Morgan Harrington Murder: Why Anchorage Farm?
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Charlottesville, VA– Morgan Harrington, 20 year old Virginia Tech Student found murdered on Anchorage Farm January 26 2010, was put there for a reason.
Image of Original Work By Nancy Bass
It was clear from Lt. Joe Rader’s press conference on February 4 that the location of Morgan’s remains is critical to the investigation, and to the identity of the individuals responsible.
Why Anchorage Farm?
David and Nancy Bass, owners of Anchorage Farm and the residential dwellings therein, own a boatload of land.
B O A T L O A D.
Mr. Bass, is also a longstanding member of the Albemarle County Zoning Appeals Board. In fact, he is the Chairman of the ACZAB since 2007, where he preceded this position at the Vice Chair since 2000.
Between 2005 and 2008, let’s agree there is a “run” on raw land in Albemarle County VA, in particular.
Like many families owning large tracts of land, there is always the dilemma of staying ahead of the zoning curve or preserving their land while paying taxes only on the residence.
Anchorage Farm, like almost 90% of surrounding vacant land, was registered in the Agricultural and Forrestal preservation program.
Location, Location, Location
The forced sale of Biscuit Run due to David Breeden’s original will was a disaster to its purchasers including Hometown crooner Dave Matthews.
A $46 Million dollar purchase from the Breeden family was recently bailed out by VDOT for under $10 Million.
There are lukewarm results to Blandemar Farms in its infancy.
The fresh sale of the first-of-its-kind development marrying land preservation and *ethereal* elite* estates* known as Bundoran Farms, Bass withdraws his 654 acre contribution to the Hardware District renewal.
Mr. and Mrs. Bass re-parceled and re-deeded their land in 2007. I have studied this tract closely; there is no doubt in my mind this land was being prepped for development with exactly the right easements for “right of way” purposes in place.
Nearly every other landowner was now in the 10 year plan with the possibility of not just one, but two significant luxury development projects on the horizon while their land is restricted from development of a “more intense use.”
Translation:
Holy Sh*t, my land could be “not subject to further subdivision” and worth half of what it is now in 10 years. Gulp.
Morgan’s remains were found in parcel 41a.
Which would coincide with the 4 and 1 parts of her families creed o; I choose to take comfort in that.
Keeping up with the Jonesbrights
As an example, let’s use the adjacent property tracts across Red Hill.
The Howell, Waybright, Napier and Hager Families own the largest preserved adjacent trac on Monacan, which from a plot perspective, you might argue is land-locked due to Mr. Bass ‘s re-zoning.
Now, before I get 300 posts asking if I am suggesting Morgan Harrington was murdered out of revenge of a land dispute; of course not.
I am simply saying it is possible that part of the motive of the persons responsible for Morgan’s death to place her on exactly the parcel she was, may have been a combination of comfort AND perceived payback.
I have personally worked with developers on a similar project and I have seen a man have his land value cut in half by not completing the planning process prior to new zoning amendments AFTER granting easements through it. Utter Nightmare.
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Blink 3/7 @ 1:17
“You also know there is nobody left to keep your secrets, that’s all gone.”
The Sheriff? Sometimes fine, upstanding people find themselves privy to information they wish they didn’t know.
Could expand please Becky?
B
RE: Javier 2:30pm
You are mistaken about the schools. Since 1998, Red Hill/North Garden kids have gone to MONTICELLO High School. They go to school with people from Keswick, Cismont, Esmont, Scottsville, and Covesville.
Before 1998, they went to Western Albemarle High School. They then went to school with people from Western Earlysville, Ivy, Crozet, Batesville, Covesville, Esmont and Scottsville.
Before 1977, all students went to Albemarle High School.
Colby Eppard though, was from Greene County. He did not go to school in Albemarle.
And, there’s lot’s of money in North Garden. I don’t know that I would characterize all the guys in a stereotypical good old boy clique. Many of them go to private school, and are quite equal to Morgan’s “worldiness.”
44.rnmom says:
March 7, 2010 at 10:44 pm
One of the gentlemen interviewed, the member of Bella Morte (beautiful death), was at the Metallica concert.
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Yeah, they have a very disturbing vid bout a funeral. i found it on WT’s MS.
Cat. I believe Dr. Harrington is the one who said that Morgan was not seen on JPJ security video, or any pictures of her that night. Not LE.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
B – re: Sutherland house-fire
You commented: “J2k, excellent points all around, but I respectfully disagree with your take that this fire has been *determined * as anything, from that very article: … This is listed as an open item on AC report as a compliance in reporting matter, whether or not it is related to Morgan’s case, it has not been classified as to cause.~B”
Your own points on this are duly taken, B, and I know that you, personally, have not submitted that there is a direct connection between the two events – rather, you simply put forth that the nearby blaze is not off the proverbial table while it’s still an “open” fire investigation.
