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.
D K E
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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Was I in the wrong church with that line of thinking?
I was just about to post to you, lol-
Can you link me re the FB you mentioned, and the Koozie comment, as I have to be able to source those before I post them.
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elf, thanks. i’m not sure what an electrified fence would cost—-are they pricy? i’m inclined to recommend those hunting cams to see what’s going on down at that gate. My friend is pretty handy with her rifles and not afraid to use ‘em, but that’s sort of a last resort.
Blink do you see any lawsuits being filed soon or in the future?
If you are referring to a wrongful death suit on behalf of Yeadley’s family? Yes I do.
B
Blink, are you able to share and additional information, by chance, about the party before the Navy scrimmage? Still verifying?
Sorry Cat, I am not able to.
B
oh, yoshi, i feel bad where this thread is about to go because those boys really DO seem genuinely mmmm mmmm good, with an emphasis on the good. I know we’ve turned up some vile scum from the underbelly of cville in looking at possible connections, but these two kids seem to be an exception. Hard working. Entrepreneurial. Studious.
I’m sure in reality that the nice kids by far outweigh the bad kids—-we’ve had a distorted view cuz we are looking for creeps.
But, if everyone’s in until they’re out, then i reckon they are worth a look. But gently, i hope. (unless they are guilty–then the heck with ‘em!)
I have been out of town for the last few days so have a bit of catching-up to do. WRT Morgan’s purse:
I’m unable to comment on the identity of the individual who came across Morgan’s purse on the morning of Oct. 18, 2009, but can offer this: the purse was turned over to and subsequently reported by UVAPD as “found property”. “Found property” is just that: property or items that have been found. For an item to be declared “found property” there does not have to be a prior report of the same property as missing (“missing property”) or stolen (“stolen property“).
Before Morgan’s purse was identified, there had been no report filed by her, her friends, or her family, that her purse had been stolen. More importantly, at the time the purse was found, none of the above parties was aware that Morgan was missing so no missing person report had been filed.
For that reason, no connection was established that the “found property” was in any manner linked to a missing young woman. [It is not unusual--rather, it is quite common--that found property of all sorts is reported following a large event at any college venue, e.g., athletic events, concerts, graduation, or the twice-annual Foxfield Races.]
[Note: There was a report on the evening of Oct. 17, 2009 of a purse stolen earlier that afternoon from a car at The Park--a remote parking area adjacent to the JAG and Law Schools that is used for overflow event parking. This was not the parking lot adjacent to University Hall and across from JPJ where Morgan‘s vehicle was parked.]
Based upon the contents of the found property/purse, it was identified as
belonging to Morgan. A subsequent conversation took place between
UVAPD and Dr. Harrington. Until that moment, neither UVAPD or Dr.
Harrington had any reason to believe that Morgan was missing. It was only
after subsequent conversations between Dr. Harrington and Morgan’s friends that the picture came into focus and a missing person report was filed.
saramom and marchmallow – regarding initials -
Go get yourselves a snowcone in downtown Charlottesville. Nevermind – that guy isn’t there anymore. How about a can of “Mmm-mm good” soup instead?
Still here reading everyday. Love to all. -yosh
Yosh you crack me up! I was thinking the same thing.
RN Mom-
Got that, thanks, but how are you connecting JB to AF? By name only?
B
RN Mom-
Got that, thanks, but how are you connecting JB to AF? By name only?
B
Isn’t that the daughter of David and Nancy Bass?
No, thus why I asked. They have 2, neither with that name.
B
I don’t at all see Mrs. Love suing UVa, Dom Starsia, or Julie Myers over Yeardley’s death. She may have known as much as anyone about George’s obsession with her daughter. Someone may have more of a problem, though, with the policewoman down in Lexington who was threatened by George V, and the judge who heard that case. A single call may have alerted UVa to George’s behavior, but I still bet nothing could have kept him away from Yeardley…not a restraining order, not expulsion…this was a guy who never understood the word “no”.
I was referring to George Huguely, V.
