Morgan Harrington Murder: Eric Howell, Neighbor To Anchorage Farm, Wanted On VA State Police Site

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North Garden, VA– A registered Sex Offender, Eric Micheal Howell, whose residence is adjacent to Anchorage Farm, the location in Charlottesville where 20 year old Morgan Harrington’s remains were located, is a wanted fugitive according to the Virginia State Police website.

Although he registered on June 10, as assigned, there is a warrant out for his arrest. It is unknown if Howell is involved in the circumstances of the disappearance and homicide of Morgan Harrington, or if he is wanted in connection to any recent grand jury activity. Check back to blinkoncrime.com for updates

Update: Warrant is from Albemarle County Police Department for an unknown misdemeanor charge. An attempt to serve the warrant was made and Police were unable to locate Howell.

The charge from ACPD according to VSP spokesperson, Corrine Geller, is not related to the Harrington murder, and he is, for the time being, in compliace with the registry as of June 10th.

There is no pending charges on the Albemarle County Clerk site at the time of this post. 

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246 Comments

  1. Kim says:

    “watchar says:
    June 24, 2010 at 1:49 pm
    In answer to whether EH’s palm print was needed more than 2 weeks ago, it was. I have kept up with his sex pred page since MH body found. Has always needed the palm print. He has been registering every month for some reason, not just once a year.”

    Once a month? Wow, more than just a little scary when tabs need to be kept so closely on someone. But I am guessing depending on the person/crimes it’s not uncommon.

  2. diana h. says:

    Regarding CH, Blink says: “Yep. and EMT.
    B”

    Gasp! (whistles under breath… wow…)

    EMH is still in custody?

    BTW, CH is Staunton and that’s Augusta County?

  3. diana h. says:

    watchar, fyi just found this at http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/faq.html#Question14

    Last sentence of #14:
    “Any person convicted of a violation of § 18.2-472.1, in which such person was included on the Registry for a conviction of a sexually violent offense or murder, shall register with the State Police every 30 days from the date of conviction.”

    8.2-472.1 was the felony conviction in ’08 for failure to register.

  4. NoseyRosey says:

    Wow- Just went to C. Howell’s myspace….um…..A little creepy. He hunts, rides 4 wheelers, is a firefighter and EMT- Wow! Is he related to EMH?
    Thanks Ode for the link.

  5. NoseyRosey says:

    Blink- just thinking back. I haven’t kept up with the comments here very well, but I have lurked ;) I know you mentioned a firefighter who went out of town during/aroung when Morgan went Missing- I am not sure if you have already disclosed that information or not- Is this the firefighter you were refering to?

  6. Moon says:

    localcvillegirl says:
    June 24, 2010 at 2:32 pm
    If EMH and his cousin have recently been pulled in, are they under arrest and in jail?

    Is it confirmed that EMH and CH are cousins? Wow, interesting.

  7. Moon says:

    OOPS! I totally missed that. Please delete other post. I thought you were saying “yep and emt”, like, yep, that’s his page and yep, he’s an EMT. I’m guessing the Yep was Yep, they are related?

  8. In Memory of Gini says:

    Christopher Howell is who you are referring to, and it is interesting that he was arrested and no filed charges appear yet.
    B
    —–
    47.ode says:
    June 24, 2010 at 12:09 pm
    The other Howell arrested for child porno is a firefighter…Great…
    http://www.myspace.com/huntfish4life
    any way he is related to EH?

    Yep. and EMT.
    B
    ——
    Related how? Brother? Cousin?????

    What kind of parents do these guys have?

  9. watchar says:

    Thanks for the clarification on EH having to register every 30 days. Guess just one failure to register makes you pay! That’s good!
    I wonder what exactly got him his newest charge. What an idiot!
    As far as being in custody, I just meant they had pulled him in on latest charge and that is probably when they palm printed him. He is most likely bailed out again.

  10. S Jones says:

    Blink: Do you have in notes of a person being arrested for vandalism several months ago? If my memory serves me correct it was a statue or carving. It came up several months ago, but I think the offense was longer ago than this year. Just sounds very strange. Something seems very very strange. Not sure if it ties in, but very weird.
    I know I have seen these charges, different time, I am sure.

