at the center of it all, 22-year-old george huguely. police say he killed her by shaking her. >> there were obvious physical injuries to her body. >> and hitting her head repeatedly against a wall. >> huguely, also a student at the university of virginia, became the focus of our investigation. >> we know that they were dating. >> he has since been charged with first-degree murder. >> it's unclear whether she had wanted to leave. >> these are two people that knew each other. and obviously, something took place. >>> and tonight, live rural michigan. 7:30 a.m., mommy in pajamas goes to the mailbox in the front yard to mail a letter. mommy never seen again. in the front yard clear signs of struggle in the grass, the driveway, gravel where mommy kicked and fought. kidnapped at the mailbox, 7:30 a.m. in her pajamas? where is gorgeous young mom of two, venus stewart? >> she told me earlier she was going to mail a letter. >> law enforcement desperately searching for mom of two, 32-year-old, venus stewart. >> she needed to mail a letter, but she

comes as we learn disturbing details about the suspect, the export friend and fellow student george huguely. brianne carter has the latest. >> at the university of virginia, students are still in shock over the death of fellow student yeardley love. >> we are shocked and we are morning. >> 22-year-old george huguely made his first court appearance tuesday. according to documents, this lacrosse player told police that they broke up and during the course of the art -- altercation, he shook love and her head repeatedly it all. according to the girl's friends, he reportedly made the death threats. >> we are trying to learn about the days that preceded her death and to chase down some other leads and pieces of information that i've come to our attention. >> the campus community will gather for a vigil to mourn the death of yeardley love. >> this has lbeen unexpected. we don't know what to do about it. >> it's the time for our community to come together. we had a memorial last friday and we had no idea we would have another tragedy like this so soon. >> love and george huguely played lacrosse at

. >> 22-year-old george huguely is charged with first degree murder. >> first degree murder. >> first degree murder. >> miss love's death was not intended. >> huguely admitted to officers that he beat down the door to love's bedroom. >> but an accident. >> witness reports that huguely was seen drinking in the hours before. >> it is our hope that no conclusions be drawn or judgments be made about george. >> she was beaten to death. >> they did have a relationship. >> that is not an accident. >> the relationship had ended. >> that was one blow. >> friends told media outlets that they had an on-again -- >> another blow. >> -- off-again relationship. >> another blow. >> and the relationship had gotten volatile recently. >> another blow. >> and he allegedly had problems with alcohol. he has one alcohol-related arrest in '08. >> until she bled to death through her nose, ears and mouth. >> it had gone bad recently. >> that is not an accident. good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. bombshell tonight as we go to air, investigators using high-tech sonar, adams lak

police charged g in her death. -- police charged george huguely.e smashed her head against the wall and left her to die. >> if she did nothing to deserve to suffered the injuries. she did not deserve to die. >> ♪ >> songs and words of tribute echoed through a tight-knit community that has been struggling with the unthinkable. a passionate life abruptly ended. >> we have come together as a community. we will remember this for a while, if not for many years to come. >> a recent new development, " the daily progress" is reporting that police found in the suspect's apartment hours after her body was discovered, a red- stained lacrosse jersey and a letter addressed to yeardley love. >> george huguely remains behind bars and faces first-degree murder charges. his attorney is calling her death an accident. the funeral will be held on saturday. if you want to watch the complete speech from tonight's memorial, go to our web site at wjla.com. coming up after this broadcast we will have more from the police officer who tased george huguely in 2008. >> there a

newly released court documents brought a stunning admission by george huguely. he told officers he and love had an altercation. he kicked his right foot through the door that leads to her bedroom. he shook her and her head repeated lithite wall. how longly's parents had nothing to say after their son's court appearance. >> we are coughed that her death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> the affidavit goes on to say she was found facedown with a pool of blood with a large bruise on the right side of her face. her eye was swollen shut and there were bruises an scrapes to her chin. once romantically involved and both lacrosse players were just weeks away from graduating. now in the weak of her death, sadness and confusion have overwhelmed many. >> it's just so shocking to have a death at a school, let alone a murder. >> eyewitness news. >> according to his attorney, george huguely with drew from the university following his arrest. both of schools' lacrosse team will participate in the tournament. a gruesome discovery in a maryland funeral h

