Morgan Harrington Case: Lack Of Leads Frustrates Search Efforts
Charlottesville, VA– With Morgan’s disappearance entering it’s fourth week, an eagerly helpful public shows signs of frustration at the lack of information being clarified by both the Virginia State Police and the Harrington Family.
Dr. and Mrs. Harrington will be appearing on Dr. Phil tomorrow afternoon, but at press time there are no scheduled press conferences for them or for Corrine Geller, PIO for Virginia State Police.
Over the weekend, The search efforts coordinated by the Laura Recovery Center had as many as 1600 volunteers scouring the surrounding areas where she was last seen, with no results tied to Morgan’s disappearance or possible whereabouts. The areas designated had been searched previously at the direction of Charlottesville PD and VSP.
Was Morgan At The Concert
Although there are numerous alleged sightings of Morgan, some appearing to be credible, there is not a single image of her caught on camera at the John Paul Jones Arena.
How is it that Morgan goes through three seperate buildings and annexes, at least twice, multiple areas for re-entry, and not a single image of her exists? On the facebook created to help find Morgan, there are a growing number of associates beginning to doubt Morgan ever made the concert at all.
Ticket For Seat #312
One of the quickest ways to tell if Morgan attended the concert with her friends would be for Dr. Harrington, the purchaser of the tickets, to review his account with livenation or ticketmaster, which utilize ticket return and request the scan data for all the tickets he purchased. This would reveal if the tickets were scanned and presented together as alleged by the friends.
According to the livenation policy, the ticket will only scan once at it’s original presentation, even if there is a duplicate bar code.
The timing on Morgan’s ticket scan is critical to the investigation into her disappearance, as is confirming her attendance in the first place. Could LE be looking in the wrong place?
What the Friends Know
The rumor mill has been buzzing non-stop about the possibility that Morgan’s friends may be the key to understanding what happened to her.
We know that Dr. Harrington was told by one of her friends that Morgan’ s car was NOT at JPJ arena. Following her disappearance, one of her friends, Amelia “Amy” Melvin, who was with her and Sarah Snead the evening of the concert had her myspace mood set as “I dont have time for myspace”. It has since been removed. There are numerous pictures of the friends at almost every outing they attend all over the web. Were there any taken that evening?
What She Was Wearing
We have seen no less than 8 different Pantera tshirt styles on the FB site, and not a single confirmation from Police or the family as to what it actually looks like. No image of the black skirt or black boots to jog anyone’s memory from that night. WHY?
It was also stated that Morgan was wearing a “distinctive” gold knecklace that evening. Every pawn shop within a 60 mi radius should have been faxed a photo of it within 24 hours. Pawn shops are required to file certain sale reports that would definately list such an item if it had been sold. Has this been checked?
Inside Sources
Sources wishing to remain anonymous, have confirmed to blinkoncrime.com that LE is aware of a woman matching Morgan’s description was visibily intoxicated outside the JPJ arena and was seen dropping her purse and upset while talking on her cell phone. She allegedly engaged briefly with a few UVA basketball players as she was crossing the parking lot.
Why am I feeling like Charlottesville is the new Aruba?
One thing is clear. The fastest way to turn an active case cold is to frustrate the public with inconsistencies and unclear information.
Generating leads is the only way to keep Morgan’s case in the spotlight and at this point it is this editors opinion there are some serious questions in need of answers in order to progress this case before it stalls.
Candace Bond and Kate Mills are contributing editors to this report
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Do not give anyone/use ZICAM…it is dangerous and the FDA should be removing all products from the shelf.
Thanks for all of this info, your site is terrific. For some reason, I have been fascinated by this case, her erratic behavior and the behavior of her friends.
One question I have, has anyone checked the reservior area just outside town? I looked at the aerial in the papers and zoomed out and my eye was immediately drawn to the water. Seems like a good spot for an encounter with very few eyes or security cameras. Just a thought.
Post #96 What if Morgan was so blitz that she dropped her own phone on the ground, picked it up, battery had fallen out and she replaced the cover not knowing…then someone drives over the battery and now it is trash. Her purse is now carring a phone with no service available for anything..perhaps Morgan notices this and tries to research her steps, in her own blank recall..she could of wondered off in many wrong directions.
