Morgan Harrington Murder: Rumors Of A Suspects Arrest
Charlottesville, VA– This afternoon, originating on a VT Athletics Site rumors clogged the web that a suspect was placed under arrest for the murder of Morgan Harrington. After my 20th comment in 10 minutes and 12th email inquiry about it, I went to the source.
..There has been no arrest. It is an unfounded rumor and I have no idea how or where it started. I can only assume it stemmed from the fact that we completed our investigation of the crime scene at Anchorage Farm early this afternoon, I guess I will probably have to put out an email this afternoon..”
– Corrine Geller, PR Manager for VSP to Blink
As exclusively reported yesterday on blinkoncrime.com, it is expected that the and VSP upcoming conversations with those on the list with permission to hunt on Anchorage Farm, will propel the investigation into the murder of Morgan Harrington quickly.
However, Virginia State Police are not discussing whether or not they have a person of interest or suspect in this case.
There is however, unreleased new information and new evidence gleaned from the crime scene. VSP will not disclose what personal effects were found with Morgan’s remains at this time.
The viral arrest rumor was not the only odd occurrance today.
In what appears to be an unrelated coincidence, an explosive device was detinated on the train tracks close to James Madison University this morning. A nearby dorm has been evacuated in connection with materials found at the scene, and a criminal investigation has been launched by the ATF.
JMU is the school several of Morgan’s friends attend, and from where the group departed to attend the Metallica Concert that fateful night of October 17, 2009.
Check back to blinkoncrime.com for updates to this developing story.
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Comment by sweetpea — February 2, 2010 @ 10:16 am “Also, who ever did this probably does not live alone, why else take her to an open field on a rainy night.” That’s an interesting observation.
total amateur, in your question about the phone battery, Mr. Harrington had stated that it wasn’t unusual for Morgan’s battery to be out of her phone. Here are some possibilities of why it was out the night of 10/17/2009:
she took it out so it wouldn’t fall out causing her to lose it.
she took it out to conserve it.
she took it out to keep someone from being able to read her texts.
it fell out (which it may have done frequently) so she stuck it in her pocket or boot.
it fell out and washed down a storm drain/got run over/was swept up and she never noticed it.
the bad guy took it out to disable it.
I’m glad to see the comments above about how to rule homicide without knowing the cause of death. That confused me. Why would they even make the announcement? Public pressure, I guess.
Off topic-I spell P-A-R-K and W-A-L-K to my hound (adopted her 10 months ago) even though I don’t have to because my border collie/sheltie mix (passed away a year ago) had an extensive vocabulary, and it’s still a reflex for me to spell, even around the hound. How did I go from Border Collie to Hound, I was asked in obedience class? Aside from being sad and in the SPCA and the hound being so cute, I moved to Virginia, Land of hunts and hounds, many of which end up in the shelter.
There’s the typical hunter, hunting for game, and then there’s the fox hunter, which is another type of hunter entirely. I should look to see if there have ever been any fox hunts on Anchorage. Red Hill would probably know. Although, fox hunters stay on horseback throughout the hunt, and don’t traverse it in detail on foot, so probably not relevant here, as I think the killer drove up from the barn/shed off Blandemar Farm, before it branches off to Waldemar, and then carried/walked Morgan through the tree line to where she lay.
I never knew people actually hunted with packs of dogs, which has got me thinking that I am surprised hounds didn’t find Morgan during deer season. Perhaps she was covered with lime, as people mentioned here earlier, or placed at Anchorage at some later date, which seems unlikely. I guess the lime could influence the cause of death findings as well.
Did anyone on this board actually believe that Morgan wondered away and died from exposure?? This comment proves that LE never believed this was a crime, right from the beginning and put them way behind the 8 ball from day one. I suspect that there is info from the friends that was the source of this belief, being that they didn’t even believe Morgan was missing when she was no where to be found overnight. I would hope this indicates that they have a POI. This whole report in the end may be best for the family. Let them have a beautiful memorial for Morgan before all the details, some of which may not be so becoming considering her condition.
Although I do want all of you to understand why I am sure LE never believed foul play.
