Morgan Harrington Murder: Harringtons Debut Morgan Rocks
Charlottesville, VA- Continuing the crusade to memorialize their daughter Morgan and keep the public focused on the dangerous killer(s) still at large, Dan and Gil Harrington will be meeting with media today at 1PM.
The meeting agenda will include the Harrington’s ongoing concerns for womens safety on and off campus, and their fears associated with the fact that there has not been an arrest in their daughters murder to date.
The Harringtons are also expected to announce MORGAN ROCKS.
In response to a hand-painted river rock, lovingly and generously created and delivered to the Copely bridge by blinkoncrime.com contributor Skyler, containing the phrase “Rock On”; The Harringtons have decided to widen the trend.
MORGAN ROCKS
We are starting a “gathering of rocks” at Morgan’s memorial on
Morgan’s Bridge at Copeley Road on the North Grounds of the University of Virginia. When you come to Charlottesville and to the bridge bring a rock and a prayer to add to the collection. Leave both at the bridge!
Morgan, Gil, Alex and I continue to need your support and prayers as we wait for Morgan’s murder(s) to be brought to justice. Your support in raising society’s awareness of the need to change the culture of acceptance of violence against women and in so doing change the laws that allow these crimes to go unpunished.
Skyler’s slate rock was the first. A beautiful painted slate rock with an image of Anchorage Farm, Tibetan prayer flags and an angel rising to the heavens. Morgan, Rock ON!!!
Dan Harrington
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I think that’s it, I will access my files later this evening, but I think you got it.
B
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Everytime I watch that now it just causes my stomach to drop. I just wanna jump throw the monitor and tell her to stay inside or something.
I know, the first time I saw that I just knew-
B
Phyl: Thanks for the help. I need all I can get.
Mom3.0, Chad, and all: Yes, those are the videos.
I’m proud that we all work together so well, on this site.
We truly are a sum of our parts.
Rock On!!!
@ Cat March 23, 2010 at 11:13 am
The movie I mention above actually describes a real robbery – of a cash depot that lacked any proper burglar alarm or other security measures. It *does* happen, and particularly in very posh settings.
I personally know a building with state of the art infrastructure, and all sorts of expensive IT equipment. Yet, when they suffered an ordinary power cut, it emerged that it lacked a certain type of fuse that protects from high voltage peaks, which are actually quite common after power cuts. The large switch in the basement didn’t make it, nor did most of the computers.
Someone basically saved a ridiculously small amount of money and caused extensive damage. It usually happens in large projects, where everybody focuses on a specific, and highly specialized feature, and forgets about the more basic things such as CCTV.
Chad, Another B, thanks for responding to my posts, I am growing towards my wits end lately, being that very little seems to logically make sense in this case. I am not questioning because I am trying to be a prick, but unfortunately, I can’t seem to grasp my mind around a particular event unless there is concrete, viable evidence to support my thought process. I can’t fathom there not being an adequate surveillance system at JPJ, that we have to rely on spotty, patron shot video that is subject to complete speculation, the whole scenario is maddening. HOW LUCKY COULD THIS MURDERER HAVE BEEN??
TO: phyl: No worries; whatever rock you send to me shall make its way to Morgan’s memorial on Copeley. [I shouldn't have implied earlier that folks need to paint or decorate their rocks; they absolutely do not need to. Like you, I couldn't possibly hold a candle to skyler's, et. al. rock "creations". I'm certain, though, that Dan, Gil, and Alex Harrington will be touched by any/all rocks that appear on that wall in the memory of their dear, sweet Morgan.]
TO: Momof3: Thanks for the clarification, re: Peterson. My mis-speak was caught and corrected many moons ago by another astute reader. (That’s what I get for trying to type and think too quickly:-)))
Must…..slow…….down……
There is just no way to tell from these videos if that is Morgan. In the video link provided by “concerned bystander” @ 3:14 today, where the blonde turns in profile for a second, while it may not be Dee, there are no clearly identifiable features visible other than long blonde hair and what appears to be a black shirt. At a metal concert there would be many present with long blonde hair wearing black – including males.
