Morgan Harrington Case: An Appeal To * You Know Who*
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Charlottesville, VA–The disappearance of Morgan Harrington, missing since October 17, 2009 is exhibiting the potential to reach a temperature that is currenlty encompassing the Northeast: VERY COLD.
Through the thousands of posts at blinkoncrime.com and numerous articles covering Morgan, it is clear that frustration in the lack of lead generation and ambiguous statements from the Virginia State Police are causing some to lack conviction Morgan will be found.
In a recent press conference by VSP, LE provided NO NEW information or progress regarding Morgan’s case. In a shift of posture by the Harrington family, Dr. Harrington has begun participating in online chat and sponsored an additional facebook site to help the efforts to find his daughter.
In fact, for the first time in 2.5 months, we know what kind of camera Morgan had with her the evening of the Metallica concert from his research.
In contrast, we have viewed footage and photos of her dear friends that have clearly moved on without the knowledge of their friends plight.
Girls will be girls you say? Before one person comes on here to tell me I am being too critical of these young women you should know that due to a fortunate Facebook update, describing these girls as Morgan’s friends is entirely generous.
Furthermore, if you happen to be one of the parents that has provided booze for underage minors captured on digital for all to see you may wish to take a peek at what is on your daughter’s social sites.
Have you thought about what it would be like to be Gil or Dan while your linin’ it up and throwin’ em back WITH your kids?
Fortunately, this is not the focus today. I do not feel Morgan’s friends did anything to directly cause her fate. They are more “ME” than frienemy, that is evident.
Gil Harrington, posting on the families site findmorgan.com, wrote one of the most eloquent and courageous posts from the Mother of a missing child I have ever read.
The snowfall is beautiful but still disturbing – melancholy. Wonder if Morgan is cold – is snow falling on her face – or is her face covered by leaves in a shallow grave being hidden by the snow. I glance out the window and see the crimson blaze of a cardinal at the bird feeder – my heart leaps for a second at the beauty – then I think its feathers look like blood in the snow. Is that what Morgan’s blood looks like in the snow? See how the pitfalls are everywhere – even at the bird feeder.
In a somewhat angst-ridden moment, a poster on blinkoncrime.com suggested any and all witnesses in this case should be subject to repeated Barry Manilow songs until they confess.
It jogged a memory for me that reminded me that I am proudly my Father’s daughter. Morgan is Dan Harrington’s daughter.
Maybe someone, somewhere, has just not approached that perspective.
In response to the MAN-i-low dis-
Blink prefacing below to say: yes, off topic, and yes, I am on cold meds, but y’all went after the “MAN ilow”. < ?xml:namespace prefix ="" o />
Barry holds a special place in the heart of my family. When I was a kid I used to play dress up with my Mom’s clothes. If a pair of her way-too-big-for-me heels was “done”, she would let me cut off the ankle straps and dance around in them as slides.
One afternoon, when I should have been doing my homework, I was blaring Copa Cabana in my Parents study dressed like a thriftshop showgirl and when ” Who could ask for more…at the Copa” part came on, I kicked like a 12 year old Rockette and launched my “slide/RPG” into the ceiling.
There it stayed.
I threw everything I could find at that shoe to dislodge it. Nothing.
Except for the new marks on the scalloped ceiling.
Later, when unbeknownst to me, my Dad was reading his 12 daily newspapers in the study, I thought I might try another idea.
I jumped as hard as I could at the spot upstairs above where the slutslipper was lodged.
It worked on the 3rd try.
How do I know?
I heard a “S o n o f a …..” , then something that sounded like a combination of my first and middle names with a swear word interjected that was rising in tone and volume, and now coming my way.
As I hit the hallway to head to the other direction or squeeze myself unnaturally under something, there He was
My Dad, evidence in hand, smiling wryly form ear to ear.
“Yours I presume, young lady,” his forearm outstretched gently with the nail to my coffin in his palm.
I responded .. “What makes you say that?
Could be ketchup or mustards..”
(Lame editors note: do NOT ask, my sisters and I had bathing suits that matched when we were little that were red, yellow and white, respectively, it stuck to this day, I was Mayo)
He replied .. ” Because I know, this weekend, when you fish out your overalls and help me fix the ceiling before your Mother notices, you would rather do that than whatever she comes up with so we can be all done here. The End. ( Blink dad making the wipe hands clean gesture)
She has been talking about repainting the Family room for months, I would LOVE some help with that…”
“Yes Sir.” I muttered with a matching grimace.
“Can I have it back?” I asked.
“I would say your dancing days are on hold, dear daughter, for the foreseeable future, as are your TV privliges.”
