• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

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.

Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

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.

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.

Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch

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.

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, listens 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.

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

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.

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.

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, 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 persons 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, a note left by Hickman's father, Ron Hickman, reads "I miss you so much. Hope you are home soon. Love, Dad."

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

Submitted Photo

Leah Hickman

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.

Purchase this photo

Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch

Signs are posted throughout Huntington for missing Marshall student Leah Hickman, who has not been seen since Friday.

Purchase this photo

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.

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.

Purchase this photo

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.

Purchase this photo