Morgan Harrington Murder: A Security Check On Security- Why Did It Fail?
Charlottesville, VA-
On the afternoon of October 17, 2009, Morgan Harrington and three of her friends drove to John Paul Jones Arena, located on the University of Virginia campus, to attend a long-anticipated Metallica concert. Following an apparent fall and chin injury occurring around the time she was visiting the ladies room, Morgan ended up outside the arena and attempted to gain re-entry to the venue.
How and why she got there comes in at a baffling second only compared to what happened to her next.
Nine months ago Dr. Dan and Gil Harrington, Morgan’s parents were notified their daughter was missing which is when their nightmare began.
On November 5, 2009, the day before a search which was organized at the request of the Harrington’s was to commence, a vintage black Pantera t-shirt placed on a bush in front of an apartment complex at the intersection near 15th Street and Grady Ave. was located by a nearby resident.
While this discovery was not released publicly, Charlottesville PD knew immediately it belonged to Morgan Harrington. Sara Snead, one of the friends that accompanied Morgan to the concert, immediately confirmed the distinct vintage design that compelled Morgan to borrow the t-shirt from her a week before the show.
Subsequently, DNA analysis confirmed the t-shirt was indeed the same one Morgan was wearing the night she disappeared.
On January 26, 2010 the remains of Morgan Harrington were discovered by David Bass, owner of Anchorage Farm, located in Albemarle County. Although her cause of death has not been released, her manner of death has been classified as a homicide by the Virginia State Police.
Dan and Gil Harrington marked the nine-month anniversary of Morgan’s disappearance from her memorial on Copeley Bridge 4 days ago.
Gil Harrington’s impassioned statement made it clear that her family’s mission is to prevent what happened to Morgan from happening to another victim and their goal is to educate young women about safety and personal security.
On July 1st, based upon an article posted on blinkoncrime.com inside sources confirmed a forensic link between Morgan’s homicide and a Fairfax County Case. Research on this case indicates it was a violent sexual assault that happened in 2005. The victim assisted in the sketch of a man police wish to interview in connection with both the Fairfax assault as well as the apparent abduction and murder of Morgan Harrington. .
What did it mean to the investigation and to the parents of young women in Charlottesville? We have a serial offender on the loose in multiple jurisdictions and an immediate need to beef up personal security.
As our very vulnerable student body returns to campus next month, blinkoncrime.com provides a glimpse at current conditions.
Unregulated Regulations In Security
The 2004 General Assembly, through House Joint Resolution (HJR122), requested the Virginia State Crime Commission to study safety at Virginia’s institutions of higher education. As a result, DCJS created the Office of Campus Policing and Security (OCPS) to address the law requiring minimum training and employment standards for campus security officers.
Campus Security Regulations for Institutions of Higher Education in the State of Virginia, fall under the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Private Security Services Advisory Board. Below is an excerpt of the unapproved draft meeting notes of their quarterly meeting held December 8, 2009; the first and only since Morgan’s disappearance from JPJ.
The issue of safety and security on college campuses was addressed in a 2006 Crime Commission Study on Campus Safety. This study resulted in the statutory requirements under Code of Virginia (Code) §9.1-102 (49).
College populations represent a large concentration of students between the ages of 18-25 years with limited supervision and life experience. In terms of homeland security, campuses are identified as “soft targets” and are frequently targeted by domestic and foreign terrorists. Campuses also house volatile materials and research facilities that are also targeted by radical elements in society. Campuses host large stadium events and concerts that are potential targets for terrorism and riots. Most campuses also have facilities that are open to the public and are relatively difficult to secure and lockdown. Campus Security Officers are primary first responders to incidents of crime and violence on campus.
Although UVA campus security officers require a certification provided by DCJS, there are ZERO regulatory standards for certification. It was NOT until Morgan Harrington disappeared from the grounds of the JPJ Arena that emergency regulations were sought from Governor Bob McDonnell.
How does a woman on the campus of a University that provides it’s very own Police Department in addition to event security simply vanish without a trace?