“Anything else? ” I asked.
“Why yes, there is. If you choose to dance through the house with wreckless abandon, next time, do it when your homework is finished and in your tennis shoes. And can you please try to be more like your Mother and less like me?”
“Doubtfull Deets, doubtful.”
With that carefully measured tween rhetort I skipped down the hall, crisis averted and I am still Dad’s fave.
I can live with the painting. Wonder if I can pick the color??
I chose to share this very personal exchange with my Daddy because it dawned on me that maybe someone that reads this does not understand what Morgan’ s Father (and family, but this reference is strictly male) needs from them.
He was her protector. He is her ceiling fixer.
You have to give him back what you took so he can fix it for her and their family.
He does not care who you are or what you may have done.
You can do this for them now. Have faith that anything can be fixed. Anything.
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Who is this blasted witness who saw Morgan get into a car on the bridge? How is it possible for them to know with such certainty that it was Morgan but not have any other details? How would this go exactly? “Yep, it was her alright – blond hair, black skirt, high boots, Pantera written on the shirt – but darn, I didn’t notice the vehicle at all, or if she was forced in or jumped in willingly. But I’m sure it was her.” And LE says thanks a million for the solid witness account and releases it to the public.
How is this possible? This part frustrates me the most because it makes no sense.
I confess, just back from Lovely bones, a bit off my game.
TY friend. What would I do?
B
there was another incident onthe report at jpj at 9:30 as well,but i do think its possible the purse stolen report was called in as adecoy and her purse dumped as a decoy.
BLINK???? DID YOU SEE POST # 1200?
Yes, did I do it again? I am not seeing anything I missed?
B
It has been reported that Morgan may have been in a vulnerable state the evening she disappeared. What she was vulnerable to was a predator who was in the University and Chalottesville community on October 17 a well as in November. The Chalottesville community should not turn a blind eye to what occured as it is likely this type of abomination could occur again. A predator took our daughter and we want her and the predator found!
Dr. Harrington, welcome to BOC, albeit under the most horrendous of circumstances.
As you can see, there are many, many people that wish to help and show their support in your efforts to locate Morgan.
May I ask what your referring to when you say “as well as in November”?
In support,
B
Blink, I see you did. No worries friend, I told you I wouldn’t let you fall.* No NEED TO POST, unless You want to*
I never overlook a kindness, Thanks for sitting in the front
B
Swiss Miss (1180) I had seen those comments on findmorgan too, and someone also mentioned how this was common among that group, and I feel probably commong among college students in general. They just hook up with someone from the party, then meet up the next day…no big deal, so there was no real alarm that night. I wonder though if Morgan told them specifically who she was planning to meet, and who was picking her up.
I still can’t see the connection with the bag and stolen bag report, though I’m trying. I wrote a long post earlier today but it was eaten up by my internet(s!). The Park seems like such an unlikely place to park that I just can’t see it…much more likely that Dan would have parked at Barrack’s Road and walked up to JPJ the back way. We have done this on occasion and our kids always do this. The Park is too far away, and used almost exclusively by the JAG, Law, and Business students (except for overflow football parking.) It’s not even easy to find. I was not there that night, but even for a DMB concert there are some empty spots in the UHall parking lot. The parking tickets are sold for the JPJ lot and connecting parking garage. The UHall lot is where the tailgaters are.
Do we know more about WT? Where he worked as an EMT and which side of town he lives on? I didn’t recognize the rescue squad he was standing in front of in his fb photo…wondered if he was from Fluvanna or Louisa. I don’t want to point a finger at WT, but someone like WT with EMT or security, relationship with LE could have made Morgan feel safe to ride with. This is an old thought and has been brought up before.
sky, thanks for the research confidence : ), but i’m not the one who posted about the going-to-metallica page
p.s. good luck with your new career paths! so many possibilities, right?
Skyler, Hello again. Sorry about your computer. Glad you made it back.
Where did you hear Dave Gardner felt he was being ignored?
They all know one another. Dee is friends with Dan And friends with SS and with Dave Gardner They were going to party together after the show….
FB about 1st Dee video-
Sarah Snead (Northside High) wrote
at 3:36pm on October 26th, 2009
Those pictures are of a boy and girl that go to JMU…i actually know them through a mutual friend and am 100% positive that that is not morgan. She has longer hair, her shirt was not cut off, and she had on hose. That video was brought to my attention last night but i am sure that is not morgan. Keep up the good work though.
This may confirm that Dee was with 4 guys instead of 3.