  11. Ragdoll says:

    Photo of CH with article (for us snoop dawgs :D )

    (comments below are worth reading)

    http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/96981384.html

  12. Saramom says:

    Are we certain that EMH and CH are related? I certainly do not mean to “knit-pick,” but it has not been made clear to me.

    According to this link, CH has been downloading/sharing porn links since January–does anyone else have access to his computer, I wonder? Why would it take 4 months to nab him??????http://dailyme.com/story/2010062400002578/brief-draft-man-faces-40-child.html

  13. acho says:

    13.Saramom says:
    June 24, 2010 at 6:08 pm
    Are we certain that EMH and CH are related? I certainly do not mean to “knit-pick,” but it has not been made clear to me.
    ___________________________________________________

    Hi Saramom. It’s not apparent to me yet, either. Still looking at this CH guy and his fam. Even beyond EMH, I wonder about other C’ville/Albemarle connections, just given recent pornography arrests there.

    My hope is all these folks arrested on child porn charges get the book thrown at them; I wish I could say I felt confident it would be.

  14. Hannah says:

    Holy crap that other Howell is a piece of work. “Holy **** I love being white”? Confederate flags and guns all over the place? And he’s a firefighter? Dang.

    Anyways, (how) do we know that Chris Howell is related to Eric Howell, if you can tell us?

  15. alexandra says:

    Very interesting link Ragdoll, thank you

  16. Eloise says:

    Talk about All in The Family. Thanks Ragdoll, I am a photo person. This photo in the article does make him look a little clean cut opposed to others we have seen. What a little shave & hair cut can do!
    (I mean other people not others pics of him).
    Anyway, makes me wonder if EMH’s charges for statue cruelty or whatever, was a ruse for obtaining his palm print. Maybe some prints were found on the possible ‘tarp’. Just a thought. Also, I wonder how closely related they are? Same fathers? What would that do to any potential foreign DNA that may have been found from Morgan. Very interesting development.

    I dont want to get yelled at for saying this, but it seems to me there is a rather large group of youths in these rural towns with an awful lot of free time on their hands. Maybe its due to being raised by troubled families who have not taught the normal morals the average person holds. But even looking at the girls fb pages known to associate with some of these guys, their mouths are in the gutter. Lack of self esteem, violence, drugs and alcohol. I guess if you are not taught to want to achieve, given a pass on any poor judgement and decisions, it just fuels this kind of thinking and behavior.
    I realize as some have suggested that if you look closely at crime in any area, it would be shocking. I am in VA, but the crime reported by me is different. It is drug and gang related, and being that there isnt beautiful forests etc, people arent off in the woods, having private gatherings and the like. It’s been very enlightening for me. I feel so sorry that Morgan fell to such a horrible, terrifying situation.
    I sure hope this is the begining of the end. J4M

  17. Hannah says:

    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=49728285

    Video of Chris Howell “Jeepin” in a Jeep Cherokee, I think they mention Afton Mountain, although their talking is a bit garbled so I’m not 100% sure.

  18. Hannah says:

    And in

    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=49550689

    they (Chris and friend 19-year-old James Fielding) take a mallet and beat a microwave up pretty badly.

    And in what may be a coincidence or not, James Fielding, who also lives in Stuarts Draft, had his house hit by several gunshots in November ’09.

    http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/71921797.html

  19. mary says:

    41.fish says:
    June 23, 2010 at 10:34 pm
    Also, did HE vandalize a cemetary??? As the one on AF?
    Just asking.

    Side note to J2K, Sorry to hear about your fire down under. This coming from a fish that lived with a hole in her roof for the last six months. Glad that all you had was computer downtime and not more. Thank goodness. Shouts over the BF soon!!!”
    !one for good measure

    *************Hey Fish, where are we getting that he vandalized a memorial or cemetery? I haven’t really checked any of the links regarding his arrest. And I’ve been up and down this thread and haven’t seen anything from J2K. Where is she posting now or have I missed one of her posts?