Just a FYI. I’m not that far away from that area, and have US Cellular as my cell carrier. They also have offices in the Radford area where VA Tech is located. Our phones do not use sim cards. Don’t know if this is what Morgan had, but thought it was worth mentioning. I’ve had every cellular service our area has to offer, but only US Cellular works in the more remote areas out of the major cities. This wouldn’t necessarily apply to Radford, but the localities around there. I have many friends whose children go to Tech and UVA, and most of them use US Cellular too.
TY Justice
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debidoll, your battery scenario could have very well happened, but i wonder why the big search of the area (with all those volunteers) didn’t turn find it. Of course, it had been awhile. But I wonder how she ended up losing her purse. The whole thing is just so strange. I wish they would throw us a few more clues to chew on.
Just saw were a Uva basketball player took a leave of absence from the team. I’m wondering if this is one of the players seen talking to Morgan that night.
I saw that, I am not allowing his name on here at this time, as we have no clue if in fact he was one of the young men that encountered Morgan.
B
basketball players would know the lay of the land(arena)esp.if its their home arena
When I first read this, I was thinking “Huh? If she was never even at the concert, then how did her purse get there?”. But, the more I’ve read, and the more I think about it — I’m starting to think that she wasn’t there. I’m starting to think that she was never abducted.
As people have said — A group of girls at a concert and no pictures? That does not make sense at all.
Also, all of the contradictions in the stories. It was her car, it wasn’t her car. There were 4 people, no 3 people, oh, wait, 5 people. I’ve actually read from a supposed friend of the girls that there were 6 people that went together, which was then corrected to 5 people. Then, one of the girls says she was one of the 2 people in the car on the way home?
It doesn’t sound like the girls all had their stories straight. And, it sounds like they were possibly saying “Oh, no, don’t say I was there”, etc.
They didn’t have her car, until perhaps they realized that their DNA would be all over her car? Then, oops, yeah, they did have her car.
I am now under the impression that something happened to Morgan while she was with her friends, partying before they ever left for the concert. Maybe she OD’d. Maybe someone was jealous over a guy or something, and things got out of hand? Some kind of accident. Or maybe not an accident.
What is up with the boyfriend of one of the friends that was supposed to be with them? In some accounts, he’s with them, in others, he’s not. In one account, he is with them, but his girlfriend is not. But, in another, he and his girlfriend are both with them.
Something happened, and I think it happened with the friends. They freaked out and put her somewhere, and they staged the whole concert thing. They took her purse to the concert, called each other, one using her phone, at 8:48. Then they took the battery out for whatever reason, threw the purse on the ground, and left. And then, they tried to make up a story to cover themselves. None of them ever went into the concert.
Someone said in an earlier post that one of her friends looked a lot like her. I’m not sure if that is true or not. But, if it is — she could have even “tried” to get “back into” the concert without a ticket. That is, if there actually was a worker who remembered a girl who looked like Morgan trying to get back into the concert.
None of this makes sense, and it is very frustrating. What really happened to Morgan? Her friends know.
Your so on our page, This is the subject of my team’s entire day. I am at the point I believe they “know” what happened to her, but not at the point of “they are hiding it from Le.” I am in the team blink minority.
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Much confusion going on over on the find morgan dana fb discussions and main page. Under discussion topic the lastest happenings, most posters seem to be confused about the so called “facts” of the case so far released, and doubt lurks on the site as to whether any information now is credible, since nothing now makes any sense. Lots of speculation raising amonst the posters concerning the “friends” and what information, (or lack of). What is your take blink? for example read the below post:
This is the only reference to Crozet I found on the blink site:
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It is unclear why Morgan’s friends did not report her missing when they arrived back in Crozet and Morgan’s car was there along with her keys, untouched. But what is clear, is Morgan’s family and friends are no longer mincing words; they believe Morgan was abducted and has met with foul play.
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This was from nearly 2 weeks ago and has since been reported her car was in fact taken to Charlottesville.