But! I just to be clear about what exactly I submitted on my end: I was verrrry careful in that post to note that while the exact *cause* of the fire has NOT been determined; its NATURE (i.e. arson, suspicious, accidental, etc.) HAS been determined, as far as Albemarle County is concerned, per the county’s post on the matter that I copied/pasted here from their Web site (*not* from an “article”). Allow me to quote myself:
“The *nature* of the fire’s cause – as is stated on the Albemarle County Web site (released on Jan. 27) – has been determined to be ‘accidental.’”
Lol, I prefer to be in *aggreeance* ( sorry I love that word, long story) with you, but it says “believed to be accidental” that is a far cry from “determined”, specifically, as it was still smoldering and doubtful it had even been inspected by the time that article came out to make such a classification. Those words came from the belief of a witness, or was the author’s opinion.
Your correct that I am simply hosting the debate, I think the “it’s too much of a coincidence” argument is weak for me.
However, I reserve the right to say if a dog was killed in a fire because of a turned over hooka, I’m calling PETA.
B
i would just like to know what has been added to the timeline from the guy who has claimed he picked morgan up and dropped her off to meet her friends.
“Apparently the million+ dollar video system was not functional that evening so we may never know”.
Not functioning? Did I miss something? I have never heard that before…or, are you just speculating that that’s the reason why there’s no footage of Morgan in or around the arena that night?
I have never been entirely convinced Morgan was ever in the arena that night, partly b/c of the lack of footage. I could be wrong but it appears there’s not one pic, image or ANYTHING of Morgan from that night. If there was any image of Morgan that night, even if it was of poor quality I think we would have seen it.
While I can accept that it might be difficult to isolate a particular image of her inside the arena (loads of people) I can’t accept that they couldn’t find her outside the arena. This place was built post 9/11, it’s surveillance system in new and very good-and if we’re to believe the given scenario that she left the arena around 8:20(ish) and lingered around the perimeter for 20 or 30 minutes, making several attempts at re-entry and possibly even approaching the ticket counter and NO there’s footage?
Nothing from her friends prior to them entering the arena? They were together for several hours and they all have cell phones capable of taking pics and still nothing?
Again, I could be wrong but I thought I recalled VSP saying they looked at footage from the arena and they didn’t find anything.
Then there’s the phone call allegedly from Morgan at 8:48. We know from the VSP that there was indeed a phone call from Morgan’s phone to SS at 8:48…but was it Morgan that made the phone call? Hmmm.
A phone call? Really? Does it seem logical and reasonable that Morgan would call SS inside a noisy arena? IKD, that seems strange to me…I would expect her to text SS as opposed to a phone call, in fact I would expect a flurry of texts. I know that she might have been drinking or whatever but she text’d her friend some 30 minutes away in the same time frame so I believe she wasn’t intoxicated to the point she couldn’t text(assuming that was Morgan that made the phone call/texts).
And just one call where she allegedly tells her friend “don’t worry I’ll find my own ride home”…say what!? I can’t get over that either.
That just doesn’t make any sense to me. Leaving her own car in the parking lot to venture home on her own? I say no way! And even if DG had the keys (as some have theorized) that would not preclude her from having access to her own car-in fact if that was the scenario she could TEXT Dan and try to retrieve her keys or her friends could have tried to text him(if he was indeed in another location at the time SS got the call from Morgan)…but that didn’t happen, all there is is one lone phone call to her so-called friend.
I have been reading the Morgan blogs on a daily basis…trying to find something that would convince me otherwise, unfortunately that hasn’t happened. I can’t help but think that the premise of the investigation is wrong..i.e.-Morgan somehow left the arena and then tried to find her own way home.
I apologize in advance if my comments offend anyone.
JMHO
Peggy
Thank you for that info, duannahincville. The individual in question–their social locus (and majority of peers) revolves around Abermarle High, not Monticello. Sorry for the confusion.
And in this same social group…is the late Colby Wade Eppard.
Of course, all this could be just insignificant coincidence that has absolutely nothing to do with Morgan’s disappeance…after all, the Charlottesville area (and surrounding areas) is not exactly a major metropolitan area.
I totally agree that the house fire raises no suspicions in relation to this case.
However I agree with Blink that as of the end of February there had not been a final decision as to the cause. If they don’t know the cause how can it be ruled accidental?
It will be interesting to see how it ultimately plays out.
Javier says: In addition, they are all in the same social circle as Coby Wade Eppard, the young man from Stanardsville who was gunned down in January by the police, one of the many headaches plaguing the Albermarle Police Department as of recent:
http://www2.greene-news.com/gcn/news/local/article/colby_eppards_family_recalls_better_times/50713/
This North Garden clique all have one thing in common: Albermarle High School, wearing camo caps, hunting, dirt-biking, trucks (GIT-R-DONE!), offroading, and hunting. Did I mention hunting? This social group is a world away from Morgan’s more hippy “worldiness”.
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I’m starting to think everyone in that area is related. Just ran across a Colby Eppard ms page and it has pictures of WT on there.
Now if we can somehow figure out who the BIB are, that would be something. What if they were from Harrisonburg (or one of them was)and the Boyd tavern sighting was connected?
Anyone from H/burg with ties to North Garden? I don’t necessarily feel that Morgan would have had to know them to get in his/their car.
You know your on my page. Maybe the BIB had to leave before Metallica came on to play in their own gig?
