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Leah Hickman
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The Huntington Police Department released new details Thursday, March 13, 2008, in the murder investigation of Marshall University Leah Hickman. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook, at left, and HPD Capt. Steve Hall told the media that strangulation was the cause of Hickman's death, and that her murder was not a random act. "We feel strongly that the person(s) responsible for this crime were familiar with Leah and the layout of the apartment building," Hall said.
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Photos from Leah Hickman's childhood are displayed on a table in the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant on Saturday, December 29, 2007, as a memorial service takes place for the 21-year-old Marshall student who was killed December 14.
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A supporter of the Hickman family enters the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant on Saturday, December 29, 2007, just before a memorial service takes place for Leah Hickman, the 21-year-old Marshall student who was killed December 14.
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More than 500 seats were filled at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant on Saturday, December 29, 2007, as a memorial service takes place for Leah Hickman, the 21-year-old Marshall student who was killed December 14.
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Flowers and a small photo of Leah Hickman accent a quilt that reads "I am not gone. My soul lives on in a better place surrounded by the light of God in all his glory and grace" outside the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant on Saturday, December 29, 2007, as a memorial service takes place for the 21-year-old Marshall student who was killed December 14.
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A small teddy bear with a photo of Leah Hickman resting in its lap sits on a table with other photos of the late 21-year-old Marshall student on Saturday, December 29, 2007, during a public memorial service at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant.
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A black ribbon hangs at the entrance of the Dress Barn in Barboursville Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in memory of 21-year-old Leah Hickman.
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Josh Adkins, Steve Sanders and Derek Newell perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Josh Adkins, Steve Sanders and Derek Newell perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Coroners remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
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Law enforcement officials barricaded off a block in every direction of 403 8th Avenue late Friday after the body of a young white female was located in the crawlspace area of the apartment complex where 21-year-old Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release during a press conference Friday at HPD headquarters.
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The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.
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The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.
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The light in the second story apartment of Leah Hickman stays on as law enforcement officials investigate the scene at 403 8th Avenue late Friday, December 21, 2007, after a female body was found in the crawlspace of the apartment complex.
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Huntington police announced during a press conference late Friday that a female body has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.
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Huntington Mayor David Felinton observes as crime scene investigators search the property at 403 8th Avenue late Friday, December 21, 2007. The Huntington Police Department announced in a press conference late Friday that investigators found the body of a young female in the crawlspace located beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.
Leah Hickman, right, was reported missing on Sunday, Dec. 16. A body believed to be hers was found at around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.
Leah Hickman was reported missing on Sunday, Dec. 16. A body believed to be hers was found at around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.
Leah Hickman was reported missing on Sunday, Dec. 16. A body believed to be hers was found at around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.
Leah Hickman was reported missing on Sunday, Dec. 16. A body believed to be hers was found at around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman. Above, a note left by Hickman's father, Ron Hickman, reads "I miss you so much. Hope you are home soon. Love, Dad."
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing persons report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman. Above, Hickman's father, Ron, leaves a note for his daughter on a large banner that was signed by friends and loved ones following the vigil.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman. Above, Leah's friends begin to break down in tears as Hickman's mother, Sherry Russell, pleads at the podium for her daughter's safe return.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman. Above, Jessica Vickers, Hickman's sister, listens as a friend speaks at the podium of how much Leah would talk about her family.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
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Evening traffic passes along Third Avenue on Thursday, December 20, 2007, past a rotating digital billboard showing a photo and description of missing MU student Leah Hickman.
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Flowers and a small photo of Leah Hickman accent a quilt that reads "I am not gone. My soul lives on in a better place surrounded by the light of God in all his glory and grace" outside the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Point Pleasant on Saturday, December 29, 2007, as a memorial service takes place for the 21-year-old Marshall student who was killed December 14.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Flowers were left at the entrance of the Dress Barn in Barboursville Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in memory of 21-year-old Leah Hickman.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Police Chief Skip Holbrook and Capt. Steve Hall held a press conference Monday to announce the identity the body found Friday in an apartment building on 8th Avenue. The body was identified as 21-year-old Leah Hickman.
Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch
Josh Adkins, Steve Sanders and Derek Newell perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Josh Adkins and Steve Sanders perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Josh Adkins and Steve Sanders perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Josh Adkins, Steve Sanders and Derek Newell perform during a benefit concert at Marley's Doghouse for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007.
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Derek Newell performs during a benefit concert for Leah Hickman on Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at Marley's Doghouse.
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Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Coroners remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigators remove the body of a white female believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntington Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch
Investigation continues on identifying the body believed to be Leah Hickman Saturday, December 22, 2007. The body was found by the Huntingotn Police Department in a crawl space in Hickman's apartment building Friday evening.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
The Huntington Police Department announced during a press conference late Friday that the body of a young white female has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived. "All indications are that this is the body of Leah Hickman," HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson read in a prepared release.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook said one of the toughest jobs in all of law enforcement is to notify family members in matters such as these. Holbrook spoke after a prepared statement was delivered by HPD Lt. Rocky Johnson that said a female body had been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.
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Law enforcement officials discuss the crime scene at 403 8th Avenue on Friday, December 21, 2007, after investigators found the body of a young female in the crawlspace located beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
Huntington police announced during a press conference late Friday, that a female body has been found in the crawlspace beneath the apartment complex where Leah Hickman lived.
Leah Hickman, left, was reported missing on Sunday, Dec. 16. A body believed to be hers was found at around 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman. Above, Jessica Vickers, Hickman's sister, breaks down as a friend speaks at the podium of how much Leah would talk about her family.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
Sherry Russell, at right, the mother of missing Marshall University student Leah Hickman, is comforted by friend Norren Starkey during a candlelight vigil at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the ongoing search for Hickman.
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Friends and family of Leah Hickman and members of the Marshall University community gathered for a candlelight vigil at the MU Memorial Student Center plaza on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for the missing MU student.
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A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday, December 20, 2007, at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman. A missing person report was filed Sunday, December 16, for Hickman, who has not been heard from since the 14th.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
Joshua Conley, right, and Isaac Hay help to set up a display that reads "We Love You" just before a candlelight vigil at the Marshall University Memorial Student Center plaza on Thursday, December 20, 2007, in honor of the search for missing MU student Leah Hickman.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Signs are posted throughout Huntington for missing Marshall student Leah Hickman, who has not been seen since Friday.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch
The Huntington Police Department released new details Thursday, March 13, 2008, in the murder investigation of Marshall University Leah Hickman. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook, at left, and HPD Capt. Steve Hall told the media that strangulation was the cause of Hickman's death, and that her murder was not a random act. "We feel strongly that the person(s) responsible for this crime were familiar with Leah and the layout of the apartment building," Hall said.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch
Marshall student Leah Hickman who lives in this apartment building in the 400 block of 8th Ave., has not been seen since Friday.
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