Just read above post #104, and your response Blink. Makes sense why nothing makes sense! Let’s hope the truth comes out soon of what realy happened to Morgan.
Reg post #107- this is what I have believed all along. I think the police have a pretty good idea what happened, but can’t make an arrest because they have no physical evidence–yet,or a body. What are your thoughts Blink?
I still feel this is someone who may work at vtech in security or a similar capacity. I think that the murders of the two students in August are related. I think that he is tying in LE in the fact that one of those two students had a parent in LE , as did one of Morgan’s friends. I think a person seen on campus in the LE /security field would have not raised alarms to parents or students. That person would have been trusted by students. Morgan was placed in a situation of trust to leave with someone from the concert other then in her car or waiting with her friends. That situation occurred because for some reason, we still do not know why, she left the arena.
That placed her in the situation where a trusted, known individual would have the upper hand.
Even though the interview with Morgan’s family and Dr. Phil was taped, it was taped on Monday so it should have some fairly current information. If Dr. Phil is on his mark that is. It will be interesting to see if this interview can help clear up any discrepancies. Wouldn’t that be nice if this interview actually produced some information where the public could possibly help find Morgan?! It’s beyond frustrating and not making any sense to me. I am really going to be ticked off tomorrow if there is nothing new but am hoping for the opposite so I can buy a bigger shovel to keep digging with
. Thank you Blink for still keeping her story alive for those of us who have been touched by it…for now that is.
YW Pam, you keep on it and so will we, K? Morgan deserves to be found as her family deserves answers.
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I watched some of the earlier statements by police today. They said that all of the surrounding area businesses security tapes showed no evidence of Morgan either.
If it was true she was walking away from the arena, why is there no footage of her at all?
Also, since last night I’ve been going over and over in my head why would her friends delete their MySpaces or Facebooks now, almost a month after Morgan’s disappearance? The police or the family could have found information/pictures/comfort in the pages.
I would think you would leave these up so that Morgan would hopefully visit them and leave a message. Even if they are now only set to private? Why do it now when so much could be gained by having them up?
Post # 107..Yes, right track..while “Eyes for Lies”, say that Sarah Snead appears to be telling the truth..I see puggy little jealous girlfriends..I believe that drugs have played a huge role here.a bad OD is certainly possible…throw out the purse, plant it at the concert, don’t tell until the next day..while everyone gets the story straight…no many factors here that by now the FBI clearly would of been able to find out..the pings from the phones, the texting, the seats, used or unused,…Morgan waited six whole months to see this band…the fact that a girl who wanted to see a band so bad did not pay for a NEW TICKET when she had the money to allow herself back into the conceert..really bothers me..I would of been scared to death to be separated from my friends and left outside.No REAL friends would of allowed her to ride home with an unknown, a unknown possible ride…Why were only three tickets used if Mr. Harrington paid for 9 of them? Who held the other six? Were the unused sold out in front? I just feel so sad for the parents…It would be horrific to lose a child.I believe this is a mothers biggest nightmare. No matter how young or how old your child is.
The inconsistencies are weird — it shouldn’t be that difficult to figure out what car was taken to the arena. There shouldn’t be a question about that at all.
That there is no footage of her anywhere near the arena is simply baffling. Baffling to the point of being unbelievable.
The whole “she was texting” is a convenient alibi in its way — it creates a timeline for Morgan that may or may not exist. Notice, the only phone call seems to be to the friend, but she only texted the unnambed boy. Convenient?
Morgan’s dad said it wasn’t unusual for Morgan to remove the battery from her phone. Okay. The phone was in the purse. Where is the battery? If someone abducted Morgan and didn’t want to be traced by GPS, just dump the purse and phone, battery and all. Why, in the middle of an abduction, would someone take the time to remove the battery? And, I’m sorry, but if someone abducted, raped, murdered, and concealed Morgan Harrington, is it really that plausible that they’re going to drive back to where she was last seen and chuck her purse and battery-less phone out the window? That seems way too risky and improbable and stupid. They risk someone seeing them doing it.