B
To be blunt, I don’t think the house fire, the suicide and the recent allegations against the police department are coincidences. The suicide has always bothered me probably because I am a victim of suicide, and I can say that someone who is upstanding and a good person can find themselves involved (may involuntarily) in something or have knowledge of something that they can’t live with. Sometimes this isn’t found out until much later after all the “whys”. I live near Charlottesville and Morgan’s murder and the murders of the other 2 college students hit home. I’m also a mother. I come to this site every day and think Blink and everyone here is awesome for caring so much. I feel so much pain for the Harringtons and other parents/loved ones/friends of missing and murdered children. Sorry for disgressing. I just don’t understand why the VSP are so quick to say that all these other things have nothing to do with Morgan’s murder, including her purse.
yo, j 2 da kay, danks for quoting my reference to the “hostoric” farmhouse. yo, I know you know dat it’s a venue for ho’s and bro’s, you knowz? it’s hotastic.
just 2 play devil’s advocate, coulda, been true dat farmer bass told someone his intention to check da fences “tomorrow” cuz of da wind and word got back to the renters and a fire ensued. dunno.
Actually that ms page was WT’s brother CJ’s. I guess he was friends with Colby.
email at this addy?
B
I’m just going to throw this out there. I’ve knocked it down a few times in my mind , but I really don’t have any way/reason to completely scratch it off the list. Have any crimes been committed on that little spot of land where Morgan was found? Crimes other than trespassing? Fires? A sexual assault? (I know it’s a bjt of a reach) Was it someone’s hiding spot when they were younger? Did kids go and play in the tree stands? Hide from their moms/grandparents or each other? Have the cops ever found anyone hiding here?
Curiously prescient Facebook post from last fall
Jennifer Grover wrote
at 12:27pm on October 28th, 2009
Please someone look in the North Garden area in storage shed near railroad tracks. this is from dowsing on a map with a pendulum. There is no scientific explaination for how it works, but it often does for finding things and people. I do not live near there and have never been there. Please be careful and go in a group, a tracking dog or scent hound would be ideal. When people are searching, please try there.
Ref. total amateur–March7, 2010/ 4:38am
I ,like you, could not sleep last night, but for a completely different reason. Like you I became interested in this site in the hopes of learning something about investigative procedures that might lead to some answers in this tragic case. However, having spent hours reading the thousands of comments here at BOC on this case,it would seem to me all we really know factually is this:
Morgan Harrington attended a concert at the JPJ arena the evening of October 17,2010, never heard from again until her body was found January 26, 2010 in an outer field of the Anchorage Farm, in Virgina, murdered.
As total amateur has stated, many hours have been spent collectively, researching for facts and rumors, hypothesizing, and posting. Many on this site have gone so far as to pull up State and County records for property rights, sex offenders, criminal records,arson,family owned land ,aerial maps of AF, etc. Needless to say all of you here at BOC deserve the utmost respect for the incredible work you have done. Therefore, respectfully I ask you—How many factual answers has there been? Perhaps Blink and a few others on this site have “some” of the answers we are looking for, but even if they had ALL the answers they would not betray the trust of their source. Questions continue to be asked, many times the same question just re-worded, many answered within your own question, and some of you are still waiting…..
Until the “authorities” are ready to release some new information, any and every scenario is “possible”, and therein lies the problem.
It is not my intention to offend anyone. The BOC has my utmost respect for their integrity and compassion. It seems some of you have been through your own “hell”. It takes a great deal of courage to break through the other side and work through that pain to help others.
Respectfully
Total Amateur- your post hit upon many of us here that wonder why I am I so interested in this girl & her family? I wonder if anyone else gets the blank stare from others when you bring the topic of missing or murdered people to the discussion? I tend to shy away from those topics as I think people think I am obsessed or weird. That plays right into what poor Gil is experiencing with her close friends. I think if you can’t even have a conversation about hypotheticals or victims you don’t know, gosh what she must be up against!
Alexandra, I am with you about Morgan’s crying. Makes you wonder if she ran into someone who said or did something hurtful.
And Total Amateur- Yes I read that in IS also, last night. Very odd, I cant recall the lovely guy with the tattooed head? Boy I must have missed that important tid-bit. But if there is any ounce of truth to that, undergoing 4 polys means there had to have been some questionable results, no?
I also have been preaching personal safety to those around me. I too have a 20yr old daughter going to school here in VA. I am hopeful she thinks of me & my paranoia that I spread. She had a scare early in the year, as she lives less than a mile from the POS that killed the 2 girls and the parents in Farmville, and the students were unaware until late that Fri night that they were even looking for anyone.
Regarding the inquiry if anyone lent their phone to Morgan: That makes me think someone like a friend or parents or someone got a call from a strange number that evening with no message. But wouldn’t they have been able to track that by now?
And lastly, I was re-reading the updates given from VSP throughout this case. There are multiple contradictions in ‘facts’ or suspected facts from one announcement to the next. I wish they would have corrected their new thought process , that is why it seems there is so much variation in the timeline and events. Frustrating!