2 weeks after Morgan went missing I was doing volunteer work at our local American Legion when a new person entered. Living in a small town in central NY, we are allowed to interrogate new arrivals to our community so I began. Interesting enough this family just moved to upstate NY from Harrisonburg. A mother who got a job in a town about 20 miles away, a stepfather with no job and 2 boys ages 29 to 35 or so, neither had jobs. He said that mom moved up 2 weeks ago right when Morgan went missing. They only lived in Harrisonburg for about a month. He said that his mom got a better job at a nursing home, seems to me she could find that in Harrisonburg, and these boys are older without girlfriends or anything and moving away with Mom. Now given this man, I guess, I should call him is a bit slow so I can understand that he still needs to be with the family. I have met him numerous times since, but have never ever met the brother. This man is almost 7 foot tall and could carry a dead body the size of Morgans miles. Well anyway I would never let him in my car and I seriously became intrigued by all of this. And scared too, always worried, they live less than a mile from me. To make a long story shorter, I emailed, then called LE as I didn’t hear anything from my email. It was the number straight to the police office published on line. A woman answered the phone, she was very disinterested and only wanted to know if I “saw” Morgan. Her tone made me feel like I was an idiot. Anyway it was odd to me that these people moved to my small town and she is working far away. PLENTY of places to live closer by and they rented a very large historic home, so money is not the issue. Could be running away and staying someplace inconspicuous (sp?) which is my town for sure. Maybe I am just crazy suspicious but till this day the whole thing is weird, none of their family names have come up in the investigation but hey!! you never really know, do you? After living in Harrisonburg for only 1 month? And the mother isn’t the head nurse or anything from what I can gather just a nurse, why move here? no family, friends. AND who is this brother, never seen him. You would think he would come out together once in a while with his big bro? Wonder how big he is? Probably nothing. I keep my doors locked all the time, religiously. Hope they’re not reading this. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. LE was probably right, and I am just nuts!!! He is a bit slow, maybe the story is missing some important information. BUT until someone gets arrested, I will always be suspiscious and nuts I guess.
Blink…
my friend said you would bring the wiccan topic back up for discussion on your “board”… that seems odd to me, you only moderate and don’t really “coach” topics for discussion… why would they do that? i think i need to step away from this and await for LE to do their job!!???
Lizzy, what sites were down? I did not see any.
30.skyler says:
“February 2, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Not a word on local TV station wtvr.com.
How soon they forget ?”
So true, I heard about the body being found here. B and the locals posted long before it was reported on the news.
B has been doing a great service, as a point Dr H. post on this news site.
Thanks Skyler,
Thanks B!
to further add to ,my last post ,i think perp is feeding off the mystery,if reading anywhere ,he’s in control,and we are his think tank,trying to figure which route ,which method,how he wasnt seen,he’s getting to relive it over and over. i think we need to concentrate on aspects that would bring fear to a perp,what evidence could be found,the weather satellites,web cams,snow unearthing old tire marks,snow preserving dnA,mistakes that might have made.i also think to keep mentioning morgan in a spirit way leading le there ,what she did to help from above,what she could be telling le right now ,is a better perspective ,will eat at his sense of control,than feed it.
this case is alot more complex then that of Caylee Anthony. In my opinion that case was a given. I emailed Lee Anthony two weeks after the case was public and told him to look in those marshy green areas around his parents home i am so mad i wasnt in florida I would have found that girl before the rain. So sad. This case is nuts, The whole thing really doesn’t make sense from the beginning. All the uncertainty here, did she really make it inside the concert, no photos, no surveilance cam–that we no of, no eyewitness, nothing from her friends, a few shady folks in mind, bizarre location of the body, ? motive, so many twists and turns. My concern is the perp watching these forums had much time to find a crazy location and bring Morgan to this mind boggling site
I just received the following…. a waste of your time and mine:
Hey… The comment my friend mentioned that was on Blink was way back in Nov….(I just asked her)…so it wasn’t recent. LOL It had to do with some wiccan activity really near that farm prior to Halloween.