In the link Mom3.0 provided @ 3:19 pm today, where the blonde leans over to the person next to them…I cannot discern whether that blonde is male or female. Also this section appears to be somewhat close to the stage, maybe the first tier up and that does not seem to correspond to the section where Morgan’s tickets were reported to be in.
Having proof of Morgan on video inside the arena could prove important in several ways: to get a glimpse of her demeanor, who she was with (and their demeanor and interaction with her if any), to have a factual timeline to work forward from, etc. But as it stands, there is just nothing concrete in any of these videos to be able to say “yes, that is Morgan”. There are not even enough facial features visible to even guess that it could be Morgan as opposed to someone else with long blonde hair.
@ “Cat” 11:13am today….. (snip of Cat’s comment) “I CAN’T believe that JPJ does not have video surveillance throughout the arena, ESPECIALLY at the entrances. This is security 101. Their liability and insurance premiums would be THROUGH THE ROOF!! Probably enough so to place them out of business. Now, we know they were/are still in business, so….”
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I agree 100%. There is NO WAY that JPJ does not have video surveillance – both at entrances/exits and inside the arena. Both to protect them from liability and to protect the safety of the musicians playing there.
In 2004, Dimebag Darrell (legendary, much-loved guitarist of Pantera) was murdered at the Alrosa Villa nightclub while playing onstage with his new band Damage Plan. Some deranged psycho was able to walk onstage and open fire on Dimebag and many others. While the Alrosa Villa was a small venue in Columbus, Ohio and not a big arena, this created an outcry in the metal community – both from musicians and fans – as to how something like this could happen, specifically addressing the lack of security. It made musicians ultra-aware of their personal safety, and there is NO WAY these big-named bands such as Metallica and LOG, etc. are going to play in an arena such as JPJ if their video surveillance security is not up-to-par, and in working order – for their own protection as well as their fans/attendees (and any legal action that may result from a lack thereof).
I don’t know if JPJ is lying, trying to place Morgan outside to avoid liability, or whether Morgan was never inside that concert at all, but LE and the Harringtons have both stated that there is NO VIDEO of Morgan. This would include entrances/exits and inside. NO VIDEO. While it may be true that surveillance video inside the arena, in a crowd during a concert, from a distance may not produce concrete results…the surveillance video at the entrances/exits/ticket booths, and many other areas such as common areas inside, would. They are making a blanket statement that there is NO VIDEO of Morgan period.
Bands such as Metallica could nail their a**es to the wall for that, and they should. They could decline to play at JPJ (and so could all other bands), if JPJ continues to hedge about what security they do or do not have in place.
Thank you to Observer and Julie. I will be working on my “Morgan” rock. Very gracious of both of you.
I agree with Cat above: TOO many coincidences. Makes me revisit the thought that she was lured/baited outside that darn arena!
Link5150. Wt saw her at the concession stand, not in their seats.
Cat:
Cat says:
“How lucky could this murderer could have been??”
Thats the million dollar question swirling around the multi million dollar facility. DIng ding ding.
If no one wants to talk about the elephant in the room is that any kind of an answer for you?
How could the pendulum of “luck” possibly be swinging so skewed in the murderers favor, to Morgans unlucky string of unfortunate bad luck that drove her into the deep dark night to her death?
Completely mind boggling, I have no answers.
Lucky, perhaps, maybe, for now. Diabolical, premeditating, coldblooded killer. YES. I guess that is one verfiable conclusive FACT we can work with.
This site has very hard working, loyal posters that have spent hours, upon hours, researching, discussing, analyzing, discussing, and keeping their shoulders at the wheel for many months now for Morgan case. Mostly at the gernerousity of their own time. Some of this researchers here have contributed significantly with the contributions to facts, profiling, and on target scenarios and theories. I admire the stamina, and intelligence that some of these people have to keep going under these circumstance of little verifiable facts, no new leads, and unsubstaintiated sightings, with no public statements regarding any suspects or arrests in site. I myself have fallen prey to becoming weary, and frustrated, and I can speak for others as well. We keep believing that LE has a wealth of info that they are not releasing to the public.