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Question: I just read the article and comments on the Cavalier Daily website, with special interest in comments by Yorke, which were referenced earlier. Following is a snippet of something s/he said (on March 19) that caught my attention…
“As for the west range of the lawn, well, they’re just counting down the days till they can get their asses outta here and graduate. I dunno if Morgan was really partying there the night she vanished. There was only one sighting. But it was a sober woman at work who still says she can ID one of the men she was with. Imagine, just image, if this sighting of Morgan had been on the west range of, say, Hardy Drive or Friendship Cort (the projects). Just imagine how much everybody would have known all about that – and quickly they would have!”
Why have all of the male students living in that location not been required to have their photo taken by police so that the newspaper woman could do a photo line up???? I realize that there were 3 men supposedly sighted with Morgan, and that not all of them necessarily lived in the room they were seen leaving, but for the love of god. I am so scared that students will leave for the summer and everything will be that much harder to piece together.
I feel like its crazy, but I wish we could examine the list of men that are graduating seniors, fraternity members, and students that are transfering to a different school after this year to see if any of them stand out… if any lived on the west lawn, have a record, etc.
This is so frustrating to me.
Actually Blink I was in the right church “wrong pew”. I was referring to a lawsuit against JPJ Arena by the Harringtons. I see that as being in the “works”.
Thanks and sorry for the confustion.
O, I see-
In that case, I am going to need to defer-
B
No, thus why I asked. They have 2, neither with that name.
B
Wow, thanks. I have been thinking that for a long time! I hope the rest was at least helpful!
Observer, great info on the purse!
Thanks friend, we have the other stuff, it was part of the research for this piece.
That said, it is always helpful for everyone to keep at it.
As you can imagine, I have to be ultra careful about what I allow to be posted on this site including content and tone so thanks for understanding that.
B
Sometimes turning someone in or reporting something is not all that easy. We had a neighbor who had a husky. She kept him tied up most of the time with little or no water, etc. He barked in the night to go in the house, and he would wake me up. My neighbor got into it some because my good neighbor loved dogs. Well to make a long long story short, the police came down many times. Well it seems, if you report it, you have to good to a little court and face the persons that own the dog face to face in the court. No one was willing. I was of course scared to do this.
Then when my son was nine, two boys were shooting some kind of papers with bobby pins and my son almost got hit in the eye with one. Teacher never saw anything. I had to do something, so I wrote an anonymous letter to principle because my son said no, dont go to teacher. She want do anything. Well that year he had a good principal. He stood out in the hall and watched a while in the am when the boys started it up. He put a stop to it and no one never knew it was me.
Other times when my husband tried to tell teachers things, they got all upset. When we told the teacher, please do not put my daughter in the middle of these bad boys. She cant concentrate. Well the teacher called us racist, and she pulled my daughters desk out in the middle of the room all by herself. Said she did not have any nice kids in her class she could sit beside.
Then not too long ago, there were stuff at work I had to tell on. It was like I was the bad guy who had to report this stuff.
Now if I had been at this college, I will admit it, I probably would have been scared to tell on this old George because he would find out and come after me. Now, if I could have made it anonymous, I would have done it for sure (tell some folks), but if they made me come down face to face and my name on the record, It may be a different story, but some how I would have made the Mom of Miss Love have some kind of protection for just 3 more weeks even If I had to hire a security guard or something. She should have never been alone. Were her friends scared or chicken to stay with her?
They have 2, neither with that name.
B
2 daughters? No sons?
correct
B
re: Observers post from 16May @939a (**read if you haven’t people!**)
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So the purse was listed as found property-which means a previous missing property report would had to have been filed. No missing property report was filed by Morgan, her friends, or her family.
Was this a clerical error?
So….is the 17Oct evening report related?
Am I understanding this correctly???
Blink- you were right to cache that article and comments-Maybe I am looking in the wrong place but…. I went to read the comments by York and they were gone-
There are only 5 comments on that article now, how many were there- and can anyone summarize what was said, DTA, Blackpearl, anyone?
