Morgan Harrington Case: UVA Basketball Players Last To Speak To Missing VT Student
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Charlottesville, VA– As the web continues to buzz and theorize about what might have happened to 20 year old Virginia Tech Student Morgan Harrington October 17th. in efforts to locate her whereabouts; the last people to speak with her from 9:10 PM – 9:20 PM have been identified as University of Virginia basketball players.
Lead Investigator, Lt Joe Radar refers to the players as “people the VSP have identified” in his press conference on October 28, 2009.
Speaking on condition of anonymity to blinkoncrime, two separate sources, one within UVA and the other within the investigation, have verified that Morgan Harrington “interacted” with the individuals for approximately 10 minutes in the Lannigan Field Area, where Morgan’s purse was recovered the following morning.
According to Lt Radar, the basketball players, whom they were able to identify and speak with, left the area at 9:20PM in seperate vehicles, stating Morgan was still there when they departed.
The names of the basketball players interviewed by VSP have not been released. Blinkoncrime attempted to reach Cavalier head coach Tony Bennett for comment but no response was received at press time.
Coach Bennet’s office is currently besieged with calls regarding his announcement yesterday that Senior Forward Jamil Tucker will be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Cavaliers roster for personal reasons.
“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.”
This announcement comes on the heels of Saturday’s announcement that the Cavaliers center, Assane Sene was suspended for the first 3 games for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
It is not known if either player was one of the team members that saw or interacted with Morgan Harrington, nor should a presumption be made that their player status is in any way linked with anything other than what has been released on behalf of UVA.
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If they would just release photos from that day, it would stiffle most of the speculation that she was never there. If such pictures exist, they surely would have been released to indicate what she was wearing and looked like. This leads many to believe no photos exist. The fact that they are looking for a camera may mean the friends claim she had the only camera(which doesn’t seem likely). There is certainly a reason, related to her disappearance, as to why there are no photos. What it is I do not know.
The girl in youtube video of backstage posted above is wearing a necklace that looks a heck of a lot like the one in the picture they just released
Thats what I thought too Judi. Can you post a link of where the necklace picture is? Website?
There isn’t anyone in that video that remotely looks like Morgan. Good grief, folks. Some of you are seeing what you want to see.
Never mind……I found it!
Chad-here is the link
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/13/hitchhiking-missing-morgan-harrington-still-missing-sought-a-ride/
The police released a statement today saying that they believe Morgan was last seen hitchhiking on the bridge? If they are certain, that certainly puts a different spin on things. This is the first time I have heard that they believe she was actively hitchhiking instead of just walking.
P.S. I know Blink says that isn’t true, but I wonder why they released this statement. It seems pointless unless it truly is new information. We already knew she was walking on the bridge/in that area.
[...] confirmed, as reported exclusively on blinkoncrime.com; The last people to interact with Morgan Harrington were players from the [...]
Just as I went to get the link, you sleuths and Blink busted it open!
Good, and fast job, all!
Squeeky look at the video again……she is in the back, on right in the doorway. Blonde in black.
You can see the necklace at 2:09
Kathey Stacy – re: smoking at JPJ – she wouldn’t have had to leave; there is a designated smoking area.
Blink wrote-
I have been told that LE is satisfied via security video Morgan was in the venue, and made it to her seat, etc.
She goes to the restroom (inside) and ends up outside for which nobody has an explanation. There is nothing whatsoever ( and good questions btw) to indicate Morgan was anticipating leaving on her own accord.
B
Wow, Blink, that is big news and I was unaware of those facts. That changes some things, thanks. However, just because she was in her seat still doesn’t absolutely mean she didn’t run away later. Although it does I admit make it more unlikely.
Can you tell us if LE also has security video of her trying to re-enter?? Definitely for sure that it’s her?? That would also make a big difference in the theorizing here.
A suggestion – maybe add a side panel to your site where only you post, where you list the updated facts in a case as they emerge from LE?? That way we can all be on the same page here in terms of knowing the facts and prevent confusion. It’s hard to read through all these posts to find where you give us new info/facts. My eyes aren’t what they used to be !!!
wrt the exact contents of the security tape, I told you what I know. By no means are they releasing the play by play of her in the arena. What I will say is I get the distinct impression there are no issues of concern until she gets outside.
B
Blink wrote-
I have been told that LE is satisfied via security video Morgan was in the venue, and made it to her seat, etc.
