Morgan Harrington Case: Virginia State Police On New Search
Charlottesville, VA– Virginia State Police are searching an area of route 64, between mile markers 112 and 114 today in their efforts to locate missing VT student, Morgan Harrington.
Located approximately 4 miles west of Charlottesville, VA, the stretch of highway leads up to an early area of interest, Crozet, VA.
VSP PR Manager, Connie Geller says the area is not being searched based on any new tip.
Check back to blinkoncrime.com for this developing story.
Update #1. Jim Hanchett, Newsplex, reports the search has ended for this area today, and is awaiting any news of other possible search areas.
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JerzE: hey looknlisten,
Some people have asked those same questions before. I’ve talked to some of Morgan’s friends and at first I thought the LE was asking them to stay quiet. However, one told me that the Harrington’s have asked them not to talk to people. For what reason, I’m not sure. But the girls kind of ask the harringtons before they really talk to anyone official about the investigation. it’s not necessarily that the friends don’t want to talk.
that might answer some of your questions.
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So, the friends are the recipients of public criticism because they are honoring the wishes of the Harrington family by maintaining silence regarding the details of the case.
All along, it never made sense that Morgan would say she’ll find a ride when her car was right there in the arena parking lot. Think about it, drunk or not drunk, a person would ask her friends to bring her keys to them and she would wait in her warm car at the very least rather than walk around campus in 42 degree weather. I’m not trying to pass judgement or trying to guess what someone else would do in a certain situation, just speaking from my POV and what I would do.
Skyler, from your posts, it sounds like you became very familiar, without meaning to, with Copeley Road on the night of the concert. As you know, if you are driving or walking away from the vicinity of the JPJ Arena on Copeley Road, having just passed the U-Hall and Cage parking lots on the left and the RV lot on the right, you come to the Copeley Bridge. Continuing across the bridge and driving a very short distance, Copeley Road intersects at stop lights with Ivy Road/Route 250W. If you were to continue straight across the intersection (Church on the left, Wachovia Bank on the right) you would now be on Alderman Road. I am guessing that Ms. Voth did not realize that the crossing street changed names at the intersection. I’ve lived in Charlottesville all my life, and I did not realize until this story broke that the short section of road, including the bridge, between Massie Road and Ivy Road was not a part of Alderman Road. Another way to explain, if driving or walking west on Ivy Road/Route 250, a right at the stop light would take you onto Copeley Road, a left would take you onto Alderman Road. If driving or walking east on Ivy Road/Route 250, a left at the stop light would take you onto Copeley Road, a right would take you onto Alderman Road.
Good evening all,
Hi Momof3, Holiday greetings. You have posted Chelsea comments on this thread from another thread. What is your take on these posts? I’m hearing what your hunch is.
roageo: By posting OYE comments fo further review, we have all seen these quotes, and commented on them. What is your take on these comments? In your opinion, why further reiview? We all know OYE is an important poster, and want her/him to post again.
Brianne, yes, at first it would seem that getting your keys and sitting in your warm car would be the logical thing to do if you’re locked out of the arena.
But in Morgan’s case, since she did not do this, it points to the possibility that she had made other plans….meeting someone, going to a party, etc. In other words, I do not believe it was her intention to wait-out the concert in the parking lot.
The big question: What were those other more compelling plans?
Seasons Greetings Chad,
No hunch. I posted the comments because Chelsea defended her friends getting together on Halloween. I thought it was important to have an actual friends perspective.
Does it change my thinking regarding the party. Somewhat. I don’t think there is anything wrong with her friends getting together,even drinking on Halloween or any other night. If they are of drinking age.
However, Chelsea’s posts did not change my thoughts regarding 3 of the friends that were with Morgan the night she disappeared. I still can not fathom how 2 weeks later they can let loose, even for one night, so soon after the events that led to their friend, Morgan’s disappearance by unknown persons. Perhaps I am being too judgmental.
I also posted Chelsea’s comments because she emphatically states that it is confirmed that the friends tried to contact Morgan throughout the night and the next day. This in my opinion would be a huge part of the story that had not been released prior to Chelsea’s comments.
What is your take on Chelsea’s comments Chad? I would be very interested in your perspective. And on what you believed I was alluding to by posting Chelsea’s comments.
#851
roageo you wrote:—
So, the friends are the recipients of public criticism because they are honoring the wishes of the Harrington family by maintaining silence regarding the details of the case.
I have heard many reasons why the friends are not talking. I don’t know if this latest reason is correct or not.