If Morgan took the battery out of her phone, if she was lucid enough to do that and put the phone back in the purse, then why wouldn’t she be lucid enough to put the battery back in the purse? If she isn’t the one who “dropped” her purse, then that leaves an abductor — but do we really believe he’s able to subdue her (with people around), rifle through her purse, take the battery out of her phone, put the phone in the purse, and chuck it? Or to come back later and throw it out? That just seems improbable.
It seems like the battery was removed to cover someone’s tracks — who would fear that? Someone close to her? And the purse being dropped could have been an effort by someone close to her to establish her as being somewhere she wasn’t.
Also, a pretty blonde in all black with knee boots is pretty standard for any concert. Maybe NONE of the sightings are of Morgan.
Something is so freaking off about this case.
Yep. The understatement.
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Blink… still no verification of Morgan’s (and friends) tickets being scanned at the arena gate? I think this is the major piece of this puzzle. If this info is known by LE but has not been released yet, I can only infer that they found her ticket had not been scanned. They wouldn’t want to (after almost a month) release new info that would contradict the entire story from the beginning (proving that morgan never actually entered the arena).
I am being told that 4 tickets were indeed scanned successively. I will be honest and say that when I informed my team, they called BS. For the first time on a case, we are split down the middle on this one.
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Morning Blink,
First, Thank You for being here and for all that you do. Enjoy your site immensely. Always gives me food for thought!
I have a question, please. Seeing that LE is holding pertinent info close to the vest, wouldn’t any scenario we present be a futile attempt
to reconstruct Morgan’s steps?
Well your assuming they are, which I happen to agree with, but I can tell you first hand I have been in scenarios where decisions were made not to release information that turned out to be something that could have propelled the case faster, and resulted in an individual being found months earlier. Because, for me, what I am most concerned with is finding Morgan, and preserving whatever evidence is available. As the clock tics by, so does degredation of evidence.
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Hello Blink and team – before I make some comments, two essential questions still demand to be answered. One, where exactly was her car found? And two, who (and how many) actually drove to the concert. Can anyone clear up for me where the car was found?? Or is LE still keeping that under wraps?
Now, I’m a professional astrologer and psychologist with over 25 years of experience with helping to find missing persons. Her birth date is 7/24/89, time unknown to me. This much I can tell you. She is a Leo with an Aries Moon, both Fire signs. From her appearance, I think it’s likely she has Sagittarius rising, but I cannot be sure without a time.
Her Aries Moon says she loves risk, adventure and has a wild streak. she is impulsive, especially when it comes to boys. She is also headstrong and independent. Conclusion – she may have become recently involved with a boy her parents would disapprove of. Her well educated academic family says there was likely pressure on her to excel in school. Also, that she may have had a wilder side that her parents were not aware of. She may also have had plans to run away, drop out of school, or at least have a secret weekend fling with this certain boy/man. Her friends were to cover for her by making it appear that she attended the concert. The plan was to meet up with them later and go home. I strongly believe the friends know much more than they’re telling, but not likely what happened to her once she left their company. Only the perp knows that.
Important questions that no one seems to be asking –
1. How good was her relationship with her parents? Was there an undercurrent of conflict?
2. How happy was she in school?
3. What was her boyfriend situation? None? Unhappy socially?
Also, and this is very important – Mars went into Leo, only 1 degree from her Sun, ON OCTOBER 17th!!! Mars, think impulsiveness to action, romantic hormones kicking in, and also unfortunately violence.
Now, the thing to keep in mind here is – no body has been found!! This can only mean two things, 1. the perp is a semi-pro and knows how to hide the body. Or 2, she has run away and doesn’t want to be found. No way her friends have the nerve or experience to hide her body this long, even if she died accidentally in their company. The inconsistencies in their stories is very telling, however.
The connection and friendship with “Mr. Tie Dye” doesn’t necessarily make him a suspect. BUT – it does mean she had a faction of friends that were of a different lifestyle than her conservative family, obviously. And Blink is correct, it is from this faction that the perp likely came from. Either Mr. Tie Dye, or someone she met from his group of friends. I am of the same mind as the “Team”, I do not think she ever went near that concert. The whole ruse of her letting her Mom pick out her outfit was just that – to help convince her Mom that she planned to attend. No, this is either a runaway or a romantic adventure gone very wrong. Remember, to a double Fire sign, romance, esp. at 20, means everything. Leos, am I right, no?