Kyle Priber (Washington, DC) wrote
at 6:01pm on October 27th, 2009
idk if any of my other friends posted this yet. but the new video of the security camera as we’re all leaving the floor after the show. the blond girl in the video is my friend zack’s (holding the beach ball) is not morgan, her name is Dee. it is a coincidence that they both had the same outfits on, but that grainy video doesnt offer much to go on. the one thing morgan’s father noticed was the girl in the video was not wearing tights which morgan was wearing tights that night to the concert. Dee has contacted the tipline, and the local news telling them that its not her, and tonight on the harrisonburg news they will be clearing up the confusion from the video of all 5 of us leaving. thank you
“Spolarics, her boyfriend and three other guys went to the concert and say it was a great crowd. Afterward, they tried to meet up with friends, seated in another part of the arena. Those friends were mutual friends of Spolarics and Morgan Harrington.
“We call and [our friend] is like, ‘We’re actually missing somebody,’ one of the people she was with, and they’re like, ‘We don’t know what happened to her. She said she was getting a ride home, so we guess she’s fine,’ but so we’re like OK, we didn’t think anything of it and they went home,” says Spolarics.”
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/66764102.html
Could it be possible Morgan was really messed up on drinking and hallucigenics, found herself outside, and literally wandered off by herself? Either the head injury or her own self slipping and falling while wandering through the woods could have caused her to die, especially if she was possible ODing at the same time. Maybe they just havent found the body.
I guess Im wondering if a POI even exists, or if this is a case of just really bad luck and we just havent found the body…Blink, can you clarify if a mistake of wandering off is a possibility?
I do not believe that is possible or probable, no. I think her movements were purposeful to her intention.
What that was, is in “contention”.
B
Swiss Miss,
Thanks for bringing that over.I don’t know how much info in it is true though. SS apartment was the one in the Halloween pics I cant remember the names of the roommates though…Sorry.
Yoshi, thank you for the info on security parking.
localcvillegirl, I think WT resides in Ruckersville…in the Charlottesville area.
WT apparently attended the concert ‘part’ of the evening, according to his FB posts on 10/18.
(I don’t have the link to these older posts, because they can no longer be pulled up. Blink, you may not want to post them.)
October 18, 2009 at 2:28amWilliam Stringer wtf. did you walk back to your car?
October 18, 2009 at 10:10amWayne Townsend Yeah I don’t know what happened. One second I was chillin with Marv, next second he was gone. Didn’t see the missed calls till I got home.
October 18, 2009 at 10:38am
wpgmouse,
You Wrote:
Now how is it the this nakni11 has INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Is he/she taking part in the LE investigation or is someone from the LE investigation sharing information?
Open Your Eyes has offered this up and I think it warrants serious consideration.
I agree How did this person know this?
Momof3 -
Thanks for your response, Momo. Though, I do not see the DG connection in your snip. The fact that the number in the groups matches up, to me, isn’t even a coincidence, because probably nearly every “party” in the JPJ came in groups of four or five – most people carpool to concerts unless they’re local (in my experience). But, then again, I’m about a Goblet past thinking clearly. So, take that for what it’s worth.
Anyway! I didn’t realize B was attending a screening of “The Lovely Bones” [B - should I read the book first?] and I grew increasingly impatient to learn what I missed, as far as the information you are now presenting. Much like Skyler’s waggy, increasingly frustrated dog at the back door who *knows* there’s a squirrel outside ["Ruh roh! squirrel! squirrel! squirrel! Ruh roh?!? *whine* lemme at im lemme at im lemme *pant pant pant*... at im..." - see? I can translate anything], I wanted a response and I wanted it then and so… I acted out by writing a really long post. Not to you, but about the DG concept in general. And, because I delayed late-night dinner plans to eek it out, I owe my boyfriend the courtesy of actually posting it. So, pour a gob and take it in context, as some Qs have been answered by now (not to build it up or anything; it’s not prolific, just typically long).
…
Since no one will answer me on the DG connection, I’m just going to assume there is no solid, confirmed answer. (Though that hasn’t stopped any of us before!) Here is my opinion:
DG was not friends with the JMU kids. For one, he is probably about 26 – why would he be friends with a 19/20-year-old college student and his crew? For two, he is living and working in B-ville (or: Exit X) and his kid brother went to VT, but that’s a big school, and MH did not know him. For three, he said on the record, in regard to a missing co-ed case, that he drove down from New Jersey. So… he lied, even though the most direct eye witnesses to the case could easily refute his claim if they were pressured to do so, or thought there was a chance he was involved? No GOF paying off for any one of these girls/guys after all this time?
