CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― Police said Thursday they are seeking to talk to a male who was seen by a witness with a University of Virginia student the night she disappeared.
Charlottesville police Capt. Gary Pleasants said the witness came forward Wednesday night after two more grainy surveillance videos were released of Hannah E. Graham from the Downtown Mall.
The 18-year-old freshman was last seen at the mall, a popular row of shops and restaurants, on Friday night.
Pleasants said one video shows Graham outside a pizza shop. The witness was captured on the video as he exited the store and followed Graham. Another video from a jewelry store two minutes later also shows the witness following Graham.
The witness told police that he followed her because she looked like she was in distress.
“It looked like she was at least in some physical distress and he was concerned for her,” Pleasants said.
The witness, whose name wasn’t released, told police that before he could catch up with Graham, another male approached her and put his arm around her.