Thanks for all you do Blink. This case is worthy of your continuing efforts.
Welcome Sherlock- what I dont understand, is why at 20 years old, a JR in college, would she need to set up a ruse to see anyone? That makes no sense to me.
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If this Dave Gardner guy knew her and said he talked to them/her then she must have at least been there. Was she in fact there? Are her parents even aware of all these conflicting statements out there? Would they not want to get these facts straight right away with the media? If LE knew or knows Morgan was not there would they have allowed that search to go on at all? Or do they have control of that?
What do you mean it is not unusual for Morgan to remove the battery from the phone? I dont understand who does that? Why? Isnt that unusual in itself?
Dr. Phil is bafoon. Sorry folks. He seems to live on other peoples grief. Being taped Monday, yet another blunder on Dr. Phil’s part. Sorry I am NOT a fan of him. No clue why people are willing to go on his show. Anyway, so many great and intrestings ideas. All make sense.
But, still no Morgan. The answer is blowing in the wind. Blink has there been any info on the scanned tickets? Did anyone watch the CSI shows this week? Its about a highly maintained group kidnapping young women for body parts, prostitution and whatnot. Really makes one think actually. Chilling! I just may chain my daughter up!
Keep up the good fight Blink. Any news since Monday? There has to be something thee “friends are not telling”. the whys, who knows….Have they checked into the RV parking people?
I can confirm there were 4 tickets purchased and allegedly 4 tickets used. The missing poster changed the letter coloring to rust colored letters after this piece posted, not sure if related.
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Wondering if anyone has seen the latest on the FB page?
Post 119 in the “This is whats Happening”
I wonder how credible?
Plus, it makes more sense then anything I have read.
Just a recent though. In the above post he states there were 5 total people. If morgan never planned on actually going into the concert and just a ride to meet someone then the 4 tickets used…makes sense!
Blink: Last night I ended up sitting next to Metallica at a hotel bar in nyc, which I thought was so ironic given that I’ve been following this case really closely. I made a comment about it on findmorgan.com when I got home. I mentioned that I thought she had been lured out with the promise of meeting the band. That post was removed by this morning. I’m really wondering why they would remove it. There was no profanity or crazy accusations. I did not say where I saw the band. Some of the comments and threads on that sight are ridiculous so I wonder why they decided to remove my post? Any insight? Makes me very curious…
Well I cant speak to the moderation of a site other than my own and scaredmonkeys.com, but my feeling would be they probably don’t want to alienate the band as they are offering $50K towards the reward. Since I have speculated myself that is a possibility from a “security” personnel perspective, not from a band member, it would imply no malice to the band, imo.
I am not a metallica fan, it is not my mojo, but I very much respect their place in the music world and their fans.
B
Was Live Nation the source of the tickets? LiveNation has offered VIP packages for some bands that include backstage tours and pre-show parties. Were these seats part of a special package – which would make this much more exciting than a regular show? It would also explain why Morgan is not seen on tape of the common entrances- you enter a couple of hours early before the gates open through a different entrance away from the main gates. Yes, I’ve been backstage for these types of events. If bands meet people, it’s usually family,friends and business related people after the show(once they’ve showered) – but sometimes contest winners can go backstage briefly before the show.
Actually, the best way to meet bands is after the show by the tour buses. Going backstage isn’t the orgy people think it is- or was back in the 80′s. Roadies are busy people. You’d have to have spent a lot of time (hours before the show) schmoozing them before they start working – no matter how pretty you are. Most girls will have to do the roadie a “favor”, if you know what I mean- and they still won’t meet the band. I don’t see this scenario happening with Metallica – more so the younger less prominent bands these days.
FWIW, I’m inclined to believe the UVa basketball players. If there were only one of them, I’d be less likely to, but here you have several people who say they saw her, interacted with her.
My best guess is it was a stranger abduction. I know this isn’t a popular theory.
Well as you know, I have heard the instance from a few sources I vetted, so fwiw, I believe there was interaction of some kind.