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/News/News_Releases.shtm
blink,did you move your cheese off of preplanned ,lured outside,to put plan in action?cuz i have been revisting that idea with a different angle(cuz my reasoning was “how would they predict her movement outside the arena,not taking into consideration the bib ,if involved they would’ve coaxed her movement).what if there was a plan,but her leaving the arena wasnt part of it,so plan was shifted.what i think when i think this is: maybe ss and dc would’ve ridden home w/ others,and a.m. dodged a bullet by morgan ending up outside.
B – re: “agreeance”/house-fire
You commented to me that the release says “believed to be accidental,” which, you note, “is a far cry from ‘determined,’ specifically, as it was still smoldering and doubtful it had even been inspected by the time that article came out to make such a classification. Those words came from the belief of a witness, or was the author’s opinion.”
Not to belabor the point, B, but what I’ve posted about the *nature* of that blaze, i.e., “Cause of Fire Believed to be Accidental,” is NOT an “author’s opinion” — it is that of *Albemarle County* – which would be the highly credible source (by its very nature) of this info for any news outlet that reported on the fire:
http://www.albemarle.org/release.asp?ID=12698&releases=current
As someone who has written/posted/sent-out releases for a government entity – and for a related Fire District on occassion – I can ASSURE you that the “belief” that the fire was accidental was *not* carelessly arrived at and slapped onto the county Web site. Based on witness interviews (i.e., the tenants, in this case) and a preliminary investigation/obaservations, it must have been quickly determined that the fire started in a bedroom accidentally, or such specific, inflexible info would have NEVER been posted on the county’s Web site or sent out to news organizations as it was.
Arson usually leaves a mark – even if it’s initially just the observation that a fire started along the outer wall of a smoldering bulding; if the fire’s cause was ambiguous, mysterious or at ALL suspicious, Albemarle County officials would *not* put themselves in the position of jumping to such a definitive conclusion (“cause was accidental”) within 24 hours – and they have not changed or taken down that Jan. 27 post since, it should be noted.
The county’s position on the nature of that fire likely came from Fire Chief Eggleston to a high-ranking county supervisor, who cleared that preliminary info for release because the Chief was confident in his investigator’s initial findings/determination, and confident enough in whatever the cause was to state it was assuredly accidental.
Lastly, you made my day with this one, B:
“… However, I reserve the right to say if a dog was killed in a fire because of a turned over hooka, I’m calling PETA.~B”
I am on to you. *clink*
Not ripe.
B
J2K — I luv you gal, am totally entertained and enlightened by your posts — but B is eating your lunch big time on the fire discussion.
I luv her too, and some days, like yesterday, I wish I was her, running out of the house with socks in my mouth.
She does not know it yet, but has the distinction of being one of my first thoughts after I slipped on a smidge of ice while running down my driveway last night and split my chin on the sidewalk.
Rumors of my infinite grace ( that I may have inadvertently made up) have been greatly exaggerated. The first few dating years with Mr. Blink he often chided “Ya know, your pretty clumsy for an athlete..” Which, is doubtful he will be repeating anytime soon
Socks in my mouth would have cushioned the blow, to my point.
I am posting your comment first because it will annoy her because she is sticking to her handsfulls of batteries on this one.
Personally, I think she is doing it because she wants me to show or fold, which I respect, she smells it..
If she gets mad, I plan to blame the concussion. *clinkless*
B
*Before anyone even thinks about it, Blinkette has already weighed in with her version of “Chin on The Ground, Chin on The Ground” once she knew Mom was ok. Good Times.
Does anybody know whether there were any rumours circulating on the internet re: the Obvious Suspect’s convictions? The actual court documents are not publicly available because he was a juvenile offender – but someone must know. Was it a rape as in raping a random victim, or was it someone he knew closely? Somehow I am inclined to believe the latter: it would explain the silence.
Apologies if this is a silly question. I just find it striking that nothing on this topic surfaced in so far.
There are multiple convictions, I will not discuss his initial victim or aspect, but the second occurred while he was in a facility.
B
Suz said “just 2 play devil’s advocate, coulda, been true dat farmer bass told someone his intention to check da fences “tomorrow” cuz of da wind and word got back to the renters and a fire ensued. dunno.”
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Suz, that’s where I am, except I don’t necessarily think it would have been the renters who would have heard or cared. Could have been an acquaintance or someone else who was at their house.
For the sake of clarity with J2K and everyone, I’ve never actually made a connection or pointed fingers with regard to the fire. I’ve only said I (a) remain interested in it and (b) see what I perceive to be inconsistencies in what we’ve been told and what I have learned about the renters. Those inconsistencies are what I meant that I’d love to be wrong about.
Bottom line: I can’t rule it out. That’s all!
