By Mariano Castillo and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN updated 1:39 PM EDT, Tue September 30, 2014 STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) -- DNA evidence links Jesse Matthew, a suspect in this month's disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, to the death of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who disappeared in 2009, a law enforcement source told CNN Monday. Virginia State Police had said earlier that the two cases were connected by a "forensic link" but did not elaborate. Almost from the start, speculation was raised about the possibility of a connection between Graham's disappearance and Harrington's death. "Certainly the question has arisen. It's certainly a legitimate question," Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo told reporters last week. In a statement, James L. Camblos III, Matthew's lawyer, said he met with his client for 2 hours Monday but declined further comment. "Because everything is under seal, I have not been provided with any evidence that links him to either of these cases," he said, referring to Graham and Harrington. Matthew will have a bond hearing on Thursday. Harrington was a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student when she went missing after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville in October 2009. Her remains were found … Continue reading →

STORY HIGHLIGHTS (CNN) -- [Breaking news update, posted at 9:32 a.m. ET Tuesday] DNA evidence links Jesse Matthew, a suspect in this month's disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, to the death of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who disappeared in 2009, a law enforcement source told CNN on Monday. Earlier, Virginia State Police said the two cases were connected by a "forensic link" but did not elaborate. [Earlier version, posted at 7:39 p.m. ET Monday] Can arrest in Hannah Graham disappearance solve other cases? (CNN) -- The arrest of Jesse Matthew -- the suspect in the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham -- has resulted in a "significant break" in the 2009 death of another young woman in the same area, police said. Virginia State Police say there is a "new forensic link" between the Hannah Graham case and the death of Morgan Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student, who went missing after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville in October 2009. Her remains were found on a farm months later. Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, was murdered after leaving a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia, in October 2009. Almost from the start, speculation … Continue reading →