    *****TOTALLY OFF TOPIC: South Carolina just defeated Oklahoma in the I don’t know what round of the College World Series. I noted a couple of our relief pitchers were from Virginia. THANKS VIRGINIA!

  20. Eloise says:

    In thinking of terms of possible vandalism as the action involved in this charge. Ross had posted 2 acts of vandalism on May 15th. The one reported in and around Main St has a church. In looking at the street view it looks a little like the directory out front might have new brick work. What do you all think?

    http://spotcrime.com/crime/10347657-c9166f5028ec1e413af120e0559bdbdd

  21. localcvillegirl says:

    Saramom, I don’t know either if EMH and CH are related, I was just going by Blink’s earlier response. I don’t know any of these Howells, but a Stuart’s Draft/Augusta connection wouldn’t surprise me. Seems like a lot of kids we’ve looked at are from the Waynesboro area. Of course, it could be none of them.

    Mary, I went racing around after I read fish’s comment to J2K also, to see if she’d posted. Must have been from a private conversation. Would love to see J2K again.

    I cannot confirm any relation. Howell is a common name in this area, as are the others we are all familiar with, just fyi. I will point out he was not arrested until June 23rd, although his computer was seized May 25th. I expect there will be more arrests.
    B
    ps. J2K had a basement fire and has limited access at the moment, but she pops in when she can.

  22. daydreamer says:

    From watching these videos,I would say these punks would know
    how to get around on rough terrain.Maybe even AF

  23. Ode says:

    Going back to the night of Oct. 17th and the Boyd Tavern/market sighting. They stated that the frantic young man wanted to know where harrisburg was. There is a Harrisonburg up the road from there. Interesting there is a Howell Metal Co. there owned by Leo Howell. You might want to look at the contact info below. A familiar last name is there.
    http://www.howellmetal.com/HOWELLMETAL/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=36

  24. daydreamer says:

    This is off topic but I was shocked to find out one of my daughter’s
    friends on Facebook is on the sex offender registry.Yes, I saw it three offenses.She googled his name and it popped up.Luckily she was never really involved with him,thank God.I think that is her big lesson in fear because this guy is clean cut and handsome on the outside.”A wolf in sheeps clothing”.She also found out he has a petty larceny charge.We need to get it out there,check everyone out right away,because there is no neon sign flashing on them that says Beware.Yes I am still freaked out about this,she is my precious daughter and I feel like I want to lock her up in the house to
    protect her.

    Good News: You found out.
    Bad News: It could have been worse

    Thanks for sharing that information. I do not know the age of your daughter, but social sights without strict parental supervision are a predators dream.
    B

  25. fish says:

    <3mary and <3localcville girl;

    This is where I read that caused me to ask if he vandalized a cementary, really any cementary not just the one on AF.
    diana h., links you to what he as been charged with and the explanation of it below.
    So, maybe I jumped thinking he vandalized a cementary maybe it was something else. A sign for the veterans maybe? I do not know but obviously he did something and since we are in the land of Civil War signage everywhere, well I just wondered what he could have done. Maybe I am misreading the charge.

    And about J2K, we were on little Kyron’s thread.
    “35.J2K says: June 23, 2010 at 3:53 pm”

    Which by the way, I worry about going silent because there is so much confusion. He’s there, he’s not, a totally dysfunctional family that I suppose is trying but there it is.
    Say a prayer for that little boy! Because if he was taken out by evil…they should pay too!
    ps: I’ll keep my threads straight from now on, sorry guys!

    “24.diana h. says:
    June 23, 2010 at 11:51 am
    from:
    http://epwsgdp1.courts.state.va.us/gdcourts2/caseSearch.do

    Case Number:
    GC10010937-00 File Date: 06/23/2010
    06/23/2010 Complainant: BM
    COMMONWEALTH OF VA
    Defendant: HOWELL, ERIC MICHAEL Defendant Status:
    Released On Summons Defense Attorney:
    NORTH GARDEN, VA 22959
    Sex: Male
    DOB: 05/29/****
    Charge: DESTROY PROPERTY
    Code Section: 18.2-137 Case Type: Misdemeanor Class: 1
    Offense Date: 05/15/2010 Arrest Date: 06/22/2010

    from:http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+coh+18.2-137+701894

    § 18.2-137. Injuring, etc., any property, monument, etc.