I am worried that what seems obvious, may not be . If it were, there would be an arrest by now. I am stuck back in the beginning in Harrisonburg on October 17, 2009 after 2pm. After Morgan called her father. The changes in plan regarding the use of Morgan’s tickets, and the car. October 18th, Morgan is missing Oct 18-28 is a long time for the whereabouts of a missing girl’s car to still be unknown. Just seems strange, don’t you think? Especially since Morgan wound up murdered. How can there be no pictures of her all day long? Do they continue to say Morgan was studying in the back seat? I’m sorry, this is very frustrating. J4M
Hey Peggy, Speculation on my part about the video system not being functional that evening. Considering that every door she came in, went out, tried to come back in, everywhere she bought refreshments, every bathroom entrance, hallway, box office and the smoking area have cameras, I can only assume that they were not working or that Morgan learned to do the “I dream of Jeannie” arm fold with a head bob and blink and magically went around all of the cameras.
I am also speculating that the cameras cover all these angles. I have been in many arenas and have seen that all of them have cameras. I would assume that an almost new facility that is apparently state of the art has them too. Inside and out. Morgan sure was tricky in avoiding them all.
Blink,
I didn’t see where this was posted, but if it has, then please delete.
Thx.
I am once again “speechless”.
This is so foreign to me, yet I SO RESPECT Gil’s
TRUTHS, Courage, and Love for Morgan.
I feel blessed by Gil’s sheer honesty.
No one should have to walk this road.
Gil Harrington’s thoughts from March 8th, 2010
Death is a stark harsh landscape – like a desert- and like a desert has its own beauty. Stripping the extraneous nonessentials away from something often exposes an innate and poignant beauty. Death reveals the incandescent spirit housed in a body. I do realize though that the dying process isn’t easy, or even often very pretty. Much like birth, death provokes intrinsic, genuine and fundamental emotions. I want those feelings – every shred of them.
I am not sure if I am just wired strangely, but like a dog, I want to roll in it. I want to experience every single aspect of Morgan’s murder and death- feel her bones, wear her shoes, and sniff her clothes. I am not sure if I am trying to imprint the last of her indelibly in my mind, or if I indulge in such intimacies to try to have the reality of her absence penetrate my disbelief. It was my privilege to watch Morgan come into this world; somehow it is also my duty to contemplate her death. I will try to witness the end of Morgan’s life with the same clarity and anticipation as I saw at her birth on July 24, 1989.
I will cherish and acknowledge Morgan’s spirit now that she is dead to the same degree I did when she had a body. How could I do otherwise?
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I have a completely different take on that writing, I wanna let you guys weigh in for a bit.
Thanks for posting gifter.
B
Regarding the JPJ surveillance tapes and whether Morgan was observed on any of them inside/outside the arena and if she was, why weren’t said pictures released to the public? I can’t remember where I heard this (movie, ID channel) but it was recently: a public venue would never allow the release of pictures taken from their hi-tech security cameras, as that would possibly negate their usefulness since potential perps (of ANY nature) would now know exactly where cameras were located.
This actually makes sense to me, so I’m thinking there probably are at least one or two sightings of Morgan, at least outside JPJ, caught on videotape, but I doubt the public will ever be privy to them.
I have to disagree with you Jeez I, for one, have learned a great deal about this case that I would otherwise not have known had I not come to the BOC site.
We don’t have all the answers yet and either does LE however it is my belief that we are researching this case much the same way as LE and it is the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of hours spent researching that will lead to a successful conclusion and a successful prosecution.
It is also my belief that LE reads posts on this site – maybe they do and maybe they don’t. I do know Blink is well connected and forwards information to LE that may be useful to their investigation.
I can’t speak for everyone but I do beleive we are spending our time on this site brainstorming and researching in an attempt to offer something to LE that may help in a successful prosecution of the person or persons involved and, as such, I feel we are spending our time very well.
This deafening silence from LE and VSP (no new information being disclosed, no press conferences) means either one of two things:
1. They are vigorously working behind the scenes, and the investigation is charging along.
2. They’vare hit a brick wall, are mystified, and have absolutely no clue who did this.
Which one is it I wonder?
p.s. please forgive the spelling and punctuation errors
s2daZ -
ya dropped summa yo’ nah-ledge here: “just 2 play devil’s advocate, coulda, been true dat farmer bass told someone his intention to check da fences “tomorrow” cuz of da wind and word got back to the renters and a fire ensued. dunno.”
suz-izzle, mah brain can’t not compahend what u be layin’ down. If dat crib wuzza crime scene, why lite it up in the wee hourz b/f MH’s body may have – o’ may notta – been found by Farmer B? A whole lotta time done gone by, and if dem peeps on Sutherland knew a thing or 2 ’bout da murder, they woulda either went to the po-po, o’ burnt up the evidence a long-azz time ago (n maybe notta almost killed theyselves in da process – ya feel me?); same logizzle applies if da tenants did NOT know ’bout evidence at they house, and the B2G wanted it gone, word?
[Translation: Connection between house-fire and MH being found = Improbable, imo]
Even though I do not post regularly I try to keep up with what goes on here, since I love all of you guys and your amazing theories and research skills. I gotta say.. I am still really creeped out by a certain someone that has been discussed on older BOC threads.. I’m talking about the older, very creepy looking blog-loving,self proclaimed high school scout. I really have no specific reason to still be hung up on that guy, but since he has been on my mind since I first read his very creepy facebook comments about his version of what happened that night.