By the time Morgan ends up in a hay field 7 miles away, she has passed through 3 different law enforcement jurisdictions and a slew of private campus and event security agencies and personnel. While private security regulations fall under the umbrella of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, they also require a judicial amendment only if and when they are approved via “emergency” status by the Governor.
Who’s Looking Out For The Kids, Exactly?
As the safety on campus study showed, our college age kids are at their most vulnerable in the University setting. Out from under the watchful eye of Mom and Dad and wading through the rich culture and nightlife of downtown Charlottesville, students face a host of potential safety risks.
In fact, during the very development of this article, I received an alert from UVA security that a UVA student was sexually assaulted in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard. While I commend the swift response and warning from UVA PD chief Michael Gibson, I can’t help but wonder if a similar alert upon learning Morgan disappeared from the UVA/JPJ campus would have made a difference for her.
A simple Google of “Charlottesville security” produces the front page for HH Security Services, Inc, a local private security and bail bonding firm. I am no expert but isn’t it a bit odd to claim to protect one’s security and then bond out someone that may threaten it in the first place?
Who is vetting the security that is responsible for ensuring safety?
While HH Security or it’s employees have no known ties whatsoever to the Harrington case, it is a prime example of the weakness of current security regulations, involving students and private events, 6 years in the making.
At H & H Security Services, Inc. we specialize in Private Investigation, Private Security both armed and unarmed as well as fast efficient Civil Process Service. Our full-time professional agents are well trained, well equipped, well informed, and discreet.? Owner Rod Howard is a native of Charlottesville and central Virginia, where he’s been a well respected business owner for over twenty years. H & H Security Services, Inc. is his vehicle in his effort to help serve and protect the community he grew up in. Over the years he’s assembled a team of certified and experienced personnel who share his commitment to the safety of the community.
HH Security, in a business journal ad, claims to hire members of law enforcement and be very well connected with various police departments and security agencies for nightclubs, special events and home security checks as well in 2007.
HH Security is the security firm of choice for Club 216, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Rivals, which are bars frequently visited by UVA students and athletes.
Roderick M Howard, owner of HH Security and H&H Car detailing maintains active licenses issued through the VA Dept of Criminal Justice Services for private security and as a bailbondsman.
While blinkoncrime editors were researching this piece, a review of Albemarle County Court records show Roderick Howard was arrested for felony rape in 1993, subsequently indicted for same and a year later on the first day of trial, pled guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery whereby he was sentenced to 12 months, 11 of which were suspended and two years unsupervised probation.
Howard was also arrested a few times for felony bad checks; both cases ended nolle prosequi.
How can an accused rapist and convicted sexual batterer hold a dual license in the private security sector as well as two classifications of firearms, all of which is monitored by the VADCJS? It is specifically stated in the regulations regarding moral turpitude AND sexual battery that the VADCJS MAY DENY an applicant on those grounds.
According to Mr. Howard’s own advertisement, he has been in the security industry since 1989. Would that mean he was employed in the security field when he was arrested for rape?
Shockingly, It may be perfectly legal. Although the administrative statute for licensure prohibits granting a license to someone with a misdemeanor sexual battery conviction, if Howard divulged the crime in his application and requested a waiver from the director at the time, it is possible one was granted.
Blinkoncrime.com spoke to Lisa McGee, Regulatory Program Manager for DCJS, private security advisory committee:
“…there is a code in the statute that allows the potential for both an individual convicted of a felony and the outlined misdemeanors exceptions contained therein to obtain a director’s waiver. Two felonies we would never even consider are rape and murder, but dependent upon the criminal offense, the circumstances and the length of time that has transpired with a clean record, the verbiage in the statute would allow an applicant to at least request a waiver for our consideration…” Lisa McGee
Ms. McGee was not able to address Mr. Howard’s file specifically, citing privacy laws, but she was able to verify that Mr. Howard’s registration with the agency is current.
There are however, some discrepancies in the press release written to announce the “restructuring” of both companies, announced October 19th.
For starters, there was only a name change to Mr. Howard’s business, which actually took place prior to the October 19 release date, in May, 2009.