I find it compelling that during the first press conference with LE they asked the friends to be more forthcoming regarding any information of Morgan’s habits ect. Perhaps Morgan’s parents are/were trying to protect Morgan’s privacy in the hopes that upon her return she could peacefully return to her life with undue scrutiny ect…
In Chelsea’s posts from FB, she stated she and the rest of Morgan’s friends do not owe the public anything. Perhaps, in their way they are trying to show the Harrington’s that they respect them and Morgan’s wishes? IDK.
IMO, if something doesn’t break soon in this case it is in danger of being forgotten. One sure way they could get the public reengaged is to have the friends speak. Just some thoughts…
The below post is from one of the 9, Maggie Herrick. I didnt see it copied over above, so hopefully this isnt a duplicate post. If so, oops sorry.
“Post #105Maggie Herrick (Northside High) wroteon December 25, 2009 at 1:47am
I would just like to make a few things clear. There is not one second that goes by that I am not thinking about Morgan. I do not feel the need to apologize for pictures that show one of the rare moments since Morgan has been missing that I have been able to laugh and smile instead of bawling my eyes out. I can assure you that between the moments spent crying, or lying awake at night, or trying to sleep through the nightmares everyone of her “friends” has been helping in the search. Whether its going on the searches, passing out the flyers to everyone we see or spending countless hours reading blogs and posts online just praying that some little piece of information will pop up that will provide some kind of answers ( as I have been doing all night tonight trying to catch up with all the crap on this site and the other one). It kills me everytime I see friends in quotation marks and I know Morgan would be heartbroken about that and most of the other things people have said. We all love Morgan very much and will never give up on her. If sitting on your computer trash talking and judging us makes you feel like you are helping Morgan go right ahead, but I hope you don’t for one second really believe that trying to make us out as the bad people is not gonna find the sick person out there that knows where she is. I also do not feel the need to report every single detail about everything to you all. All of Morgans friends have told the the people that matter and that need to know the facts for their investigation and we will continue to answer any and all questions that the police have and will help in any way. You have to remember this is a criminal investigation and much of the information the police have is not released because that could jeopardize the investigation. On that note many of you really should do more research and actually read some of the reputable news articles and get your facts straight because the amatuer investigator thing isn’t really working out for you.
We all love you and miss you Morgan! 241″
ps. that was from the fb discussion forum called “Everyone needs to see this” and mainly talks about the halloween pics. Maggie’s comment is #105 on page 4 i think.
Here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=162224546575&ref=mf#topic_top
Good Morning Blink….and Good Morning, Chad,
Referring back to my post #849:
Morgan’s group had several hours between Harrisonburg and Charlottesville, prior to the concert.
Partying in Harrisonburg BEFORE the concert?
Party was where AFTER the concert?
Two returned to JMU: Dan and Sarah?
Where was Morgan? And,where was Amy?
In my opinion, OYE may have some of these answers:
1) There was a known and planned party. Morgan had plans.
“I dont know if the party was before the concert, or maybe one to which she went after leaving the arena.”
2) Morgan might have been prone to abuse alcohol.
“i did not say Morgan was using DRUGS. I said she was STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING. I have it on good info that MH was told “not to get drunk at that party”.
3) A party at a wooded campground back at JMU?
“where would students most likely meet up to party? a local hotel? abandoned buildings somewhere? a local back road? students in my area tend to meet up in a wooded area near a State campground. . . “
“students in my area tend to meet up in a wooded area near a State campground. . . back at JMU from whence they came?”
4) They have partied at campgrounds before. (#4 is not a quote from OYE).
“In this photo: Amelia Janel Melvin, Morgan Harrington, Sara Turner, Ramona Turpin, Chelsea Stuart Groggins. Added by Sara Turner from the album “I FOUND THIS PIC WITH MORGAN HARRINGTON FROM CAMPING LAST YEAR” “FROM CAMPING LAST YEAR”
5) EconoLodge is possibility.
“IF after, and if Econolodge comments ring true, should be easy enough for LE to find out who was in rooms. . . or at least who booked them and go from there. Econolodge is a stones throw from JPJ. Look at google maps.”
Post 856: BOYS! it is always boys. She called her friend on UVA campus after she found herself outside the arena. He couldn’t pick her up so she decided to hitchike (which really isn’t hitchking when you are on going just a couple miles on campus), but that is just MO. I am sure she saw no harm in it or was just to wasted to realize the harm in it. After all she is VERY familiar in this campus as Alex went there. A perp was in the car and she never made it to her UVA destination. That’s why her degenerate friends weren’t too worried. They knew she knew people on campus. Of course this theory is just my opinion. I hope they enjoyed their concert and their halloween party!!!
Not sure what you mean by website but obvious from my address what mine is. Not working reporter…just followed you on websleuths about Michael some time ago.