But, okay, so *if* DG was *really* at JMU with the Dee “party” mutually connected to MH’s group, and followed the girls and Dan over to Cville – well, No. 1 – hello, creepy loser. What college grad in his mid- to-late-20s is palling around with a bunch of underage kids a few states away? Not to mention (but I will anyway), he would have *had* to follow MH’s car in order to park right next to them… Unless.
Unless it was random, and he got out of his car at the same time a stunning blonde got out of the car next to him. He probably was “100-percent” sure it was MH when he saw the news because he thought she was hot at first glance in the lot, introduced himself, they had a little exchange – he even remembered her “who cares who the openers are” joke. But…
Sounds like she blew him off, urging her friends to head inside with her. (Maybe she wasn’t so much eager to get into the venue as she was to get away from some dude hitting on her. …no offence, DG; just speculation.)
And, it also doesn’t seem that weird to me that DG and his three passengers approached their car and saw the same SS/AM/DC “party” next to them that was there when they pulled in. Everyone emerged from the venue around same time, and MH’s crew was waiting there at the car a bit, so the two groups’ times could have easily overlapped. Plus, DG was of-age; they may have been finishing up the alcohol they had in the car, as it was fairly early for a Saturday night and they just rolled out of a killer metal show. Lastly, of course DG would note that the pretty blonde he was chattin’ up prior to the show – who he perhaps hoped to see again – was not with them. (I am, however, curious what the Friends said to DG at that point about their sitch.)
Now, if there’s something I’m missing, some piece of info discussed on one of these threads that I missed, than, by all means… sock it to me.
Otherwise, we’d be wise to consider that, in all the mystery surrounding this case, we only know a handful of the players – some named, some named themselves, and some names were leaked. All together we got what? a dozen people? max? So what inevitably happens (and I’m guilty of this too), is that the individuals in this limited pool tend to get plugged into the template when it seems he or she may fit, or we exhaust a particular stretch of speculation. But, we should probably keep in mind that if *we* know the names of about a dozen people in some way related to MH/the case, and B prolly knows a few more (plus she’s got that Magic 8 Ball), then LE probably has three times that many “interesting” people (as well as about 100 fairly uninteresting witnesses) in mind, and they know many more details about each one, oh – and they get *paid* to speculate/develop theories while having the law-enforcement tools to follow such investigations to a conclusion. Not to say there’s not value in what we do here, or limitations LE is subjected to that we’re not limited by here… but still.
And yet… they are not prepared to make an arrest; seemingly still fishing for more potentially “interesting” witnesses (see Dec. 31 presser).
Is this making sense?
Basically, I really don’t think DG (I hate to even use his name because the poor guy could come up in an employer’s Google search here) is in any way involved, nor even knew her “party” from beforehand, nor do I think he so much lied in his statement to the press as glossed and shaped the truth. We simply know his name and his 4-sentence input ( which, admittedly, read a little … off, but I think that’s because he was being a little too detailed and eager to involve himself, and honestly – that, to me, underscores that he likely engaged with and temporarily crushed on a young woman who became national headlines 24 hours later. Gotta be a little weird. Especially when your dad breaks it to you. Via email. bleh.
Okay. So you see why it’s better to just *answer* my questions than to let me go off on a (potentially dead-wrong) tangent? I hope you all learned something today that will save you a lot of eye-strain from reading my posts in the future. (And just think – I could have written this whole thing in Pickle-Rhyme style. .,,yall dote wanna mezz wit dis,!!)
Let’s assume it was Morgan with the four black-shirted guys leaving the arena at 9:02 pm. (Witnessed by the bookkeeper who I trust had her time exactly right.)
We know why Morgan was walking away from the arena—she had been denied re-entry, had probably given up getting back in and was heading toward Plan B.
But why were the guys heading away from the arena? People leaving the arena soon before the main act would be an anomaly and that’s probably why they stood out to the witness. Had they also watched the opening act and then left the arena? Unlikely.
I submit this possibility:
The four guys were concert-goers and were on their way into the show. Before entering the arena they made acquaintance with Morgan during her trying-to-get-back-in-ordeal. Maybe they chatted her up. During their exchange they become aware that she is alone and locked out. (Read: opportunity).
Morgan tells them she’s going to head over toward Ivy and try to get a ride home/to a party. They say “Hey, we’re parked over that way—we were thinking we might head back and party a bit before Metallica comes on.” Morgan sees this as a chance to have a group to walk over there with even though she is not “with” them. Smiling and feeling probably a little more upbeat because she has someone to briefly hang with, she now she steps off the curb onto Massie Road and jokingly shakes a leg at these guys who are now heading in the same direction that she is.