this is george huguely and yeardley love in happier times. now george huguely is charged with killing love. police released evidence from his apartment. a t-shirt with a red stain on it, a letter addressed to the victim, two apple computers and other evidence, including a spiral notebook and cargo shorts. all in an effort to build a murder case against him. this campus is in finals and in morning. thousands are expected to fill this the heady -- fill this theater for a vigil for the slain student. >> to have that all taken away is awful. i want to celebrate what little time she did have. >> we will get a chance to reflect on many of the things she did here and reflect on the sadness of losing someone who was a great member of the community. >> we have word that the funeral is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. this saturday in baltimore. >> we will bring you any developments from the uva news conference when they become available. >> changes in the country's no- fly list after the man accused of the times square bomb square -- bomb scare was able to bo

the george huguely i know growing up, the george huguely that played in my backyard with me every singledoing something like this. >> the crime has rocked this campus to its core. the university of virginia, with its beautiful views and southern charm, has now lost a beautiful young woman in a murder as ugly as it gets. >> it's really sad, because she's in the prime of her life when it ended. her family and friends are going to have to deal with that. >> there's also the issue of the lacrosse teams. the men's lacrosse team at uva ranked number one in the country, the women's team ranked number four in the country. the big question was do they continue on with their season, do they continue on to the ncaa tournament. they left it to yeardley love's parents. late last night, peter, they decided the kids should play on. >> at the university of virginia, jeff rossen. thanks very much. >>> there are questions over who was watching the alleged times square bomber, how close did faisal shahzad come to getting away with it. the arrest came at the 11th hour, 11 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds as

george huguely, a uva lacrosse player and love's exboyfriend is charged with murder. police recovered a red stained uva shirt from huguely and a note left for her. her violent death has hit the campus hard. teammates and friends have called love an angel. >> there was not a mean cell in her body. she was goodness epitomized. >> we are mourning. it's important for us to unify and come together to recognize yardley and get through this tragedy together. >> now, both huguely and love played lacrosse here at uva. a school official says that both teams planned to play on. they are preparing for the national tournament later this month, although the women's lacrosse team we understand has not had any organized practices at this point. right now they are scheduled to have a press conference where the president of the university are speak about tonight's vigil. we will have an update for you hopefully later in the newscast. >>> meantime, police in lexington ton, virginia, are providing details about george huguely's arrest last year for resist arrest, public swearing and intox

george huguely who stands accused of first-degree murder.efense attorney's job is to protect their client and their interests. often in cases like this, won't they try to vilify or blame the victim in some way? >> well, i don't know if i would call it blame orvillefy. if there is something that you want to call provocation, that's your duty to bring that out. if there's some prior incident that you think is relevant, you try to bring it out. but remember, usually in cases like this, the judge is going to be the gatekeeper of what kind of evidence gets in. you're limited to some degree by what you do by the evidence code and the judge. >> stacy honowitz, what's your experience in cases like this with respect to the defense? i mean, do you bristle when you hear anybody blaming the victim and certainly in this case she is without blame. she paid the ultimate price. >> well, as a prosecutor and just as a person, of course you're going to feel like why is this person who battered this individual then blaming them. but this is the case. you do see

her friends say, however, there was a history of abuse with her ex-boyfriend, george huguely. who grew up in chevy chase. huguely was set to graduate in spring. he has withdrawn from uva and sits in a jail cell being held without bond. now those who have known huguely find the situation nearly impossible to believe. >> i've known george eight years and it just doesn't seem like anything that he's capable of. this whole thing seems so unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first but now you know, with all of the details came out, just you know, i'm sort of in shock. spoke with some lacrosse players said they couldn't get to sleep. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> these are some details made public. huguely apparently admitted to kicking in love's door, hitting her head against a wall. police did find her in a pool of blood, her right eye swollen shut. i've been checking into a mem cal facebook page. yesterday 14,000 had signed it. this morning more than 27,000 people had signed that memorial page. you get a pictu

george huguely of chevy chase is charged with the murder. he is the former boy friend of the victim. both were seniors and lacrosse players at uva. witnesses who found love said that she was face down on her bedroom pillow in a pool of blood. her face was bruised and her eye was swollen shut. we are awaiting official word from the con onlier of the cause of death. huguely says it was an accident with a tragic outcome. officials were asked if they had any reports of trouble between love and huguely within the past few weeks. >> i have not heard. frankly i would not at this point. alan, do you have anything to subway that? >> no. i have no knowledge of any of that being reported to us. >> the candlelight vigil and memorial service are set for tonight at 8:00. >>> 4-year-old dog played while playing inside its own fenced-in backyard and the owner of the dog is grieving. the investigators are trying to figure out who shot the dog. pat collins has our report. >> damage was so severe they had to put him to sleep. so -- and i just wanted to know wh

