Beauty and The Beast: The Predictable Murder of Yeardley Love By George Huguely
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Charlottesville, VA- At approximately 9 PM the evening of May 2nd, George Huguely, V left a golf outing he drank at all day, visibly intoxicated according to fellow attendees. It was the beginning of the end of a rancorous binge drinking track record for the prodigal son of George and Marta (Sanson Murphy) Huguely.
It was the gruesome end for star athlete Yeardley Reynolds Love.
Yeardley said ITS OVER to the heir of Huguely’s family’s century old lumber business and spent the last weeks of her life in fear George would make good on his threats.
Sources inside the circle of Love and her family have stated that the most recent threats and public observation of the couple occurred at Huguely’s former frat, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Following this incident, Yeardley left campus and stayed at her Cockeysville home where her Mother, Sharon Donnelly Love, begged her to file a police report.
Yeardley refused as she did not want it to interrupt the last weeks of both teams winning seasons. She believed because the last scene was so public Huguely would have no choice but to back off for fear of compromising his status on the UVA mens team.
For anyone unsure about the locker room brethren, as reported by NY Daily News:
A former Virginia student who was friends with both Love and Huguely described a disturbing incident in which Huguely recently reportedly attacked Love, then had no recollection of it the next day, which precipitated their final breakup. “He was really messed up and punched a window of a car on the way over to her apartment that night,” the friend said, speaking on the condition of anonymity out of consideration for Love’s family. The friend said Huguely had been seen breaking bottles at another party before Love’s death and had told people he was going to her apartment to get Love back.
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While Huguely is not listed as an active brother on DKE roster, this Falls newsletter touts an impressive Rush week which rounds out the Dekes with 14 Varsity Athletes; 12 of them from the men’s Lacrosse team. The DKE roster has not been updated to reflect active brothers since 2008 and an email request to alumni affairs director Ian Graham has not been returned. The DKE facebook account has been deleted.
By all accounts, in retrospect, Yeardley’s murder was a predictable incident. Preventable.
Not inasmuch as it could have been foreseen per se, but Generation George was a time bomb.
Incidents abound from his days in Palm Beach where he jumped ship after an argument with Generation G4 whereby he swam to shore as well as his arrest for drunken swearing and THREATENING TO KILL A COP WITH A SIDE OF RACIAL SLUR in November 2008.
There are 8 UVA Men’s Lacrosse members that have had alcohol related arrests in the last two years.
Nationally ranked 2008 Team Captain Will Barrow stunned the entire lacrosse community when he committed suicide two weeks after Huguely’s Rockbridge County arrest.
Ryan Nizolek, #24, was arrested in High School for smuggling steroids into the US from Mexico on a family vacation and brought them to school in a Rolaids bottle.
As the news broke of Yeardley’s murder I have been inundated with emails and texts from several UVA students and their family members that have been admonished not to speak publicly, not to accept new facebook friends and not to answer any questions from the media on or off campus.
The paradox of telling the grieving and concerned matriculation to effectively zip it, after doing just that may have cost Yeardley Love her life, is absurd.
A witness who observed the last physical confrontation between Love and Huguely email excerpt to blinkoncrime.com provided on the condition of anonymity:
…”You have to understand.. He is a big dude with a bigger personality. If anyone has ever told him no, I am not aware of it. It was obvious she did not want him near her. She told him that, and it took 3 of us to hold him back. She was a little thing and she put on a good face, but I walked away feeling like that was not over. I said to lax(xx) that asshole is going to get himself killed or kill somebody. He was nicer on the turf for f*cks sake, I didn’t get it…..”
We are all obsessed about our last year in the game. Everyone parties like rock stars because half of us have more money than rock stars. Well, our parents do.
That is bullshit about him not being a Deke, btw. He beat up a fellow brother in his sleep drunk off his ass one night because he was sleeping on the couch he wanted to sit on, or go to bed on or whatever- He was booted and his friends wanted to stay. That pissed him off royally. His Dad partied with us once in a while. I remember wishing he was my Dad, and then I saw those two go at it. I would still have been cool with a Dad that is that loaded, but not if it meant Huge was my bro.
It wasn’t so much that he was raging all the time. It was weird. It was more like he was 2 diff people. You know what I mean? Like a mood swing on crack. DON’T publish I said he was on crack. Roids for sure and there was mention of an 8 the day of the murder. It was almost like he felt like he was insulted when he was around better players than him. He loved the sport but he had no respect for anyone if they were better in the X.