Morgan’s destination is not the rv parking lot but rather further down Copeley Road possibly in the reverse direction that they arrived at JPJ or possibly in the direction of a party. But she decides to step into the rv lot with these guys that she has *somewhat* walked with from JPJ. They chat for a few more minutes gathered around the car possibly taking a drink or having a smoke (this is when she sets her purse on the car, this is also when the bookkeeper sees the group again).
She notices the basketball players a few cars away and engages them in some friendly conversation (an obvious comment might have been something about their team as her brother was a UVA grad and there’s probably some “team pride” in the family). This could account for the limited interaction that we hear about. Meanwhile the other guys are hanging around their car wondering if their “opportunity” just got away (and they’re certainly not going to compete with a bunch of tall athletic guys).
But alas, after a few words the BB players leave (imagine, they might have been her saving grace) and she’s ready to move on to her party/ride/home so she walks out of the lot (forgetting her purse). But guess what, the other guys have not forgotten about HER so they pull out of the lot (purse falls and spills). They drive onto the bridge and pick up Morgan.
Thoughts?
The basketball players
Let’s
Oops…those last two lines should not be in my post…!
Blink, you are SO smart — my computer doesn’t ‘cache” where I left off on BOC, but takes me to the home page — where I have to scroll past the faces of those beautiful children —
You make sure we remember them one way or the other — and good on you !!!!
Each one looks like the child of someone I know or have known that did grow up —
Now a 2 y/o has been kidnapped from Roanoke w/ ransom note left — and they were spotted in Richmond — it was just on the news —
My child is broke, much to his great displeasure and my absolute delight — I called him a bit ago and he was lamenting that on a Friday night he’s sitting home — safe — playing video games ! : )
Thanks, Blink — Angels don’t need spokespeople, but if they did, you’re a shoo-in for the job : )
I big time <3 you !!!
Word Girl –
You’re just going got have to take my inference-morphed-into-fact on this, but I think it’s been noted that Dan was not “sitting” (seat-wise) with the girls. Thus, he probably didn’t know MH wandered out and off until he met up with SS and AM after the show.
Good Lord, a married couple, in one of the nicer neighborhoods in the suburbs, have been arrested for multiple crimes against children in the high school trade school where they work — they have 5 children of their own —
ugh
Momof3, I was getting ready to compliment you on your brilliant ability of retention of facts not only in your mind, but being able to lay your hands on the info — amazing –
I bet your house is super neat and tidy — and your poor children didn’t even try getting one over on you — : )
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# Comment by Candice Bond — January 7, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
Present for you guys: (hope the link works) please let me know what you think. Please note the siblings. Are these are mysterious Dan and Dave in the OTHER car (not Blink’s Dan in Morgan’s car)? Maybe can explain the “5 of us” brother and other friend statement?
http://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=dave+gardner&o=2048&sid=100000124366497.2334760757..1&s=10#/profile.php?id=1041365285&ref=search&sid=100000124366497.2254378959..1
The lovely and talented Candice…..
B
Hi, Mom — sorry I didn’t read your post before I posted —
>>Where did you hear Dave Gardner felt he was being ignored?<<
this “story” — sorry, Morgan — grabbed me from the get go and Dave was one of the first people on the news stating he saw her when they parked — she engaged him on conversation: who’s the opening act; who cares, we’re here to see Metallica; right? — but the others in the group — Amy, Sara, Dan — ignored him —
I think — there are too many Dans, Daves, Dees, — the one I’m talking about is the UVA grad –
re: The Moms!
Okay, so meandering up-thread, I came to clarifying (if true) Mom posts:
First: Sobermom -
“I’m thinking Morgan had too much to drink at JMU and her friends took her keys and wouldn’t let her drive. That’s why Dan was the DD and what she may have been combative about in the car. And because of her state, Dan didn’t give her back the keys when they arrived at the concert.”
That would definitely explain the combativeness and the key sitch.
The, of course, Momof3, who said:
“… Thank you roageo. I thought I read that Dee is dating the cousin of Dave?Also, she went to the concert with Dave? Dee is the friend that Dave refers to in the sentence below correct?”
*This* this was the connection I overlooked. Such an overlap would certainly cast an even weirder light on his comment to the press; but, if true, and he was there with MH’s mutual friends, then perhaps (one would hope) he articulated the circumstances of the evening a little more clearly and accurately when/if he was questioned by LE – which, if he was associated to an MH friend group at the concert – even a peripheral one – ( and his cousin’s girlfriend happens to be near carbon-copy of MH that night/he’s older than everyone by half a decade), than he definitely would have been.
Buuuuut…. that said, the cousin-dating-Dee thing: is that credibly sourced?
Just found this : is Zack cousins with Dave?
