Almost five years after her body was found , Cassandra Morton 's name is in the news again . She has been charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man who had broken into her home while she slept on July 1st of this year. Police have charged Jesse L. Matthew Jr. with abduction with the intent to defile in Graham 's disappearance . Morton 's death was overshadowed by the disappearance of Morgan Harrington . Morton 's stepfather says Cassandra did n't fit the profile of missing women who make headlines .
Almost five years after her body was found , Cassandra Morton 's name is in the news again . She has been charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man who had broken into her home while she slept on July 1st of this year. Morton 's death was overshadowed by the disappearance of Morgan Harrington . Morton 's stepfather says Cassandra did n't fit the profile of missing women who make headlines .