These are not two separate businesses. In fact, the bailbondsman license issued to Mr. Howard’s agent, Anthony Halstead, leads back to Accelerated Bail Bonds, which is not a listed entity in the state of Virginia or listed as a fictitious name for H&H Security Services.
I would be willing to wager that the police departments that allow off duty security employment with this firm would appreciate some clarification on both the personnel and licensing issues.
There has been no arrest in the homicide of Morgan Harrington. In a statement released by Corrine Geller, PR manager for the Virginia State Police, VSP has received approximately 100 significant leads from the release of the sketch of the alleged perpetrator of the 2005 Fairfax County sex assault.
Dan and Gil Harrington will be meeting with new University of Virginia President, Teresa Sullivan, next month to address safety and security issues on campus.
“..People think it cannot happen to them, IT CAN– Dan Harrington.”
Editors Note: I am not a resident of Virginia. However, I think the interest of the safety of our children is a National one. Any person that is placed in a position of public trust, most especially those that come into contact with our vulnerable students, should be REQUIRED to disclose past convictions that would negate them that position without some sort of subjective “pass”. How can we know-TRULY KNOW the level of presumed safety if we really aren’t aware of the backgrounds of those in charge of it?
Blinkoncrime.com editors Jason Mateos, Elizabeth Morton and Madeline Tanner contributed to this report
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“You are one smart lady, E.
I will not be taking any questions on kickee and have voluntarily agreed not to release his ID, or that of his “friends” for the time being for investigative reasons.
B”
Blink-No questions about Kickee, but one question about your decision. Did you make this voluntairly agreement with LE or with ‘people’ involved with the case?
I have a feeling YOU are going to be the one to find justice for Morgan!
Yes
B
“Nelson Kaine UVA Alum ’85.
Too old?”
Eloise–Most people (in my experience) graduate from undergrad at age 22. Unless this guy was Doogie Howser…I think he may be too old.
@CVa Native Away: yes LE needs to look at that truck. I hope LE has questioned a number of the perverts that are located in the area. I think they have a little group on Saturday nites and get stoned, drunk, cracked, and coked. But this is only my opinion from knowing the genre.
The mud bogging is a hillbilly redneck thing that I think would be their sport of choice.
I can’t say enough that when the pervs are hauled in eventually, I do not think they will be the normal looking concert goers who work in investment banking. I think they will be the pervs which have previously been id’ed as “offenders”. They will not look like normal people, they will be demented from the crack, coke, and whatever.
This is my opinion, but I suspect I am correct.
Here the F it is: Except there IS NO EFFIN VIDEO
1.SuzeeB says:
December 2, 2009 at 5:19 pm
1.Here is the Grandmother on video interview who saw a couple struggling in the parking lot. She said the blond wore her hair back and saw a gold earring in ear.
http://www.nbc12.com/global/story.asp?s=11369879
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wtf? The LAST time something got buried so fast and so deep it was the effin t-shirt.
GRANNY WAS RIGHT – THIS WAS MORGAN
My thoughts on Granny prior to locating Morgan:
2009/12/04 at 11:47 pm
Lizzy, 1318: “Because I think Granny would have been in that car with the windows rolled up, and the door locks checked twice. And she didn’t seem like she would have been hopping out fast, you know?”
It’s easy to think of this person as an elderly granny, but consider that she could easily be much younger (50ish, which I now consider to be the new 30ish) and therefore, less afraid to get out of the car and speak up.
She sat in that interview with her grands Metallica tickets in her hand. She meant business.
She really only noticed Morgan, because in my estimation, her spidey senses kicked in and she knew she was a young woman in distress. For me the big earring was key. You will not find Morgan with Big earrings in any photo I have seen, but that necklace was chunky and distinct, it flashed in the light to Granny. She goes towards the arena, he toward the street, and then turns back.
My take: She tries to get back in, he waits in the wings?
B
B
45.CVa Native Away says:
August 10, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Could anyone direct me to previous discussions re: Bundoran Farm development if there has been any? It draws my ire given it’s “location”.
