Murder of Yeardley Love

Murder of Yeardley Love
Murder of Yeardley Love
Location	222 14th Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates	38°02′08″N 78°29′56″W / 38.035568°N 78.498778°W
Date	May 3, 2010
Attack type	Murder by blunt force trauma
Victim	Yeardley Reynolds Love, aged 22
Perpetrator	George Wesley Huguely V
Verdict	Guilty of second-degree murder and grand larceny; Not guilty on remaining charges;
Convictions	Second-degree murder, grand larceny
Charges	First-degree murder Second-degree murder (lesser included offense); ; Robbery of a residence; Burglary; Entering a house with an intent to commit a felony; Grand larceny;
Burial	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Sentence	23 years in prison plus 3 years probation
Litigation	2

The murder of Yeardley Love took place on May 3, 2010, in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. Love, a University of Virginia (UVA) women's lacrosse student-athlete, was found unresponsive in her Charlottesville apartment, and later that day, UVA men's lacrosse player George Wesley Huguely V was arrested by Charlottesville police. Huguely was tried and found guilty of Love's murder, receiving a 23-year prison sentence.