By Mariano Castillo and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN <\/p>\n
updated 8:18 AM EDT, Wed October 1, 2014 <\/p>\n
STORY HIGHLIGHTS <\/p>\n
(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. And state authorities are checking other unsolved homicide and missing person cases for possible connections. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
\"Certainly the question has arisen. It's certainly a legitimate question,\" Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo told reporters last week. <\/p>\n
In a statement, James L. Camblos III, Matthew's lawyer, said he met with his client for 2 hours Monday but declined further comment. <\/p>\n
\"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. <\/p>\n
Matthew will have a bond hearing on Thursday. <\/p>\n
In addition, authorities said they are studying other unsolved homicide and missing person cases in Virginia: In Campbell County, the sheriff's office is investigating a possible link to the case of Cassandra Morton, whose body was found in a wooded area near Lynchburg in November 2009; in Orange, police are checking for possible ties to the missing person case of Samantha Ann Clarke, who was last seen September 13, 2010; and in Montgomery County, the sheriff's office is looking for possible links to the unsolved 2009 shooting deaths of two Virginia Tech students, Heidi Childs and David Metzler. <\/p>\n
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