The University of Virginia women’s lacrosse player who was found slain Monday may have received death threats prior to her killing, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy J. Longo said this afternoon.
George Huguely, 22, is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Yeardley Love, also 22.
“Part of what we’ll be gathering in our discussions with friends and family is the extent to which [threats] took place and the context in which that took place,” Longo said.
He added, “It’s trying to corroborate them through as many sources as we can.”
Huguely told an officer that he had communicated with Love by e-mail, according to an affidavit. Huguely said he took Love’s computer from her residence and disposed of it, the affidavit states.
He later provided the location of the computer, according to the document, and investigators recovered it.
In a statement provided outside of the Charlottesville General District Court this morning, one of Huguely’s lawyers said that the death was a tragic accident.
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