Yes, most of the vid shots that were provided that were disected, were indeed, attendees and patrons at the concert.
Please keep trudging on. Hoping with all this energy and interest will propell this investigation in a postivie way. Thank you for your posts and contributions. Very worthwhile and spot on.
I do no know how far away Lady justice is, but I hope she arrives soon!
I think we are at the point of this investigation where we need to ask a question: “Who benefits if the case is not solved?”.
Well, I can’t argue with that logic.
B
-To everyone who thanked me- no need as Chad and Fish and concerned bystander mentioned we all work well together here.
J2k and Observer, It was bitter sweet to head back into the archives and catch a glimpse of us all “in the early years” We so obviously still wanted to believe, against our better (worse0 judgment that Morgan was still alive.
Zams-Now you feel our collective quagmire, and LE’s -for every possible Morgan and group on video there are at least 3 more possible Morgan groups- Dee’s video would still be debatable also, if not for Dee herself coming out early on and stating it was her during the ball drop-
I wish we knew for sure where Morgan and her group was during LOG – so many people from that area would look through their camera phone footage ECT., but alas, we are not sure.
Besides, Le has stated that their timeline ,Morgan’s timeline starts after she has been locked out- so what would be the need to go over the footage?
Not sure, but sometimes I feel the urge to watch these videos in the hopes that maybe I can change the outcome if I do see Morgan- I know not possible, but still hope… I think that is why I still try…..
“I hear authorities say, well, Morgan was provocatively dressed”.
Anyone who would make a statement like this should not be in law enforcement imo.
Cat, re;
“HOW LUCKY COULD THIS MURDERER HAVE BEEN??”
That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking and why I am starting to believe we are dealing with someone with above average intelligence and possibly someone who has done this before.
Apologies in advance: completely OT:
Am very sad tonight. One of my four friends who has been battling cancer lost his fight today. Twenty-five years ago my old boyfriend and I introduced this wonderful man to the woman who would later become his wife.
We had many years of great memories. I treasure every one.
His parting wish to his loved ones was this: “Grow in wisdom, and learn to love another better”.
I hope to honor his memory.
And I grow weary of burying friends.
My condolences my friend.
B
I am sorry, but the law is not based on any individual’s private interpretation of what is considered to be moral behavior or moral dress. The law is based on CONSENT. End of story. Morgan did not CONSENT to be abducted, stolen from her family and her life. It absolutely infuriates me that anyone would imply otherwise. Things like this don’t happen because some poor defenseless young man can’t be expected to control himself upon sight of someone with blonde hair wearing a mini skirt. Things like this are acts of violence and control and all sorts of psychological issues I know nothing about. I seriously doubt crimes against women in Afghanistan decreased when women were ordered to wear burquas. I feel like I have slipped into a parallel universe circa 1952 sometimes.
Observer, I am very sorry for the loss of your good friend…I’ll be thinking of you as you get through the next few days.
I have been doing various web searches hunting for this comment about Morgan’s attire, and while I’m not saying LE didn’t say it, I can’t find it there. There was one comment that I recall from very early on that at least some interpreted that way, however it wasn’t explicitly stated.
Where a web search turned it up over and over (the provocatively dressed phrase) was in the comments to many articles AND in a number of editorials and articles from the self-stated far right. Right with their indications that women aren’t well suited for sports, and that they should always have chaperones in “minority-populated” areas. Sometimes I hate the internet. Sigh.
Observer, I am so sorry to hear of your friend’s death. You will be in my thoughts tonight.He and his wife, will be in my prayers- And so will your friends last words live on, because you shared them with us:
“Grow in wisdom, and learn to love another better”. How very profound Thank you
http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/88307712.html?storySection=comments
I noticed this comment from last week:
“Posted by: Julia Location: Fishersville, VA on Mar 18, 2010 at 11:07 AM
I was at the same concert & I needed a phone(4 an emergency) there are NO payphones inside, & no one would help me. I feel sorry for the Harrington family & JPJ really needs to step up & protect & be more helpful to others attending the events.”
and it brought back to mind the request for anyone to come forward who had been asked by Morgan if she could borrow their phone.
