Body of Missing Marshal University student, Leah Hickman, May Have Been Found

Police may have found the body of who they believe to be Leah Hickman Friday night.

Studying broadcast journalism, 21 year old Leah Hickman was a well liked student of Marshal University in West Virginia.  Her family and friends thought of her as a caring and loyal woman.  She was the type of person who “would call into work even if she was going to be just five minutes late” (ABC News).  But when she never came to work at Dress Barn last Saturday, her friends and family began to worry.

The last known contact with Leah before her disappearance was a call on her cell phone with a friend.  There was no indication that anything was wrong.  Hickman mentioned that she would be doing laundry that evening.

While searching Hickman’s apartment building for evidence, authorities found a body in a crawl space in the basement of the building where the laundry room is located.  A positive ID has not been made, but the police have already notified Hickman’s family.

There are currently no suspects.