world. >> reporter: everyone who moou her says she would have done, which is what those who knew george huguely thought he would have done, too. this morning i talked with the neighbor of the huguely family who called to say she'd never met a father more devoted to his son. in the meantime tonight at 8:00, a memorial service and vigil for yeardley love. thousands of people are expected to attended. barbara, back to you. >> a tragedy all the way around. thank you. >>> tired of feeling cramped every time you're on the red line? we have good news for you. they'red a justing their schedule during peak travel times. more eight car trains will be in service, but you'll probably have to wait a minute or two longer for trains to arrive. several factors have made the red line overcrowded including the opening of a new york avenue station. and the manual operation of trains. the new schedule should be in place by june or july. >>> take a look outside. what a gorgeous day. another one. we could keep this going a while. we'd like to anyway. tom is here to tell us what we can expect. >> and by popular accla

a former boyfriend, george huguely, chevy chase, is charged with the murder.seniors and lacrosse players at uva. >>> a warning to drivers all over the metro area. no cheatners the hov lanes. it is the first ever capital area hov awareness day. the police will be pulling violators over during rush hour. it is an evident to educate the drivers that don't know the hov rules and efforts to crack down on repeat off enders. >>> metro is promising some relief on the usually crowded red line. starting in july, metro plans to run more eight-car trains during rush hour. it means you have to wait few minutes longer for the trains to arrive but metro says that those trains won't be as congested. >>> disheartening developing in the battle against the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. satellite images are showing the oil reached the mississippi delta and the islands off the louisiana coast. meaning the crew is close to coming ashore now. there's some progress in efforts to cap the leak. jay gray is monitoring the situation for us and joins us live with the latest. jay? >> re

according to new court papers, her on again lately off again boyfriend, george huguely, a player on theay a visit admitting to police he kicked his right foot through the door that leads to love's bedroom. huguely went on confessing that night he was involved in an altercation with yardley love. he shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall. officers found her facedown on her pillow in a pool of blood. bruises on her face, her right eye swollen shut. the victim, police say, of blunt force trauma. her roommate and another friend discovered her body. >> you believe this is first-degree murder? >> absolutely. >> that he intended and planned to go and kill her? >> that's our belief. >> friends say love and huguely had a turbulent romantic relationship that recently got physical. some say weeks ago when they broke up, he tried to attack her in public. now police sources tell nbc news they're looking into possible death threats he sent her over text message. >> i think it's -- there's a lot of stigma on women to kind of deal with that. and i would hope that there would be something we co

. >> it seems this is not the first time 22-year-old george huguely has been in police custody. brittany morehouse joins us live now in charlottesville where students at uva are still trying to cope with the heart-breaking crime. >> reporter: derek, it is finals week here at the university of virginia. but even if it wasn't, you would be hard pressed to find any student who wants to talk on camera about this. that's because as one young lady puts it, she says this is a serious problem. abuse against women. and that proved true weeks ago when they take back the night many people showed up to share their stories. now they're learning more about another violent incident in george huguely's past and that's when he was arrested for pub lib intoxication. -- public intoxication. it was in november of 2008 and the senior had to be shocked with a stun gun and the police officer with the levelling ton police officer says -- lexington police officer says he became abusive. >> reporter: tonight violence plays on the md as they study for finals, they take a moment to light canned follows for

virginia which is home of washington and lee university are releasing more information about george huguely's railroad in that city in late 2008. police say a female police officer had to use a stun gun to get huguely into handcuffs during his arrest. he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. his 60-day jail sentence was suspended. >>> investigators may be looking for another suspect in the murder of d.c. principal brian betts. so far, three teenagers have been accused of the murder. court documents show cameras caught the three men using betts' credit card following the murder. police are not saying if any of those teens are the actual shooter. all are facing life in prison soirchlt you expect to find bodies at a funeral home but not 40 stacked up to 12 feet high and leaking fluids. a state inspector called it disgraceful and a health hazard and ordered the chambers funeral home to close. it has until friday to cremate all of the bodies and then close. the owner says many of the bodies were cadavers from georgetown university school of medicine. he plans for fight the suspension. >>> we are her