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# Comment by merrykrismouse — December 22, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
Blink, I am not sure if I should post this – - will leave it up to you.
Morgan Nichols, boyfriend of Dan Cassagne from NY (6″4″ baseball player for and student of JMU – - yes, he continued to play after Morgan’s disappearance, according to JMU’s stats) also has facebook friend Zach Murter who has facebook friends Sarah S. and Gergo Spolarics. Like Dee Spolarics, Gergo attends JMU.
Dee Spolarics was on video from the Metallica concert at JPJ Arena with Zack Murter who was wearing the black Metallica t-shirt with white cuffs (or a white t underneath). ZM’s profile photo after the concert was of Dee S. hugging him in that black Metallica shirt. Dee and Gergo Spolarics are from NJ, as is David Gardner, the JPJ parking lot buddy of Morgan’s “party”.
Who all were in David Gardner’s “party” (he says he was with his brother, his cousin and a friend) – - don’t know.
Who were the other males in Dee’s “party”, don’t know that either.
Yes, MKM, all correct and ok to post. Zack is Dee S. Boyfriend. I have a pic of them in the front of JPJ before the concert. I have wondered if DG was in that party and eluded to it because of the way he spoke. Her party, our party.. blah blah.
B
So MORGANS CAR DAn, Morgan. SS. Amy M.
DEE car Zack. and 3 other males
?Dave’s car DAve, his brother. his cousin. and a friend-
3 cars or 2 cars???
what happened in november? should we look at the crime log?
Dear Mr. Harrington and Family,
Thank you for taking the time to come here and set us straight.
You have a beautiful family. I am so sorry that this happened.
I,like everyone here at BOC want your daughter brought home and the predator apprehended.
You are all in my thoughts and prayers daily.
i am so shell shocked that mr harrington posted here ,it makes it all more so real and brings it home my heart is stunned,i cant see through my tears.i feel so sad for morgan and her family.
mosaic – re: 1216
Very good post, mo.
But wouldn’t those guys be heading into the show after chilling with MH in the RV lot (passing a flask or hitting a joint)? Tickets were pretty expensive – why would they *all* just forgo the Metallica concert to spontaneously abscond with an “impaired” girl they’d just met – in front of witnesses? (the BB players)
What happened in November? I know the search was in November. Other than that I am not aware of anything else…Any clues?
Do you think Dr Harrington knows of a person of interest, and that maybe that person’s name showed up in the search logs???
I am certain Dr. Harrington will not be able to answer that.
B
Wait wait wait, WT mysteriously disappears from his friend during the Metallica concert and isn’t reachable by him again until 10am the next morning?????
From post 1213 by roageo:
localcvillegirl, I think WT resides in Ruckersville…in the Charlottesville area.
WT apparently attended the concert ‘part’ of the evening, according to his FB posts on 10/18.
(I don’t have the link to these older posts, because they can no longer be pulled up. Blink, you may not want to post them.)
October 18, 2009 at 2:28amWilliam Stringer wtf. did you walk back to your car?
October 18, 2009 at 10:10amWayne Townsend Yeah I don’t know what happened. One second I was chillin with Marv, next second he was gone. Didn’t see the missed calls till I got home.
October 18, 2009 at 10:38am
from roageo:
October 18, 2009 at 2:28amWilliam Stringer wtf. did you walk back to your car?
October 18, 2009 at 10:10amWayne Townsend Yeah I don’t know what happened. One second I was chillin with Marv, next second he was gone. Didn’t see the missed calls till I got home.
_______________
What’s with this “friends leaving friends, can’t get them on cellphone” theme?
I have also been stunned into silence that Mr. Harrington posted here.
I hope he could feel how much we want to bring Morgan home. I am so sorry if reading here brought him anything but comfort.
We want Morgan home and we would never want to contribute to his pain.
Could SS, AM, and MH gone in to see LOG. DC stays with Dee’s party to party in the lot. Morgan falls, gets ejected, calls DC. He meets her in the lot but won’t give her keys. Argues with him about the keys in the parking lot. (overheard by granny) ???
Purse – I don’t understand. The call reporting the stolen purse was made at 930p and the person on the phone said there purse was stolen between 535 and 555p???? correct?
If I recall November brought the finding and recovery of young college student Cassandra Morton, who was last seen October 10.
I’m sure he can’t, Blink, just wondering out loud as to the November reference. Still stumped on that one. But am glad to see Dr Harrington here.
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How painful it must be for Dr. Harrington to have to read our posts and to maintain calm, so that he can find his beloved daughter, Morgan. I feel so helpless, as we all must feel, and want to take away his pain. I am so sorry for he and Mrs. Harrington.