Do I think anyone intervening could have stopped a murder? I am not sure if that is a fair question or a set up.
My Mom asked me the same thing. I told her I did not get it. There is tons of Hoo Pumpers everywhere, especially this season. I never saw him without some chick, so I don’t get that part. He was a big clamper I heard though, if he didn’t have something cookin. It was not like he could not **** anyone he wanted. He was always like .. Give and Go Bro, everytime I saw him and I had a date. Tell me if you don’t know the lingo but I think you might. I heard ya got skills.
Lol, I am aware that only happens in college before you say something lecture-like.
I really wish I knew that nobody knew what was going on with him. We woulda pulled that scared straight shit on him. Like his version, shop at target instead of Abercrombie for the rest of his life no beach houses. That mighta been harsh of me to say before now. We just hate what he did to his girl, and our last year. I worked my ass off, we all did, and it should have been our thing to remember. Instead, it is fu***** lockdown.
I have reviewed UVA Athletic Director Craig Littlepage quotes on the matter.
Frankly, as an editorial, that verbiage would not have flown from any coach I have ever had, or respected, regardless of the sport.
“They never told me, nothing was reported to me” is the equivalent of ignorance of the law, which is no defense.
How do 8 arrests and a suicide, among other “not so documentable” infractions NOT constitute a red flag, or an intervention?
Safety does not come with a price tag. It comes from accountability and awareness. Huguely posted bond following his arrest on November 15, 2008.
Somebody had to know he was incarcerated. He had a public defender in that case so the question is– Who posted it and how was the fact he was off campus for a few days prior to the Thanksgiving break missed by his coaches?
At the time of this writing, the Virginia Commonwealth has issued an order sealing the search warrants in this case retroactively.
While the justification of that request by Charlottesville Police has not been released, it is an unusual move in a case that has not even seen its first bond hearing or an indictment.
Could it mean that Huguely is connected to the murder of Morgan Harrington?
Virginia State Police, who maintains jurisdiction in the Harrington case is emphatic it is not.
..”It was a Lacrosse player who discovered the purse. However, there is no evidence to indicate any connection between Morgan or the Love homicide. .. There is no connection between these two homicides, so I am not going to even entertain the additional questions. We are not identifying the individual who found the purse…” Corrine Geller, PR Manager VSP to blinkoncrime.com
Morgan’s purse was located by an unidentified male lacrosse player on the way to boarding the bus to an exhibition match in Annapolis, MD.
We have a player accused of first degree murder that by his own statements has had violent encounters with others he has not remembered.
We have players with land connections to the area of North Garden as well an individual who has personally preformed site survey work on Blandemar and Anchorage Farm.
Have all the Lacrosse players been questioned about the circumstances of finding the posession of a missing and murdered woman who was last seen on the UVA campus?
The cases may be may be unrelated.
The Harrington’s buried their daughter Morgan.
The Love family is burying their daughter Yeardley.
Isn’t it time for a little disclosure as to whether or not these lingering questions have been asked and answered?
Yeardley Love, will receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a minor in Spanish posthumously with her class from the University of Virginia.
Love’s family and friends begin receiving those wishing to pay their respects today where she will also be laid to rest tomorrow, in Maryland.
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Unbelievable. I just don’t know what else to say. Something keeps nagging at me, don’t know if I am right or wrong, that this connects to Morgan’s case. Can’t explain it – gut feeling.
Blink, sad does not begin to express this tragedy. Thank you for bringing it to light — hopefully it will help other young people realize that a “code” of honor necessitates honor.
I must very so out of the loop. I didn’t understand half the lingo that was written.
Take care of yourself.
Brilliant, and fact filled article Blink. I wish to thank your unnamed source for having the courage to speak up, even when others won’t. I can certainly understand this person’s unwillingness to speak on record. I find it appalling that there were so many sweeps under the rug of inappropriate behavior, drinking and possible steroid use. Ignorance or feigned ignorance is NOT bliss.
I also wish to thank you Blink, for asking the questions so many of us are wondering about, regarding the coincidences and possible connections of Morgan’s case and Yeardley’s case.
“We have players with land connections to the area of North Garden as well an individual who has personally preformed site survey work on Blandemar and Anchorage Farm.” This statement and the purse find, among other issues, has me dumbfounded as to the parallels regarding these cases.
Ty, I just want the questions asked. I want to know if they were, how could we not?
B
Wow. Now I am really upset that UVA’s athletic director is allowing this team to play in the post season. A message needs to be sent that it is NOT ok to protect a teammate you know is a threat to others’ safety.