we are live in townsend, lynn is -- linda so. >>> back in 2008, george huguely was shocked with a stunled guilty and got a 60-day sentence that was suspended. the arresting officer said he was yelling obscenities and making threats. >>> 5:46 this morning, new this morning a car hit and killed a pedestrian happening around 9:45 last night at eastern and taylor avenues. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver did stay at the scene. >>> a deadly car accident in western maryland. a woman crawling from the wreckage and flagged down a highway worker. the crash in allegheny county killed three people. all three were inside the mustang when it ran off the road. this is interstate 68 and ended up 100 yards from the hill, down the hill from the highway. the sole survivor was flown to the hospital. >>> 5:46. it's may 5th. you know what that means? it's cinco de mayo. there will be a lot of partying going on tonight, and people will go out and celebrate. the police department will have extra patrols for those of you not obeying the law. don't drink and drive. >>> ladies and gentlemen,

authorities have charged george huguely with first degree murder in her death. tted to having fought with love in the early morning hours monday and told investigators he shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall. >> we are confident that ms. love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> reporter: his parents, step father and lawyers were at the charlottesville courthouse. ironically in 2006, the suspects's father, george huguely senior spoke to the washington post about conversations he had with his son about rape charges against duke lacrosse players that were dropped. five of the lacrosse players graduated that year. george huguely senior told his son, you have to remember and can't let yourself be in a situation where something like this could happen. at uva, grief counselors are helping students, staff and faculty cope. >> it's sad. we're shocked. >> it feels safe a lot of the time, but when something like this happens, it leaves you reeling. >> reporter: according to police papers, huguely told investigators he took love's co

at this point, police are continuing their investigation and looking at george huguely. what we are told -- we actually learned from the daily press, newspaper here in charlottesville, that a certain much warrant was executed in the apartment of george huguely today and that they -- police were able to find a university of virginia lacrosse t-shirt with a red stain on it and a letter that was addressed to yeardley love. and they are going forward and gathering other information. they seized several other things from the apartment they think they will be able to use as evidence as they con to piece together their investigation and in the meantime, though, what's perhaps more important to the students at uva is that they are going to begin the process of trying to heal from all that's happened over the last few days from knowing that one of their fellow students has been murdered and knowing that one of their fellow students has been accused of that murder. vigil tonight will feature comments by the university president and by the student body president, and by the preside

love's former boyfriend, men's lacrosse player george huguely charged with first degree murder.eff rossen following developments for us at the uv campus in charlottesville. jeff, have authorities talked more about this couple and their relationship? were there ald signs of violence in the past? >> reporter: police are saying, look, within the first couple of hours after she was found murdered they went right after him and had him in custody. they have recovered her computer which may contain angry e-mails, according to a friend. and in some cases threatening text messages, death threats, from george huguely, that men's lacrosse player from yeardley love. the two had been dating. friends say they had broken up last week. it got rather physical. it's a turbulent on and off relationship for years. this altercation led to her death. in fact, when they called george huguely into the examining room, the interrogation room that first night, he basically spewed to them according to police. they said, hold on, here are your miranda rights, you can have a lawyer. he kept going. that night

friend as she and the community death.eardley love's >> we don't know what to do about it. >> george huguely's lawyer says his client is withdrawing from the university and remains in jail. reporting live, i in jennifer donelan. >> also knew, the university of virginia athletic director released a statement that reads, students are under tremendous expressed -- under tremendous stress. we are poised to insure that they are yelling and coping as best as can be expected. >>> we are learning more about the man accused of being the mastermind of the times square bombing attempt. >> this is the man in custody tonight who is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. we have more on what else we are learning more about faisal. >> a real-estate broker who represented him years ago says the suspect disliked president george bush and was opposed to the war in iraq. federal agents, for clues at his apartment. we learned the name was added to a no fly list yesterday afternoon but they lost track of him for a short time and attempted to fly from jfk airport to dubai, when he was arrested. officials

recused killer, george huguely, is behind bars. >> students are still coping with the death a fellow student yeardley love. >> we are shocked, we are mourning, and we are still in a period of grief. >> to remember the life of a senior whose tragic death is weighing on the hearts of many, the campus community will gather tonight for a vigil. >> we are coming together. this is i think what we do, and we are going to get through this together. >> the vigil comes days after her ex-boyfriend and fellow student george huguely was charged with killing love. according to court documents, he told police, "during the altercation, he shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall." she was found on her bed in a pool of blood. here at american university, students are reacting. >> you never expect it here, especially on college campus. >> it is not the kind of thing i would ever expect to happen at a.u. >> both students played lacrosse for the year the a cavaliers. both teams will still go forward and play in the n.c.a.a. tournament brianne carter, abc 7 news. >>>> the obama administration is c