I have a question, do you happen to know if one of those players she spoke to took a leave of absence indefinately yesterday?
B
Blink-
In reference to the concert tickets. Normally tickets are only distinguished by their seating location
(if assigned seating) or general admission and reserved
(if not assigned).
No identification is required unless you are picking up prepaid tickets at a specified “Will Call” location and then only the person who ordered the tickets would be required to show I.D.
Since Morgan’s father purchased the tickets I would assume Morgan would have been the designated person (only in if the tickets were “Will Call”)
My point here is anyone could have used the tickets.
Secondly, since 9/11 security has definitely been beefed up and when entering a concert you must go through a security gate and have your bags checked and are usually not allowed to bring anything more than a purse on your person.
I have never been to a concert at this location, but I would be extremely surprised (Especially at a Metalica Concert) if there was not a security check point and that check point would have cameras showing every person who attended that concert.
I agree.
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Blink, your response/question to #126 is provocative to say the least. If this is the case, then I am guessing LE is investigating this individual. Also, in response to 126, if a basketball player had something to do with this, it would be a stranger abduction. She likely didnt know them. This case is a labyrinth–it just keeps weaving in new directions.
No, we cannot make that assumption. I am adamant that unless their is a verified tie in to Morgan’s case, as far as I am concerned, it is strictly an item of interest relative to UVA.
B
128 is absolutely right. She would have to be on record somewhere. It’s a fact of life that we are always being recorded and at a large venue such as this–that has to be the case. I have tried doing some research on the arena, but haven’t been able to find definitive proof of this idea. Still, it’s surely the case. Also, she didn’t pick the tickets at “will call” because she had them displayed for months prior to the concert night.
Correct. The placement of the security cameras is proprietary to UVA/JPJ one of the contributing editors actually reviewed the blue prints and zoning records. That said, if Morgan was there, she is on camera.
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A UVA player taking an indefinite leave of absence?! Not likely!! Unless he had a cancer diagnosis or a terrible family tragedy…
I have an unholy pit in my stomach, Blink. How you do dat?
Easy WordG- two words of caution “Duke Lacrosse”. kwim?
B
Regarding post 111, I thought this too Gypsy, but the MO is different. Those two students were killed in/next to their vehicle and left there. It is coincidental though, but I would think Morgan would have been found by now if the same perp. That killer may have been sending a message to LE. It was done almost executioner style. That young couple was very religious, and I would ask the question if they were having sex while parked, and the perp was religiously motivated to kill the “sinners” if the perp had a crush on the young woman.
If it were someone mainly targeting those close to LE, Morgan wouldn’t have been the choice, but that could be how he came to know Morgan and she peaked his interest more. I wonder if there was a young officer friends introduced her to, especially close to Ms. Herrick? Maybe a very religious Christian (If it’s connected).
Looking at Morgan’s belongings, it certainly appeared she has a wonderful outlook on people and life. Maybe this perp wanted to make her all theirs. Anyone w/ eyes can see she was very beautiful, and her acceptance of a myriad of people would be very attractive for someone who feels as an outcast. Her volunteer work with children of domestic violence is interesting as well. I don’t need the answer to this, but if she were particularly virtuous, all the more reason this perp may want to keep her.
If connected, I may profile the person this way: He is attractive, religious, and has police or military training. He believes God sent Morgan to him and she is for him only. He was attracted to law enforcement so he can give justice where he sees fit in accordance with his religious beliefs. He may be a victim of domestic violence as a child.
Just my thoughts.
New here… Curious about the locations she was spotted, from the map it appears that there is a good distance from one location to another. The locations seems so random. How reliable are these sightings? Why hasn’t LE published the surveillance of her in or around the arena or do they not have her on surveillance? I thought the LE spokesman said she tried to re-enter the arena numerous times at different locations, one would think they would say this because they have her on video… Very, Very Strange that more information hasn’t been released. I hope and Pray for her safe return!
#118 – in response to your response – I totally agree that this is all about Morgan. But if LE doesn’t let go with some of the facts, it makes it difficult or futile for any of the public to assume what went on. IMO
#119 – I can definitely see someone in Morgan’s position, given the high standards her parents set, feeling they have to set up a ruse to spend time with a person her parents did not approve of, even if only a few hours.