I think either I made a mistake in referencing it or your looking at the wrong one.
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2010/03/19/parents-say-murderer-broke-shattered-harrington%E2%80%99s-bones/
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@ mag603 May 16, 2010 at 11:39 am
I believe it just means that the handbag was turned in like any other found property. Nobody had reported it lost or stolen. There was a handbag that was reported stolen on that day in the area, but it was a completely different incident.
They basically got this handbag on Sunday morning, and handled it like any other found item. When they tried to get through to the owner, they got hold of Dr. Harrington on the phone, and that is when everyone realized Morgan was missing.
I believe the point is that the handbag reported stolen on the day doesn’t have anything to do with Morgan. Moreover, the friends did not report Morgan missing, which would have triggered a completely different approach by the police.
Thanks Blink for relinking that article, I too was having trouble finding it.
I feel like reaching out and squeezing Yorke! I so agree with him. And no offense to our folks associated w/ UVA. But one can surely see how Morgan was theoretically removed from the Univ. property as soon as possible.( the bridge) I am sure the latest w/ Yeardley had to be unbelievable on so many levels. Of interest is why nobody has come out as Dee S did to claim themselves seen on the lawn or anywhere else for that matter. All the covert activity just adds to the rising levels of suspicion. Could it just be the fear of the unknown, Can it be one of our students?
It may very well not be a student, but if you don’t appear to be bringing everything to the table to clear yourselves or your institution, you leave room for rumours and suspicion. I think I am irritated from reading the ‘cmd’ post, critisizing Gil & Morgan. People like that just need to keep their thoughts to themselves!
Bottom line for me is there has to be an update. Clear up incorrect info, emphasize the important stuff. It renews interest in the story. If they have some POI interest, watch them after putting some new stuff out there and see what they do.
Thanks mom3.0 for catching that and thanks Blink for correcting it. Now it has the right article and there are some really candid thoughts might I say. I was thinking if everyone that is offended about the talk of UVA, would stop and think for a minute….How would you feel if this had happened to your daughter? I do not blame any one person or entity for what led up to Morgan’s sad end but I do think each person and entity has a part in the results. The same for Yeardley Love. These things should not have happened but they did so instead of getting caught up in excuses we can devote our efforts to making a change and the first step to making a change is admitting there is a problem. I do not think this is unique to one university or one town. It is a part of what is happening all over the world. We can make a difference. I have great admiration for all of the people that have been victims or have had a loved one that was a victim. Thank you all for being here and for having the heart to help those that now need the help. To the
Love family I am so sorry for your loss.
To Dan, Gil and Alex I want you to know that I admire you more than I can say. Your Daughter was a beautiful woman and person and your loss was great. How you have handled this loss is even greater your wisdom is a life lesson to all. You are etched in my heart forever and I know I will be here until we find find J4M. Be assured we will not leave.
@ Eloise May 16, 2010 at 4:28 pm
“Of interest is why nobody has come out as Dee S did to claim themselves seen on the lawn or anywhere else for that matter.”
I have been wondering about exactly the same thing. Even if these were wedding guests from elsewhere (I believe I read there was a wedding nearby), who may not have heard about the case, *someone* would have recognized them – you don’t just appear on a university campus at at quarter to four in the morning. Someone must have invited them to the wedding, and there must be local people who saw them there.
And, most importantly, the newspaper lady stated that she saw one of the guys on campus again. Whether it was Morgan or not, I strongly believe she did in fact see someone matching the description. But why doesn’t the person come forward?
anotherB, maybe that person DID come forward to the police anyway,which is why they never bothered to talk to Norma Parsons.
35.DTA says:
May 15, 2010 at 11:23 am
Interesting article from March 2010 with Radar saying that fraternities possibly partied at AF with out the owners knowledge.
The Cavalier Daily | Harrington killer knew area terrain
http://www.cavalierdaily.com
I held this for a day so I could cache it.
Note the comments from Yorke.
B
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Can someone help me out. I’m apparently visually impaired atm. I cannot find the comment by York.