her boyfriend, 22-year-old george huguely who was also a lacrosse player is charged with first-degree murder. peggy fox is on the campus to tell us more. >> here, student council members are planning a candle light vigil tonight to take place here at the ampitheater. people have been reflecting on the nature between the relationship of yeardley love and george huguely. >> the women center says the murder of four year student, yeardley love allegedly by her exboyfriend, four year student, george huguely is giving uva's community a painful education in domestic violence. >> no one saw it coming. >> the two lacrosse players relationship ended. huguely told them he kicked her bedroom door in, grabbed her, and slammed her head against the wall repeatedly. she was found dead. her face bruised so badly her eye was swollen shut. >> before i graduate the university, i'm going to commit murder. no, and why didn't we intervene for him to help him learn how not to be violent? >> even if huguely was drunk, it's not the alcohol that makes somebody violent. she believes the inner circle of friends m

. >> lone suspect, george huguely, love former boyfriend in police custody. today the charlottesville newspaper report police have obtained a red stained jersey from his apartment and a letter to love. experts say there may have been warnings. >> tonight melinda roeder looks at the suspect's violent behavior. >> there were obvious physical injuries to her body. >> it was a violent murder according to police. yeardley love was found face down in a pool of blood. it happened at her off campus apartment where police records show the suspect, george huguely admited to kicking in the bedroom door. he hit her repeatedly knocking her head against the wall. her attorney called it an accident. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> but psychiatrists explain that type of behavior as uncommon rage. >> punching through walls. most people do not do. most people do not throw objects and break. most do not assault wives or partners. >> the doctor did not directly involve himself in the case but assesses patients

. >> this is not george huguely's first brush with the law. in november of 2008, police in lexington, virginia used a stun gun on george huguely after he resisted arrest for public intoxication. he was given six months probation and also a 60-day sentence, which was suspended. >>> we have a commuter alert for drivers because today is not the day to try to get away with riding solo in hov lanes. it is the first ever capital region hov awareness day. virginia and maryland law enforcement are teaming up to catch hov lane violaters during both the morning and evening rush hours. >> over my shoulder right now what you can see is one of our troopers has stopped an hov violater and they will issue a citation or warning as appropriate. >> reporter: in virginia, officers will be monitoring interstate 66, 95, 395 and the dulles toll road. in maryland, 270 and route 50. and you get caught you can expect to pay a $90 fine for the first offense in maryland. in virginia, the first offense hov violation will cost you $125. >>> the district is one step closer

george huguely -- graduate this month. >> now to a developing story out of new york. police are trying to determine a motive in the attempted bombing suspect. faisal shahzad came to the u.s. from pakistan in 1998 but returned in 2009 with his wife after quitting his job. officials say he admitted while in pakistan he underwent bomb- making training with the taliban. once here, he claims he acted alone. the times square case is already having an effect on airline security. the government will require airlines to check the no fly list within two hours. he was able to get on the air wind -- was able to get on the airplane. >> losing a loved one is always difficult, but a new type of pain. people are wondering if their family members bodies were among those piled up and decomposing at a funeral home. brad bell is live in riverdale with the disturbing details. >> this happened at the chambers funeral home behind the main building. the funeral directors said what their industry sells is dignity after death. a state report cells that -- says that is what was missing. an insp

she's the fourth year student, her boyfriend, george huguely who was also a lacrosse player is charged with first-degree murder. this is a news conference just starting. let's listen in. >> involving direct services to students. he has been in many respects the point person on the work that has been done since yeardley love's murder was discovered. let me retract the word murder, because i'm not saying that, i'm saying death. patricia is the vice president. she has policy responsibility and operational responsibility for the kind of word that allen groves oversees. ict of ahre ih isinof death. and consequently, we work with a combination of professional experience and somewhat related activities and a determined effort to provide the best possible support and service to the family, to our student, faculty members, and so on. i should say second that none of us would say the description of the condition of yeardley love's body when the police entered the apartment is anything other than a constant image in our heads. we all live with that. and we have no policy for that, because she was

george huguely is charged with first-degree murder. an affidavit shows that police found yeardley love laying down in a pool of blood. he told police they had a fight and he kicked in the door. their relationship had just ended he told police. brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >>> you can read the affidavit at wusa9.com. just click on extras. >>> three teenagers charged in the murder of slain middle school principal brian betts are due in court at the end of the month. yesterday they were arraigned in rockville. prosecutors charged the teens with murder and ordered them held without bond. investigators say they found saunders prints on the suv stolen he night he died and found brian betts stolen belongings inside of gray's oxon hill home. >>> a prince georges county funeral home has lost the license after ' state inspector discovered 40 bodies stacked in a garage. the chambers funeral home and crematorium has until friday to complete any procedure and close down. they saw a large pile of body bags containing human bemains. the bodies wer