Then when the basketball players were confirmed to have been the last known people to interact with Morgan, the connection to this creep seemed to become even clearer.
So I’m just wondering, does anyone know how close to AF this dude lives, does he have any sort of connection to AF, does he hunt, or maybe even cycle for fun? Does anybody on here still have access to any of the guy’s blogs.. because I seem to have lost track of how to find the blog, and I can’t even seem to find the creep’s facebook page anymore.
“There are multiple convictions, I will not discuss his initial victim or aspect, but the second occurred while he was in a facility.
B”
OK, that explains it.
Blink, so sorry to hear about your accident! I still have a scar on my chin from when I fell over aged two and a half. It is one of my earliest memories. It took five people to restrain me at the hospital – couldn’t be persuaded that it was actually in my interest that the guy in the gown would hurt me with a needle. I met him again, years later, when I was a student, but he didn’t remember!
Get better soon!
alilcurious, I found a webpage that I was starting to link for you and all kinds of virus warnings and weirdo stuff started to pop up. So, I dont think thats a good one to pass along.LOL!
Gifter3 posted Gil Harrington’s thoughts:
Gil Harrington’s thoughts from March 8th, 2010
Death is a stark harsh landscape – like a desert- and like a desert has its own beauty. Stripping the extraneous nonessentials away from something often exposes an innate and poignant beauty. Death reveals the incandescent spirit housed in a body. I do realize though that the dying process isn’t easy, or even often very pretty. Much like birth, death provokes intrinsic, genuine and fundamental emotions. I want those feelings – every shred of them.
I am not sure if I am just wired strangely, but like a dog, I want to roll in it. I want to experience every single aspect of Morgan’s murder and death- feel her bones, wear her shoes, and sniff her clothes. I am not sure if I am trying to imprint the last of her indelibly in my mind, or if I indulge in such intimacies to try to have the reality of her absence penetrate my disbelief. It was my privilege to watch Morgan come into this world; somehow it is also my duty to contemplate her death. I will try to witness the end of Morgan’s life with the same clarity and anticipation as I saw at her birth on July 24, 1989.
I will cherish and acknowledge Morgan’s spirit now that she is dead to the same degree I did when she had a body. How could I do otherwise?
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It sounds as if Gil is getting ready for and anticipating the trial of Morgan’s murderer/s. She is ready and feels honor bound to be strong and courageous, as she listens to the testimony of her dear shiny girl, Morgan’s, last moments in her physical body.
Gil Harrington is an absolutely amazing woman.
I hope she takes copious notes during the trial–and that she will be the one to write the book on Morgan’s life, and death. Gil is truly inspirational. She is a testimony to anyone who has suffered a tremendous loss in their lifetime.~Moonchime
Evening, friends — been a busy day and hoping to come here to learn an arrest made — always my hope — but did find always great posts and ideas — one disturbing thing — I actually understand the convo between J2daK and S2daz — w/out the assistance of my translator, which is a piece of junk and am awaiting a full refund, but have been reading the handbook : )
Judi asks>. Judi says:
March 8, 2010 at 10:45 am
OT…Amber Dubois remains found. Indications are that it is connected to the Cheslea King case. Another RSO and two more young women dead.
We, as a people, need to do something to change these laws regarding RSO’s. It is an urgent issue.
Anyone have an ideas how we can start the ball rolling to start protecting our women and children from these RSO’s who are allowed to walk the street and assault again?
Judi — and any others interested — I am seriously researching and got some feelers out for starting a non-profit whose main goal will be to change the law for sexual predators —
For many many many years I bought into the line: we don’t want to put the victim thru testifying, so we’re accepting the plea — at least he’ll get “something” — it has occurred to me lately — what a smelly pile of BS — lashing out in a public forum — ie courtroom — may have been the victim’s chance to say — look at what this SOB did to me — put him in jail for a very long time so he doesn’t do it to somebody else —
I don’t know who murdered Morgan — I don’t know how to find who murdered Morgan — but we can take what happened to that girl and try to stop it from happening to someone else —
and Total Am — welcome to our world of sleepless nights — staring at the blank computer screen and wondering how all this happened — glad you decided to post — and glad you are here w/ us —
Gosh, Blink, sorry about your chin — hope you’re okay — that can be a more serious injury than people realize — it can screw up your tmj —
And a little OT:
No dog yet, but a llama …
This AM we put out the remaining fliers in mailboxes and put up signs everywhere — I had to go to work, and my son went into town on an errand — on his return home, he rounded the curve near my road and in the middle of the road was a llama — and in the distant field a man running as fast as he could — my kid pulled over, grabbed the llama’s halter — who just stood there, apparently — and winded man came over and said he’d been chasing that llama all morning —
There were no incidences of spitting.