Okay, Fish, I am sending you some Peace….think “let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me” ….Yet, like you, I appreciate posts that are sensitive to the subject matter and persons involved, particularly victims. “Detachment” is good for objective reasoning, but let’s be nice Mr.Speaker. About the designation of Morgan’s death a homicide and why not “murder”? Does this all point to the cause of death? I am thinking does a poisoned date rape drink constitute homicide and strangulation/gunshot wound/etc constitute murder? I’m trying to remember LENF 101 and the various definitions…any help out there? And S.Jones, I am hoping to hear back from your regarding your thoughts on the scouting/tree cameras and what they can prove or disprove …
Whoever killed beautiful Morgan Harrington is a COWARD!
You are going down, in a BIG way!
I noticed that Dan Harrington said murderer(s) yesterday.
“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond has determined that Morgan Harrington’s death was a homicide. The office said it currently has no further information to share about how she was killed.”
Several understandable questions have resulted from the above statement, e.g, why was MOD released but not COD. [Given everything we've witnessed recently, re: media mis-reporting and mis-statements, I'm hesitant to attempt to intrepret anything (emphasis on "anything") I'm reading in media reports at this point. This is not to say I do not believe the above statement in particular was accurately reported; I believe it was an accurate representation of at least a part of the ME's report--the only part they have chosen to release at this time.]
But back to the statement: My first read of the statement focused on two words: “to share”.
I belief that the ME has indeed determined the COD, i.e., they have it, but they don’t have it “to share”.
They’re not ready to release it perhaps for reasons related to the later, hopefully successful, criminal prosecution of the BG. Please note, however, that that’s purely conjecture on my part.
BTW: This evening NBC29 news mistakenly reported homicide as the “COD” of Morgan’s death. I made the very same error (“COD” v. “MOD”) in an earlier post, a mistake for which I now apologize profusely to readers.
Re: liz, 2/2, 7:04pm, re: “homicide” v. “murder”:
“Although murder and homicide are both used to describe the act of killing another human being, the circumstances surrounding the charges are different.
The easiest way to describe the differences between murder and homicide is that homicide is the killing of another human being, while murder requires the intent to kill another human being. Homicide can be used to describe any death where another person is at fault, but there are mitigating circumstances that can influence the charge of homicide. When someone is convicted of murder, however, they are not only convicted of a homicide, but also the malicious intent to kill.
In the United States, we have terms like “justifiable homicide” and “non-criminal homicide” that are used to describe acts of homicide where there is no “mens rea” involved. The U.S. requires that the prosecution in a criminal trial prove both actus reus and mens rea in a criminal crime; the former translates as “guilty mind” and the latter refers to “guilty act”. Actus reus is simply the proof that a defendant committed a criminal act, while mens rea is a little more complicated. In order to prove mens rea, the prosecution must show that the defendant either had an intent to commit the crime or acted with criminal negligence.”
Hopeful,
There was also some snow for awhile if I recall correctly…. that could have slowed decomp even if it started prior to the snow… or at least that’s what I have read.
RE: Rob, 2/2, 7:07pm: Excellent post!!
#32 Chris – Your friend wouldn’t happen to be a certain clairvoyant by the name of C.D. would she?
Seriously, my head is going to spin around on my neck if these folks are still at it.
B
The lack of information available on this case is what is making it such a challenge to hypothesize the flow of events. i used to work on a fatality review team and this case does not strike me as an intimate partner homicide. Generally those homicides are more straight forward and everyone close to the victim immediately suspects the current/former partner. Based on the Harrington’s assertion that Morgan did not know the perp, I tend to think it was a stranger. (Unless there is an effort to hide the fact that LE is specifically watching the ex.). Also, I am assuming Morgan’s ex is approx. her age and this crime went a bit too smoothly for me to feel that it was a DV homicide committed by a teen. I could absolutely be wrong on this because there seems to be tons of information that is not being released to the public but based on what I have read here I am feeling it was not the ex.
Wiccan, huh.
Well, I suppose if you combine religion with practical magic …
Good luck tonight on Dana’s radio show on Scared Monkey’s radio site. I am trying to download this page as I have every day. Now I can only download 44 comments when it says over a 1000. Am using Firefox/Mac TIA
Keep up the Good Works
Please disregard my comment. I now see the small print at the top of the page and going backwards I have found all the comments that I have missed since last year. Thank you moderators!
ghr
nelson county firearm felony
sentenced 10/14/09
guilty plea
3 years
1 year suspended
Case Number:
CR09000059-00
lol, grh i mean
Are any of you all from out of town coming to Morgan’s service on Friday?