She goes to the restroom (inside) and ends up outside for which nobody has an explanation. There is nothing whatsoever ( and good questions btw) to indicate Morgan was anticipating leaving on her own accord.
B
This troubles me. You write; There is “nothing whatsoever” to indicate Morgan was anticipating “leaving on her own accord”. Does that mean somebody took her outside????
My apologies, your right, I worded that badly. I was differentiating that there was no evidence to suggest that Morgan planned to leave the arena, or her life really, in advance.
B
Chad Post #111, thanks for looking too! This was the following night in NC…gawd, she could of hopped a ride in the limo and gone with the band…anything is possible at this point, no stone should be unturned..this is someone’s child missing..someone’s daughter. I personally thought it looked very close to her and the style of clothes fit her. Has anyone been able to see the necklace up close in this video? This perhaps sounds wrong..but has anyone checked out all of Metallica’s team players?
Someone posted the theory about someone watching Morgan with the BBplayers..I think this was a real good theory..how redneck is Virginia? Yes, this could of been a brother, father, uncle, step-father, dropping off his children and did not like what he saw.
What does IIRC stand for…text dummy!
If I recall correctly
B
Sorry to keep interjecting but the story of what happened to Morgan has just got me so frustrated and sad.
Since most of these scenarios involve Morgan being inebriated, I think it would be helpful to know what they were drinking that night and what kind of a drunk Morgan was: Happy- sad- confrontational- obnoxious- introspective. Knowing what she/ they were drinking might point to an answer of how she may have been behaving. In my experience some people who drink whiskey tend to be more confrontational. How she behaved while intoxicated in the past could shed some light on what may have happened to her. Although, I do realize at that age, it is hard to tell how they will react to any given situation while sober let alone drunk.
Thank you, Blink…I will file that in my over 55 menu. You are doing such a wonderful thing here. You are makeing some wonderful Karma for yourself
I hope the LE snake around and look at the theories some of these really smart people have put out there. Gawd,I hope she is found soon, these poor people need to sleep at night and have some closure.
Debi
Thank you for finding that video! I really thought that was great. you and I think a lot alike. I am def open to the bb theory, but I am with holding judgement there on that one for now, but I am with you totally with the band scenario. Metallica is considered in the music world a heavy metal group. I am an 80′s child and never was ever a fan….(Sorry) Just never got into the hard heavy metal rock. They are still very popular. But it really isn’t them that concerns me…..but the back up bands……Gojira is considered a “Goth” band (underground) . Not sure about Lamb of God. The type of people that would be attracted to this sort of venue would cause concern for anyone to be on gaurd. Just visit their website…..it will give you nothing more than the creeps.
I have visited some of the back up bands websites, and they are from France, and just well, I would hope that the police have checked out everyone. This was Gojira’s first concert in the US. They were shown in the video with Metallica. I know that they are offering a reward for any information that leads to Morgan. Still, I think the crowd there could have been a little seedy.
I hope the Harringtons check out the video. They may be able to tell if that is Morgan or not. Your right, anything is possible!
Mmmm.. interesting, so what happened to the “Happi Hippy” is he one of the basketball players also? or let me guess they abducted her and took her to his abode.
Perhaps he lied he rescued a pet and went to the planet of writers envy vis e vis everything else envy. Dunno.
Sorry the only letter you ever earned was for Lunch.
I realize that the girl in the video referenced by Chad and Debi is probably most definitely not Morgan. What are the chances of her being in NC with the band after she has been reported missing. Seems really really far fetched. But for what its worth, she does resemble Morgan and the necklace bears a striking resemblance to the necklace she was reported to be wearing. (PamTX you made some very good points in your post although in regards to her clothes-if this were Morgan and she was meeting the Band, Metallica she may have borrowed someone else’s sweater to cover her Pantera shirt. It would have been kind of uncool for her to meet the band wearing that tshirt) FWIW Chad and Debi just wanted to say you are not crazy- the resemblance is uncanny.
http://bn-in.facebook.com/notes.php?id=1163010097
You have probably seen this already but if not I thought it was interesting
I think it is possible that Morgan was involved (or wanted to be involved) with one of the basketball players and that she went outside to meet him knowing that they would be coming out of practice. Have you ever been a girl smitten with the campus hero? I can envision her becoming upset while talking and turning to leave, having her backpack grabbed by the person and the strap breaking and falling to the ground. Then I see Morgan racing away in tears and so upet that she will show him. Driven by her pain and anger she will hitch a ride with whoever will stop for her. Her judgment was impaired and she took a ride with the wrong person.