Again Blink, I AM SHOCKED. No accountability for such poor actions. This is a great story that will not go unnoticed. Thanks for your research. Keep on it, you may still help solve Morgan’s murder. You are awesome. I am not a big Jane Velez Mitchel fan but I think she’s got it right about the “war on women”.
Ty friend. I just got an email from a friend who is in the alumni office of a Big 10 school.
It read ( jest):
We just got your pic on the wire and age progression shots of the kids as potential freshman with a cap underneath.. “Lock the gate”.
Lol.
I dont know how far off that is at this point. I am scared to death of that prospect right now.
B
Terrific post Blink. The coincidences between the two cases can’t be dismissed just based upon ‘trust us’ there is no linkage. Anybody would have to question the commonalities especially since information on Morgan’s case has been either misleading or non-existent. One thing I’d like to say – and maybe you have different information – but all of the reports I’ve read about the Florida incident with Huguely is that he was picked up by another boater and didn’t actually swim to shore. ABC news has a different spin on this story this morning that says it was called in as domestic abuse by Huguely’s father and Huguely jumped off the yacht as the patrol boat got near and that was when he attempted to swim to shore. Huguely, his father and a cousin were questioned separately and they all came up decided to play it down and say it was only a heated screaming match and no violence occurred. Things that make you go hmmmm…. I also read that Huguely was drinking with dear old Dad in the hours leading up to Yeardley’s murder. Double hmmm….
I HOPE many people are haunted by this tragedy for years to come because some deep thinking will do many of them a lot of good. I am struck by the immaturity of (paraphrasing here) “he ruined our senior year” and “his dad was cool b/c he drank with us” contrasted with the courage and spontaneous decency necessary to both pull GH off Yeardley and to be able to see that “this isn’t over.” I don’t mean to condemn the contributor. It is just striking to me. It reminds me that no matter how f***ed up an environment is and no matter how immersed we get in it, we all have those little red flags in us that tell us something is off kilter. GH was obviously off kilter.
And yes, money and privelege and status and denial and some conscious assumptions of risk (by the school (likely to keep GH’s parents’ financial connection or social acceptance or due to fear) and so much more contributed to this outcome. And just like in Morgan’s case, any one of the factors (all these elements of the perfect storm) might have been less likely to culminate in Yeardley’s death had someone refused to tolerate. No guarantee how many factors would have had to be diffused before changing the outcome, but it is clear that they all had to come together to arrive here.
Great information, Blink. Thank you for, as usual, asking the hard questions.
The comment you made about site survey work on Blandemar and Anchorage is very concerning. During the last few days I have researched the various engineering firms and survey co’s in the Albemare area (some of which have ties to other cities.) The amounts and types of sophisticated GPS equipment these employees have is incredible, not to mention the intimate knowledge of land being re-parceled, sold, etc. Most of the companies also have access to aircraft for aerial viewing as well. Interesting.
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I do notice that the UVA athletic department has its very own website. I am curious as to why this is. In some of the photos on the ahtletic dept’s site, it appears that drinking is allowed and maybe even encouraged. This may be circumstantial, but I don’t know too many people who drink water out of wine glasses.
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Pandora’s Box is open.
Clipped from above article:
“Isn’t it time for a little disclosure as to whether or not these lingering questions have been asked and answered?”
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Bravo, Blink… For having the courage to pose this question. It is long overdue.
From whatever side of the tracks you’re on, anyone would have to admit that there are enough reasons for some serious questions to be asked.
IMHO, UVA should NOT be singled out here. Something like this could have happened on any campus in the country, and probably has. People would respect accountablility. Not legal, but MORAL. Not just in Virginia, but all over the country. I say this because of all the honest, hard-working people that work, live, and study in that respected University community. They have been hurt too. I can hear it in our friend Observer’s words. NOBODY would want this to happen at their alma mater, or any school for that matter.
I am saying this in an attempt to say to the UVA community, that we stand with you… not against you. Like I said last night, I just want Morgan’s killer brought to justice… no matter where they hail from.
Questions need to be asked… not to blame- but to RESOLVE.
Here are some of the thoughts that are keeping me up at night as of late:
Gellar says the purse was turned in by a male lacrosse player- putting GH’s team at JPJ and excusing possible touch evidence or DNA.
GH BLACKS OUT he is extremely violent and out of control when drinking- A person with these tendencies could actually have committed Morgan’s murder and not remember it.