Only in the country. This evening, as the sun faded, and I was rocking on the front porch, I was thinking yet again of Morgan and my little lost dog, I was feeling pretty bad that I would not get her back — we’ve searched everywhere — and then the phone rang. A bus driver, who lives nearby saw a black and white dog this AM running in the field across from her house — she is keeping her eyes peeled and said she’ll grab her if she sees the dog again — so maybe there is hope for the return of my lost Lexie and an arrest soon for Morgan.
okay — I tried really hard to hit “submit” — but my finger got to shaking — I *have* to chime in on the fire …
There was an article I read — which I did not keep a file, sorry Blink, so please consider this hearsay — in the article it stated that Mr. Bass was not only going out to check his fences, but to check on a “horrendous” odor coming from the back of his property ….
now, No. 1, that could be totally false and really bad reporting which we’ve seen before — No. 2, it could be true
***if**** true, I have to wonder what he suspected the horrendous odor was —
As to the house fire — was any reason ever given why all four roommates were moving out ? A very simple explanation could be two decided to move, the remaining two couldn’t find anyone else to move in, so couldn’t afford the rent and the lease was up — it could also be: we’ve told the owners 50 times about maintenance issues, and they won’t fix anything, we’re tired of paying rent for a falling-down house — they found a place closer to town — gas ain’t cheap these days —
Was the house rented w/ new tenants for Feb. 1st —
We can ask questions all day long, and there will be no answers —
someone up thread asked that question: what facts do we know ?
Two. Morgan is dead. Her remains were found by Farmer Bass on Jan. 26th on a remote area of his farm.
Blink, feel better !
J2K says:
March 8, 2010 at 5:55 pm
B – re: “agreeance”/house-fire
I can ASSURE you that the “belief” that the fire was accidental was *not* carelessly arrived at and slapped onto the county Web site. Based on witness interviews (i.e., the tenants, in this case) and a preliminary investigation/obaservations, it must have been quickly determined that the fire started in a bedroom accidentally, or such specific, inflexible info would have NEVER been posted on the county’s Web site or sent out to news organizations as it was.
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Not speaking to whether the fire was suspicious, or has any relevance to Morgan’s murder, but am not sure who, if anyone, Albemarle Co. officials would be accountable to if they did publish hastily formed opinions of the nature of the fire. In some of these old-boy dominated systems, it’s not uncommon to speak now and explain, or change course, later. Who’s going to slap them on the wrist if they say “that’s what the evidence led us to conclude at the time?” Accountability is relative to a lot of other factors.
That said, I’d be very surprised if the fire was relevant or suspicious. I do hope a dog didn’t lose its life due to a tenant’s carelessness, though.
TO: Ragdoll, counselor4u, concerned mom, and others here who are likewise committed to doing what they can to lobby for tougher laws against violence:
[Taken from Wiki:] The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law. It was passed as Title IV, sec. 40001-40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 HR 3355 and signed as Public Law 103-322 by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. It provided $1.6 billion to enhance investigation and prosecution of the violent crime perpetrated against women, increased pre-trial detention of the accused, imposed automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted, and allowed civil redress in cases prosecutors chose to leave unprosecuted.
VAWA was drafted by then-U.S. Senator Joseph Biden’s office with support from a number of advocacy organizations including Legal Momentum and The National Organization for Women, which described the bill as “the greatest breakthrough in civil rights for women in nearly two decades.”[1]
VAWA was reauthorized by Congress in 2000, and again in December 2005. The bill was signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 5, 2006.[2]
VAWA will be up for reauthorization in 2011.
There is an Office within the U.S. Justice Department that deals exclusively with violence against women. Statutorily established following the passage of the reauthorization of VAWA in 2000, the Office on Violence Against Women has the authority to administer the grants authorized under VAWA, as well as develop federal policy around issues relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Office is led by a Director whose appointment has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In June 2009, Vice President Biden announced the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal to the new position of White House Advisor On Violence Against Women.“
I encourage all concerned readers to learn more by Googling “VAWA”–and please note again that VAWA will be up for reauthorization next year. This is the time–now, today–to begin lobbying your representatives and voicing your strong support for reauthorization. This is especially important given the budgetary constraints dictated by the current financial crisis.
Speak for those like Morgan who no longer have a voice.
Let your voice be heard…along with those of your sisters…your moms…your daughters…your aunts…your nieces…your grandmoms…your wives…and countless other women like them…and all the men that love them.
Together, we can indeed make a difference. Or, as Margaret Mead said it so well: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
RE: house parties at AF: J2K referenced suz’s earlier post:
“suz – re: AF house concerts
(You pointed out:) “I think just going to parties in the hostoric house at AF wouldn’t give you the needed familiarity with those far away back fields, would it? I think you need to have hung out back there.”
(J2K): “I definitely agree with you on this – the far end of the back pasture she was found in is nearly a mile from the houses – and over partly wooded, rough, rolling terrain (thus, as many have determined, the RH Road access point makes more sense than via AF Road near the houses).”
I can confirm, through first-hand knowledge, the above observations. I have been to the historic home on AF twice, once for a dinner party and once for a large party that easily spilled outdoors. On neither occasion did I witness anyone roaming far afield of the areas immediately adjacent to the home. A casual guest or visitor would had to have walked nearly a mile over relatively rough terrain to come close to the area where Morgan’s remains were found. College students–the ones most likely to frequent these parties–generally remain as close to the beverages as possible.