Observer, you are not OT…it is, after all, the loss we all struggle with…Gil, Dan and Alex, you for your friend…if we live long enough, we all of us struggle with loss at one time or another. But it is truly amazing what some, like Morgan, like your friend, leave behind as a gift for us to cherish even in the tragedy of their leaving….condolences friend….I know you will cherish the memories, always.
Observer: I am so sorry about your friend. My heart aches for your loss. He sounds like he learned a lot during his too-short time here, and I know he treasured knowing you since we all do and we’ve not actually met. Peace to you during this sorrow and know we are with you. ~ JJ
The same people who are spewing such nonsense like Morgan was
“dressed provocatively” are the same clowns who are blaming heavy metal music. Such nonsense is irrelevant, and is of no consequence to this case.
Really Off-Topic Everyone
FairyGodMother: I’m sorry. Momma told me. She is here. Ive got to go to bed now. But lots of hugs. my gramma died in sept and grandpa in decembr. it feels bad. fishes daughter xoxoxo
Blink: I hope you don’t mind that I let her talk. She wanted to say it herself to O. I won’t let her do it again. But I keep an open line of communication with her. It helps her deal with me taking her to meet everyone at Laura Search, that weekend. She was born an old soul, I just made her a little bit older that weekend.
Sweet dreams guppygal
B
Observer:
I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend. Friends are few and very hard to come by. Condolences and prayers. Your BOC buds will be thinking of you.
My husband and I just got word of a friend of his that has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He is a young 50 and thought he threw his back out, went to the Dr. He was told to get his things in order. Not much time to say goodbye.
I hate goodbyes……I actually am not very good at it.
Regarding speculations on which girl might be Morgan in the posted videos…
If Morgan was actually recorded on any of these videos my belief is that we would *not* see her with any of her friends. Rather she would be alone (thrashing or not thrashing).
If she appears with one of her friends then LE would have been able to confirm (or refute) her identity in the video by asking the friend, “Is this you…were you standing in this place with Morgan?…were you this close to the stage…etc.”
If it’s true that LE has no verifiable recordings of Morgan inside the arena AND if we think we’re “spotting” her in any of these videos it would have to be one of the long, blond haired girls who appears to be alone. Otherwise she would be *verifiable* by whoever she’s with.
I agree, and remember, she was in the arena only a short time.
B
Observer— I wish you peace as you mourn the loss of your friend today. He sounds like he was an incredible man.
30.Kathy says:
March 23, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Blink here is the video of the blond in front thrashing at the 3:05 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YliWr2e5ufE&feature=related
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Please someone take a look at this video again ….at about the 3:06-09 spot you see a guys head to the left, foreground of the screen and up just past his head you see a blond standing whose long blond hair is easy to see but not her body…she has a kinda thin guy, short hair, with a dark long sleeve shirt standing to her left and if you run it back a few seconds then play it forward, you see a guy with a white tshirt speak to the guy in the dark shirt briefly then walk off (kinda towards the camera). It appears then that the dark-shirt guy looks over at the blond. Has this blond already been identified as Dee or someone else?
There are too many clues available to law enforcement for this case not to have been solved several times over by now. Law enforcement is not acting on the massive amount of information they have and they are not releasing it to the public either. Something else seems to be going on.
What would be the behavior of law enforcement departments in this case if one of them had earlier busted a drug dealer and then turned him into an informant, and the informant is the one who later went off the deep end and murdered Morgan? What would law enforcement do then? What liability would they have for not prosecuting the drug dealer/informant in the first place? Don’t know if that is the case or not, but law enforcement has about played out the Barney Fife string.
I’d just like to say thanks to everyone for trying to find the Morgan video. No one could be 100% sure if it’s her… but it kind of gives you a certain eerie feeling that it is. Like someone stated earlier, you think to yourself “at that moment she’s alive- if only someone could stop her, or warn her.” Somewhere in your mind, you think if you watch it enough times, maybe there will be a different ending.