VSP is stating emphatically that these two cases are not related- barring a unquestionable alibi or unknown DNA evidence, I do not understand how so early on, they can state this as fact.
I am hoping against hope that VSP is following up on all avenues and has not blindly closed themselves off from potential clues.
I will have to believe that they have DNA evidence regarding Morgan’s case that we are not privy to, that exonerates ANY tie in to GH.
Also a note to all:
#39 above is a local. He graduated from Monticello High School.
If VSP/CPP/UVA knows drugs were part of this scene (no comment on GH’s drug tests, right?), they need to get answers out of these guys PRONTO. Who was the link to a local dealer, and who was that dealer?
Save yourselves, boys. Now’s your chance. As stated above, GH has wrecked this season and is wrecking lax for everyone. You owe him NOTHING. Do this for Yeardley and for lax.
Blink GREAT article -
Could it be that VSP is so stern about the cases not being connected because they have a strong indication who murdered Morgan? Stating that the cases aren’t connected, especially this early on, could only mean the association has been fully vetted (which is unlikely), or VSP has a specific point of direction. WHY they feel the cases aren’t connected is what is significant I think.
Until the day comes that universities do not have to rely on contributions from wealthy alumni, I have to wonder if this will ever change. I went to Penn State in the 70′s, and there was a rape at one of the frat houses…completely covered up, the only people who knew about it (pre-internet) were those of us on campus. The perp was a member of the famous PSU football team, and believe you me, these guys got special treatment. Here we are, more than 30 years later, and things apparently have not progressed at all. How in the name of God are these drunken, abusive a-holes allowed to compete on collegiate teams…hell, why are they even ATTENDING the schools after what they’ve done? It’s time University officials wake up….kids like George are bad news, and until those in power make a stand against this kind of behavior, things will remain status quo.
It’s time to make a stand..we need to let universities know that until they make a safe environment for EVERYONE, we won’t be sending our kids to places that coddle these misbehaving athletes.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Love family, and as always, Gil, Dan and Alex in my daily thoughts and prayers, and justice for all victims of violence.
Thought I head/read somewhere that LE said that they are “cautiously optimistic” about Morgans case just in the last couple of days. Not that the statement says much but rather the timing (???)
Blink I failed to say GREAT INFO and kudos to your anonymous e-mailer. Thank you.
Saramom, have you ID’ed the fimr that did site planning for Blandemar? Who did the feasibility studies?
I also think it’s fair to ask that Mr Bass—IF he was doing any such studies on AF to look at possible development—provide names of individuals performing such work to VSP.
Blink,
Thank you for posting this piece. Sadly I think we can all remember someone from college whose behavior was similar to GH. The excessive drinking, the blacking out, the attitude. We may have even commented that the friend would kill or be killed by the irresponsible behavior. Most chose to just disconnect, disassociate with the problem person, which sounds like Yeardley was trying to do. The important part to this story is that she chose NOT to do anything about it. I can only imagine that she didn’t want to have the whole LAX team mad at her if her reporting GH would affect their winning season. She didn’t want to rock the boat, she hoped things would calm down. She didn’t listen to her Gift of Fear within her and around her. This saddens me to tears. She was too nice.
Just last night a friend and her daughter were over and her 12 year old daughter was saying that another child from her school (private school here in the great Alb Co) has been harrassing her, physically assulting her (kicking, scratching) and I felt enraged when her mom was telling her to try to “ignore” the mean girl. I hated disagreeing with her mother, but with all due respect, I very strongly told her that she needed to talk to the teacher, the principal, another teacher, anyone who would listen. At 12 this beautiful girl is having to learn to “be nice”….BS!!! We need to be angry and intollerant of this sort of behavior. Being nice and trying to keep the peace doesn’t always work.
Every time another story like Gini’s, Morgan’s and now Yeardley’s comes out, a little more of me breaks. Its not the random car accident that disturbs me, nor the thought of death itself. But the cruel, inhumane, disturbingly personal way these girls lost their life is unacceptable and should be screamed by all of humanity.
Shame shame shame on anyone who considered GH a friend. Shame for anyone who tells a girl to “let it go”. Bullying, threats, violence should NEVER be tolerated at any age, at any time.
Blink, I thank you for fighting the good fight. You are an example of steadfast commitment to being the voice for these girls and a forum in which we can express our thoughts for the precious ladies. God Bless You and your team. I am not always in agreement, but always respectful of your leadership and determination to bring justice to those who can no longer fight their own battles.
