Suspect in Va. abduction charged in DC area rape
The suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student was charged Monday with abducting and raping a woman in suburban Washington, D.C., in 2005.
UVa kidnap suspect: ‘Gentle giant’ or predator?
Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. was the kind of guy who would bust your lip, then regretfully drive you to the hospital.
Police look at cold cases after arrest in Virginia
Authorities are taking a fresh look at unsolved rape, murder and missing persons cases after a man was charged in the abduction of a University of Virginia student who vanished about three weeks ago.
Forensic link at center of missing student case
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia police aren’t saying much at all about their evidence against a suspect in the disappearance of a University of Virginia student,
Virginia police: Forensic evidence links two cases
They both were walking alone, separated from their friends late at night on or near the University of Virginia campus. One was found dead nearly five years ago. The other is still missing.
Challenges remain in missing UVa student case
Now that they have captured the man charged with abducting a missing University of Virginia student, police face two other major challenges: making the charge stick and, most important, finding Hannah Graham.
Suspect captured in case of missing UVa student
A man charged with abducting a missing University of Virginia sophomore has been captured in Texas and is awaiting extradition — but there is still no sign of the student, authorities said.
Mississippi officers searching for 4 missing girls
Mississippi authorities were searching Thursday for four young girls last seen with their mother and stepfather who are charged with mistreating the children.
Trafficking bust reveals worries over missing kids
When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the country last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking victims, they pulled minors as young as 11 from hotel rooms, truck stops and homes.
Search for missing Malaysian plane shifts south
Investigators looking into the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane are confident it was on autopilot when it crashed in a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean, Australian officials said today as they announced the latest shift in the search for the jet.
Officials: Concern for Bergdahl led to secrecy
Fears the Taliban might kill Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl if word leaked that he was being exchanged for five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainees drove the Obama administration not to notify Congress in advance about the deal, according to congressional and administration officials.
Top military officer: Bergdahl case not closed
The nation’s top military officer said Tuesday the Army could still throw the book at Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the young soldier who walked away from his unit in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan and into five years of captivity by the Taliban.
Malaysia releases satellite data on missing airliner
The Malaysian government today released 45 pages of raw satellite data it used to determine that the missing jetliner crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, responding to demands for greater transparency by relatives of some of the 239 people on board.
Missing Lowndes teen found safe in Winona
A Lowndes County teenager who went missing earlier this week has returned home.
Mother persuaded kidnapped woman to go to police
A California woman who says she was kidnapped a decade ago by her mother’s boyfriend lived a seemingly ordinary life with her alleged captor year after year, but she was too scared to go to authorities until she recently reunited with her mother, police said Thursday.
Investigators searching for Lowndes County teen
A Lowndes County teen is missing after she was last seen getting into a vehicle with two men.
U.K. company to track aircraft after Malaysian loss
Inmarsat Plc, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, said it will offer free basic tracking services for planes flying over oceans in the hope of preventing another incident such as the loss of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Tornado recovery needs housing, hospital and jobs
Rescuers were still looking for people missing after Monday’s tornado when Louisville and Winston County officials started thinking about long-term recovery.
Body of Louisville boy missing from tornado found
After searching for part of four days, searchers found the body Thursday of an 8-year-old boy killed in one of the tornadoes that tore through Mississippi earlier in the week.
Search continues for missing Louisville boy
A bright, cloudless sky Tuesday morning provided a stark contrast to the debris-littered streets of Louisville.