Friends of murdered Indiana University student Hannah Wilson have said she was last seen at the same bar where Lauren Spierer partied before she vanished in 2011. Wilson's body was found in rural Brown County, about 10 miles from the campus, on Friday morning after a night out. Daniel Messel, 49, was arrested hours later and has been charged in her death. Circumstances of her disappearance are 'eerily similar' to the case of 20-year-old Spierer, police told Fox59, and they will be looking into the case again. Spierer vanished after a night out at Kilroy's Sports Bar in Bloomington with a group of friends nearly four years ago. Her body has never been found and no criminal charges have ever been filed. 'Eerily similar': Student Hannah Wilson, left, was found murdered hours after leaving a bar in Bloomington, Indiana last week - nearly four years after Lauren Spierer, right, vanished after leaving the same bar . On Monday, Wilson's friends said she had been partying in downtown Bloomington  and they were also going to go to Kilroy's Sports Bar, but deemed that she was too drunk to join them there. The group put Wilson into a taxi alone around 1am on Friday and gave the driver her address. Her body was found near Lake Lemon at around 8.30am. She died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to the county coroner, and preliminary results of an autopsy show she was struck three or four times in the back of the head with an object. Her only other injuries were superficial abrasions and bruises that the coroner said were protective, rather than defensive, wounds. 'Like trying to prevent her head from being hit,' he told The Herald-Times. Wilson was found fully clothed and there was no sign of sexual assault, police told Sky News. Toxicology reports for the woman will not be available for ten to 14 days. Police said they traced a cellphone found near Wilson's feet to Daniel Messel and after they arrested him, investigators found blood in his vehicle, according to a probable cause affidavit. Arrested: Daniel Messel, 49, has been arrested on suspicion of her murder. A cellphone that police traced back to Messel was found at Wilson's feet and investigators allegedly found blood inside his vehicle . Last seen: Her friends went to this bar in Bloomington but, thinking that Wilson was too drunk, put her in a taxi to go home. Spierer also spent time at the same bar before she vanished in 2011 . Messel's stepfather, Gerald Messel, told Fox59 that the man spoke of meeting a girl called 'Hannah' at bars near the university campus ahead of her death. Gerald Messel, who lives with his stepson, said he was surprised when the man failed to come home on Thursday evening and he failed to go to work the next day. When Daniel Messel arrived back home, he was arrested by police, he said. Troopers have confiscated his computer, phone and vehicle. This is also not Messel's first run in with the police, according the the Indiana Daily Student. He was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering persons in 1995. A year later, he was sentenced to eight years in prison for battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury. The president of the Panhellenic Association at Indiana University has organized a fund will go towards providing one full year of room and board for Wilson's sister (above Wilson pictured with her father) Wilson, originally from Fishers, Indiana, was a senior studying psychology at the university. Friends held multiple vigils for the beloved student over the weekend. In one of the vigils, around 1,500 students comforted each other as they assembled on Saturday evening at the campus' Alumni Hall. Balloons were released from the building's solarium by her Gamma Phi Beta sorority sisters. Wilson's mother and sister were present at the memorial and were shielded by family and friends who shared fond memories of her, according to the Indy Star. Indiana University spokesman Mark Land said 'the entire IU Bloomington community mourns the tragic death of Hannah Wilson.' 'Our deepest sympathies go out to Hannah's family and friends during this unspeakably sad time,' he said in a statement. 'She was the kind of girl who made everybody feel special,' Maggie Hadley, one of Wilson's former Indiana Elite teammates told The Indianapolis Star.      H . Heartbroken: Thousands of students assembled on Saturday evening at Indiana University's Alumni Hall for an emotional vigil to remember the beloved 22-year-old student . Sadness: Students comfort each other at the Saturday evening vigil, a day after Hannah's body was found . The president of the Panhellenic Association at Indiana University, Margaret Hensley, has also organized a You Caring fund following the news of Wilson's death. The fund will go towards providing one full year of room and board for Wilson's sister. So far, the fund has collected $5,025 in donations. Hensley wrote: 'We have suffered a tragic loss within our community this past weekend, with the horrifying death of Hannah Wilson. Hannah was a beloved Gamma Phi Beta, psychology major, and bright personality. 'Her younger sister, Haley, is planning on attending Indiana University next year. We as a community want to welcome her with open arms, and feel that creating this college fund for her would be the best method. '24,000 dollars would pay for one full year of room and board for Haley. We hope this could aid the Wilson family in this difficult transition and allow Haley to feel welcome into our Bloomington community.'
Police said the circumstances of the disappearances of Hannah Wilson and Lauren Spierer are 'eerily similar' Spierer, 20, went missing in 2011 after a night partying with friends; her body has never been found and no criminal charges have been filed . Wilson's body was found on rural land about 10 miles away last Friday and it is believed she died of blunt force trauma . Daniel Messel, 49, has been arrested in her death 'after a cellphone at her feet was traced back to him and he had blood inside his car'