her former boyfriend, george huguely, faces a first-degree murder charge. student leaders who set up the candles refused comment. but this junior who is known huguely since their days at bethesda's landon school says he is stunned with court document that's say huguely viciously attacked love causing her death. >> i've known george eight years. it just doesn't seem like anything that he's capable of. this whole thing seems to unreal almost. i didn't believe it at first. but now, you know, you saw the details came out. it's just, you know, i'm sort of in shock. >> reporter: the search warrant documents say huguely kicked in love's bedroom door, shook her, beating her head against the wall. love was found on her bed. her head in a pool of blood. her face bruised. despite that, huguely's attorney told reporters he'll show the death was an accident not murder. >> we're confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> reporter: charlottesville police chief says the continuing investigation is focused on the prior relati

love's exboyfriend george huguely has been charged with first degree murder. affidavits for search warrants provided graphic details of the last minutes of her life, saying huguely kicked in her bedroom door, repeatedly beat her head aagainst a wall and left her lying in a pool of blood. >> it really is a shame. only days before she would walk for the last time and become an alumni of the university, it is truly devastating. tonight we will all remember what a beautiful woman she was. >> rob: as this school continues to mourn love, we have also learned more about that accused killer, george huguely. police in lexington, virg vir, have provided details about a run in he had there where he was convicted of resist arrest, public swearing and intoxication. an officer says she had to use a stun gun on him. tonight's memorial service is scheduled to start at 8:00. the president of the university is going to speak. and one of the difficult things for some of the students here on campus is that just last friday they had a memorial service here for six students who pass

her former boyfriend, george huguely, is there. but a lot of times it goes unreported. >> it's not about predicting who is going to be victimized, it's more about the people it is more likely to hurt. >> it is tough to know what to do when a friend is in what appears to be an abusive relationship. >> you definitely don't want to invade their privacy. often they say apuce is more subtle and some young women aren't sure how to get out. >> when i encounter a situation like that i make sure i get of it immediately and let the guy know because the guy doesn't always know that what hay is saying or doing is affecting the girl in that way. >> reporter: allison bennett says education has to start at home and parents should have conversations about preventing domestic violence with their daughters and sons. >> talk about relationships, what a healthy relationship is, it's important to feel safe, expressing your concerns and knowing that you're going to be supported. >> reporter: and she says alcohol makes it even more challenging for studen

defense lawyer for george huguely says yeardley love's death was an accident.huguely admitted to kicking down love's door and having an altercation with her. they say huguely shook her and hit her -- and hit her head repeatedly against the wall. >> reporter: this is a tragic story. two seniors just 22 years old, weeks away from graduating. they were stars on their la crosse teams. now one is dead and the other one is behind bars. we have now heard from the attorney for george huguely who's been charged with first-degree murder. his attorney says that this was unintended, that it was an accident. that happened earlier this morning at a bond hearing. bond was not set. that was pushed back until june. until more evidence is uncovered. autopsy already under way for 22-year-old yeardley love who police say was murdered in her bedroom. her roommates found her, thought that it was alcohol poisoning, called 911. when the police arrived, they say that they turned her over and that there were obvious and serious signs of trauma. within hours, they were able to focus thei

"george huguely admitted that on may 3rd, 2010, he was involved in an altercation with yeardley love and that during the course of the altercation, he shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall. huguely admitted that he kicked his right foot through the door that leads to love's bedroom. they go on to say when authorities found yeardley love in her bedroom it says, quote, described finding yeardley love face down on her pillow in her bedroom. there was a pool of blood on her pillow. love had a large bruise on the right side of her face which appears to have been caused by blunt force trauma. love's right eye was swollen shut and there were bruises and scrapes to her chin. so much detail in these search warrantasts which give probable cause to search george huguely's apartment. that's what they were for. after his initial appearance in court, george huguely's lawyer actually made a statement on the courthouse steps. listen right now to francis lawrence. >> we are confident that miss love's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. in the meantime, george is wit

some of the other headlines today, a lawyer for a university of virginia la crosse team member george huguelyarged with murdering his ex-girlfriend says the death was a tragic accident. >> we are confident ms. love's death was not intended, but an accident with a tragic outcome. in the meantime, george is withdrawing from the university of virginia and remains in the custody of the authorities. >> yeardley love's body was found in her off campus apartment monday morning. police quickly determined she'd been murdered. and the focus turned to her former boyfriend. >> there's no reported history of violence to the police. we're obviously talking to friends and teammates to see what might have history -- might have taken place over the past several weeks or months. we know there was a romantic relationship between the two. i don't know what the status of that relationship was just two days ago. >> nbc's norah o'donnell had more from the university of virginia campus in charlottesville. >> reporter: this is a tragic story. two seniors just 22 years old, weeks away from graduating. they were stars