TIA xo
Found it, thank you all! xo
Here Ragdoll:
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2010/03/19/parents-say-murderer-broke-shattered-harrington%E2%80%99s-bones/
It’s been two weeks since Yeardley Love’s brutal murder. In that time I have done much ruminating on the course of events that seemingly led up to this horrific event. I am not yet done–far from it–and like everyone else am anxious to have all the facts come to light…and they will. In the meantime, I offer the following commentary.
This is by no means intended to exonerate the guilty party or parties or offer up a defense of any person or entity, as I look forward to the day that George Huguely is held personally accountable for his actions that evening. I hold in check my own, personal rage against Huguely as I patiently await that day of reckoning.
Neither is this commentary intended to place blame on any individual party or entity outside of Huguely, for I firmly believe that there is more than enough blame to go around–none more so than that reserved for George Huguely himself, for it was he who entered Yeardley’s apartment and, by his own admission, committed an unspeakable assault upon her.
Instead, I am attempting here to peel back the layers of the onion and ask some hard questions…hard questions of myself, of the UVA administration and Athletic Dept., of GH’s and YL’s lacrosse teammates and friends, of LE, and of society. It is only through understanding that we might ever hope to be able to prevent another such violent assault and subsequent murder as was visited on Yeardley Love.
Let us assume for a moment–for the sake of argument only, not assertion–that all or some of the following individuals knew in advance of GH’s predilection toward aberrant behavior and violence:
- GH’s own teammates and/or friends
- YL’ own teammates and/or friends
- GH’s parents and step-parents
- YL’s mother and/or sister
- UVA Athletics Dept., inc. Coach Starsia and/or Craig Littlepaige
- UVA President John Casteen
- UVA Dean of Student Allen Groves
Let us also assume the following possible scenarios that could have resulted from this knowledge of GH’s prior behavior:
- GH’s or YL’s teammates or friends report GH’s violent tendencies to Coach Starsia, Craig Littlepaige, LE, UVA President Casteen or Dean of Students Groves, YL‘s mother; and/or
- Craig Littlepaige and Coach Starsia suspend GH from the lacrosse team for a season (or longer); and/or
- UVA President Casteen and/or Dean of Students Groves suspend GH from UVA for a semester or a year; and/or
- YL files a restraining order against GH;
I ask this simple but most troubling question: might any or all of the above actions have changed the outcome that evening? That is, would have suspending GH from the team have disallowed him from stalking YL? Would it have mitigated his obsession with her? Would have suspending or expelling GH from UVA made it impossible for him interact with her in a public restaurant or bar, e.g., Boylan Heights, on the evening in question? Would any of the above actions have somehow disallowed GH from going to YL’s apartment that evening?
Would any action on the part of UVA athletics or administration–or anyone else–have made it so that GH would be unable to perpetrate the crime he did against YL? I do not know the answer to that most important question.
Let’s reflect back for a moment on GH’s documented criminal history and convictions. He was charged and found guilty of misdemeanor: 1) public intoxication; and 2) resisting arrest. He was neither charged nor found guilty of curse and abuse of an officer, or threatening the life of an officer. [Had he been charged and successfuly prosecuted for the latter, the conviction would have risen to a felony.] GH has no felony convictions. The teammate GH assaulted earlier did not bring charges against him, nor was LE aware of the assault; therefore, the Commonwealth did not level charges against him.
I submit that the perfect storm that was GH was brewing for quite some time–years, literally–before it blew ashore and left poor Yeardley Love in its wake.
Were UVA–or any college or university–to suspend or expel any student found guilty of drunk in public, the outcry would reverberate around the country. The same would be true of students who are convicted of misdemeanor resisting arrest. I hesitate to say this but sadly believe that there are many, many parents out there who would rail against any university who would expel their child for either of the above convictions–or any other misdemeanor convictions. I might only hope I’m proven wrong with that sentiment.