Except there is no evidence she knew these men, let alone was smitten, AND she was trying to get back in the venue prior to crossing their paths, I hardly think that equates to “hard to get.”
B
Hi Blink,
On a (revamped?) FB page, a local C’ville person known to have been weirdly interested in the hunt for MDH and who was pretty much run off the “Find Morgan” site for being creepy now has almost no info on the page–except the first “friend” listed of three is a UVA BB player. It seems odd.
NYMom
Are you able to provide more info or link? Thank you.
OK, Blink, point well taken, but I think her friends already knew of this involvement. And that is why they are keeping quiet, and that is why they were not alarmed when she said “I’ll get another ride home.” She went outside, the guys didn’t show, so she tried to get back in the venue. When she couldn’t get back in, she started for University Hall where she knew they were practicing and ran into them at RV parking lot. She could have easily known these guys, the two schools party together all the time, plus her brother went to school there and she could have established a connection with them then. Morgan is a standout in any crowd, and I get vibes that one of these guys was involved with her. I may be stereotyping her parents, but I think that Morgan’s parents went out of their way to teach Morgan that all people are equal and to be accepting and loving toward everyone — only an uncivilized society puts up borders or boundaries. She obviously was a shining example, just look at the causes she worked for or take a look at her bedroom wall. As I said, I think they talked, she got hurt feelings, turned to walk away, he grabbed the purse and the strap broke. Morgan blindly raced away in whatever direction, hailed a ride and got in with the wrong person.
Someone on this thread or one of the other Morgan threads posted the name of the girl in the video Emma something. Of course when your looking for it you cant find it, but Iknow I read it. I didn’t recognize the name of the poster but if I find it I will let you know. It just a couple of lines.
Smitten
Wow.
So there was basketball practice going on at the same time as the concert?
Where would that be in relation to the JPJ Arena?
Good Evening, Blink.
Eve WPG
B
WPG – Univ Hall, where the players practice is directly across the street, in the direction Morgan was seen walking. It seems to be pretty well-known that the players park in the RV parking lot when there is an event at JPJ. The RV parking lot is where Morgan’s purse/backpack was found.
@wpgmouse: I’ll try to figure out a way to expand on post #125.
Smitten
and
NYMom,
Thank you.
Re” #127 SuzeeB – Here ya go… below is the posters comment you are looking for — it is from Blink’s article providing the pic of the necklace, dated November 13:
“Comment by bobdog — November 14, 2009 @ 1:25 am
#90: I don’t understand why you mention VT security when this happened at the University of Va., which is 2.5 hours away.
#105: In the youtube video from the Charlotte concert (the next night), the blonde woman you’re referring to is Emma, the tour manager.
Where would Morgan be hitchhiking to? According to her friends, Morgan said she would get a ride “home.” Does that mean home to Blacksburg? In that case, she’s assuming the roommate will drive her car back by herself. Same scenario if she meant home to Roanoke. If she planned to meet up with them at JMU the next day, she wouldn’t have said “home.””
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/concerned-witnesses-before-hitching-morgan-harrington-caused-worry/
Interesting -Does it change perspectives ? Could the “commotion” Morgan had at the entrance of JPJA have been with security, as she attempted to re-enter. Commotion , injury , missing patron and no video footage .
I cannot grasp the lack of footage at the entrance of JPJA . I am beginning to feel a mental disorder may be lurking in Morgan’s past . Bi-polar disorder mixed with alcohol can lead to dangerous and irrational behavior . The statements from the guy about Morgan’s aggressive behavior is laying on my mind . Could the friend’s silence be hiding a deeper secret about Morgan .
Dakota, No disrespect, but how could you possibly diagnose bi polar or an underlying mental condition on the daughter of a psychiatrist because of an unverified witness account, and absent any evidence whatsoever to corroborate such a statement. Personally, I would like to speak to the 44 year old late arriving witness who states Morgan gestured agressively to him and then kicked him. The first thing I would ask him is to see his ticket receipt or stub, the second would be how he knew Morgan Harrington was missing already on the 18th? The rest of us knew nothing until the next day.
H I N K Y
B
Could silence be speaking volumes .
#132 Thanks PamTX I knew I read that somewhere. Thought I was losing it.
No diagnosis from me , just questions and random thoughts .