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huguely he shook love repeatedly after they had an argument. his lawyer said it was an accident. >> it is our hope that no conclusions be made about george for his case. however, we are confident that the love was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome. >> huguely reportedly removed her computer after the incident. >> the murder of yeardley love is drawing national attention to the violent relationships. experts believe young women have a hard time of recognizing red flags. a howard county couple lost their couple wed her boyfriend stabbed her to death. they're looking for mandatory education in high school. >> her friends did not know how to approach her. they were concerned about this. >> your friends will wake you up faster than you will pull yourself out. >> the bill has failed before. domestic violence is already part of the voluntary health curriculum. we have continuing coverage of the lacrosse murder on our website. >> police are searching for the man who shot a woman inside a beauty salon. he entered the so what surely before 11:00 yesterday morning. the victim remains in stable condition. police say she was able to describe

in november 2008 police charged george huguely with resisting arrest and intoxication.oman lacrosse player and former girlfriend yeardley love. detectives say huguely shook love and her head repeatedly hit the wall. she was found in her bedroom with a huge bruise on her face and one eye swollen shut. love was described as an angel by teammates and by friends. the sharletsville police chief spoke to hln's nancy grace. >> and the facts are horrific, they're shocking and incomprehensible and to witness that and particularly as a parent to look at the body of a young girl that had so much to look forward to is just a terrible situation. >> huguely is charged with first degree murder and his first hearing is june 10th. the students will have a candlelight vigil tonight to honor yeardley love. >> these were two individuals known on the university campus. the folks who go to school there having a tough time, too. >>> some oil from a massive spill in the gulf of mexico is washing up on barrier islands, but a possible solution for that leak is on the way. this is what can turn t

her ex boyfriend george huguely has been charged and uva president john casteen wants law enforcement to tell colleges and universities if their students are arrested. that is an idea that has drawn some criticism. >> the many students will be turned away from college campuses because of suspicion. don't forget arrests are not convictions. >> if someone is deemed to be a threat to the community, of course we would want to know about that. but in terms of what impact that might have on our willingness to allow them to continue to go to school here is another matter. and that would be taken on a case-by-case basis. >> reporter: if casteen's push works virginia would be the first state to require law enforcement to notify the university when a student has been arrested. >>> a former tv producer wanted in mexico about the murder of his wife has left the country. bruce redmond has not been charged with a crime so his lawyer says he has returned to los angeles to be with his children and attend to personal matters. the victim's body was found in a sewer in a cancun resort last month. they h

. >> george huguely was supposed to graduate yesterday. instead, he is sitting in jail charged with her murder. >> a late night shooting in baltimore sends one man to the hospital. police found a male suffering gunshot wounds to the arm and shoulder. a group of towson forensic students returned from vermont after searching for a maryland man who disappeared their five years ago. this may provide clues as to what happened to michael hogan. >> partial skeletal remains were found last year. it is extraordinary what this team found police left behind. >> we realize that it was the hoodie theyf the coul found. >> we found missing bones that we knew were missing including several ribs and vertebrae, forearm bones, teeth that were missing. we found clothing and personal effects that clearly belong to michael. >> the idea came from the family. their son had wandered away from it vermont treatment center back in 2005. they just wanted him back, as much of him as could be found. the father joined searchers in vermont. >> his cigarette lighter were i

la policia de charlotsville, obtuvo una orden para registrar el apartamento de george huguely, despuesstarlo sobre la muerte de su ex novia, yeardley love... la policia confisco un camiseta del equipo de lacrosse de la universidad de virginia con una mancha roja, una carta dirigida a la victima, y dos computadoras portatiles apple color blanco en el apartamento de huguely... mexico esta investigando los vinculos de dos o mas sudamericanos con una multimillonaria operacion para el lavado de divisas..esas investigaciones se producen tras el decomiso de 3 -coma- 3 millones de dolares en efectivo dentro de camas de masaje y muebles para television con destino a venezuela los sospechosos son un colombiano y una venezolana detenidos la semana pasada bajo senalamientos de lavar dinero para el narcotrafico.. un ex entrenador de futbol que por decadas ha trabajado con ninos y adolescentes en arlingto es acusado de abusar sexualmente a un menor hace 10 años... luis hoil de 47 años, fue arrestado ayer por abusar del menor en repetidas ocasiones entre 1999 y el 2001.. las autoridades creen que hay