Or actually, I guess I should ask…who from BOC is attending?
Skyler, I saw where you couldn’t make it. Maybe we could all meet up somewhere. Ideas?
IBE and others,
You have to click the “older comments” or “newer comments” tags at the top and bottom to move around. 50 comments per page at the moment.
Pages aren’t numbered, and the comments start over with #1 on each page, so you have to look for date and time to keep track of where you are, or to reference a post.
thought this link may be helpful
http://criminal.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/2977-The-Legal-Difference-between-Murder-Homicide.html
#47 – Blink let me assure you they are. ‘Tips’ continue to flood in.
E
Where is what you asked me not to post being posted?
B
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Hey, Blink — with your spinning head you could audition for the next genre of horror films — (jk)
I want to compliment you on the new format — it makes reading so much easier, once I figured out to get to older post, click on “older comments” : )
Observer, thanks for clearing up the waters on homicide, murder, etc.
Also, I posted a link to Va. law, which Blink hasn’t had time to moderate yet, but in it it talks about the ME results are confidential …
Which at this stage, as much as I’d like to know, I’m glad nothing has been made public. We know this: Morgan is dead, and her death comes at the hands of another.
Her memorial service is on Friday. Her parents already have enough heartache for a lifetime, without having the world talking about the fine details of how her life was ended.
There have been absolutely fascinating posts on this “news site,” however, I think I still love yours the best, and I quote:
“Lawyer up, BG” !
(good advice)
gifter3, sadly, a big azz snowstorm is heading here (ol’ virginny) on Friday, with SUBSTANTIAL (20″ is the early prediction) snowfall. Maybe Morgan wants to postpone her memorial service until her killer is apprehended.
Don’t care for 50 to each page; would work if they’d keep the numbering system of the comments and still do the 50, if locked into the 50. Having hard time labeling the downloads.
Blink on soon on scaredmonkeysradio. com
Dana is good. He lets the guest on the show talk with out trying to change the topic.
If miss it in real time, can download it about an hour later plus or minus.
our blink is famous !
Here’s the Hook’s latest article online — if this has been posted, I apologize.
In it, it quotes VSP spokesperson, Ms. Geller, as having conversations w/ “Blink” of BOC, verifying and knocking down fact from fiction —
way to go, Ms. Wings !!
Interesting article — also, backs what Blink has said all along, the Pantera t-shirt had faces of the band on it — Gil has stated only block letters of the band’s name — so it was just a waste of time talking about …
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/01/multiple-riddles-harringtons-body-creates-new-mysteries-angles/
Last post for today, then I gotta clean this house, and feed and water critters —
Is anyone planning to go to the Memorial on Friday ?
I understand if your employers have similar rules to mine, no time off for funerals unless family members …
I wish they would carry it live on one of the local station’s — maybe a webcast or C-vlle PBS —
It darn near broke my heart — again — when I read a comment from Dr. H that said they would never host a wedding reception or college graduation reception for Morgan, so they’re hosting the reception after the memorial service.
That girl was definitely loved by her parents. And now us.
oh no WAY Blink !!!! You know better than let redacted give details as she did here . I mean hey she is making it easy for me to find her and appologize but both redactedand you know better than let this info out with the kook’s that troll the internet , we don’t need a copycat or a disgruntled asswhipe to harm any of the poster’s .
I am hoping you didn’t see the board or I would demand you reread the GIFT OF FEAR , I am certain you didn’t have time to read it and it slipped through
NOW HEAR THIS.
THIS POSTER CALLED ME OUT AND WAS RIGHT TO DO SO. DO NOT POST ON THE WEB, WHEN YOU WILL BE “WHERE” AND YOUR DAILY ROUTINES INCLUDING LOCATION OF SAME.
THIS IS A MURDER CASE WITH AN AS YET UN-APPREHENDED SUSPECT, CAPCICHE????
b
Dakota
Hey, wait a minute. Looking at a snapshot of the Cville Blotter as it appeared on Nov 12, 2009, I see this:
GRH, 27. Revocation of sentence or probation.