The above is not meant to imply that students should be allowed to behave badly or break the law without consequence. Those who know me know that I am passionate about instilling a sense of and assigning personal responsibility to young people as they grow up and mature. From the time children are young, it is imperative that parents teach their children that their behaviors and actions have consequences. Failing that, we–society–are left with thoughtless young people whose sense of personal responsibility ends at the tip of their nose.
I’m simply afraid that, in this instance, any consequence to GH on the part of UVA as a result of his prior conviction for DIP and resisting arrest would not necessarily equate to a different outcome on the evening he chose to viciously assault the young woman he purported to love. [In this case, hell hath no fury like a spurned GH.] That is, unless court-ordered (or, parent-demanded) alcohol rehabilitation and anger management counseling were imposed. Even then…
On the matter of restraining orders: had YL requested and been successful in petitioning the magistrate for a restraining order against GH (and I believe she would have been able to obtain one), it would have done one thing and one thing only: made it easier for LE to arrest GH if/when he violated the terms of the order. [Such orders often reflect restrictions that disallow the subject from being within a certain physical distance from the complainant, contacting the complainant in any manner including letters, phone, email, etc.] The sad reality of restraining orders, though, is that they are pieces of paper…something an abuser easily and (metaphorically) often walks (or, punches) right through and violates.
This is especially true of abusers who demonstrate an obsession with the target of their abuse. A restraining order is given short shrift by these individuals whose sole purpose in life is to maintain control of their victim–the (ironic) “object of their affection”.
I maintain that George Huguely fits the profile of this individual. His past behavior supports this assertion. I further maintain that Yeardley Love was not the first female upon whom Huguely perpetrated some level of domestic abuse. Time will tell if I am correct in that assertion.
[O/T: For those who may be interested, CV’s domestic violence shelter--the Shelter for Help in Emergency (“S.H.E.”)--sponsors a program called “VIVA”--Voices for Interpersonal Violence Alternatives. VIVA utilizes theater to bring the issues of dating violence and sexual assault to middle and high school students. To my mind, it is never too soon to begin to teach young people about personal empowerment, boundaries, etc.]
Just as happens in the intelligence community, when there is a failure to “connect the dots”, it is generally not the result of a single point of failure; rather, there are multiple points of failure. In the case of Yeardley Love’s murder, there were multiple points of failure. Each entity in this complicated puzzle must stop and re-examine their part. As said, there is more than enough blame to go around.
The best that we can collectively hope for is that these very systems will be viewed with a new eye toward doing whatever can be done to ensure that we will never again have to bear witness to such an atrocity that resulted in the murder of dear Yeardley Love.
In closing, I refer readers to Andrew Sharp’s recent article in The Hook -“Murder at UVA: George Huguely, Yeardley Love, and Lacrosse’s Worst Case Scenario”. After reading it myself, I wanted nothing more than to vigorously challenge certain of the assertions in Mr. Sharp’s article; however, I could not in good conscience do so. While I wanted to rail against his apt portrayal of the culture surrounding the for the most part privileged lacrosse community, I could not do so. Instead, I had to cede to Mr. Sharp that he was, sadly, correct. The culture of privilege, of isolation, of abdication of responsibility, of tacit approval of egregious behavior–these things too lay claim to certain of the blame in the case of the murder of Yeardley Love.
Yes indeed, there is more than enough blame to go around. I believe that what each and every one of us has to do now is to look back and ask ourselves, individually and collectively, what could we have done differently that might have affected a different outcome…a better outcome, where two lives were not destroyed but instead were celebrated at graduation next weekend at UVA.
Therein lies our challenge.
I don’t claim to have the answers…only the passion to pursue them.
In reading the link to the Cavalier Daily above some students have brought out the fact of numerous instances of arrests of UVa students for drunken behavior as well as drunken assaults by students on UVa police usually at or after sporting events? Numerous on campus rapes are also cited with who know how many going unreported. Apparently the University President is also clueless about these events as no action is ever taken against the drunks and rapists. Forget the Lexington police department, isn’t the UVa police department in the loop? What is going on?