Firstly, a friend of mine who is a connected Virginia Tech alum and connected in Virginia period, told me in early December that Morgan subsequently attended a fraternity party (not sure but may be connected to BB players) and disappeared from there…..have you ever heard this?
Secondly, do you know if the arena was througly searched. I keep wondering if ultimately due to cold and wet she tried to find a way to slip inside and got trapped.
Fpm
Don’t know if you answer privately but my home e-mail (where I am) is (redacted by Blink)
I have not heard she made it to another party, and I do not believe she did.
Yes, the JPJ arena and surrounding area was searched thoroughly.
B
MsL, I was going to answer Skyler’s question about Copeley and Alderman roads…saw your answer and had to laugh. I have never before thought of that stretch of road by the track as Copeley…always assumed it was just part of Alderman. And the interestion by the bridge has always been Alderman and Ivy. So it does make sense that Maggie Voth saw Morgan hitching on Alderman…the intersection makes much more sense than on top of the bridge.
Thanks everyone for bringing over to Blink what the girls are saying on facebook. I’m glad Chelsea and Maggie H are writing, and I hope they have been telling LE everything, even their suspicions about what might have happened, right or wrong. Maybe they’ve got some insight into what was going on in Morgan’s life outside of their friendships…who she was hanging around, any changes in her moods and behavior. Anyone hanging around they felt was creepy. Chelsea and Maggie H were not at the concert, though, right?…so they can’t know for sure what happened at JMU and in Charlottesville…but hopefully they’re close enough to hear things, and love Morgan enough to help spill some beans, even if it gets another friend in trouble.
I don’t mean to drag down the discussion but I could use some clarification on one of the friends. I can’t access the FB pages so I’m operating on limited info. Many have identified Amy Melvin as being the girl on the left in the photo at the top of this thread. Correct? Some kind person up-thread posted the Halloween pics on Flicker. Thank you for this! (I can’t locate the post now so I cannot thank her by name). In these pics the mummy girl is labeled as AM. If AM = Amy Melvin, then I don’t see the resemblance to the Amy Melvin in the above photo. They look like two different girls to me. Or do I have my names confused?
TIA for any clarification. (I’ve previously posted as Tina but realized there was another Tina so I changed my name)
its funny odd, but i get this wonderful feeling that my question wishes are being answered,thank you who ever is doing it .
Sherlock, I wonder if it’s too literal an interpretation of Dr. H buying the tickets. Even if he funded them (and I’m not 100% sure we even know that, or whether Morgan or anyone paid him back or if they were a gift, and how many were purchased, tho 4 sounds like a plausible number we’ve heard) Morgan easily could have purchased them with his credit card, etc. He didn’t have to do it himself. Also, I think there a numerous shades of gray inbetween the black “she intended to go to the concert 6 mos ago” and the white “she never intended to go to the concert 6 mos ago.” Part of our prerogative as women is to change our minds, so—like premeditation—she could have changed her mind or plans a month before she left, a week before she left, a day before she left, a minute before she left, or in the middle of the show. We don’t have much other evidence at this point to understand what exactly was in her mind.
Hi, Everyone — thanks to the local folks on clearing up my question as to Alderman and Copeley — I laughed out loud when I read the post about how I became familiar w/ the area unintentionally. That is so true. I didn’t drive far enough on Copeley, I think, to reach the athletic fields. Where the road curves to the right — I think there’s a tree there — I did a U-turn both times. I think I was ahead of Morgan by about 5 mins. if the 9:30 timeframe is accurate. I’m not sure about other traffic, but I am 100 % positive I saw no one walking or HH’g on that road, and specifically on the bridge, at the time I was there. I have mourned that fact for many, many hours — but in thinking about it, I realize had I picked up Morgan, she probably would have asked me to take her to the destination she was headed if it was in C’ville, and if the situation happened there, then, the outcome may have been the same. Again, only speculation.
Also big thanks to everyone who is local that posts. Your posts and opinions are so valuable. To all who graduated from UVA, I love your posts, as well. The info about Poe was fascinating. UVA is a wonderful school, and you should be proud of graduating from there.
To Momof3 — golly day!, as I say in the south. your research and insight is amazing, and very much appreciated.
To all who bring over info from other sites, and all the links and research you do, I appreciate it so much. I would never in a million years be able to do that.
To everyone who posts here, you amaze me with your insight, with your intelligence, with your true caring about Morgan. I sincerely care about all of you.
As to the friends’ friend’s comments. I see her frustration and wanting to defend her friends — but — bottom line — those “friends” left w/out Morgan and w/out knowing where she was. Not being able to contact here for “three hours” should have raised a huge red flag. Dan’s father is in LE — one phone call to him could have started an investigation w/in hours to find Morgan. They could have called local LE, UVA police, one of their parents to get advice — someone — but what did they do, two of them got in HER car and drove home — didn’t notify the Harringtons and didn’t come clean w/ the real facts in the beginning. They can hand out all the posters and cry all they want, but the fact remains, in their non-action to notify an adult or get some assistance, they are forever culpable in Morgan’s disappearance.