To Observer- I’m very, very sorry about the loss of your friend. When I was 12, my best friend had juvenille leukemia. I watched him struggle for over a year- vomiting from chemo, dreading his bone-marrow tests, yet still on good days just being a kid and loving life. He went into remission and was doing great, then very suddenly became ill and died. It was rough to watch, especially at that age. Two years ago, ironically, my mother died of leukemia. So I know how tough it can be. I learned to have a better appreciation of life at a very early age. Hang in there. You seem to be a very kind, generous person- and he was lucky to have a friend like you.
So Sorry about your Mum.
B
Ok, kids in bed. I have to ask does anyone remember who said “hook your computer up to a large screen tv” and run the above videos or photos. I would like to give them credit. Acho, justiceforMorgan, J2K??? Maybe Just Desserts?
When one does that you can clearly see that is Morgan. I posted sometime ago what I thought. I will now go and search for that post.
Dan C, Amy M, Morgan Harrington, and I believe Sarah Snead. In that order right to left, on the floor, during LOG. Start by Dan, he has the baseball cap on then go over to Amy, she is shorter, then to Morgan, who is a good deal taller. Sarah is hard to see. If you believe, as I do, this is them, then we can rule out the head-banging blonde to the right of Dee and her group. Plus I think this blonde, eventually moved over behind Dee and she is in the white skirt with black strips. At one time, thought to be Morgan also. We can also rule out the blonde in front of, who I called, Mr. Fistpumper. The guy in the red shirt sleeves.
Mom3.0: You up to comparing who is seen during LOG and when Metallica is on stage? Who never came back to their spots. I have started and have many links in my favs but as I am on hubby’s laptop and did not save…I have to restart. But I think I can remember a good deal. Metallica is a lot easy to listen too, btw!
As, I run SpectraPro on my computer since this whole thing happened. I’m worried about the kids and friends. But please don’t laugh at me…I really have only been monitoring myself!! Blink knows this because I have confessed my riduculous self to her concerning my self imposed monitoring device on myself!!! lol
But SpectraPro is in black and white, and believe it or not, you can make them all out clear as a bell. Especially, since hooked up to large TV. I don’t know why it would make a difference, though. Maybe it is just me. As by this time, I was watching LOG in B & W, without audio.
There is a point that Morgan turns her head and I think I even said it in my past post, it just reminded me of a photo of her. Not that the post matters, it’s just we all looked so hard to see her. For proof-positive she was there. It always was in the back of my head…did she make it there?
Also, do we have some blantant lies going on concerning who saw who and when and where? Like I said, people come out of the woodwork to be the dead girl’s best friend. Posted that too, sometime ago. I am not being insensitive just know that it happens. ALOT!
Talk about having to weed through that mess! LE does have a tough job but we gotta have faith in them and the system. I know that it is hard but they need our support too.
Blink: Do you personally, believe that VSP are still “optimistic” that this will be solved? Their word not mine.
Please someone do this and tell me what you see-
Yes, I believe VSP is optimistic. I am feeling very strongly that for whatever reasons, they are lacking a primary crime scene, thus the problem.
B
Why can’t the primary crime scene be a vehicle? I explained that a good deal of damage was done to my sister inside one. She survives that time. No vehicles were impounded as far as we know. Maybe it is sitting in a backyard covered? Hence, if a family member or anyone noticed someone in “stress” or “behaving diffently” or “where’s your car, dude?”. Were any sold recently. Maybe we should start checking whatever site one looks at to search vehicles sold. I’m game. But what do I know.
Maybe a blacklight bought at your local petstore and really long extension cords and I’ll go out to AF myself and search for a primary. Maybe it is or was closeby. Or could it be that the primary crime scene burned to the ground! I do not mean to sound flip, btw.
But, B, you make me feel better knowing that they VSP, are still optimistic.
Hello, all. I’ve been reading here a lot but this is my first post. I’ve been thinking that it seems very likely to me that Morgan was “bounced” out of the concert. That would explain the lack of video and the fact that the police are focused on what happened after she left the arena…i.e. they already know she was forced to leave, but this is being withheld b/c of issues with the arena folks.