Seems Morgan lived her life seeking their approval. She brought clothes to her Mother to get approval for the outfit to wear to the concert. (not usual) She had an appointment with her Dad on Sunday to balance her checkbook. She was a junior in college! Shouldn’t she have been able to add and subtract by 20? Even if she had a balancing problem, she had her college “sisters” to help her figure it out. I wouldn’t doubt she had more in mind that evening than just a concert. No matter what, she did not deserve her fate.
There are so many people out there who feel good about themselves when they can help. I wish LE could be more forthcoming with some of the facts.
Blink, how can I contact you off-board?
Can I reach you at this email?
B
Looks like the media is reporting the leave of absence is a fact:
http://www.newsplex.com/sports/headlines/69798867.html
Re: #137 and #121 -
Blink – Please delete if this is not the “leave of absence” you are referring to.
Since this happened this Wednesday and it’s all over the news, I am assuming it is fine to post the link’s here.
http://www.nbc29.com/global/story.asp?s=11488190 entitled “Tucker’s Out Indefinitely”
“Jamil has some things he has to deal with at this time,” Bennett said. “This leave of absence will give him time to deal with these matters.”
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2009-11-11/virginias-jamil-tucker-take-leave-absence
(snip)….”forward Jamil Tucker would take an indefinite leave of absence to deal with personal matters.”
Pam I held this until I could confirm and his name was out, etc.
B
Maybe the fact that Morgan disappeared from a Metallica concert is significant. Maybe it’s because the perp was thinking he was saving her from a Satanic influence as a number of Christians believe. Maybe that’s why he chose the concert which seems so risky, but maybe he had tried to talk her out of going previously. Maybe she made mention of this to her friends. Thinking out loud….
I could be way off but I totally disagree with everyone who seems to think Morgan had a secret life she concealed from her parents. They may have set high standards or wanted their children to set and reach goals–but that’s fairly normal stuff. When I was younger, I am sure I modeled outfits for my mom–not because I needed her approval but because she liked to be a part of that sort of thing. She was honest about what worked and what didnt. Seems normal–they are close. Afterall, if they were as austere and demanding as some would have them be, they would never have purchased tickets to a Metallica concert for her. JMO. Nothing weird about this family to me. Morgan was an adult who hd no reason to sneak around.
Hi Blink and others,
I just started searching on this case so I am playing catch up while diving in. I tend to think backwards, as some of you know from the anthony case
Anyways, I started digging to find anything about Morgan up to the day of the concert. Possibly someone she could have indirectly offended. Her parents stated that she is actively involved in two causes, one is Omni Orphan Medical Network International, Heath America of Roanoke Valley. Neither appear to be offensive to another group or cause, but possible. Wondering if these are her affiliations or her parents.
Anyone know her religious affiliation? or possible lawsuits? With her dad being a physician, wondering if someone blames him for something and retaliating.
I am asking these questions, not to offend. I am hoping one of these days, there will be a list of questions for familys to answer that can be released when someone goes missing, also immediate release of phone records (never going to happen) With all of us having access to the web, different groups, and resource we can utilize effort via the web since we can not physically search.
My prayers are for Morgan safe return.
Oh, one more question… any medication? or health concerns?
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11487130
#134-I can’t agree at this point that Morgan may have been sneaking off with someone that her parents did not approve of. It is my understanding that she lived at Virginia Tech with roommates…this presents a lot of opportunities to see whomever she chooses.
Showing several outfits to her mom for her opinion shows me that she was a respectful kid; not necessarily one who must seek approval of all clothing. In fact if I recall correctly, her attire caused a bit of brow-raising, which led to her mother saying something like you’ve got to give kids their wings. So it’s not like the mom sent her out in pilgrim attire.
As for the checkbook balancing date, that could be because her parents may have had receipts that needed to be included in the debit process. Remember, she was also there to get help from her Dad for an upcoming math test as well.