I know that sounds harsh, and I really don’t care. We have a young woman who is missing, and in my opinion, probably has lost her life. One damn phone call to a parent, to 9-1-1 may have changed everything. These girls need to grow up and grow up fast. Maybe they don’t “owe” the public statements, but releasing a few “facts” to the public could perhaps aid the public who also care about this young woman and her family and ony want her home. Then they say that partying is what “Morgan would want us to do” — give me a freaking break. Morgan would want them to get off their butts and find her —
On the boards I read somewhere — either findmorgan or FB — people have been searching — someone is putting together a search next weekend if the weather holds. People are coming forward saying they found things in the Nov. public search, turned them in, and the person they turned things into merely glanced at the items and passed on them.
There is no wonder the people who are posting here and other sites are frustrated and coming down on the ‘friends.” We also care about this young woman, and her family. Those of us w/ children perhaps empathize w/ the Harringtons thinking how horrible we would feel if Morgan was our child. The “friends” are not old enough to understand that yet, so don’t understand our frustration when there is nothing forthcoming from the “friends” who were there —
Irrespective of the “friends” silence, Morgan is going to be found — one way or the other — the truth is going to come out — and one fact that is already out and can never change, they left without her — without knowing where she was, who she was with, if she was all right — they got in HER car and drove themselves home, went to bed and didn’t notify anyone and didn’t tell the truth when they were first confronted.
If I were them, I’d be crying, too !
Pretty sure LE said that multiple people saw her HH on the bridge. I know some folks think the BB players concocted it, but hopefully the Maggies of the world really saw what they say.
Re post #861
Thankyou Roageo for revisiting and redefining your previous post as requested by Chad.
The invaluable Chad, who helps us all with his perspective smarts and heart.
I am glad you are posting here Roageo. The way you clearly lay out your line of thinking is most helpful and makes a lot of sense in my book.
The truth will come out I choose to believe in the power of prayer and collective brainpower with the added powerful ingredient of Blink.
We want Morgan home, and keep moving forward into the unknown looking for signs, asking for help from anyone who may consciously or unconsciously have some information, a missing piece of the puzzle, that maybe the very clue that could bring Morgan back and bring to an end the daily nightmare her family is living.
With that in mind sometimes things get a bit “stirred up” on this site and everyone and everything falls under the glare of the microscope so to speak. I do not wish any ill on anyone, and I feel I speak for every committed poster here. I apologize to “anyone” who has felt attacked, exposed, ignored or misunderstood here. Please know that this is not the group intention.
I have digressed Roageo, gone off on a tangent, need my second cup of tea “Yorkshire Gold”of course best black tea on the planet, english of course.
New year is coming let’s find Morgan!!
susanm #844, I’m not sure why the link I provided does not work for you, I just clicked on it again and it took me directly to the discussion board where Dan Harrington posted the other day about the possible sighting of Morgan in WV. His post is way down the page now, but it’s still there.
Hi, again — there is a poster on the findmorgan.com site named BaaadBobby — anyway he’s been really vocal and proactive — after hearing about the possible Morgan sighting in Charles Town, he called LE, tip line — apparently got no response — so this man got in his car and drove to West Va. — here is his post —
>>Sorry guys, no call from LE, I was at work, and had to drive home, get gas, etc. Any way…
Alright, I called the Sheetz in question in Charles Town within minutes of seeing VileScotch’s post, I asked the manager to flag the video from that afternoon as there had been a possible sighting of a missing person, she said she would take care of it. I also called the tip line and left my number within an hour of the post about seeing Morgan. I also e-mailed information with a link to the thread about it, and my contact information. I also called and left a voice mail for an agent that I dealt with re: the Econo Lodge sighting. No calls back all that night or the next day (Christmas). I called and left another message on Christmas. I went to Charles Town on Christmas night. While there, I first went to the Sheetz, it was packed, as there weren’t many other places open in town. I talked to the manager on duty, she knew nothing of any police being at the store that day, nothing about my call to the other manager (who wasn’t working), I left flyers. I went to the racetrack/casino and left flyers for their security. I went to the hotel adjacent to the casino and left flyers with the desk clerk. I went to multiple 7-11s and other Sheetz stores in the area and talked to people and left flyers. The only other things open on Christmas