There are new developments in the case of a Marshall student who was murdered in her off campus apartment last December.

"There is an individual that we believe was involved," Huntington Police Capt. Steve Hall said.

Hall says in the past eight months police have interviewed dozens of people trying to find answers in the death of 21 year old Leah Hickman. But he says one name keeps popping up.

"It is an individual that we have contacted and have spoken to," Hall said. "However this individual keeps coming to the forefront of someone we're particularly interested in."

Hall will not release the name of the person or persons of interest in the case. He also says that so far there have been no arrests.

DNA evidence was sent back in April to an FBI lab in Arizona for further testing. Hall says it could take several months before results are known.

Hall says the results of the testing could either lead to an arrest, or could clear the name of the person of interest all together.

He also stresses that a quick arrest would be nice, but in the end, the main goal of the department is a successful conviction.