Another tragic loss. My heart is broken yet again, this time for Yeardley’s family.
The posters here ( Morgans thread) are intimidating with the amount of knowledge and theories and dedication so I’m just going to ask this as the fulltime lurker that I am. Doesn’t something about these tee shirts, Yeardly’s & the Pantera seem very unusual? Has Morgan’s been tested for DNA? If I read correctly, GH had Y’s tee at his apt., it was from that incident, not one that had been left there from their dating days. Why would he take that? Some compulsion? What kind of odds that out of all pieces of clothing, Morgans tee shirt is found.
Am I being overly dramatic about this? ( I probably watch too much tv !)
I’ve been reading here since this latest murder at UVA. I came here because my first thought was that “Huge” may have had a fight with Yeardley back in the Fall and somehow come across Morgan on Oct17th. That in a rage he may have killed her. After reading both your MH site and these recent GH posts…I am more inclined to think there is a link.
BTW, I went to the urban dictionary for a def. if “clamper”. It is “a derogatory description for a woman’s vagins” as in the emailer meant that when GH was without a “chick” he was a clamper. In previous generations that meant a Wussy or exchange the “W” for a “P” if you get my drift.
It is actually a lax term, Katie.
I took it to mean a “blank” blocker.
B
“Morgan’s purse was located by an unidentified male lacrosse player on the way to boarding the bus to an exhibition match in Annapolis, MD.”
I’d sure like to see the roster of who played, who benched, and who didn’t show for the game Oct 18 – UVA vs. USA Blue.
This was a game played at the Naval Academy.
“A note for fans traveling: only cars with Department of Defense (DoD) stickers are allowed to drive onto the Naval Academy grounds. Fans are encouraged to either park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($5 charge to park) and take the free shuttle service over to the Naval Academy or park outside of the Academy gates and walk onto the grounds. All visitors are required to have a picture I.D. to gain access to the grounds.”
So I would hope/think there’s the possibility of a record of who was there, when (players and visitors).
My websearch has turned much anything up about the game- it was the last scrimmage, so no stats got recorded.
Just a thought.
source: http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=16280
I know who played and who was out, it is in the piece.
B
Also, I think the emailer (Frat bro) was referring to cocaine when he said, “for sure and there was mention of an 8 the day of the murder.” 8 as in eight ball or coke. Just a middle-aged guess, though.
If you believe that this email was written by a current UVA fourth year lacrosse player then you are sadly mistaken. The poor grammar, ghetto slang and contradictory references to family money/father envy are well beyond the realm of possibility. There are only 11 fourth years left on the team and none of them would jeopardize their post-season by submitting this to Blink.
This is really a shame since this site has been slightly informative for a few days. The again, even ESPN had a commenter on Monday night that knew she was threatened via text, strangled and that the cops had a confession from GH well before the warrants/affidavits were released.
I stand by my article, perhaps you could review how some of these gentlemen chat on the social sites. This was not a term paper.
B
Excellant Article Blink!! Thank you for writing about the things many of us are feeling and thank you for asking the questions that need to be ask.
Mom3 great post. You said what I feel.
I have a question, Since VSP has so sternly stated no connection between the cases can they then produce a POI in Morgan’s case? They have been saying for several months the case is progressing…to what? I am very leary now. I see many commonalities between the two cases. How can they be so sure so fast if they do not have a POI?
They surely have DNA for GH but maybe if there is a connection just maybe there is more than 1 persons DNA. Just a thought. It is worth looking at with all the coincidences.
I am sorry that all of the Local people that love their home in Charlottesville and their University that has such a great history have to endure this. I would say that yes this can happen at any University, but I think what should happen is to make positive changes now that some things have been pointed out. Things can always change for the better. The University is still a great school rich with history and Charlottesville is still a great place. It is just a sign of the times all over right now. Use it for positive change.
To Dan, Gil and Alex we have not forgotton Morgan and will not. You are all etched in our hearts and will stay that way forever. We will be here to see you through this. We care J4M always until we have justice.
My condolences to the Love family for their tremendous loss.
FYI, coach starsia’s father passed away this morning.
That is horrible news. Prayers to the Starsia Family
B
wow. great job on that one, Blink.
Gosh, I’m sickened by the sadness of such a preventable tragedy. I suppose when the police officer knocked on Mrs. Love’s door, she had a gut feeling as to the nature of the visit. This is just so, so sad. What a lovely young lady with such a bright future ahead. I still can’t believe this George guy was able to fly under radar for so long – in spite of his scrapes with the law. You definitely have to question the coaches’ and schools’ judgement. Surely they were all aware of/had heard of George’s problems. As I’ve too often seen money talks. Prayers to this young lady’s family and friends.