night in the Charles Town/Martinsburg area were bars and strip clubs. I went to two different places, spoke to security people and doormen, handed out flyers, BINGO – a doorman that self proclaimed he doesn’t forget faces, said he recognized Morgan. I made sure to tell him that he could have seen her face on the news, Dr. Phil, internet, People Mag., etc. He said he was pretty sure he saw her, in the club, as a patron, the weekend prior. Now, let me explain something about this particular club. The clientèle was MOSTLY made up of college students, there was an extraordinary amount of young women (not strippers, but patrons) in that club when I was there. There were quite a few VT and UVA hats and sweatshirts being worn in there, and there were tons of cars with VA plates, and VT and UVA stickers/magnets. I talked to the doorman for a good few minutes and gleaned some things about the club scene in that area. It appears to be a very “in thing” for the college crowd, the bars are open until 3am, and allow 18 and up patrons. I also learned a few things about the ownership, etc. Anyway, the guy I talked to was pretty sharp, and I take his sighting as good as anyone else’s. The day after Christmas, starting in the morning, I called the tip line once more, and called and left two more voice mail messages, this time saying I had new information. I’m guessing LE just doesn’t feel the same urgency as most of us here. Folks, it is time to jump up and down! <<<
More pics posted by an FBer, all for the public to view:
Jaime Medina wrote29 minutes ago
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=378550&id=674642270&ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=295097&id=674642270
MAGGIE BEING A GOOD INFLUENCE W/HER FRIENDS
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=378550&id=674642270&ref=nf#/photo.php?pid=295096&id=674642270&fbid=5828927270
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=85504&id=674642270#/photo.php?pid=292037&id=674642270&fbid=5807042270
http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?&id=674642270&s=0&hash=9c6ca9402e6f7ed7420eb5f951c04e4e#/photo.php?pid=2938019&id=674642270
Report
And even more sad pics posted:
Jaime Medina wrote9 minutes ago
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974717&id=654067346&fbid=223028732346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974716&id=654067346&fbid=223028727346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974715&id=654067346&fbid=223028717346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974714&id=654067346&fbid=223028702346
THESE GIRLS LOOK PRETTY UPSET SO MUCH SO I PERSONALLY ALMOST THREW UP
#861
roageo,
Oye’s posts IMO do contain a great deal of information. I believed this, when I brought them over from previous threads. I agree with your assessment of her posts.
However, IMO we have to be careful not to take OYE’s posts as indisputable proof of what the friends may know or be thinking or feeling regarding Morgan and/or her disappearance.
We don’t know what OYE’s purpose was in sharing her beliefs. We don’t know if she knew things or was just speculating. She never backed up her points with facts and she never clarified her reasoning. Let’s remember, Blink pointed out that OYE was in no position to speak for the friends:
Comment by OPEN YOUR EYES — December 9, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
Lizzy & Blink: Call BS if you want. . . it doesn’t change the info. I know what I know. Just because I wont give you a name, address, phone number of the source on the INTERNET is laughable.
I’m cool with that. I am positive nobody in the friend pool is going to be owning up to you anytime soon as their representative. Peace.
B
sandyeggo, thanks for bringing over Maggie’s post.
ok, feel free to dismiss this as pure speculation,but this is the only social aspect thats occured to me, based on the facebook ,myspace references. i have tried my upmost best to not throw suspision around.and i am trying not to name names.the paving reference: due to the equipment involved,says HEAVY METAL to me,i could see someone in that line of business,(generally ,not specially,as there are exceptions to every rule),feeling that they dont fit in with the artsy tiedye crowd,so therefore feeling left out.and then thinking that they do fit in with the metallica crowd,so if she had left this person out in the past because they didnt fit in with artsy fartsy, could they be feeling especiallly triple jilted if she overlooked them in the metallica mass ticket buy plan,thinking that she shouldve ,couldve considered them,as this is where they would fit in?but in actuality she just wasnt interested in this person in any genre?
Hi Maggie,
I saw your most recent photos on Facebook. The ones from the search. Umm, perhaps some advice from someone much older is necessary.
Plastering one’s business all over the internet is in bad taste, at best. Discretion is a virtue, and for the love of God, keep your clothes ON.
Trust. I say this for your own good. If you do not want to be criticized for your behavior, (understandable) then by all means do not shamelessly advertise.
I would just like to say that I am NOT the same Sue who was posting like a mad woman on the Facebook page today!
I was furniture shopping all day.