Suz Says:
anotherB, maybe that person DID come forward to the police anyway,which is why they never bothered to talk to Norma Parsons.
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I have to agree with you Suz, I believe the account was fully vetted by LE, in fact, LE did state such.
“According to police spokesperson Corinne Geller, police have “thoroughly vetted” Parson’s lead but have not found anything connecting it to Morgan’s disappearance.”
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/concerned-witnesses-before-hitching-morgan-harrington-caused-worry
anotherB–thanks for the clarification.
>>>>>Cat says:
May 16, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Suz Says:
anotherB, maybe that person DID come forward to the police anyway,which is why they never bothered to talk to Norma Parsons.
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I have to agree with you Suz, I believe the account was fully vetted by LE, in fact, LE did state such.
“According to police spokesperson Corinne Geller, police have “thoroughly vetted” Parson’s lead but have not found anything connecting it to Morgan’s disappearance.”<<<<<<<
http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/15/concerned-witnesses-before-hitching-morgan-harrington-caused-worry
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The only problem I have with the police spokesperson’s “thoroughly vetted” lead into Ms. Parson’s sighting is this:
1 LE had also told us that the “Pantera shirt” which was found in Nov. 2009, “was “not” Morgan’s….but now it is.
2 Her purse was found by a passerby, etc…..now it’s by an LAX player.
Etc., etc.
Frankly, I have a REALLY hard time trusting what gets said by LE as absolute at this point, so I don’t believe that Ms. Parsons sighting is out yet. Everything in, til it’s out-right?
Anybody see this interesting blog yet?
http://www.marylandcriminalattorneyblog.com/2010/05/legal_analysis_of_the_botched_1.html
Especially this paragraph:
“While leaving the scene, Huguely took off with Love’s computer-presumably to conceal the earlier email exchange. It should also be noted that Huguely never called the police. Instead, I have learned through reliable sources in the Baltimore community, Huguely knocked on the door of another fellow student around 2:00am and slept on his couch. Huguely was reported to have been drinking earlier.”
Maybe I just missed this and it’s already been discussed. If not, I’m curious how the police found him at his apartment at 6 am to arrest him, when he was sleeping at a fellow student’s apartment. Unless he just slept for a while there and then decided to run home and clean up? Or did LE actually arrest him at the other apartment but don’t want to say that for some reason, because in every article I have read it states he was arrested at “his” apartment? This is a legal blog, and it seems like they would “vet” that situation pretty closely before they printed it for all the world to see.
Love’s friends found her just after 2 am, Huguely supposedly showed up at the other student’s apartment to sleep about 2 am, he had just ruthlessly beaten YL shortly before that, and he couldn’t make it the block or two to his own apartment? Why?
If, conjecture wise, GH also killed Morgan on the 17th or 18th of Oct. 2009, where might he have slept until he could “make” it to his own apartment?
Hmmmm….where did GH sleep….maybe in a remote part of a cattle farm off Rt. 29…..
Gil Harrington’s Thoughts on the 7 Month Anniversary of Morgan’s Disappearance
It has been seven months since Morgan was abducted, raped, and murdered. Still no resolution! We find some comfort in having recovered her body; knowing is better than not knowing and trying to “fill in the blanks”.
We are getting more frantic. Not for answers, we have our answer – Morgan is dead. The incidentals of how he did it, or why he did it, don’t really matter. What DOES matter is that he is still out there. This wasn’t his first assault against a woman. He worked up to the crime of murder- but he is there now! Somewhere in the back of his mind he is figuring out another dump site – like Anchorage farm – just in case. So when the next opportunity presents itself, he is ready.
I feel him, he is smug, he got away with it – again. Secrets don’t keep forever. So far the only breaks we have gotten are Morgan’s bones – but the truth will out, in its own time, and our time is coming, it just has to be. If he is lucky, he will only be doing time.
Charlottesville, cough up this predator, those that know need to speak before he acts again.
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25.Eloise says:
May 16, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Thank you my friend! xo
To date, has the person (her name escapes me) who states she could definitely id the man/men Morgan was seen with on campus, been interviewed?