I wonder if Morgan tried to get down on the floor and then was booted out? Or maybe it was b/c she was buying alcohol illegally?
This would also explain why she was so angry outside the arena. In fact, I think this would even explain her risky behavior that night…she would have been extremely angry having been kicked out of a concert she had so wanted to see. I can see her being more hot-headed than usual (I certainly have felt this way), resulting in her either taking a ride/hitchhiking/or just talking to folks she normally might have avoided.
I also wonder if maybe she originally thought she had her keys with her when she left the arena…maybe that is why she walked away from the concert site.
After that, it’s a matter of opportunity.
Welcome Rose
B
As I am having a time of it with the videos, I’ll ask a question.
Could Morgan being in the arena for a short time, then ending up outside, be coinciding with someone coming late to the arena? He returns showing up even later during Metallica, missing opening acts altogether? Maybe BG#1 starts the act and then calls BG#2, to help finish and clean up. VSP is asking if anyone notices a change but they didn’t say a specific time, did they? Maybe a friend notices a change that night.
This is just a thought that keeps playing over and over. Also, if either one (BGs)holds down a job, could it be one where they would have access to the inside of a home and if so, would the company be held accountable if something happened to any of the occupants?
Remember I’m a fish not a lawyer!
Nice to meet you Rose…I’m fish! Looks like it could be me, you, and somebody called “Blink”.
(tap*tap*tap) on your computer screen to meet the rest of us.
skyler: hate to bother your son but could you ask if this is LOG setlist that night? I know I’m asking again.
1.In Your Words
2.Set to Fail
3.Walk With Me In Hell
4.Now You’ve Got Something To Die For
5.Ruin Play
6.Dead Seeds
7.Laid to Rest
8.Redneck
9.Black Label
Thanks. Just thinking it gives a good time frame of movements within the arena. Maybe there is some sort of descrepancy, of some sorts, with phone calls, texts, and whatnot. I know that LE may know but we don’t. (concerning phone records, that is) Thanks again and I hope he is doing well.
Yes, I believe VSP is optimistic. I am feeling very strongly that for whatever reasons, they are lacking a primary crime scene, thus the problem.
B
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I strongly agree with this, and have felt for some time that the lack of a primary crime scene is the problem. The primary crime scene would “tie” the act of murder to the perp(s) in all likelihood. Without it, especially if the perp has admitted to picking her up, it will be more difficult to prove he murdered her.
Changed load of laundry and came back to thinking about this:
“13.George says:
March 23, 2010 at 8:34 pm
I think we are at the point of this investigation where we need to ask a question: “Who benefits if the case is not solved?”.”
“Well, I can’t argue with that logic.B”
Early on, were they, UVA, UVAPD & JPJA, worried that their million-dollar surveliance system was not operational? Hence, the silence? I can tell you that, once again, from my experienced point of view. Things go wrong, it is when one tries to cover it up that chaps my… Let’s just say we knew of a document, a report, if you will and statements were made. Observations and the what-will-happen. A Greedy/BadGuy hid this sheet of paper. Too bad for him, it was done in triplicate!
The truth always comes out. It just may take some time.
And, really would we have cared, well, yes but I cared more about accurate information early on, getting out to us all.
Could it be that the system was not working as they thought it would and have they corrected this problem. My thoughts as a mother, go to all those kids that attend the “Sesame Street, Live” shows and the like. What if a BG grabs one of them. (God forbid). Would they not be on a camera, video, or screenshot of some sorts?
I can’t remember if you said that they have upgraded or fixed it? Did JPJA release something to this effect? I think they did but I’m not sure.
Blink, can any more be said about your opinion that Morgan was wrapped in some sort of dark “tarp”? I ask because if this is true, it would lend me to believe that she was moved at least a fair distance. Inotherwords, the primary crime scene was at a different location than the direct vicinity of Anchorage Farm. If she was wrapped, it would be an attempt to conceal the body during transport and/or keep stains off an interior. Probably a trunk or bed of a truck.