Oh—was that cuz he was already in jail at that point?
Some oddly prophetic photos from a recent Pantera concert in NYC.
http://www.icanteachyouhowtodoit.com/panteraboombox/slides/IMG_0065.html
Entire group of pics.
http://www.icanteachyouhowtodoit.com/panteraboombox/index.html
This photographer takes pictures at Manhattan parties and posts them on this site, so no relevance other than perhaps the crowd was similar to the one at the concert on October 17th, and maybe the shirt is similar to Morgan’s shirt.
Blink:
Is this the new format, with only 30 comments showing with no access to history? Just wondering.
I’m showing 1,200 comments with only 30 comments displaying.
# 4 Fish 5:49 p.m. GO FISH!!
While I do welcome all the new posters, for those of you that have first started posting after the finding of our dear MH, please, please take the time to read all the threads since her first disappearance.
New ideas and speculations are welcomed, but if you have not “done your homework” and read all posts up to now, we are wasting time rehashing old theories or explaining things that can be found in all past threads. Sorry if that came across sounding harsh.
Speaking of past threads, I simply cannot put the postings of OYE out of my head. She has been correct in so many of her postings and in retrospect, eerily dead on in some of her “theories”.
Back to the pic of Morgan with RT, CG, ST,in the camp like structure.
It took me all of 5 mins on FB to connect all of the fore mentioned names with 3 bands all of whom have the same lead singer/guitar player.
All are friends with the three bands, and with each other. If Ramona is OYE she is very visible in google images connecting to the 3 bands and Morgan, and an ex? BF of AB that I am assuming is MH’s ex. Anyone following me thus far? If this indeed is her ex, they had a gig in Richmond on 10/16 .When I lived in Cville it took about 40 mins to get to Richmond. This is the night Morgan was reported to have had a blowup with her ex.
AB or ex is in a few too many pics with RT and also dated ST the year prior. A love triangle? Someone earlier posted that perhaps a female or ex was involved?
I am just following my gut
this one and this is where my sleuthing today has brought me.
Blink, stay safe, I worry about you.
Sky, you are my soul sister and although I too will be unable to attend Morgans service on Friday, we will get together soon!
My moniker lakeluver is because I live on the lake and we welcome visitors if you change the sheets upon leaving!!
Gil and Dan Harrington said that “a wealth of physical evidence” has been collected at the farm site.
This earlier statement by her parents has my imagination working overtime. We know that Morgan and some clothes were found but there must be something else to be measured as “a wealth” of evidence.
Something found at that site clearly indicated to them that she died the night that she went missing. That night it was pitch dark and in knee high grass and who knows what the loser might have dropped or overlooked while emotionally invested in whatever happened. It is easy enough to lose objects in a mowed lawn on a sunny day after a nap. But he/she left something tangible, and easily discovered based on that statement of Morgan’s parents.
What it was and how it might indicate that she died that very night is one of those questions left to our imaginations until whoever is busted. It would be nice if it was a wallet but even a hair caught in a blade of grass might just be the ticket.
Blink coming up on scaredmonkeysradio.com
# 4 Fish 5:49 p.m. GO FISH!!
While I do welcome all the new posters, for those of you that have first started posting after the finding of our dear MH, please, please take the time to read all the threads since her first disappearance.
New ideas and speculations are welcomed, but if you have not “done your homework” and read all posts up to now, we are wasting time rehashing old theories or explaining things that can be found in all past threads. Sorry if that came across sounding harsh.
Speaking of past threads, I simply cannot put the postings of OYE out of my head. She has been correct in so many of her postings and in retrospect, eerily dead on in some of her “theories”.
Back to the pic of Morgan with RT, CG, ST,in the camp like structure.
It took me all of 5 mins on FB to connect all of the fore mentioned names with 3 bands all of whom have the same lead singer/guitar player.
All are friends with the three bands, and with each other. If Ramona is OYE she is very visible in google images connecting to the 3 bands and Morgan, and an ex? BF of AB that I am assuming is MH’s ex. Anyone following me thus far? If this indeed is her ex, they had a gig in Richmond on 10/16 .When I lived in Cville it took about 40 mins to get to Richmond. This is the night Morgan was reported to have had a blowup with her ex.