I believe the circle is definitely closing in on Morgan’s killer.
“If you are referring to a wrongful death suit on behalf of Yeadley’s family? Yes I do. B”
“I was referring to George Huguely, V. B”
My personal opinion.
Criminal and/or Civil…Whatever it takes.
30.zeusrocks says:
May 17, 2010 at 2:07 am
Zeus, thank you for the links!
I’m probably preachin to the choir, but the wreckless way Morgan’s purse was discarded (cell phone with no battery) and Yeardley’s computer in the same fashion is disconcerting. Something about those 2 things and the way they were tossed so to speak bothers me. Whoever threw away Morgan’s purse did it absent mindedly. Same with Yeardley’s computer. Precaution to hide them was not taken.
Let’s say GH was not caught. Let’s also say LE/a citizen would have eventually found a computer, possibly a missing shirt (a red stained missing shirt for that matter), etc. (I’m only saying IF GH had not been caught/arrested and had time to do away with Yeardley’s items…..or keep them, like Morgan’s killer may have kept her necklace.)……
If we compare the concealment and discarding of these items in Morgan’s and Yeardley’s cases, how similar are they? Has it been determined how Morgan died? It is possible GH killed Morgan?
TIA
First, to Observer: I ache for you, dear friend. I cannot imagine the hours you have and will continue to invest in pondering the what-ifs and the how-to-prevents. I loved your post and wish it could be shared with an even broader audience. How I wish I could assist.
And, to the Harringtons: He will be removed from the streets. I feel it, and we won’t stop until he is. This whole love for a stranger phenomenon is so odd, but it’s real, and you have so much love and support coming at you; someday the power of that, plus our collective brainpower, will figure this person out. I have lost faith in many things through your nightmare, but I’ve gained faith in others. Much love.
Observer post 26. I didn’t bring the whole post down because of the length.
I think if things would have been done correctly then yes Yeardly might be alive today. If she reported his abuse. If he was removed from the team. If he was removed from the college for past indulgences then he would not have been there that night, drinking with the team, interacting with Yeardly and her friends.
He would have either moved on or in a really feel good moment his family would have had him in some kind of intense counseling situation where he would have learned to live in a kinder, gentler world. After all he was an abuser and a mean drunk.
Also, I don’t know if you have read the current People magazine article. There is another relationship like Yeardly and George that they are not “talking about” within the LaCrosse Community of friends. I hope and pray that those in charge “do the right thing”.
That this young girl does not end up with Morgan and Yeardly.
They know it now. It is in People magazine.
You mean within UVA? Do they name the couple?
B
Hmmmm….where did GH sleep? Maybe he didn’t sleep, maybe he went to a friend’s house to get some help covering up the crime. Maybe they returned to the scene and saw that the police were already there.
IMO, he knew she was dead when he left the apt. Thats why he took the computer.
My real purpose in posting today was to discuss the involvement of Charlottesville Police Department.
In reading at FM the VSP is in charge of this investigation. I knew that but always thought they worked in harmony with CPD.
If they aren’t then I shall surely be “shocked”.
CPD is the heart of Charlottesville. They know people in high and low places. They know where to get answers and who knows who.
If VSP are not working hand in hand with CPD then this case is really going nowhere fast.
Anybody?
VSP is lead in this case.
It is my understanding there is a fine working relationship between the 2.
I would not say the same about UVA PD.
B
The only problem I have with the police spokesperson’s “thoroughly vetted” lead into Ms. Parson’s sighting is this:
1 LE had also told us that the “Pantera shirt” which was found in Nov. 2009, “was “not” Morgan’s….but now it is.
2 Her purse was found by a passerby, etc…..now it’s by an LAX player.
Etc., etc.
Frankly, I have a REALLY hard time trusting what gets said by LE as absolute at this point, so I don’t believe that Ms. Parsons sighting is out yet. Everything in, til it’s out-right?