As for Dr. Harrington , I can’t say that I understand what bearing Dr. Harrington’s education level or professional status would reflect on Morgan’s well being when it come to something like a mental impairment at the time of this event . Now I do believe that if Morgan had indeed suffered from something such as bi-polar disorder she would fare better with the quality of care Dr. Harrington could offer to his own daughter, versus say the average family . I strongly feel the Harrington’s are a good , solid , and quality family for a lack of better way’s of putting this statement to a scale . But I must ask myself are they good enough to withhold details that may have been uncomfortable about Morgan and at the same time detrimental to finding Morgan .
As with Crime , or diminished mental health has no social or educational boundaries as we recently seen with Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspect in the assault that killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas.
I too as with all “eye witnesses” would question this fellows accounts from every angle , I can think of the first question I would ask . When exactly and how did you report your tip to the police ?AS blink has noted , Does this man’s account’s fit the timeline of Morgan’s disappearance being made public knowledge .
Again, I feel the strange silence by an important few is telling us something . I wish I knew what that something was .
On a lighter note , who am I to figure out anything as I am stumped as to what “HINKY” stands for
.
Dakota
Blink, I think the discrepancy is the fault of the author of the article. She states that the 44 year old man reported what he saw on Monday, October 18th, but later states that the mother of two reported what she had seen on Monday, October 19th.
Blink
Wah, wah, what 44? Have we touched on this?
He’s 44.
B
Blink, read off site about the 44yo.
He’s got quite the story.
Hope he was checked for a bruise from that kick, or any other wounds
for that matter.
As usual your on my page toot sweet. Exactly when does Mr. 44 Yr. old, Im calling my girlfriend who is not with me when a very attractive blonde “approaches me agressively” and then kicks me for not “looping” her arm. Who the eff believes that?
(apologies for the Sunday eff). He’s got quite the story, and apparently quite hotline- he knew she was missing before any news bulletins.
B
Blink,
I admit the use of eff (sorry), also, on this Sunday upon reading.
The story feels incomplete somehow, almost reminiscent of a man blaming the female victim, seeking sympathy on his own behalf. Not to mention a potential pre-emptive strike.
I am NOT getting past the date. Better be erroneous, otherwise, I got more questions.
B
Somewhere, someplace I read a comment about going to the best piece of evidence and follow the clues. I would have to say our best is the encounter in the RV paking lot because her purse and phone was found there. That of course takes us to the basketball players. I am kind of suprised two days later we know nothing about them. I would like to know their practice schedule and if they had basketball practice the evening of Oct. 17? We have Morgan and three basketball players in a RV parking lot reserved for athletics. We find Morgans purse and cellphone minus battery. Hummm.
Morgan goes to the concert. She sits through the opening acts. She kisses her friend goodbye. She goes to the bathroom. She leaves the venue. She had to be going somewhere but changed her mind? and decided to try to get back in. No readmittance. Next we find her in a parking lot reserved for athletics with three of them. Next we find..no Morgan but her purse and cellphone minus battery
With all the towers taking pictures I am almost sure they would be monitoring this parking lot? Protecting their athletics.
When will we hear more on this?
E
I believe it was here in regards to the cell phone find. For me, that is absolutely ground zero as every other piece of “evidence” is subjective. I appreciate the simplicity of how you worded your post.
It finds my razor ( sorry inside reference here).
Verifiable facts are hard to come by in this case. Timeline+ cell record+interaction+location of personal belongings+ missing girl.
Maybe Morgan and the BB players parted ways in the RV area and then perhaps they, or someone else, ended up picking her up on the bridge? LE swears she was there hitchhiking. (I’m wondering if there’s a video from a nearby business). I would think the last spot she was seen, i.e. the bridge, would be ground zero.
The bridge siting at 9:30 simply confuses me since her purse was found in the RV area. If she was abducted in the RV area (most logical scenario, don’t you think) then how could she be seen on the bridge at unless that happen before the RV siting.
IMO one of the biggest parts to this mystery is ‘WHY did morgan leave the concert?’, how did she end up outside when she clearly had been very excited about this event for months.
The way I see it is that the police must know this information and are withholding it from the public for unknown reasons.
For starters the police have interviewed the basketball players said to be the last to speak to Morgan before her disappearance. I’m sure weren’t having a conversation about the weather, I would assume she must have told them what happened, how she ended up outside, and what she planned to do from there.