Well, I’m lazing on my sofa, the tree lit and the dog asleep on my feet — laptop in lap — was reading FB — it seems the Halloween pix are no longer available — but — the comments on FB by outrageous posters, apparently in a couple of shots one of the “friends” had her thumb stuck out like she was HH’g — and laughing hardily — another “friend” was acting like she was crying over Morgan — also, the one that had the b=day party was getting responses from people as early as Oct. 19th and then on the 20th and later —
So, yeah, the “friends” are all torn up about Morgan —
(shaking head, rolling eyes)
Skyler, I saw the pictures -hitchhiking pose in front of Morgan search sign with a bit of her shirt tied up, and the ones with Ms Herrick and another girl pointing at their “find Morgan 2-4-1″ name tags and making stupid faces,acting like they were crying. I am now just shaking my head like you and wondering how Morgan was so unfortunate to pick such “friends”. It truly saddens me to no end and my heart breaks for Morgan and her family. Have you seen the latest pictures Blink?
Whoa- Skyler #870
I never saw any of those pics…that would take my opinion in a whole other direction. Did you see these pics? Were they of the 3 friends that were with Morgan that night? If you could post the link to the discussion of said pics. TIA
This is one of the “friends” — Amy ? — during the search — yeah, they’re broken up ! I don’t know how to make a link, and the friends are setting their facebooks to private, Blink if you want to copy this and make it a link —
shoot — it doesn’t post
don’t know how long these pix will stay up:
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974717&id=654067346&fbid=223028732346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974716&id=654067346&fbid=223028727346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974715&id=654067346&fbid=223028717346
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=JAIME+MEDINA&o=2048&sid=100000501909224.1916585693..1&s=20#/photo.php?pid=2974714&id=654067346&fbid=223028702346
THESE GIRLS LOOK PRETTY UPSET SO MUCH SO I PERSONALLY ALMOST THREW UP
PS: The throw up comment was from the post on FB –
I found this posted over at the FindMorgan.com under the What Do You Think topic. The poster says she is a friend of Morgans friends. For some reason I always thought it was LE keeping everybody quiet.
“Some people have asked those same questions before. I’ve talked to some of Morgan’s friends and at first I thought the LE was asking them to stay quiet. However, one told me that the Harrington’s have asked them not to talk to people. For what reason, I’m not sure. But the girls kind of ask the harringtons before they really talk to anyone official about the investigation. it’s not necessarily that the friends don’t want to talk.
that might answer some of your questions.”
WOW! i would venture to say that blink saw all these pics (and, then some!) a while back when facebook upped it’s privacy policy. for all you super sleuths i ask you to go back to her posts, and her “blinkette’s” posts, following the FB snafu and read between the lines… i am curious what theories you come up with
Maybe if Dan and Gil Harrington knew how chillingly thoughtless these girls have been they’d think again about letting them speak publicly. I’d let them get out there and hang themselves. I’d honestly been hoping for better.
Wait. Before anyone jumps on the friends because of the search pictures posted today. Let’s think about this…
The search for Morgan was on Nov 6 – 8. The police did not release the hitchhiking information until a week later. I really do not believe the girl in that photo is mimicking Morgan. She’s thumbing for the shuttle.
Secondly, look closely at the nametags in the picture of the two girls pointing. They’re goofing around because they switched nametags.
We cannot know how any one person would deal with the horror of searching for their friend’s remains. I am not ready to believe that acting silly is out of the range of normal behavior for a 20-year-old in these circumstances. Denial, maybe, but I’m not a psychologist so I cannot fairly comment on what is normal in that situation.
People hide emotions and feelings. Especially when there’s a camera around.
Agreed. I do not think that girl was mocking Morgan. That said, these girls have acted in bad taste, imo, where the hell are their parents?
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Wow, skyler, thanks for the baaad bobby info! I wonder what the names of those clubs were. I only go to the racino but there are some little teeny looking clubs nearby and probably bunches of others elsewhere tucked away. Very interesting. I sure hope these sightings pan out. I love the idea of a live Morgan out there somewhere.
Sigh. I’m not sure if these young women are guilty of immaturity or victims of poor parenting, or what.
Granted that the Morgan-Search-Hitched-Shirt-Hiking photo is ironic, in retrospect. But who would wear that to a search for a good friend who is/was in danger from a predator? All of the photos have been pulled down now, I believe.
I have experience with youth who knew how to act at a homeless shelter, at a funeral home, on a mission trip to Mexico. Not within their normal frame of daily existence, I should say. I’ve also stood with young people at Arlington Cemetery’s wreath laying ceremony–they were unnerved by the fixed bayonets, but clearly figured out how to respond. Generally, the aftermath is quiet talking, singing, journal writing. Yes, silliness and craziness at times, but still moving forward to make a difference in the world.
These are ordinary teenagers, not saints!
Are the parents trying to get through to their children in this matter? Mine would need a lot of talk-therapy! Hopefully the parents are monitoring the FB everyday and are clever enough to get into the back pages by design.