RE: Development Project info..
http://www.qroefarm.com/lots_bundoran.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEDzQIMpQbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g44HBfcL4XE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI-qebvGdHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlTDqcrVdVg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/BundoranFarmCville#p/a/u/2/bKO4upDNILg
http://www.bundoranfarm.com/pdf/BFJun08.pdf
http://www.prlog.org/10819998-the-baldwin-center-for-preservation-development-at-bundoran-farm-hosts-inaugural-symposium.html
CVa Native Away says:
August 10, 2010 at 7:33 pm
RE: A good read…more @ link
http://www.ballyshannonfund.com/economics1.html
“Is it not amusing that when a person sells a security holding or a valuable asset for a great deal of money, very few people would ever consider that transaction as being any of their business, however, when real estate is being sold, folks come out of the woodwork with opinions? I have always thought that my neighbors’ business is their own and I try to keep my opinions to myself and simply wish them well”
“Last fall, a number of us – as neighbors in this valley – joined up to apply for USDA Forest Legacy funding to protect our 2500 acres of contiguous, un-fragmented mountainous forests from development as home sites.”
Blink, I thought I would thank you. Through this site and these comments I heard about the book, Gift of Fear. I read it about a week or so ago, and did not realize how quickly I would need it. As I was leaving a library today (on a bright Tuesday afternoon here in Charlottesville, and in full sight of at least 3 people), a young man approached me, grabbed my backpack, and told me to “Get out of here.” I swung around, looked him in the eyes and LOUDLY told him “No, you will not touch me.” I was wearing the backpack, and there was really no quick way to get it off my shoulders.
It seems that this young punk thought I had stolen his backpack, and that “we could settle this real quick” if he could look inside my backpack. I told him to call a cop if he wanted to look, because he wasn’t going to look at sh–. I also told him that he was never, ever supposed to touch a woman.
As this was happening, a friend of his approached, and the jerk asked his friend to check to see if the backpack was still in the library. Lo and behold, it was. This jerk had accosted me for nothing. After the deaths of two women in the past school year, one would have hoped this young man would have thought for a second or two before grabbing a woman.
I’m safe and sound, but still angry. If I hadn’t read the Gift of Fear, I might not have reacted so well. In retrospect, if I had hit him (gut reaction) it most likely would have escalated, and it would have been worse for everyone. I was alert enough to observe him, see the odd behavior in his movement toward me, and most importantly, see his facial expression change a split second before he grabbed me. All these things prepared me for the confrontation – things I might have missed otherwise.
Thank you for your service to crime victims, and for your help to me – tonight I’m NOT a victim of violence.
I cannot tell you how important your message was today, thank you for sharing.
You were “on guard” for yourself, bravo.
B
“For me the big earring was key. You will not find Morgan with Big earrings in any photo I have seen”
Since I have seen various photos with Morgan wearing big earrings, is it safe to assume you mean photos from that night? In otherwords you saw pics from that night and she wasn’t wearing earrings?
And are you saying that you think granny confused the big gold earring for the necklace?
Good Question.
When I say “big earring” or something that is noticable to granny in the dark, I am thinking chunky.
I have seen her wear many hoops and dangling earrings, but nothing to me that matches that description and if I am not mistaken, she was wearing silver hoops.
Yes I am saying since granny mentions “a big earring” I feel she mostly saw her profile and it is possible she mistook the necklace for an earring.
B
7.blushingbridetobe says:
August 10, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Eloise–Most people (in my experience) graduate from undergrad at age 22. Unless this guy was Doogie Howser…I think he may be too old.
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lol! Agreed.
I have always believed granny saw Morgan. Do you know the “friends” that kickee was waiting for, by name? Any familiar ones? Blink, you don’t have to tell us his name to discuss him. Kickee is fine. I’m thinking that after the incident in front of JPJ and the kick, he followed her in to the parking lot, granny witnessed the loud noise, like a slap, the arm lock, and it went from there. I wonder how many “friends” kickee was waiting for.
cw, regarding land issues. It is my opinion that 3 neighbors, seperate families, burned our 7000 sq ft home under construction down to the ground in 2006, and continue to harass us (dead cat hanging by neck off a tree limb) one neighbor actually laid down in front of 5 concrete trucks to keep them from from building our house, smashed our mailbox and it goes on and on…and on. At first I thought it was because I’m of Greek descent, but my dear husband and our 3 kids are all blond haired, blue eyed all American looking, so I have concluded it is not a that. IT IS ABOUT LAND and development, not in freaking Montana, but only miles from the nation’s capital! Arson unsolved cold case.