    A. If any person unlawfully destroys, defaces, damages or removes without the intent to steal any property, real or personal, not his own, or breaks down, destroys, defaces, damages or removes without the intent to steal, any monument or memorial for war veterans described in § 15.2-1812, any monument erected for the purpose of marking the site of any engagement fought during the War between the States, or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any city, town, tract of land, or any tree marked for that purpose, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor; provided that the court may, in its discretion, dismiss the charge if the locality or organization responsible for maintaining the injured property, monument, or memorial files a written affidavit with the court stating it has received full payment for the injury.

    B. If any person intentionally causes such injury, he shall be guilty of (i) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of or damage to the property, memorial or monument is less than $1,000 or (ii) a Class 6 felony if the value of or damage to the property, memorial or monument is $1,000 or more. The amount of loss caused by the destruction, defacing, damage or removal of such property, memorial or monument may be established by proof of the fair market cost of repair or fair market replacement value. Upon conviction, the court may order that the defendant pay restitution.”

    “The Ides of May?
    Is there a true bill?
    B”

    Also B, sorry to repost but maybe it will help us all understand the crime and what he has been charged with.

  26. fish says:

    Ode:
    I believe that Boyd Tavern/market…
    Boyd Tavern Market‎
    4842 Richmond Road
    Keswick, VA 22947-3113

    …sighting is slightly east of Charlottesville and the Howell Metal …
    CMC Howell Metal
    574 New Market Depot Road
    New Market, VA 22844

    …you link us to is north of Harrisonburg in New Market.
    Maybe someone can help us out with Boyd’ location again? If one drives on that rt 250, man, can you become confused. A lack of proper signage in this area, for sure! They need to point the well-meaning moron, like me, in the direction to get back home. I’m learning.

    Yes, saw the name but I have to believe that no connection. Maybe I am wrong but just seems there would have been a good deal of driving that night and I do not believe for one minute, he/they, who did this to Morgan would do that. I also would like to put into Observer’s profile that he/they are very selfish. No, they are somewhere close to Anchorage Farm and North Garden and hang in Cville.

    Ode, Maybe you just mean there is a name connection. I get that too. But FWIW, we could link up just about everyone down here either through marriages; failed or successful, family roots, friends of friends.
    Seems like that is why we need someone who truly knows the area and it’s people and history. It all can become confusing.
    But gonna believe this! Lt. Rader has his finger on the so-called trigger and it is only a matter of time. Ya know, crossin’ the t’s and dottin’ the i’s! I say it everyday. I know that one can become down, depressed, a non-believer that it will happen but it will.
    Just have faith.
    Cowards run for a bit but the good majority of the time they just plain down right chicken-shit out. That is their nature my friend. Ours is to just stay here for the Harrington Family and the Blink on Crime victims. Staying strong and leaving no stone unturned.

    He/they should also believe that one Morgan Harrington gave them a good deal of information!

  27. fish says:

    cricket, cricket

    Am I alone?
    Anybody there?
    B, am I having computer problems?
    People are posting right?

  28. mary says:

    fish says:
    June 25, 2010 at 9:57 am

    cricket, cricket

    OMG HILARIOUS Fish! From that WWII movie? Where they parachuted in and communicated with those cricket toys? Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction about the charges. I just have very limited time to read, especially between 8-5.

    Anyway, it is interesting to wonder if there were any CSA signs on any graves at AF that may have gone missing…that happens some where I live too. Those small iron CSA markers.

    Thanks Fish for all your hard work!

