In September 2014, the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham shook Charlottesville—and reopened wounds that had never fully healed. Five years earlier, Morgan Harrington vanished after a concert just blocks away. At the time, the cases seemed separate. They were not.

In this premiere episode of Criminally Curious, host Michael Fleming examines how a single predator operated in plain sight for years—and how investigators were forced to navigate the narrow, often misunderstood gap between suspicion and proof. Long before an arrest was possible, DNA evidence pointed toward the truth. But knowing who committed a crime is not the same as being able to prove it in court.

Drawing on court records, forensic evidence, surveillance footage, and his own role as a trained volunteer in the search for Hannah Graham, Fleming traces the chain of events linking Hannah Graham, Morgan Harrington, and a surviving victim of a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax, Virginia. The episode explores institutional failures, missed warning signs, and the legal realities that ultimately led to a plea deal—not a trial—and left many questions unanswered.

This is not a recap for headlines.
It is an examination of restraint, accountability, and the limits of the justice system—even when the outcome seems obvious.

Criminally Curious is an investigative true-crime podcast examining cold cases, missing persons, and the space where public belief, institutional failure, and legal reality collide.

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