We are here out of caring for their lost Angel, who represents all of our children, grandchildren, and sisters. We will continue our journey to find the person responsible and to reunite the Harrington’s with their daughter.
Please know, Dr. and Mrs. Harrington that we care about Morgan and you.
There is no doubt in my mind that the Harrington’s understand the efforts and compassion being extended here for Morgan; and that they will continue in support.
B
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November, the search was conducted in Charlottesville and, perhaps, the abductor was a participant in the search?
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I too am stunned and so very grateful for Morgan’s Dad’s post.
I’ve been wanting to comment upon the BG meeting opportunity component for a long time.
The BG’s are always aware of opportunity. Are we aware of them? Believe me, they are everywhere.
Thieves are the worst. They take your time, your worldly goods and your other-worldly (beautiful) children.
Dan is right. Cut them out of opportunity. Be smart, Be aware. Speak up. Tell the story.
October 18, 2009 at 2:28am William Stringer wtf. did you walk back to your car?
October 18, 2009 at 10:10am Wayne Townsend Yeah I don’t know what happened. One second I was chillin with Marv, next second he was gone. Didn’t see the missed calls till I got home.
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[Thinking out loud...]
So we now have Marv (friend of WT) who disappeared during the concert? Supposedly they were sitting in the section next to Morgan and friends. Is that why Gil Harrington said something along the lines of “if only we hadn’t bought tickets in that section…” Did Marv follow a pretty blonde?
Then WT left early too. WTH?
We’ve also got LE asking people to report anyone who has changed, and we’ve got WT’s wedding called off — that’s a big change.
Need a sorting hat to keep these people and their stories straight.
Hey, Mom of 3 — post 200 — this may be where I’m mistaken all along — in this comment, I thought the “friend” was Dan C — driver of Morgan’s car — is that not the mutual friend ? Because on FB, early on, Sara Snead makes mention of a mutual friend of Dee S. — and I thought she, too, was referring to Dan C., the driver of Morgan’s car, and originally just ID’d as driver —
“Spolarics, her boyfriend and three other guys went to the concert and say it was a great crowd. Afterward, they tried to meet up with friends, seated in another part of the arena. Those friends were mutual friends of Spolarics and Morgan Harrington.
“We call and [our friend] is like, ‘We’re actually missing somebody,’ one of the people she was with, and they’re like, ‘We don’t know what happened to her. She said she was getting a ride home, so we guess she’s fine,’ but so we’re like OK, we didn’t think anything of it and they went home,” says Spolarics.”
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/66764102.html
Dr. Harrington,
It is my heartfelt hope that you and your family know that not only the posters here, but legions of folks across the world, hope and pray daily for the return of your beautiful daughter.
Your strength and grace in this most difficult of times is uplifting and inspiring.
Dr. Harrington: I just saw your post — welcome to this incredible place.
It’s impossible to go back and read all the thousands of posts written about Morgan. If you just pick and glance through a few, it may seem some of the comments are harsh — I can assure you, nothing is further from the truth.
I was in Charlottesville that night — my son was at the Metallica concert. And if the reports of Morgan being on the Copeley Bridge at or around 9:30 PM are true, I missed her by mere minutes — minutes which have tormented my soul for these past three months. I assure you, had I seen Morgan hitch-hiking on that bridge that night, I would have stopped for her. But I did not see her.
Most of the posters here are parents, and we’ve all adopted Morgan and your family and grieve with you in her missing. We want her back, too. Yesterday.
I can tell you, there are absolutely some brilliant minds in this forum/family. Some of the research is amazing.
Please, give us some dots, and I proimse you, we will connect them.
Not one of us judge Morgan, and believe me, when some random poster swings by and does, we let ‘em have it w/ both barrels blazing.
I can’t imagine being in your shoes. I’ve cried right along with you and Gil at the one less plate at your dinner table. I pray for Morgan and your family every single day, as do many many others here.
I know it must be the most difficult thing in the world to trust a bunch of strangers on an internet forum, but please, search your heart. Search our thousands of posts and theories and ideas and facts. Trust us that we really want to help. Please share what information you can without impeding the investigation.
Even if you can’t, please know how much we have come to care about all of you.
I’ve posted many times that Morgan was studying to be a teacher, and she’s taught us all so much. We have people from around the world posting here, trying to figure out what happened, and caring for your family.
With sincerest regards, and in God’s hands,
Morgan’s unknown friend, Skyler
Dr. Harrington, in my prior post, I wanted to let you know how much we really do care about Morgan and you and your family, but now I’d like to ask your profesional opinion — if you can separate it from being Morgan’s father for a bit.