  29. Ode says:

    Fish you are correct that Boyd Tavern is the opposite direction from Charlottesville. My bad. I had the Crozet location confused in my mind. I have tried to find where the witness comments on this sighting were first made but have not yet tracked a source other than blog discussion. Here is one comment made on Blink by J2k regarding this. I could see someone turning the wrong direction on I-64 in a panic.
    J2K says:
    November 25, 2009 at 11:39 pm
    - Georgie, mosaic, localcvillegirl (re: comments 152-154):
    I think you’re all smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in, as it were.
    Specifically, Georgie – I think there were some messed-up people with innocent intentions that freaked out that night and made an irreversible, short-sighted decision, and have been doing whatever they can to desperately cover their tracks ever since, forcing LE to painstakingly cobble together their case and recovery operation without full cooperation.
    mosaic – Indeed. It also explains a fleeting (ie, can no longer find it) witness account at Boyd Tavern Market later that night, wherein a “very distraught” young man asked a passerby for directions to Hburg, and was so panicked he dashed back to the car (full of several other individuals) before the alleged witness could even finish uttering, “It’s back the other way on Interstate 64…” (conjecture, but still.)
    Also note that the town of Crozet (sp?) was searched by a heavy police presence soon after the MH news blew up (though, it should be noted that the purpose of their presence was not specifically confirmed as in regard to this case). It is between Cville and Boyd Tavern, off a side-road exit toward the mountains

    http://blinkoncrime.com/2009/11/19/morgan-harrington-case-separating-fact-from-fiction-part-i/

  30. Saramom says:

    Thanks Acho & Localvillegirl–I was feeling kind of alone out here wondering about a verified connection between EMH and CH. I have found Blink to be very clear when something is fact, and I just wasn’t feeling it–too much ambiguity. I have learned from reading here to slow down and think more clearly, being careful NOT to jump to conclusions.

    Eloise: I HEAR YOU–after reading some of the social networking site comments, I am absolutely blown away in regard to the language used and the references to drug use. TOO much time on their hands and not enough supervision. So sad. I am determined to keep a very close eye on my sweet boy.

    Observer and Mom3:0–I miss hearing from you. Best to you both.
    **************
    Blink, I do wonder if there is a Waybright Investment connection–lots of rental properties–could any of these be a primary crime scene?

  31. deetee says:

    NoseyRosey says:
    June 24, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    Blink- just thinking back. I haven’t kept up with the comments here very well, but I have lurked ;) I know you mentioned a firefighter who went out of town during/aroung when Morgan went Missing- I am not sure if you have already disclosed that information or not- Is this the firefighter you were refering to?

    NoseyRosey – i don’t recall blink referring to a FF leaving town around when she went missing, but rather one that took a road trip to NJ at an odd time when she was found at AF.

    Blink, did a FF go missing around the time she disappeared?

  32. acho says:

    Hi again, Saramom,

    re: your question “Blink, I do wonder if there is a Waybright Investment connection–lots of rental properties–could any of these be a primary crime scene?”

    LOL, of course that’s possible but I tend to doubt it, b/c MW and his wife AW seem to have had recent trouble finding a place to rent for themselves. (She complains a LOT online.)

  33. fish says:

    HOLY CRAPOLA!
    What the heck happened in Cville???

    Anyone? I’m back and no power to half, FoodDog runnin’ on backup generators, banks and businesses closed and accidents due to no street lights.
    Looks like Mother Nature was down right mad last night!

    I had no camera for Copeley Bridge but there is a great deal of trees, branches, and such down. Juliemooley? Did you get any shots?

    I hope that all is well with our local friends. I say beat it to the grocery and stock up. Could be Snowmageddon all over!

    and
    dear, dear mary, WWII? I don’t know that movie but “cricket, cricket” is what my mom would say to the eight of us when we would clam up and try to hide breaking something in the house. I carry it on with my gremlins. But glad you like it. Seems everyone is too quiet and all we hear are the bugs. Hope that changes soon. Maybe Mother Nature gave us a sign! (Hey, I’m not serious with that but ya’ll never know)

    and,
    friend acho,
    No problem. See why it is important to go full steam ahead. People begin to lose their memories of that day, voices and pictures begin to fade and well, everyone loses interest until the next sound bite and then watch out. Everyone will be an expert on the matter.

  34. diana h. says:

    diana h. says:
    “I too wonder what the memorial that he destroyed/vandalized.”

    well… answering myself just to clear up any confusion about whether a monument or memorial actually needs to be involved in this vandalism/destruction of property charge.