If true, this is potentially an explosive piece of evidence. A photo should be released of it. What better to rattle someone’s cage than to see THEIR “tarp” on the front page of every newspaper in Virginia. Maybe someone recognizes it- maybe it hits too close to home for somebody. Maybe it becomes “real”. This is a perfect example of why I feel LE is just being too tight-lipped. It seems like these individuals, and whoever is covering for them, are being allowed to “hide” from public scrutiny.
J2K, I hear ya, fists pounding. I want some answers on the 4 BIB. Even a composite sketch… anything. So much time is being wasted. Witnesses memories are drying up. The accountant saw this group twice… VSP can’t give more than 4 males dressed in black? Were they uniforms/matching polos? One guy in jeans and black T-shirt, one in black cargo pants and a black hoodie? One had glasses? Beards? Goatees? Bald? Short hair/long hair? Hats? WHAT? Give potential witnesses more than 4 guys in black. 50% of the crowd had something black on. It’s a staple of metal. Even Morgan was dressed in black…c’mon!
Observer, I want to say how sorry I am for the loss of your great friend. And also TA, sorry for your losses as well. That is the same cancer(leukemia) my sister has been diagnosed with. Ugh..
I do recall seeing that, but my question is, why would they be searching this person at all if they did not have a ticket? There would be no need.
B
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My response to this would be that perhaps the security guard was considering letting her back in without her ticket. She was a pretty young girl, and possibly explained what had happened. Maybe he said “alright, well…let me see your bag”. Upon searching, caught her sneaking in contraband(the flask), and then turned her away- confiscating the alcohol. This would have really pissed her off, and perhaps could explain some of her perceived bizarre behavior (kickee).
I’ll take a look and will report back
My computer is already hooked up to my television ~ I use my television screen as my computer monitor. My computer is a Sony VAIO and my television is a 42″ Sony XBR LCD ~ I just love throwing all that technological verbiage around being a girl and all 
lee, the blonde at 3:06-3:09 has bare legs and short boots. You can just see that next to the guy’s pant leg.
I’ve pasted a listing below of the videos I’ve viewed on a 42″ screen. If there are more, or if I am looking at the wrong ones, can someone please let me know?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YliWr2e5ufE&feature=related from Kathy.
Kathy, are you referring to the person closer to the stage than Dee (the other long-haired blonde who is HB’ing up a storm? If yes, I believe that person’s hair is darker than Morgan’s hair. Can anyone else provide an opinion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKq75zazjSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPSTJkmCtBM&feature=related from Mom3.0.
Mom, can you please provide the minute, second where PMH can be seen best? Are you referring to the stairs at the bottom of the screen to the left side of the screen?
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64320471&searchid=5f78872c-443d-45f2-828e-c8ff4261fef8l from ConcernedBystander.
Concerned, I tried to view this video and it wouldn’t play for me. Am I doing something wrong?
I saved ConcernedBystander’s photo (link shown below) and enlarged it in ArcSoft PhotoStudio and all I can see is hair.
One thing I did notice, when I enlarged the photo to approximately three times the original size (to a point where the pixels making up the picture came into view), was that there is absolutely, without a doubt, a solid black pixel in the middle of the hair.
Does anyone know where that photo originated? The reason I ask is that one reason for the black pixel in the middle of the blonde hair would be that the photo was edited to place the blonde hair/head/black shirt into the photo. If the background area was originally black in that exact location and the person editing the hair into the photo missed one pixel, that one pixel would remain black.
Another reason for the black pixel in the middle of the blonde hair would be that the photo was edited and the person who was editing the photo accidently dropped a black pixel on the hair while they were cloning the black shirt into the photo.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/4457329757_1e91324ebb_o.jpg
You can also see the black pixel in Windows (don’t know how Mac users do this) by clicking on the photo link and then clicking on “Page” at the top right of your screen, selecting “zoom” and then selecting “400%”. My screen is 42″ but, even if you have a smaller screen, you should be able to see it by doing this. If not, you can see it by saving the photo and then enlarging it several times its’ original size.