AB or ex is in a few too many pics with RT and also dated ST the year prior. A love triangle? Someone earlier posted that perhaps a female or ex was involved?
I am just following my gut with
this one and this is where my sleuthing today has brought me.
Blink, stay safe, I worry about you.
Sky, you are my soul sister and although I too will be unable to attend Morgans service on Friday, we will get together soon!
My moniker lakeluver is because I live on the lake and we welcome visitors if you change the sheets upon leaving!!
if le thought it rvso on adjacent property,there’d been searches of his residences by now one would think?
Nice interview Blink,
Thanks!
Nice words Blink:
As you know, this funeral will be attended by LE.
In your interview you mentioned the possibility of TV coverage.
Will you keep us in formed about the possibility.
I am not in the state, but sometimes local stations may have a feed.
Thank you,
Nice to match the voice with the print.
I have 21 year old niece. Her Mom is from Tennessee and her Dad lives in Virgina.
She tryed to get in to the University of Virgina, but was classified as out of state.
I know what you mean, She has always been very close to me. She knows she can call me, sometimes it easier with an Uncle or Aunt.
They are so special.
Thus part of my intrest in this case. She is in DC area, but we did a lot of looking for Colleges.
She is going to Law School this Summer at that little school in Nashville. It is family tradition.
Thanks,
Ty
b
I see Word Girl shares a bday with Gil, who’s another Aquarian like j2k and me and skyler’s son and maybe ode and I am sure others here.
Blink
B
wpgmouse,
Did that hat reveal anything? I was looking inside of it with you….
Re: 21.gifter3 says: February 2, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Are any of you all from out of town coming to Morgan’s service on Friday?
Or actually, I guess I should ask…who from BOC is attending?
Skyler, I saw where you couldn’t make it. Maybe we could all meet up somewhere. Ideas?
______________
Gifter, I may not go to the service but plan to attend the reception afterward at Hotel Roanoke. Are you going to both?
I didn’t read all the posts since you asked if anyone was attending … did others respond? Maybe we can find each other by wearing some kind of BOC-wear?
I heart all of you, but I can’t advocate that for personal security reasons.
B -
Great show. Consider Dana and yourself bookmarked.
Kudos on making time at the end of the discussion to note the hyper-sexed, tongues-out, wildly wasted PYTs out there trying to out-sass one another with a Spark in their hand or a Miller-Lite bottle between their boobs. I’m not old (like Mr. Speaker), but I’m not from Generation F (book) or its slightly-less-intelligent-but-better-with-html cousin Generation M (yspace). I definitely partied between 18 and my early 20s, but that Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
My point being that, I can *imagine* what type of pictures these non-famous-college-attending-Li-Lohs are posting for their “Friends,” and I *know* what type of risk exists in doing so – and that such young ladies do *not* consider said risks, as they do not have the aerial perspective that Generation D (elete) has. But.
Hearing the way you described the photos and uploads you’ve come across on these social-networking sites in the course of your MH investigation — not even your words, but the *way* you spoke…
I was like, “J2K, you have noooooo idea what’s even OUT there, girl!”
(Oh, the things you must have seen…)
Loved it , Generation F!
I’ll say. I think my personal favorite is the drawing of friends on their female counterparts azz, or maybe the mass arrests at Frats of bikini clad ( or worse) babes on the roof in the middle of the day.
There’s more. I give 100% full credit to Candice Bond and Kate Mills: BOC editors. They can find crap before someone even thinks of putting it out. Seriously.
B
Blink: Oops, just read post from Dakota and your response about not posting information about our locations/schedules (still haven’t found post she was referring to). Did I just do what you asked us not to do by saying I plan to go to Morgan’s reception? If so, mea culpa, please delete my previous post.
No, and I redacted the post so it is no longer there.
B
Get out!
: )
#42 Suz ME too! Aquarian
it seems that the nbc12 article is the only news outlet quoting “still trying to determine cause of death”, nbc29,newswplex,are all saying the me office has no further information to yet,doesnt mean they are still trying to figure it out.??right??