Blink, would you mind sharing why you felt the need to include Will Barrow’s suicide in this piece? If there’s no link between his death and this tragic murder other than both Will and George were teammates, I think it was unnecessary to mention his name.
Thanks.
Swiss Miss, it is an example of UVA staff not paying attention or investigating what might be going on with members of the team. These are circumstances that may have contributed to what is going on here, of course it should be mentioned. In fact, one of his own teammates did a fund raiser to raise funds for a suicide hotline.
B
Blink, if this Huguely kid was a POI in Morgan’s murder would the cops ever admit it now?
Boz for me, he could not have been, but to answer your question, no.
B
Sheesh, I think that is the sadest piece I’ve ever read here. You captured the ultimate tragedy of it all with your use of “Predictable” in the headline, Bink. Wastes of human space like Huguely were running around at UVa when I was there in the early ’80′s. I see they are still there today. I think it is almost too easy to try to explain his behavior by blaming steroids or alcohol abuse. Huguely had some anger issues exclusive of those chemical influences. It’s a shame noone ever got him into counseling.
I’m astonished that out of all the incidents that took place between George and Yeardley that no one bothered to kick his obnoxious a** senseless for treating a woman in that manner. Back in the day when men were men they stood up to defend their kin/ friends if women were being mistreated. Instead no one wants to say a word with hopes that the problem just goes away. Sooner or later folks have got to speak up or plan on burying many more. This goes far beyond Morgan and Yeardley and becomes about the women of tomorrow, our children.
My sincerest condolences.
21.Wisertime says:
May 7, 2010 at 12:53 pm
If you believe that this email was written by a current UVA fourth year lacrosse player then you are sadly mistaken. The poor grammar, ghetto slang and contradictory references to family money/father envy are well beyond the realm of possibility.
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i have some ocean front property in arizona for sale too…..i am appalled at the naivete of this response…i have a college educated friend, HS teacher and coach, recently elected city council member, who cannot formulate two proper sentences in a row…he was a very good athlete ironically…
Ok B, I have to theorize because of the way this story is written. People have been begging for the gf of Morgan’s murderer to come forward, before she met her own demise at the hands of this monster. Given the area where Morgan’s shirt was found vs the areas where both Yeardly and GH lived, and the fact that most all the frats are in & around that area, do you think there is any possibility whatsoever that Yeardly, knowing GH’s tendency towards violence, could have suspected him in Morgan’s murder (maybe she knew where he was that night), and might have found Morgan’s shirt in GH’s things, thus placing it on the bush to be found? I know this is way out there, but is it really? I mean LE found a bloody LAX shirt in his apartment for goodness sakes. How can we NOT ask the questions?
Wow! On all counts. I have so many thoughts, most have which have already been voiced by others.
It is very obvious to me that one could catagorize this murder as domestic relationship violence. But should that be the end of the investigation as it relates to Morgan’s murder? I don’t think so at this point. GH has shown to have prior incidents of violence, obviously escalating violence. Our anonymous emailer has stated the mantra included party hard, so is it too much of a stretch that partying may have occurred on an evening prior to an away game? I don’t think so. I also still don’t think Morgan’s murder was perpetrated start to finish by one lone individual. So does that tie into the fact that there maybe a good ‘ole boy network in the midst? Hard to say. But without any other facts to the contrary, I don’t believe anything can be dismissed.
And to clarify-I have no knowledge of college sports, Lax or UVA in particular. I dont think anything that has occurred is a UVA only issue, it happens in all aspects of our lives these days. Even the US govt. At the bare mininum parental example and some therapy should have been implemened. JMHO.
PS: There has been no determination on the owner of the bloody shirt? Could be interesting…..
I would say your best effort yet Blink.
Two beautiful women that will never again give or feel love because somebody decided to end their lives.
UVA had no idea?
The coaches didn’t know?
The familys are advised not to speak?
Then surely the world is in darkness.
Soon, very soon somebody brave is going to come forward and tell and the whole city of Charlottesville and the whole UVA will wake up.
You just can’t kill our young women and continue to enjoy your lives.
We shall surely “take back the night, and the day and the old boys way of don’t look, don’t tell”.