Or, the black pixel could actually not be a pixel at all ~ it could be a pen or pencil mark on an original photograph
Blink says:
It is my belief that the CCTV is one of “we have a $14M facility that seats 15K people at a time that has state of the art video and broadcasting equipment and we purchased our CCTV equipment at the scratch and dent sale of the going out of business aisle at Circuit City.”
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Don’t you mean $131 million, Blink?
Maybe they put all of their money into the treadmill cams so the athletes can film their legs while they are running. (I kid you not)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110901925_2.html
I only point out the $131,000,000 to further state the ludicrousness of *not* having a security system that could adequately capture Morgan’s image. Does that mean that all of her friends’ images were indiscernible as well? What discernible images were captured that night? True, the opportunity to get footage of her wasn’t great, but she did spend time in what one would assume to be some pretty high profile areas of that arena. Anywhere near an entrance or a ticket booth would certainly have surveillance. Doesn’t JPJ protect their employees? Good grief, I can point people out in that arena from videos shot on an iphone. Did they get post 9/11 government funding for this security system? If they did, wouldn’t it have to meet some pretty rigid standards?
Don’t even get me started.
Are these all just lights and speakers?
http://www.kevuva.com/jpj/jpj37.asp
Is there a story here or is this just the big pink elephant in the room nobody wants to talk about? I know Dr. Harrington is wondering.
For anyone interested, here is what I believe to be the view from Morgan’s seats.
https://www.seats3d.com/ncaa/university_virginia/sec_312_1.html?price_plan_selected=&
Which puts her in the upper section that straightens out just after the angled seats:
http://www.thesabre.com/basketball/arena/images/060630/009.html
You can get a better idea by using this link first, mousing over section 312 row A: https://www.seats3d.com/ncaa/university_virginia/
And here’s a photo tour for anyone interested in getting a better visual of the arena’s layout: http://www.thesabre.com/basketball/arena/images/060630/index.html
Just interesting stuff if you haven’t ever been here.
I don’t know where Morgan entered or exited, but I know that when I’m at an arena, I never go out the same way I come in. Judging by these pictures, it looks like there are multiple places to exit on multiple levels?? Is it feasible to have a security person at every single entry and exit point warning patrons of the no re-entry policy? Is this policy posted at every single exit point? Skyler? Observer? Localville? It wasn’t printed on the front of the Metallica tickets, I know that. I’m wondering if: 1) she left without knowing about the no re-entry policy 2)she wasn’t verbally/visually warned of the policy and 3) she figured that she could use her ticket stub to get back in. I personally don’t know the re-entry policy of ANY establishment I frequent. Is it reasonable to assume that Morgan knew JPJ’s policy. If this policy isn’t clearly stated or if someone failed to communicate it to Morgan but went on to enforce a certain to make a smart person stupid zero tolerance policy on the bleeding, distraught and stranded young woman, JPJ could be in deep trouble. This and the possibility that 1)she was served alcohol illegally (my suggestion only) or 2) she was walking around with alcohol without having a wristband on 3) her drink may have been altered with a drug that she didn’t take willingly, (remember the eyewitness who saw her fall face first and get up without spilling her drink? Fountain drinks usually have a lid and a straw while a beer cup would be wide open) and the fact that there isn’t any video footage of anything having to do with Morgan I have to wonder what is going on. I just don’t get it, I guess, and my only option is to speculate and come up with wild conspiracy theories. Surely something was captured at the ticket booths when she tried to re-enter. Were any other patrons captured on video re-entering? I have read that this has happened at JPJ.
I’m not trying to start a debate regarding the re-entry policy. I understand the need for it. I don’t even really know what my point is right now. I really want to highlight this whole post and delete it, but the elephant in the room won’t let me.
Nope, valid questions- I agree.
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Re: announcement that surveillance system
wasn’t working.
It’s a good way to catch the liars.
o/t but cool video interview with Christine Sheddy’s mom
http://www.wboc.com/global/Category.asp?c=174346&clipId=4643818&topVideoCatNo=109353&autoStart=true
Suz-
thank you for posting that, would you mind putting it in Christine’s thread?
I am so proud of Lynn, Steve and Clair.
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