Mosaic, thanks for offering mitigating responses. I do think that the girls have been through so much and probably don’t know which end is up. Someone brought up ‘ugly coping’ and that might be a real possibility. Hopefully school officials, family, parents, friends, have been aware of their need for help through this experience. Somehow, I don’t think the photo-pulldown means anything more than closing ranks.
I still have questions — because — even though it wasn’t public info about the HH’g, how do we know the “friends” didn’t have prior knowledge ? We don’t know when LE was given the HH’g info, when the Harringtons were given the info, and if the Harringtons shared that w/ the friends — because — somewhere in the beginning of all this, there was a post, an article, something I can’t recall, that said the “friends” said her HH’g wasn’t unusual — hence, they had prior knowledge of the HH’g prior to it being posted in the public realm —
Plus, why would Morgan HH at all ? She had a car ! So how is Morgan HH’g “normal” ?
At that search were little arthritic grandmothers touched by the unknown fate of this girl — and on the other hand, we have the “friends” joking and laughing — these aren’t 5 y/os at a b-day party — these are not “kids” — these are Morgan’s supposed friends — what’s so funny about the occasion to exchange name tags and laugh and take pictures — I mean, are they making a scrap book — “And this is me laughing during the search of our missing friend ”
Sorry, but I fail to see the humor.
I so agree with you, Skyler! These are not children. They’re twenty-plus-year-old women who should know the parameters of accepted behavior in various circumstances. I would think the mood during that search would have been somber. Ergo, it was so inappropriate to be cutting up, joking, and taking amusing pictures. And I’m really bothered by the “thumb out” picture. I’m pretty sure that search took place before the alleged hitchhiking information had been released publicly. That picture could suggest that someone had knowledge that because Morgan had no access to her car, she did, in fact, plan to hitchhike. It’s just … unsettling.
you know if thats true that one of her friends is mocking the hitchhiking ,i am personally insulted ,i have hurt, ached, trying to understand the hitch hiking angle . i want the person mocking her named.
Dear Blink, if my post seems too harsh, please delete.
My heart is just breaking for Morgan and the Harringtons, and I feel the need to DEFEND Morgan’s cause-not the bad behavior of these girls.
I am sorry that the rest of you were not able to see ALL of these pictures…not just the 4. Maybe then you could understand why this is so disheartening, and why so many are upset with these girls.
Please, lets not start defending the HORRIFIC Behavior of these girls. Our FOCUS is to find Morgan! If these girls are willing to act out like this,and post these picture for everyone to see, then they have to be willing to take the criticism. I’m not concerned about how uncomfortable this makes them. I’m concerned about FINDING MORGAN. If they had all come forward from the beginning, and shared their ideas, shared their theories,what the buzz was around campus, etc. maybe we wouldnt still be looking for Morgan now. SOMEONE in the inner circle knows what happened.
I’m not sure I necessarily believe that the Harringtons asked the girls not to talk. I could be wrong. Do we have confirmation of that anywhere? It sounds like a convenient excuse to me. But even so…we are talking about a LIFE! As a Mother of a teenager…If my daughter had been one of Morgans friends, I would have insisted that she and her friends SPOKE OUT PUBLICLY and TOLD EVERYTHING. I personally would have made a PUBLIC statement. I may even have gotten the other parents together, and marched my daughter, and the other kids and their parents all down to the police station. I would have done EVERYTHING in my power to show my daughter the importance of being TRUTHFUL, of IMMEDIATELY helping with a criminal investigation of her MISSING FRIEND-not let my child hide or lawyer up, and make excuses that they are kids, and that they like to drink and party…blah, blah, blah. Actually, I don’t think I would even have to tell my daughter that. She would know what the right thing to do was, and she would want to speak out on behalf of her MISSING FRIEND! These are not children, they are YOUNG ADULTS. It doesn’t matter what your age, we are all held accountable for our actions or inactions, and there are always consequences to our behavior. Where are the parents of the 9? The parents of Dan Casaggne-LE Casaggne? His girlfriend Morgan Nichols? Textee? Maggies Dad-LE Merrick? This is so unbelievable, and so incredibly heart wrenching for the Harringtons.
I hope to God that my daughter NEVER has “friends” like this.
Food for thought…..Just because the HH theory was not made public until recently, doesnt necessarily mean that these girls had not heard about the HH from the inner circle. Perhaps it is a coincidence, but due to the behavior these girls have exhibited thus far…it makes you wonder.
i am starting to think that something is off at virginia tech, because of the mental ripple effects,of the mass engineering shooting.
I am starting to feel more than ever that this is a runaway or hoax gone bad. The friends act like they know she is okay somewhere and they are sitting back laughing at all of us. I can somewhat understand the friends from the concert not wanting to speak in public, but where are the other six? The other six friends should have nothing to hide, they can do interviews and ask for her safe return without being questioned about the investigation.
