Accused abductor Jesse Matthew, 33, will appear in court January 8 and 9 in Fairfax County for motions hearings pertaining to a 2005 rape in which he’s charged with attempted capital murder, abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault.
Matthew’s attorney, former Albemarle commonwealth’s attorney Jim Camblos, is seeking a gag order and money for the defense’s own DNA expert before the case goes to trial March 9, according to NBC Washington. Matthew was linked to the Fairfax victim through DNA found under her fingernails. He’s pleaded not guilty.
Matthew is charged with kidnapping University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, who disappeared from the Downtown Mall September 13 and whose body was found a month later in North Garden. Authorities also have linked him to the 2009 disappearance of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, whose body was found a few miles from where Graham was discovered. Matthew is scheduled to appear March 26 in Charlottesville General District Court, where he’s charged with abduction with intent to defile in the Graham case.