Matthew's violence to continue unchecked for years, and the tireless fight for justice by the Harrington and Graham families. Along the way, we'll examine the red flags, the institutional cover-ups and when the truth could no longer be ignored.  This case isn't just about Hannah-it's about how her courage, even in death, helped bring a serial predator to justice and saved countless others.    Sources: Her She Lies Podcast  True Crime Garage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulthxUh_HZw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdunKAPM21Q Shockingly Wicked: A True Crime Podcast Mckenzie, B. (2014, September 16). Search Continues for Missing UVa Student. The News-Virginian, 5. "Search for Missing UVa Student Shifts." Richmond Times-Dispatch, 17 Sept. 2014, p. B3. Seal, D. (2014, September 18). The Search For Hannah Graham: Timeline Emerges. The Daily Progress, 1. Seal, D. (2014, September 18). Videos help shape timeline. Culpeper Star-Exponent, 3. Seal, D. (2014, September 19). Police seek witness info. Culpeper Star-Exponent, 3. McKenzie, B., & Quizon, D. (2014, September 20). "People saw him". The Daily Progress, A1, A7. "More than 1K Search for Missing UVa Student." The Progress-Index, 21 Sept. 2014, p. A8. "Man Sought in Graham Case." Richmond Times-Dispatch, 22 Sept. 2014, p. A1. Evans, K. B. (2014, September 23). Police continue pursuit of missing student. Culpeper Star-Exponent, A1, A4. Shapiro, T. R. (2014, September 23). Man charged in missing student case. Daily Press, U1. Shapiro, T. R., & Zapotosky, M. (2014, September 25). Arrest made in U.Va. Abduction case. Daily Press, U1. "UVa Case Suspect Arrested in Texas." The News and Advance, 25 Sept. 2014, p. 1. "UVa Abduction Suspect Has CNU Ties." Daily Press, 26 Sept. 2014, pp. A1, A4. Evans, K. B., & Seal, D. (2014, September 26). Been here before? Culpeper Star-Exponent, 3. Evans, K. B., & Seal, D. (2014, September 26). Officials say Matthew was accused of rape at Liberty. The Daily Progress, A1, A6. Barakat, M. (2014, September 29). Coach recalls missing U.Va. Student's intelligence, wit. Richmond Times-Dispatch, B4. Green, F. (2014, September 30). Source: DNA links U.Va. Suspect to 2009 killing. Richmond Times-Dispatch, A1. Evans, K. B., & Seal, D. (2014, October 1). 2009 death viewed. Culpeper Star-Exponent, A1, A5. Shapiro, T. R., & Flaherty, M. P. (2014, October 3). U.Va. Suspect's initial hearing continued. Daily Press, A4. Shapiro, T. R., Zapotosky, M., & Duggan, P. (2014, October 3). Matthew 'just a nice, sociable guy. Daily Press, A4. "Acquaintances Saw 2 Sides of U.Va. Kidnapping Suspect." Richmond Times-Dispatch, 4 Oct. 2014, p. B5. Kass, D. (2014, October 5). Parents plead for information to find missing U.Va. Richmond Times-Dispatch, B4. Quizon, D. (2014, October 6). More police join. The Daily Progress, A1, A9.