The Case of Jesse Matthew Jr.
Jesse Matthew Jr. 案
Introduction
Police in Virginia caught Jesse Matthew Jr. He killed two women and hurt another woman.
維吉尼亞州的警察逮捕了 Jesse Matthew Jr.。他殺害了兩名女性，並傷害了另一名女性。
Main Body
Hannah Graham disappeared in 2014. Police saw Jesse and Hannah on a camera. Jesse ran away to Texas, but the police found him.
Hannah Graham 於 2014 年失蹤。警方在監視器中看到了 Jesse 和 Hannah。
Police used DNA tests. The DNA showed Jesse hurt a woman in 2005. It also showed he killed Morgan Harrington in 2009.
警方使用了 DNA 檢測。DNA 顯示 Jesse 在 2005 年傷害了一名女性。同時顯示他在 2009 年殺害了 Morgan Harrington。
Jesse went to two colleges. He hurt people there, but the colleges did not tell the police. This was a big mistake.
Jesse 曾就讀兩所大學。他在那裡傷害他人，但大學並未通知警方。這是一個巨大的錯誤。
Jesse went to court. He said he was guilty of the murders. The judge gave him four life sentences in prison.
Jesse 接受了審判。他承認謀殺罪名成立。法官判處他四個終身監禁。
Conclusion
Jesse Matthew Jr. is in prison for life. Now the families have answers.
Jesse Matthew Jr. 被判終身監禁。現在家屬們終於得到了答案。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Action' Word Rule
Look at how we talk about things that happened in the past. In this story, we change the word to show the time is gone.
The Simple Change (Add -ed) Most words just need two letters at the end:
- disappear → disappeared
- hurt (stayed the same)
- use → used
The 'Surprise' Words (Irregular) Some words change completely. You just have to remember them:
- see → saw
- run → ran
- go → went
- say → said
Quick Pattern Guide
- Today: I go to school. Past: I went to school.
- Today: I use a pen. Past: I used a pen.