Missing UVA Student: Search Continues, FBI Involved, Why Is This Case Especially Crucial? [VIDEO]

On Tuesday, the authorities also asked local residents to check their properties, including in bushes and underneath tarps for any clues.

On the same day the FBI joined the search for the missing UVA student.

The Albemarle County Sheriff's Office also reportedly assisted with the "search and rescue effort."

Captain Guy Williams of the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office said, "Last night we expanded our search about 25 to 30 blocks Right now we are focusing on another five to six block area which is outside of the zone we looked at last night."

Virginia police also changed their focus to the Irish bar the missing UVA student was last seen after the FBI assisted in the search.

According to the Daily Mail, when Graham was near the pub, that was 35 minutes before her last frantic text to friends telling them she was lost trying to join them at a party on campus.

So what makes this search of the missing UVA student especially crucial?

Apparently, news of Hannah Graham missing comes as authorities admitted that she is the fourth young woman to have gone missing in five years.

In September 2010, Samantha Ann Clarke, 19, disappeared after leaving her townhouse in Orange County. In November 2012, DaShad Laquinn Smith, also 19, disappeared in Charlottesville. Today, almost two years later, she remains missing.

A 20-year-old student from Virginia Tech named Morgan Harrington also disappeared from the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena during a rock concert in October 2009. According to reports, her remains were found three months later in a rural area, but no arrests have been made after that.

According to police, Graham apparently has had a lot to drink the day she went missing, which they believe played into why she disappeared.

Charlottesville Police Captain Gary Pleasants told WRIC, "She had been drinking quite a bit. She told him that she was leaving and going home. He asked if he could walk her home and she said no she was fine. He stayed and she left."

1:20 a.m. Saturday was the last anyone has heard from the now missing UVA student. The texts she sent to friends reportedly told them she was lost in an area familiar to the police.

After 1:30 a.m., Graham's phone was either ran out of batteries or had been switched off. She was not heard from since.

Hannah Graham is a second-year student and a member of UVA's ski team, reports wdbj7.

University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan issued a statement saying how "deeply concerned about the disappearance" she was.

Click here to see UVA's statement on Monday about the Graham's disappearance.

Meanwhile, other students on campus have all been shocked of the incident. They expressed their sentiments about the case of the missing UVA student via Twitter.

Graham's family also issued a statement on Tuesday. They even pointed out how Hannah was a conscientious young woman who would not vanish without contacting family or friends.

Pleasants said that as of the current moment, there is no reason to suspect foul play.

Missing UVA student is described as 5-foot-11, with blue eyes, light brown hair and freckles. She currently resides in the US via Green Card, reports NBC News.
Anyone with information about Hannah Graham is urged to call the Charlottesville Police Department at 434-970-3280 or Crimestoppers at 977-4000. According to reports, the Charlottesville Police Department said they already have 60 tips.