The friends knew on Oct 19th that someone saw her hitchhiking. Sarah Snead is an admin on this group.
http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=162224546575#/event.php?eid=161409341318&ref=share
Maggie Voth (UVA) wrote
at 3:16pm on October 19th, 2009
I saw her at 930 too, she was on the bridge on alderman trying to hitchhike and was alone.
also from the 19th, same link
Ryan Porter Kincer (Virginia Tech) wrote
at 1:03pm on October 19th, 2009
Reposted: from Terry Peters: Allright, I’ve now heard about 2 Morgan sightings on sat night… One person spoke with her outside the arena and said she was really agitated, had possibly been asked to leave or something, then a few minutes later (around 9:30) another person… saw her crossing the street with unidentified males away from the arena and towards the parking lot. All if this info has been gathered from reposting this to as many people as possible. Keep putting the word out and something is bound to turn up!
Here’s praying for you Morgan!
http://www.virginia.edu/uvapolice/missing.htmlRead More
I hope the friends have access to the help and guidance they need. I found Maggie’s earlier post (from FindMorgan) heartfelt and revealing.
It’s possible the friends’ parents are heavily advising them about their Facebooks. But it would be difficult for them to control the pictures other people post. Of note, the search pics from today were posted on someone else’s Facebook, not by the friend and the friend was not tagged.
Years ago at my uncle’s funeral my aunt made it a point to say, “I don’t want any pictures taken here today.” I am thinking a lot about that today.
dear skyler: i would agree with you whole-heartly! i see no humor and nothing remotely sincere with the group of them.
i think that i must make myself clear, again…i have been in grief counseling groups with yes, i am saying it, twenty year olds who have lost a friend(s). i think that no one listened to me when i posted about this last time. they do not behave this way! on the remote chance, maybe one but the whole group…no way. there is devastation, immense loss, confusion and incrediable pain. i have felt the same. i know i will be told…we all react differently. i do not buy this. once again, i will state, maybe one but not the whole group. what i can tell you is that i believe that this group is emotionally immature, and i will give it to those on the boards that believe they have a right to party and that Morgan would have wanted it that way. forgive me, if i do not buy it. i believe that Morgan would want to be found. dead or alive! let us say that she is out there…do you not believe that she needs help? HELLO, she is twenty years old. how is she going to live and where, work to collect a paycheck and don’t you think she just might be in dire need of some psychiatric help? yes, people just up and leave their lives but what about a young girl who seems to have it all. just once, believe that she is in pain, emotionally, physically and mentally and might be in need of some help by her family and possibly, even her father who is after all, a board-certified psychiatrist! he is the one to help Morgan not the party-hardy friends. do i buy that Dr. and Mrs. Harrington want Morgan’s friends to keep quiet? somehow,i believe that they would want their only daughter back over silence to protect Morgan’s image. i think that they are beyond that, friends. i doubt that they even worried about Morgan’s behavior and image, in the first place, facing the fact that they do not have her and have not heard from her and are worried that she is becoming a “skeleton”. please, these kids need to wise up and realize that their behavior and choices are speaking volumes.
with this being said, i do not begrudge them an outlet from their sorrow and grief, that they should be feeling but within days…that is tad stranger than i will give them. i hope that they have nothing to do with her disappearance and it is all due to their lack of maturity.
but, in the mean time, dear friends of Morgan, we will all keep posting and trying to do our best back-seat driving, half-baked, monday morning quarterbacking and yes, “AMATUER INVESTIGATIONS”!
thank you and i am back to printing out more flyers and the following is food for thought…
Melting March Snow by: Don Iannone
fast melting snow
spring’s symphony warms up
steady drip from the rooftop
icicles giving way to their true nature
robins know, long before us
off in the distance, rebirth draws near
i see blink that u dont think they are mocking . i cant see the pictures ,but the harrington’s asked the friends not to talk?,i often wonder if dan harrington being a shrink is not somehow trying to use psychological warfare,but i am not willing to be a pawn in this case .and i feel that something decietful is going on. some one is playing games and this has gone on too long . i have offically lost interest as per these latest developements ,these people have all the resources they need at their fingertips to solve this case:personal connections with le ,personal and professional connections with uva ,doctors income (plus ,i bet), probably the abilty to hire gavin de becker himself ,if le cant solve this case ,what a joke,and indeed i think this is a joke on the public ,and on bloggers ,ill bet all of her friends are truly laughing their asses off. To quote my very wise and wise ass father ,if your following a missing person case too closely you have become a missing person yourself.i was here to help not get played,some game. goodbye!