#136 — Interesting. Does Metallica have that sinister a message? Don’t know anything about the music. But it’s an interesting theory. As huge a fan as Morgan seemed to be (having the tix for 6 months, etc) and her friends and family commenting about her excitement for it, I find it difficult to make that jump that perhaps she would allow just anyone to talk her out of it.
Oh, TR, well said, I agree. I didn’t see your post before I sent my two cents!
I deleted the player’s name, although it’s public knowledge, because the reason for the leave may have nothing to do with this case – could be academic, could be lots of things.
from virginiasports.com:
CHARLOTTESVILLE—Forward [ ] is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Virginia men’s basketball team to focus on personal matters UVa head coach Tony Bennett announced on Wednesday (Nov. 11).
[ ], a 6-9 senior from Gary, Ind., will not play in games or practice with the team during his leave of absence.
“[ ] has some things he has to deal with at this time,” Bennett said. “This leave of absence will give him time to deal with these matters.”
[ ] played in all 28 games and started four for Virginia last season. He averaged 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 18.5 minutes played a game during the 2008-09 season. He shot 44.2 percent (73-165) from the field, including 40.3 percent (31-77) from three-point range, and 68.2 percent (30-44) from the free throw line.
[ ] has lettered three times for the Cavaliers. He has played in 88 games the last three seasons and averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a game. He is shooting 40.7 percent (83-204) from three-point range for his career.
you said her phone was in her purse,correct?if so was the phone intact without the battery or was the back still off of the phone.just wondering.
Sorry if my original comment seemed off-topic. I was speculating whether there could be a link between Britanee’s case and THIS case.
Anyway, my thoughts on why we haven’t seen pictures of the clothes? I think LE has deemed it pointless, which means that they believe Morgan knew her killer.
You will see that pictures of a lunch-bag and tote were released in the Somer Thompson case….because police believe she was abducted by a stranger. Maybe someone brought these items home as a trophy or was seen to have them, etc. They are relevant to catching an unknown killer.
There is no point in showing the public the exact clothes if it is not a stranger abduction. A brief description will suffice while they work the leads. The police must have a person of interest
Most people are killed by someone they know, I don’t think Morgan will be one of the exceptions.
MJAfromBoston # 134,
I agree that it is very plausible that Morgan felt stifled and unable to live up to her family’s standards. There are many young women that do not want Momma and Poppa to know that they are with someone that they know mom and dad won’t approve of, so they make plans for their friends to cover and then meet the guy. Maybe part of this bargain was getting her friends tickets to Metallica.
IMO if this was the case, there would be NO WAY the friends would have kept up the charade when she did not fulfill her part of the bargain to return the next morning. The moment things got serious her friends would have went to the mom and said Sorry Mrs Harrington Morgan never came to the concert with us. She had plans to meet______ and she didnt want you to know. We are worried about her and we are sorry.
IMO There would be NO reason for the friends to have conflicting statements in this scenerio. Afterall they wouldn’t be the “badgirls” Morgan would. Why are we not even sure what car they drove or if they even went to the concert? These to me would be the easiest questions to answer and verify.
I have to say Blink, I am siding with your team on this one. Given everything we don’t know, I think your team may be right.
If they were there- they should just release some photos/footage of them at the concert or photos of them/her taken before the concert.
Blink, IMO I am sorry to say, perhaps you don’t understand older girls as yet. Perhaps your Blinketts are young. My daughter is 37 and if she can, she will still create a ruse to avoid any conflict between us. It not that they lie, it is that they do not want to hurt us, or let us down, they still want us to see them as the perfect little angels are girls are. Especially if it is a BAD BOY that she might be dating..A Sons of Anarchy type…what might be considered by a mother to not be up to standards.
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If four tickets were used, then the boyfriend did come in a separate car? What about the people that sat around thses seats?
Re: my previous post is actually referring to #127 & #131 — things just keep bouncing around here
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I’m concerned about the two items we were specifically told to search for this weekend. They’re never mentioned on any site that I’ve seen. I don’t know the relevance of the two items, but it’s possible that one isn’t even allowed into concerts…..I won’t give away any details that may hender the investigation, but does anyone else know what I’m talking about here??