and huguely has withdrawn from the university and remains in jail. >> until more information is available it is our hope that no conclusions we draw or judgments made by george or his case. >> huguely told investigators the two had broken up. police won't talk about motive but say they are investigating reports around campus, about previous trouble between the couple. >> we don't have any documented evidence that is in the way of police reports, or protective order or anything like that, with regard to things that may have occurred in the past. >> well, this tragedy raises new concerns about the spread of violence in relationships among young adults and even teenagers. >> it is an issue bill and michele mitchell take to heart. their 21-year-old daughter killed by an ex-boyfriend nearly five years ago. every time they hear cases like these, it reopens their emotional behind and the truth of the matter is, the wounds are always open. from our standpoint. and this just makes those early days something like this just makes the early days come right to now. >> mitchell's began a foundation known as kristen's crusade to spread the word about early warning signs of

the george huguely i know growing up, the george huguely that played in my backyard with me every singlepable of doing something like this. >> reporter: the crime has rocked this campus to its core. the university of virginia, with its beautiful views and southern charm, has now lost a beautiful young woman in a murder as ugly as it gets. >> it's really sad because she was in the prime of her life when it ended. her family and friends are going to have to deal with that. >> reporter: there were a lot of questions here on campus. would the lacrosse season go on? after all, matt, the men's team is ranked number one in the country, the women's team ranked number four in the country. the school, the university, left this up to yeardley's parents, that is your final decision, whatever you want. they just decided last night the kids should play on, matt. >> jeff rossen in charlottesville for thus morning, thank you very much. >>> meg hughbeck worked for the university of virginia and worked closely with yeardley love as an advisor during her years on campus. thank you for joining us. our since

they say george huguely told them he kicked in the door to yeardley love's bedroom before shaking her and hitting her head against a wall. investigators are trying to determine if george huguely threatened yeardley love before the incident. >>> three men are scheduled to appear in court at the end of the month in the murder of pet bet. they were charged with murder and held without bond. according to court documents, lancaster's fingerprints were found inside of brian betts home and they found saunders ' prints on the suv stolen the night he died and found brian betts stolen belongings in gray's oxon hill home. >>> the times square bombing suspect is expected to have his arraignment today. faisal shahzad faces a number of charges including attempting to use a weapons of mass destruction and trying to kill americans. authorities say he was moments away from escaping to the middle east when police caught him at jfk airport. the suv was packed with explosives. >> if successful, it could have resulted in a lethal terrorist attack causing death and destruction in the heart of new york city

university of virginia and remains in the custody of the authorities. >> reporter: this isn't george huguely's first brush with the law. in november of 2008, police in lexington, virginia used a stun gun on him after he resisted arrest for public intoxication. he served six months probation and was given a 60-day sentence which was suspended. >>> the financial world has its eyes on greece as the country tries to pull back from the brink of economic collapse [ chanting ] protesters stormed the acrop police yesterday. police simply let them pass. the group calling themselves communist is against the bailout plan for greece which includes tax hikes and $130 billion in loans. >>> these are taking a toll on the world's market and jessica has that part of the story. >> this have the biggest bailout of a country since world war ii and people may be wondering why does wall street care about greece? european countries are throwing $145 billion at the problem and marks are telling us the aid package doesn't go far enough. and traders are worried if another european nation gets in trouble, say spain port

. >> reporter: love ex-boyfriend george huguely was not at the graduation, either.he is now charged with hhr murder. the president is retiring but also behind anneffort to requiring virginia police department to report the off campus arrests of studentssto schools. huguely was arrested in 2008 for threatening a police officer and public intoxication. in universities like george mason, students are mixed about background checks. >> i think it's a little bit much. background checks i don't think that is necessarily going to solve the problem. sometimes they can profile. >> if someone is being violentt3 outside ii public, they can show %->> reporter: the love case has prompted the discussion but civil rights advocates caution lawmakers should move slowly. >> many students will be turned a from private campuses because of a suspicion. >> reporter: others say ttat not knowing what to do with the arress information complicates the implications of the law. >> if anybody is deemed to be a threat to the community we would like to know about that. -n terms of what impact that