All of us are concerned about Morgan’s alleged fall inside the arena. There are reports of Morgan prior to the concert not appearing or behaving as though she is impaired — then at some point, those reports move forward showing she was showing signs of being greatly impaired.
The person who allegedly saw Morgan fall inside the arena said she was taking a picture and her foot slipped and she hit the concrete step full on — then, as you are aware, there are the reports that she hit her “chin,” but VSP describe her injury as “minor.”
As a psychiatrist, can you state whether or not this fall, in your opinion, could have caused enough damage to “appear” as though she is impaired through alcohol or substance abuse, when in fact it could be a head injury ?
I know it’s difficult to separate yourself as a physician and as Morgan’s father, but that’s been a working theory here, while she might have ingested alcohol, she also might have suffered a head injury inside the arena — citing the story of actress Natasha Richardson who injured her head in a skiing accident and did not seek medical attention because she felt her injuries were minor.
Thanks,
Sky
Cassandra Morton was found in November in Lynchburg, VA. That’s not considered within the Charlottesville area. Dr. Harrington might have been referring to two females having been victimized within two months.
Any recent news about Cassandra’s case? Any known similarities? (I am not aware of any).
from UVA PD, November 22
MISSING PERSON – Lile Dorm 200901564/65
Reported suspicious circumstances
RPT: 0545 11-22-09
OCC: 0330 11-22-09 to 0401 11-22-09
CASE STATUS: Active
http://www.virginia.edu/uvapolice/reports.html
Wait a minute. Hold on here.
IF, IF, Morgan’s purse was stolen from “The Park” and therefore not in her possession from 5:38 to 9:30pm, but was found the next morning at JPJ WITH HER PHONE INSIDE, what or whose phone would she have been using during those 4 hours for texting plus calling SS who was inside the arena (although we were under the impression SS called Morgan).
If Morgan had her phone separate from her purse and WAS using her own phone during those 4 hours, then how did it end up with her stolen purse the next morning?
If LE felt the purse was of no significance to Morgan’s disappearance, what are they basing this on – - the theft from vehicle incident report?
Is the incident report accurate? Does it include her phone with the contents of the purse?
Because her using “A” phone vs. HER phone found with her purse, opens up a whole new whack of questions. Is this why LE publicly asked if Morgan borrowed their phone or asked to borrow their phone to please come forward? Had they learned something new or contrary to what they believed before?
Her phone, we are told, powered down at 9:30pm.
But were we told it was THAT phone which she texted a guy 60 miles away on, and THAT phone which she had a conversation with SS plus some texting after that?
Come to think of it … no.
Going,
to,
bed.
Geeglouise, something like this could explain the sketchiness of the eyewitness reports (i’m just guessing, tho): let’s say several people said they saw morgan on the bridge, 2 or 3 of those thought she was or saw her hitch hiking, and then at least 1 saw a car stop or saw her bent over leaning into the window.
So the fact that multiple witnesses put her on the bridge and have her hh means there is probably something to it, and the fact that someone saw a car sounds probable because it fits the scenario that all those other folks saw. but if only 1 person saw the car, and if they said something like “i have no idea what kind of car it was, it was dark and i saw it stop in my rear view mirror after i passed her on the bridge” then that could explain not having more details. or it could be that a few people saw a car but all the descriptions were so different as to be meaningless. the problem with eyewitnesses is that they don’t necessarily get it right, and can be wayyyyyyy off.
Just a couple of thoughts. Could LE be sure that Morgan was HH because they have a witness that we do not know that actually gave her a ride somewhere? Maybe they let her off somewhere and that is in fact the last time LE knows where she was? That would be the only way I would know of that they could be sure she was HH.
He is another OT idea. Security takes Morgan’s purse before she enters JPJ. Or they tell her you can not take this backpack in so you need to put it back in your car. Morgan says she was just dropped off and her car is not there. Security says they will hold the purse for her. Dan brings Morgan’s car back before Metallica. Morgan decides she is going to go get her backpack now because the car is back and she does not want to forget it. She will be right back. Maybe security says she will not have a problem getting back in. Good looking girl we will not forget who you are. Morgan goes to get the purse and Security says they don’t have it. Maybe the same guard is not there. They also will not let her back in. Now she is outside with no purse and no friends. Maybe she reports the purse is missing and security took it. Now maybe the security guard shows up with her purse. Morgan now knows his intentions are not good. The argument happens that Grandmother saw. She is now upset going through her purse and then notices the guard is following her. She starts HH because she is frightened of the guard.
The guard could have thrown the purse sans camera and battery in lot so it is found next day to cover up the report of the stolen purse the night before.
Just an idea before my coffee.