If Jesse L. Matthew Jr.’s DNA had been collected in 2010 when he was convicted of trespassing, Hannah Graham never would have crossed paths with her alleged abductor, said Albemarle Sheriff Chip Harding. Harding has long been an advocate of the power of DNA both to convict and to exonerate, and now he’s pushing legislation […]
If Jesse L. Matthew Jr.’s DNA had been collected in 2010 when he was convicted of trespassing, Hannah Graham never would have crossed paths with her alleged abductor, said Albemarle Sheriff Chip Harding. Harding has long been an advocate of the power of DNA both to convict and to exonerate, and now he’s pushing legislation […]
In September, days after 18-year-old UVA student Hannah Graham disappeared, the City of Charlottesville donated $10,000 to the reward fund for information in her case. This week, two years after 2011 Charlottesville High School graduate Sage Smith disappeared, city officials announced they would add $10,000 to the reward fund in her case as well. The […]
Even as he regained consciousness in the hospital last year after his son had stabbed him 13 times, State Senator Creigh Deeds was thinking about what he’d encountered while trying to get help for 24-year-old Gus Deeds. “I started to figure out what we needed to do when I got out of the hospital,” he […]
UPDATE, 4:58pm Tuesday: Hannah Graham’s death has been ruled a homicide. The Albemarle County Police Department released the cause and manner of death in the Graham case Tuesday afternoon, following earlier reports that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond was withholding the information at the request of the Charlottesville Police Department. “The cause […]
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness swept through first-year dorms over the weekend and 15 students were hospitalized, the Cav Daily reports. Student Health Director Chris Holstege sent an email to first years Sunday and said the outbreak is being investigated by the local health department. He also said there was no factual basis to support […]
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault near the UVA Corner over the weekend. According to an alert sent out by the University, Charlottesville police were dispatched to the 100 block of Chancellor Street—a one-way stretch of the residential street close to Elliewood Avenue, the fraternities along Rugby Road, and the offices of […]
Want to stay on top of local government in Charlottesville and Albemarle County? Here’s a look ahead to the important meetings and events coming up this week. The Albemarle Architectural Review Board meets at 1pm Monday, November 17 in Room 241 at the County Office Building on McIntire Road. Up for discussion: ARB review of the […]
On election night 2014, we here at Odd Dominion headquarters sensed early on that Democrats were in for a very bad night. On the national stage, the major TV networks called the supposedly contested Kentucky senate race (which pitted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes) the second that polls […]
Accused Hannah Graham abductor Jesse Matthew has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and attempted murder charges in a 2005 Fairfax attack, and will face an 8-day trial there March 9, according to news reports from the Daily Progress and Richmond’s NBC12. Matthew, 32, made the plea in Fairfax County Circuit Court Friday morning. He […]
African American Heritage Center hosts Greens Cook-off, also screening Dark Girls Documentary The African American Heritage Center, located in the Jefferson School City Center hosted their first Greens cook-off on Saturday November 8th, 2014. The event was sponsored through the generous support of businesses such as Eppie’s, Brown’s Catering, and The Blue Moon Fund. Volunteers […]