I remain convinced that the BG, while familiar w/ AF (and/or the areas adjacent), did not come to that familiarity from having attended a party or two or three at the historic home.
following along…… Javier: the Morris family tree finds Colby, Wayne and Sheriff Willie – so finding them on FB friends is not unexpected
B says: There are multiple convictions, I will not discuss his initial victim or aspect, but the second occurred while he was in a facility.
B
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Ay, yih, yih. I’ll bet B’s getting hammered with responses to this.
This speaks volumes about this guy’s compulsive tendencies. He needs to be put away. If not guilty of this crime, preemptively, to prevent others. He’s not rehabilitative. Period.
Imo, this offender was/is a time bomb.
B
33.alilcurious says:
March 8, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Alilcurious, please see November 20, 2009 article http://blinkoncrime.com/2009/11/20/morgan-harrington-case-separating-fact-from-fiction-from-facebook-part-ii/ for person you asked about.
If link doesn’t work, just go to the date and subject described in the link.
Thanks for trying Eloise, I looked for the blog but couldn’t remember where it was, I know that the blog itself was pretty creepy – it describes his trips w/ a lot of specific times and places… I wonder if it’s all made up or if this guy really jots down everything he does and the exact time he does it at. Lol… either way, thanks for trying to find stuff.. I will post if I find anything interesting.
Sky – Hope the doggie comes back soon!
Why do I get so emotionally attached? Why do I seem so obsessed? Why do any of us?
I know why…..
What if, just what if, one of us here, through the combined hundreds if not thousands of hours of research we have all done, just so happen to uncover something, anything, no matter how small, that ended up being useful to LE?
OR
What if the Harringtons can feel the collective love we all share for Morgan and her family or are able to take some sort of comfort from seeing how drawn we all are to Morgan and how her light just spreads and spreads and shines so bright?
OR
What if the people on this site help play even the tinest of hands in making sure public awareness doesn’t fade away?
That’s why…
Yo, sky! Ease up on bashin’ da translator, dawg! Don’ be dissin’ our product. Gonna’ ruin a good thang, know what I B sayin’? We be making serious cash, you know das right! J to da K-mart gonna’ give you a blue light special refund, homes.
J 2 da K, I’m down wit ya, homie homes—-when I said i wuz playin’ beelzebub’s mouthpiece in da hood, I meant it, true dat. I say no fire had no thang to do wit it no how. Ya dig? Or da bass man. I agree wiff ya but wants ta keep muh ma (bleepin) options open. Ya’ know what I’m sayin’?
In reference to #23 above–pure speculation, but a facility like this one: Shenandoah Valley Sex Offender Treatment Program–located in Harrisonburg. (couldn’t get the link to work, sorry)
alexandra, what are you referring to when you say “The changes in plan regarding the use of Morgan’s tickets”? Is it something about how Dan wasn’t an original attendee? I kind of have a hazy recollection about it, but would love some clarification.
Concerned Mom says:
March 8, 2010 at 3:21 pm
CHANGE is what we need to demand.
Oh, and btw, Stephen Julius Lloyd is NOT registerd as a sex ofender in Virginia b/c the judge ruled the way he chose to rule.
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From observation, can tell you that most sentences in this county are routinely suspended. Very common to see “3 year sentence, 3 years suspended.” And, it’s common on more than just the first offense. It’s not confined to this county. It happens all over the Commonwealth. They are trying not to fill up the jails they have spent so much money building. Don’t want to “spend the taxpayers’ money” confining these criminals. They would rather put non-violent offenders in jail for short terms to fill the cells. And, in this particular case, this is the FIRST time, since VMI admitted women (1995?), that a charge of rape has actually made it into the local court system from the hallowed walls of the “institution.” That, and the college is currently under federal investigation due to charges of discrimination filed by female students and employees. The local courts gave it lip service by “hearing” the case, but let the perp off with a slap on the wrist. Everyone has a vested interest in making it all go away. Sexual assault on college campuses is so common, and so under-reported, I would be nervous as h*(L sending a daughter off to school. Where do we start to right these wrongs?
One last thought, you rarely have a rape case make it from a college campus to the local courts. The incident is usually handled “internally”, with the university officials implying the victim somehow invited the assault. I suspect the only reason this case went to local courts is because the institution was already under scrutiny, and needed an example to prove their “seriousness” about investigating assault. That, or all these factors combined to make it ripe for criminal charges. I think all campuses should be put under the same scrutiny. The results would be revealing, and maybe lead to sea-changes in how our higher education system, criminal justice system, and the pub-lick, view the seriousness of sexual assault. Most universities are subsidized by federal and/or state funds. As taxpayers, do we have the right to insist on serious investigations into sexual assaults on college campuses?
The way to change is to make the judges change their practices. Shame the judges out of these easy sentences and 2nd chances. Vote the judges out. We should make all of these easy judges responsible for the next victim of the ones they let out.
So, re: Gil Harrington’s latest post, B, are you wanting to hear our thoughts on her mention of clothes and shoes/boots? Think she is trying to reveal that she has them?
Biscuit for ACHO.
This was exactly what I thought, a message that they were recovered.
B