Va. cops hunt for missing Hannah Elizabeth Graham

Cops in Charlottesville, Virginia have released new photos of missing co-ed Hannah Elizabeth Graham who vanished last Saturday.
The 18-year-old sent a text to pals around 1:20 a.m. and hasn't been heard from since. The University of Virginia student is 5’11” with a skinny build, blue eyes, light brown hair and freckles. Graham was last seen wearing a black crop top with mesh cutouts.

The new photos show Graham around 9:30 p.m. on the Friday night she disappeared. Cops say the pretty student left a party alone and then 45 minutes later texted friends that she was lost. Detectives believe she was "fairly well intoxicated."
“Hannah is a wonderful young lady. She’s the type of girl anyone would want to have as a daughter,” said Karen Blunk, a neighbor of Graham’s who watched her grow up. “I want everybody to think of the family and help us get Hannah home soon.”
 Anyone with information about Graham was asked to call Charlottesville Police Department at 434-970-3280 or CrimeStoppers at 434-977-4000.

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COPS CLOSING IN ON DONNA CANNADAY'S KILLER?

DANCE teacher Donna Cannaday never would have left her house without her shoes. And the doors were open. Money was left behind. On Oct. 19 1989, the 22-year-old beauty disappeared--but on ly for a short time. Hours later  her brother, fiance and a pal found her dumped in an irrigation ditch in a soybean field not far from the Chesapeake Regional Airport. She had been shot in the head and for 22 years her file has gathered dust. Det. Ronnie Young feels the mystery can be solved with new leads and technology.
He said: “I’ve got good guts on this, and these people agreed. My suspect pool has definitely narrowed."
But the one question that has nagged detectives for two decades is this: why?
Robbery has never been considered a motive since nothing was taken from her person or her house. There was no evidence of sexual assualt.


Young added: “Nothing appeared to be disturbed in the house. There didn’t appear to be any signs of struggle in the house.” MORE ON DONNA CANNADAY COLD CASE

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WHO MURDERED JENNIFER SHORT AND HER FAMILY?

IT IS a case to send chills down your spine. A double homicide. A missing girl. No answers. On Aug. 15, 2002 at about 9 a.m. the bodies of Michael and Mary Short were discovered in the Henry County, Virginia home. Michael was found shot in the head while Mary was still in bed--she too had been shot in the head. But their daughter Jennifer, 9, was nowhere to be found. But on Sept. 25, 2002 her remains were found along a stream bed in Rockingham County, North Carolina. She too had been shot in the head.
According to the FBI, several years prior to their deaths, Michael and Mary operated a business
moving mobile homes. Mary was described as a shy, neat and extremely focused individual, who was actively involved in the family business. Jennifer appeared to be a happy little girl experiencing a normal childhood. She was an excellent student and actively involved in organized sports.
The FBI is looking for the man in the above composite who was seen in a truck near the short home on the morning of the murders. One local says she thinks someone local knows something.
She said: "I just hope they find who did this before I leave this world. I think a lot of people do. We just hate that. It's heartbreaking for that little kid that didn't have a chance to grow up."

Law enforcement authorities are seeking the public's help in locating the suspect(s) involved in the murders of Michael, Mary and their young daughter Jennifer Short.

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