New men and new women in positions will bring that change. It’s time for the old boys school to step aside. Move over. Open the doors and windows. Our daughters will not live in fear of your star athletes.
You can’t hide the truth anymore.
Wow.
Your a brutal critique so I will graciously accept the compliment, many thanks.
Very moving post, btw.
B
Before anyone should ‘swear’ Yeardley’s case is not related to Morgan’s, it should be absolutely, unequivically ruled out….no questions, no doubts, no relations whatsoever!
You are entitled to believe that you are damn “good at what you do.”
Between your “deadlines” and exceptional “atheletic skills” and “moderating” your “contributors,” PLEASE for the love of your cause, proof read your work. UGH.
FWIW, I hear GH was not DKE. Since you have skills, you can probably figure it out yourself. A “reporter” is held to a much higher standard than a “blogger.”
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Wow, good one Blink.
I believe the email, I think the writer wrote it in hopes of making it seem like it could have been any of the guys writing it.
I can’t believe GH’s parents didn’t do something about his anger, add alcohol and u got a BOMB! He could have been in a Blackout state and went on a shooting spree. He sounds like the D***head, rich boy’s I went to school with. This kind of stuff happens all the time. I simply can’t believe how many people are on some kind of substance abuse, in order to get through life, to cope and manage.
This reminds me of my Grandpa, he would be just fine, then start drinking “old Charter & water” start getting abusive to my grandma, and she would beg the grand kids to stay the night, so she wouldn’t get raped or beaten. It wasn’t easy telling her that you were scared to stay the night. I would leave, go home and wonder what she was having to deal with. It’s one reason why I love my grandpa, but I don’t like him. What people grow up with, are what they are use to and comfy with. So sad!!!
I often wonder, what GH is thinking while in his cell at jail. No matter what, he isn’t going anywhere. I feel so sad for Love’s mom and family. Love had alot on her plate, hiding out, trying to avoid him in the last few weeks…ekkk! Someone should have spoke up. It was a storm, waiting to heppen with all the key ingredient’s. My heart goes out to the Love family. I’m not to happy with GH’s family.
great piece, BlinkJ
O/T but UVa is getting some bad press (not related to Yeardley Love’s murder).
http://tinyurl.com/3xro2g8
Is the shirt that was recovered from GH’s apartment a man or womans?
Thank you for the article Blink! Your emailer’s description of GH was just how I imagined him. I have known people with that type of personality and it can be downright terrifying, especially when steroids and cocaine come into play.
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katie says:
May 7, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Also, I think the emailer (Frat bro) was referring to cocaine when he said, “for sure and there was mention of an 8 the day of the murder.” 8 as in eight ball or coke. Just a middle-aged guess, though.
Katie – I agree that he was talking about cocaine. However, an eight ball is A LOT of cocaine for one person. I can only assume to know the amount of rage one might experience if they were to repeatedly combine these two drugs. I have seen it with my own eyes. A guy I knew would go from Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky (Big Teddy Bear Type) to the Hulk in the matter of seconds. At the time I had no idea, but later found out he was abusing cocaine, steroids and alcohol.
Good article Blink.
This makes me sick. I had to get up from the computer twice before I could read the first group of comments.
Those beautiful green eyes will haunt me for a while.
Here we are faced with political correctnes and a girl that pays the ultimate price for that position. Apparently she was so loyal to her teammates that she was willing to risk her life for their benifit.
Where were her parents in this mess? If she was not going to make a complaint, they should have made it.
Why didn’t the boys stop this piece of crap when he told them what he was going to do? We will never know. I will consider them cowards in the protection of another human.
It appears that I was right on the money about the problems at the University. The Governor of Virginia needs to be pressured into taking giant steps to clean up this mess. A lot of people need to be investigated and removed from their jobs if they canot stand the scrutny.
It is time for the people of Virginia to stand up and clean out the athletic departments at every college and university. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
We are our brothers keeper and it is time that we quit hiding claiming that it is not our problem. It is every persons problem to ensure that we do not have this type of event continue to be repeated.
Just so that people don’t get the idea that for some reason I dislike athletics, I played football, basketball and ran track in high school. It is the win at all costs regardless of who might get hurt that has me down on the coaches behavior. And, the fact that they encourage the use of steriods and look the other way regarding alcohol and dope.
My prayers are for the other girls and Yeardly’s family.
Condolences to Yeardley’s family.
This is just heartbreaking to me.
