UPDATE @ 2PM
HUNTINGTON, W.Va (WSAZ) -- Huntington Police say Marshall student Leah Hickman was strangled -- and there are no signs that she was sexually assaulted.
Police say they do not believe Leah's murder was a random act -- and they believe the person or people responsible for the crime was/were "familiar with" Leah and the layout of her apartment building.
Police say they are not going to release the results of the DNA tests at this point in their investigation.
Police say they haven't excluded anyone with regard to suspects in the case -- and this is still a very active case.
Police say they met with Leah's family Wednesday prior to Thursday's news conference.
Huntington Police say tests are continuing and the investigation continues to involve multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and West Virginia State Police.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va (WSAZ) -- WSAZ has confirmed that the Huntington Police Department will hold a news conference at 2pm regarding the Leah Hickman murder case.
A news release from the Huntington Police Criminal Investigations Bureau states that it "will be a brief meeting on the status of the Hickman investigation" -- but WSAZ's Dave Benton has learned that police are expected to release cause of death, evidence, and direction of the case.
Leah Hickman was the Marshall student who went missing on December 14th. Her body was found a week later in a crawl space in the basement of her apartment building.
As far we know, nobody has been arrested in the case. Police have been tight-lipped about the investigation.
WSAZ.com & WSAZ NewsChannel 3 will carry a live feed of the news conference at 2pm.
Stay with WSAZ.com for the latest information.