    I took that statute and broke it down into its elements. It goes something like this:
    1. destroy, deface, damage or remove without intent to steal
     a. any property, real or personal, not his own
        ^^^ ^^^^^^^^

    ————-> OR <—————

    2. break down, destroy, deface, damage or remove, without the intent to steal:
    a. any monument or memorial for war veterans described in § 15.2-1812
             (sec. 15.2-1812 describes the war memorials as including all wars  since the Algonquin war of 1812)        

    b.any monument erected for the purpose of marking the site of any engagement fought during the War between the States    
     
    c. or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any city, town,  tract of land, or any tree marked for that purpose 

    So this could be A LOT of things, “any property not his own” is very broad! so it could be vandalizing just about anything that belongs to someone else.

    It’s something defaced or destroyed; someone else’s property, including war memorials, or signage / boundary markers.
    No intent to steal is a major element in the statute.

    So I thought it might be helpful to make this clarification. I am new at trying to break down statutes into elements and this is something that I definitely wanted to correct. I think that some people also think there are two charges but there’s only one. (There are two sections to the statute.) Resolved: Don’t post a statute without breaking it down into its elements. Amen. :-)

    Hey all I hope that you in Cville are doing ok. Weather scene sounds awful! We had one of those microbursts in a town about 30 miles West of us yesterday. Pretty rough. All Good Thoughts to all of you from here in New England.

  35. Saramom says:

    http://waybright-inv.com/contact.htm

    Acho–YES, she does complain a lot! They want to move to the ‘boro anyway, right. These properties are located in Richmond, and from what I have read, the units are not very nice. I was wondering if the company owned any other buildings in the surrounding area. (Thanks or the chuckle!)

  36. Mom3.0 says:

    I am here, Saramom, thanks for wondering about me- I sadly do not have very much to say lately. With this new article, I am confronted daily by EMH’s face.

    He seems to not have any light in his eyes, although he looks like any other kid down the street, next door, where ever. To think that this kid is a registered VIOLENT SEX OFFENDER boggles my mind.

    I know he has been on many peoples radar- and I could see Morgan trusting such a person as this- especially if he has the gift of gab or is charming. It got me to thinking, most sexual offenders were victims once themselves, right? If this is true for him, was his offender caught and punished? Or is he/she still out there offending- How many people are/were affected by this kid and whomever might have hurt him, and how many of them are now continuing the cycle- I hope none.

    I am still hoping that justice will come soon for Morgan, and the Harrington’s.

    Thanks to Blink, Fish, Saramom, diana h, acho, deetee, ode, Mary, Eloise, localcg-daydreamer, anotherB and all the rest of you, for keeping up the good fight- Carry on guys- I’m with you.

  37. Hummingbird says:

    Oh boy my head is spinning SO much new information and it is a full moon.
    Been a bit crazy in a good way in my life but still reading and encouraged by current events.
    Well done everyone and Fish I am very much still here and will be for the duration
    Mom3.0 they played “Misty Mountain” today so I was listening to Led Zeppelin and thinking of Morgan and you and my daughter turned to me and said “Mom listen ….”cos she knows it connects me to “Shiny Mprgan.”"
    Onward through the fog J4M love Hummingbird

  38. localcvillegirl says:

    Hey fish, I’m here, too. The storm in C’ville was something else…the second micro-burst we’ve had in a month, like an explosion, the way it blew trees right out of the earth. All in a 15 minute storm.

    Still waiting on some real word about Morgan, not losing interest, just being patient. I found lots of our old friends over on Kyron’s thread, but I’m sure they’re still checking in here too.

  39. alexandra says:

    I’m still here, everyday, several times a day. I told a group of my daughter’s friends about Morgan and now when they come over they ask me about her. One of them asked if we are related to her. Morgan, a shining star, my adopted concern.

  40. Gifter3 says:

    Fish and All,
    I am still here for Morgan and the Harringtons, and always will be!
    Like all of you, I want nothing more than
    for these killer/s to be caught and put away forever.
    I am so very disappointed that Va LE has NOT kept Morgan’s
    name in the public.

    I only have 1 question….

    If this were YOUR DAUGHTER, would you be pleased with
    the job LE is doing?

    I would have to say HELL NO!