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Zeus, 1.I don’t believe LE ever told us that. I think that is simply a falsehood that keeps getting repeated on blogs.
sorry got cut off
2. seems like the description was accurate to me. LE is not in the business of disclosing evidence during an investigation to satisfy peoples’ curiosity, but when they do say something with certainty, I think it is reliable.
what is the etc., etc.?
I would have to agree on this one, LE using the word passerby is not deceptive, imo.
I never heard LE say the Pantera shirt was not Morgan’s.
B
I have been following the links to the CavDaily, and it’s been quite an eye-opener, especially comments from Sean and Yorke. While I realize these are just “comments” and therefore heresay, if I add this to other info which has surfaced, I am starting to get a very bad taste in my mouth regarding UVa and their closed-mouth policy on students behaving badly.
I was led to an article about their endowment fund, aka “UVIMCO”, University of Virginia Investment Management Co., which currently has holdings in the $4 billion + range….holy shit, that’s alot of dough! So now I’m looking at UVa in a whole new light…it’s basically a mega-corporation, and I have no faith that the truth will always be vetted when that much cash is at stake.
Observer, while I respect your opinion (pretty much respect everyone’s opinion here), yes, I DO feel there may have been a different outcome if the people who knew about GH’s behavior had done/said something. I absolutely believe that his lax coach knew of GH’s, and other lax players, drunken, violent acts, and simply turned the other cheek. Had Starsia kicked the offenders off the team, or had they been kicked out of school, I firmly believe Yeardley would still be alive. It’s apparent UVa (and other schools) have a quickly speeding out of control freight train crashing through their campuses in the form of unabated and undisciplined alcohol abuse, and they’re doing a crappy job of shoving it under the rug. It’s about time people stopped making excuses for them and for schools to put in place AND enforce strict rules regarding this.
Observer states:”I hesitate to say this but sadly believe that there are many, many parents out there who would rail against any university who would expel their child for either of the above convictions- or any other misdemeanor convictions.” I am in complete agreement here, and therein lies the crux of the problem. You have parents who pay big bucks to ship their kids off to college and to get them out of their hair (no longer the parents’ responsibility). Until we can change this ugly fact, universities are going to be at the mercy of the people who are contributing millions of dollars to see great football, b-ball, lax teams, to hell with the binge-drinking, rapes, beating up on each other…as long as no one hears about it, it’s all good.
Oh, and if you don’t think UVa tries to keep info about their benefactors private, check this out:
http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/147188
Blink,
I have two post that are not showing. I was just wondering if they got lost in he shuffle or are being held for some reason?
Judi- everything I have for you is posted, if you cant see it on your screen it did not “upload”.
B
Current People Mag article:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20368740,00.html
OK, thanks, Blink. No biggie. I just had a theory I wanted to share with everyone to see what they think. I will retype tonight
Judi my friend, I posted it yesterday, it is up. If you don’t think it got the right attention you repost and I will ask for feedback or give it myself if I can.
B
Elizabeth:
The People article you quoted, which edition is that, and is it in the article or in the comment section? TIA
My post #39
You mean within UVA? Do they name the couple?
B
This is found in the article about Yeardly Love in People Magazine May 24 page 63.
“Some of Love’s friends were “aware that George was not nice to Yeardley,” says the mother of a UVA student close to both Love and Huguely.” But she wasn’t the only one dating someone on the lacrosse team who has anger issues.” ( A spokesperson for UVA’s athletic department refused to comment.)
I swear to God. They are making a fat mistake if they are covering up again for someone.
I keep getting the feeling that they are waiting until the Championships are over to cough up something.
Thanks for posting that Elizabeth.
B
@ Cat May 16, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Maybe this was because she got the doors wrong, and because the person she saw wore a coat? I was actually wondering about the possibility that the person may have spoken to LE – but there are so many inconsistencies in the paper lady’s report that it could have been discounted for other reasons.
Anyway, I believe her, she either saw Morgan, or someone who looked exactly like her. If the occupants of the rooms were out on this day, maybe she just got the house wrong?