This is a great article. The email seemed to be sincere to me as coming from a fellow team mate. It must be devastating for YL’s parents, to have had her home and know she was in trouble, and then for her to return and have this happen to her. I can’t imagine being in their position right now. My thoughts on the connection are that possibly GH picked Morgan up as she wandered around outside the arena. Maybe she would trust another college student enough to get into the car. Possibly he was drinking and upset about YL. He took it all out on Morgan. He knew the farm layout and left her there. As for the purse, we must then believe that either a player knows what happened and helped with the purse finding, or maybe GH brought it, dropped it inconspicuously, and then the other players already nearby found it. Since GH knows to get rid of evidence (YL’s computer) he took out her phone battery perhaps and ditched her camera. At some point YL found Morgan’s shirt in his possession and took it, most likely without his knowledge. She left it outside the building trying to tell on him without getting herself caught. But I think he discovered it was her somehow, and took out his rage on her and she lost her life for it. That is just my theory. I still do not understand why Morgan left the arena and can not tie that to GH, but maybe why she left and what happened to her are not related. Perhaps these two cases are just a coincidence.
Well, all I can say is blackouts, Jekyll & Hyde personality, screams get me to a 12-step program. Unfortunately, GH is an adult and unless he’s ready to do something about it, there’s not much anyone else can do. I’ve seen it too many times. Families that have tried to have loved ones committed only to have the person they are trying to commit beat the family back to house and then they are pissed off. So many times families try to have the person arrested so maybe they can get some help. Sometimes that works and sometimes it backfires. The only good thing I can think of that may come out of this situation is MAYBE, the people around GH that witnessed his horrible behavior will stop and think to themselves, “I never want to be like this dude.”
My mother always told me to make sure any male around me knew that if he even thought about laying a hand on me, he better make sure I was dead with the first blow or strike or whatever. If I wasn’t, he would be … sooner or later … he has to go to sleep sometime.
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I think that GH was the one who conveniently “found” the purse, just because of this statement:
..”It was a Lacrosse player who discovered the purse. However, there is no evidence to indicate any connection between Morgan or the Love homicide. .. There is no connection between these two homicides, so I am not going to even entertain the additional questions. We are not identifying the individual who found the purse…” Corrine Geller, PR Manager VSP to blinkoncrime.com
Just my opinion and gut feelings, etc.
Acho, Sorry, at this point, I do not know who did surveying for Blandemar or AF.
Did any of the UVA players not make the trip to the game against the US Team on October 18th?
I’m not seeing in the article where it states who played, or who was inactive for that game. Apology in advance if I’m just being thick…
31.blogher says:
May 7, 2010 at 2:54 pm
You are entitled to believe that you are damn “good at what you do.”
Between your “deadlines” and exceptional “atheletic skills” and “moderating” your “contributors,” PLEASE for the love of your cause, proof read your work. UGH.
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Blogher, I am pro proofreading myself. I am also prone to my own typos. But PLEASE for the love of *your* cause, if you’re going to criticize, get it right when you do so: It’s “athletic,” not “atheletic.” Also, “proofread” is one word.
I try not to be petty, but come on.
So, VSP, how many interviews did you conduct today? I suppose you can give the Lacrosse coach a break (sympathies to his family), given he is grieving today, but I hope you spoke to every other member of that team and staff. Six months gone and not another day to waste:
1. Who was on the bus to Annapolis?
2. Who should have been on the bus but didn’t make it?
3. Who was supposed to play but had to sit out?
4. [I know the answer to #3.] So, WHY?
5. Did any players party the evening of Oct 17, and if so, where?
6. Where were their cars parked the evening of Oct 17 and at what time did they depart practice/their pre-scrimmage meeting that evening?
7. Who last saw George Huguely that night?
8. Who is their local drug connection?
That’s a start.
Here’s a link that proves Blink’s anonymous emailer was way off, especially that it was supposedly coming from a teammate. The sleeping fight incident was not because he was sleeping on a couch GH wanted to sit on, and the entire team was notified about it at the next practice 15 months ago.
The account has a named source:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/07/AR2010050704056.html?hpid=topnews
Yo WiseassMYtime-
Can you read? That article was posted at 4:48PM. Have you seen the account anywhere about the attack anywhere before this morning on blinkoncrime.com? NNNOOOOO.
Ere go you are actually confirming what is in my piece. Except that article could not get anyone to talk to them, and the dude that did was NOT THERE, and heard it third hand.
That said, I would seek to understand how Stargia disciplined Huguely and it did not get noted in his file or mentioned to the athletic director. Guess there were a few signs, like I said.
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