[Xylochick216]

She's the third young lady to disappear from the area since 2009. Morgan Harrington was eventually found murdered after disappearing in 2009. Alexis Murphy, a high school student, still has not been found (although a suspect is in custody). And now Hannah. I absolutely loved living in Charlottesville and felt safe, but there's definitely something going on in the area. I'm currently an hour away and I'm seeing a huge increase in security on the local campuses.

I'm interested to hear what Jesse Matthew says about the situation (and, more importantly, what the forensic evidence says). There's a lot of speculation in the public about linking the Alexis Murphy case with this one (the man in custody in Alexis's case mentioned a man with dreadlocks) but the police have issued a statement saying that the cases are not linked at this time.

I hope this brings awareness to people about going places alone. I'm always stressing to the ladies I advise that they shouldn't walk alone at night, regardless of where they were or what they were doing. I'm sick of the speculation that I see on our local news commentary about what Hannah was wearing or what she was doing. While the alcohol may have impaired her judgment, no one had the right to take advantage of her. I'm hopeful that they will find her alive, but each day it's becoming more and more likely that she is no longer with us.