BLACKSBURG, VA – Two Howard County teens charged in connection with the disappearance and death of a 13-year-old Virginia girl were reportedly arraigned Monday morning.

Related: Two Maryland Natives Charged in Missing Virginia Girl's Death David E. Eisenhauer, 18, of Columbia, and Natalie M. Keepers, 19, of Laurel, will be held without bond and will appear March 28 for preliminary hearings in the murder case of Nicole Madison Lovell, ABC reports.

After Lovell went missing Wednesday, Jan. 27, several agencies became involved in the search for the 13-year-old girl who required vital medication for a liver transplant, according to Blacksburg Police. The girl's family members discovered she was missing when they tried to administer the medication Wednesday morning and found the dresser pushed against her bedroom door, the Roanoke Times reported.

Eisenhauer was arrested Saturday morning at Virginia Tech, where he is a freshman engineering major. He was initially charged with one felony count of abduction in connection with 13-year-old girl's disappearance. "I believe the truth can set me free," Eisenhauer said upon his arrest, according to documents obtained by NBC.

After Lovell's remains were found at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday just over the state line in Surry County, N.C., Eisenhauer was charged with murder.

Keepers, a fellow Virginia Tech student, is charged with improper disposal of a body and accessory after the fact in the commission of a felony. Keepers is a sophomore and general engineering student at Virginia Tech.

Eisenhauer and Lovell "were acquainted prior to her disappearance," Blacksburg Police said in a statement. The girl's mother told the Roanoke Times that the two had met a few weeks ago online, according to investigators. "Eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage to abduct the 13-year-old and then kill her," police allege. "Keepers helped Eisenhauer dispose of Nicole's body."