The Bridge and The Mall: How Two College Students Exposed a Serial Killer

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This episode contains sensitive subject matter related to a true crime case.

The Bridge and The Mall: How Two College Students Exposed a Serial Killer

In 2009, Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington vanished after a Metallica concert, her body found months later on a remote farm. The case went cold. Five years later, UVA sophomore Hannah Graham disappeared from Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, her final moments caught on surveillance cameras. What no one knew: the same predator had taken them both.

This gripping true crime narrative reveals how a serial killer operated undetected in a prestigious university town for nearly a decade. From a 2005 sexual assault that provided crucial DNA evidence, to missed warnings at two different colleges, to the shocking moment when advancing technology finally exposed the truth - this is the story of how Jesse Matthew was caught hiding in plain sight.