  41. Eloise says:

    I am still here too. Checking in several times during the day. Thinking of new angles of research and hoping for more leads. -Sigh-

  42. acho says:

    Someone just brought up the Boyd Tavern Market and I realize I forgot to tell you all that I went there a few weeks ago, just to see it and look for cameras, cause I couldn’t believe it had had recent renovations and no security cams had been installed (I mean in the past few years and well *before* Morgan went missing — IIRC it had had a fire a few years back and they had to do some rebuilding).

    In fact, I saw no evidence of cameras in that lot, and boy, should they have some. The lot is a long one off to the side of the store, and folks were there in broad daylight to use their dumpster (also off to the side) for trash disposal.

    The place is RIGHT ON 250, and getting to it from I-64 is a bit of a hike. In my mind, I had thought it was more likely the person asking for directions that night had pulled off I-64, which is still possible (it is desolate and would be the only place a person could find to stop), but after being there I now think it’s more likely that person had been on 250 heading east when he meant to be going west. I do find that frantic stop for directions interesting, and if the person stayed on 250 to get back to H’burg, he’d have had to have gone through Charlottesville again. Getting on I-64 would have been the more direct way to get there.

    All of this info is just for what it’s worth, which is not much. All along I had just been so skeptical that there was zero security cam footage of that car’s stop at Boyd Tavern Market, and sadly I guess there really isn’t.

  43. adair says:

    Present! – (waving hand from back of class!) Still reading every word, 3x a day, Fish. You are a tenacious Fish, and woe to the one who underestimates you and your focus! I feel a wind of change blowing in from a new and good direction. Keep trying to think positive thoughts. If I were ever in trouble Fish, I’d want you on my side.

    P.S. I said it once before, a long time ago, he has eyes like a shark. There is nothing reflecting back at you. Nothing against sharks, though. They have a purpose.

  44. TJ says:

    Do you have Chris Howell’s FB site? He is “friends” with MW’s wife.

    http://www.facebook.com/chris1howell

    Ty, yes.
    He may be tied to a man with the same name as EMH dad.
    B

  45. acho says:

    Adair, re: eyes like sharks, then I’m sad to say it, but EMH is not the only one with such eyes. I was surprised to find myself face to face with another person we’ve discussed on BOC a few weeks back, and I am horrified to report there is no sparkle, no nothing, in those eyes. I was shocked, because I think it used to be there in droves. Sad and alarming. I don’t actually believe that individual did anything to Morgan so don’t want to talk names, but I’m still curious about his whereabouts the night she went missing and whether he or his male and female cronies have information (I therefore private posted B about it at the time, though there’s not really anything to be done based on a report of “I just saw so and so and his eyes are dead”).

    My point is it is a growing, and more and more frightening, drug/alternative culture in central Virginia (everywhere, probably, but with the experimental and artistic scene in C’ville, maybe it just feels that much more wasteful). I am worried about it both in general and as it may pertain to/interfere with progress in Morgan’s case (and I believe it could be interfering at several levels).

  46. Minnie Penney says:

    I feel many of us are not happy with LE. Maybe it’s because they do not have a lot of murders to investigate. If Morgan had been in a high crime area – like NYC or LA – maybe more seasoned investigators would be hot on the trail. I think the DNA issue may be a problem also. I haven’t been posting much – cause I have no info – but I read here every day. If she had only been found much sooner…..

  47. sunshine says:

    O/T to Sunshine:

    I am not understanding why your previous employer would not have counsel representing you. Have you specifically asked for that?

    However, if that is the case, I would recommend you arrange a consult with one and express your concerns and go from there.

    Lastly, what a horror story for just doing your job, I hope you continue your important work in spite of it.

    B

  48. Hummingbird says:

    Sadly two teenage girls missing for one week already in Fairfax VA, it appears they sneaked out of the house and have not been seen since and their cell phones are both off.

    http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/cop-searching-for-missing-va-teens-tiffany-ghani-and-tram-hoang/19532342?icid=main|main|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fcop-searching-for-missing-va-teens-tiffany-ghani-and-tram-hoang%2F19532342&sms_ss=email

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