Hannah Graham Missing Person Investigation Update: Search May Be Over as Human Remains Turn Up in Albemarle County

More than a month after her mysterious disappearance, police have found the remains of a person believed to be Hannah Graham, a 19-year-old student at the University of Virginia (UVa).

According to ABC News, police investigating Graham's disappearance found the human remains in a little-populated wooded area within 10 miles of where she was last seen alive. Police are investigating the area further, as well as conducting interviews with residents.

The remains are to undergo a full forensic analysis, but investigators noted several consistencies they had to Graham.

For one, the tight pants they found with the remains appeared similar to the ones Graham was wearing in the early hours of Sept. 13, as she was seen in surveillance footage. Lt. Carver of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Department said the vertebrate bone found in the dried creek bed belonged to a tall person and Graham was five-foot-11.

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo, who has been on the case the whole way, confirmed to NBC News that the remains were found around noon on Saturday. The creek bed in which they lied was near Old Lynchburg Road in Albemarle County.

Though analysis has not confirmed who the person is, Longo said he "made a very difficult phone call" to Graham's parents to let them know what was uncovered.

Jesse L. Matthew Jr., a 32-year-old Charlottesville native, was the last person seen with Graham and he is currently charged with her abduction with the intent to defile. Pending the forensic analysis, Matthew could also find himself charged with murder.

According to the Washington Post, the search for Graham yielded more than 4,000 tips and volunteers consisted of UVa students, family members, law enforcement and concerned citizens. Longo expressed his gratitude to those who may have helped end a long and painful search.

"I want to thank everyone who gave up their days, their nights, their weekends," he said in a statement. "People who called, wrote and dropped food and good wishes and words of encouragement to the search groups and the detectives who work so hard through this investigation.

"Today would have not been possible without their prayers, their encouragement and their help."