Not to mention her friends. Her parents said they don’t know how Morgan ended up outside. But I assume Morgan didn’t just call her friends and say “I’ll find a ride home” without further explanation as to exactly how she ended up out there to begin with. That said, her friends would have relayed that information to the police from the get go.
It’s nearly impossible the LE is clueless to how Morgan ended up outside. Apart from them not knowing, the only reason they refrain from disclosing that information is if it is crucial and the case could be jeopardized if released.
Blink, in reference to your comment to post #133 Is there a link to the information you posted regarding the so-called witness? I had no idea his statement was so suspect. Thank you
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/concerned-witnesses-before-hitching-morgan-harrington-caused-worry/
snipped
Outside the Arena, another concertgoer says he was on the southeast side of the building waiting for late-arriving friends to meet him around 9pm when he heard a “commotion” at an entrance.
“It was some shouting,” says the 44-year-old man who’d traveled from Fredericksburg to Charlottesville and who asked not to be identified because of the high profile nature of the case. Moments after the shouting stopped, he says, a young woman with long blond hair and dressed all in black— including, he says, a black Pantera t-shirt like the one Morgan was reportedly wearing— approached him, put her arm out, bent, as though to walk arm in arm with him, and said, “Let’s go.”
“It seemed somewhat aggressive,” he says.
Waiting for his friends and concerned that her behavior seemed “unusual,” he says, he declined and turned to walk away. The young woman responded, he says, by cursing at him and kicking him.
“It wasn’t that hard,” he says of the kick, but it was disturbing enough that he immediately called his girlfriend to relate the encounter.
GRR
B
GRR?
Sorry, just what it looked like. I was growling.
B
I have a couple of takes on the 44 year old guy. One he is nuts and the other is he has been in a scrape or two with the law and knows a witness is critical. Perhaps he called the GF as a witness in case…he needed her later??? Now the saying “he that protesteth too much” is rising in my throat.
Off track with that thought.
I believe they have videos and camera pictures and more information than we could handle. They are just trying to find Morgan..dead or alive at this point so her family will have some closure. I think they “got their man”. They just want to bring her home.
Blink did I make a mistake a bit back. I thought the batterleless phone and the purse were found in the RV lot???
Lannigon Lot, grassy area yes
B
Thanks Blink. I hear ya!
In your opinion is he just “innocently” trying to interject himself into Morgan’s story or does he know more than just some bystander?
If that is direct quoting from this guy, it is at least hinky as to his account. Was ticket scanned and if so at what time and with what other tickets? Could also be the Morgan look alike, but again, that is freaky because “dee” is friends with friends of Morgan’s, presumably Amy. So back to my headache.
B
I agree.
That part of Dee’s story also jumped out at me. If she is telling the truth, it is totally freaky- what are the odds?
She made it seem like at the time Morgan’s friends weren’t that concerned about her. Maybe Morgan told them exactly what her plans were?
The universe is a strange strange place.
You know the idea of Morgan falling at the concert is very plausable..before the bands start must people are sitting on the ground, but as soon as the music starts, everyone stands up and pushes forward..depending on the crowd, it can get rough…I keep on thinking about her backpack, why couldn’t it be that someone stole her purse while the crowd pushed or she lost it on the ground, when evryone starting moving…someone later takes what they want and throws it out on the grass…And for a drug of choice..I have to throw MUSHROOMS out there..the last concert I went to in August, everyone seemed to be doing them and of course smoking the pot..it was busy..everyone throwing the glow sticks, thousands of them..Everyone young runs to them and tries to get them and re-throw them out..Morgan falling and hitting her head is very very possible.
I would like to mention that I don’t do drugs, but when you are much older than the crowd around you, the crowd seems to want to share with you..I think it is a protection thing, and don;t want to get busted…we are always asked do you want some..we just say “No, we have had enough”. This was an outdoor concert in August..was the one at JP also? Or did it have a cover,and considerd indoors? I think the inside concerts are even scarier if you give up your seat, to go down in front, you can get lost in the people.
Kate post 142. Yes Morgan did have those tickets for six months up on her parents refrigerator. But I was thinking about that. She was young, just 20. When you are young your heart goes in many different directions. Perhaps time made her more interested in some fellow then Metallica. Just a thought.
RE another post farther down. I don’t think the purse was returned to where it was found. Thats a little but too much for me because how would a perp know she had been there last and why would he/she return to the scene of the crime and risk…being found out.
Ground zero is where it all took place. The best and last real clue.