P.S. we rebuilt in 2007, same house, and here I sit, locked and loaded…just in case.
That is hellacious. I have said this many times, at the end of the day, there is a component to this that is absolutely a smack to Mr. Bass. It is my belief that had that angle been taken seriously, it develops a suspect profile faster.
B
Blink: You said in the beginning of this case that you thought Morgan absolutely KNEW her attacker.
Do you think it is possible that she knew Sketch?
I believe she knew the individual, albeit superficially or otherwise, because I believe she had a perception of trust with this person. That could mean that they had a mutual aquaintance, or simply, met outside before the concert and established that rapport.
As you know, I will never believe Morgan hitchhiked and got into a strangers vehicle.
Her jacket, her friends, her vehicle, her keys were all unavailable to her, and then also her phone.
Is it possible she knew sketch? Yes. At this point it is not my personal belief though.
I believe sketch did not know his DNA was on file in the 2005 incident, and will be his undoing, and the start of the arrests in this case.
B
I’m back on Granny. I am convinced she did see Morgan. Now, the article says she had a vague description of the man Morgan was with. Vague as it may be, I am interested in hearing her description of this man.
I am thinking Granny is key.
P.S. On a side note, Mom3.0, I forgot to tell you I am so happy you and your child are OK!!
IMO, I still to this day feel that in the first crucial days, this case got screwed up by investigators believing she was “just a girl who took off on her own accord” and was also trying to quiet the situation for the sake of protecting an image. This is just IMO. I also believe that once Radar got involved, that all changed, but it was a little late in the game and very critical time and/or evidence was sacrificed because of it. I only hope that Morgan’s life was not sarcificed because of it – in other words, I hope Morgan was not alive for several days first ( I ride the fence on this ) and could have been found and was not.
Blink – far fetched, but I find it eerie that there is another “sketch” of a man who has stabbed women from Michigan to Virginia.
Line in this article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/10/michigan.multiple.stabbings/index.html
“We know he is a strong individual,” Leyton said, adding that the suspect is “preying on individuals who are alone on the street.”
Although I don’t believe this individual killed Morgan, I certainly am aware of just how many men are abducting women these days and are stabbing/raping/killing them. Is it possible that birds of a feather flock together?
Morgan’s DNA sketch is linked to Fairfax…this sketch is linked to Leesburg. Any chance there could be a connection?
ImoG-
All of his victims are male.
B
More on this article:
Leesburg Police Chief Joe Price said the Virginia victims “all appear to have been smaller in stature or more of an older age than our suspect — in other words, people that he thinks he can physically handle.”
The suspect is believed to approach victims who are on foot during the early morning hours, asking for directions or other assistance to lure them closer to his car, Leyton said.
“A suspect approached him asking for directions and started stabbing him for no apparent reason,” Wauford said, adding that the incident occurred near a major interstate highway.
WHO sold the property to develop Blandemar Farm Estates or who was ticked by it?
You need to broaden your query to the overall development of the area. I wrote a piece outlining same, is on here somewhere, if someone would be kind enough to link it.
B
Here you go CVA Native
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/01/morgan-harrington-murder-why-anchorage-farm/
By Teri
from Comments on: Morgan Harrington Murder: A Security Check On Security- Why Did It Fail? by Teri
Blink: You said in the beginning of this case that you thought Morgan absolutely KNEW her attacker.
Do you think it is possible that she knew Sketch?
I believe she knew the individual, albeit superficially or otherwise, because I believe she had a perception of trust with this person. That could mean that they had a mutual aquaintance, or simply, met outside before the concert and established that rapport.
As you know, I will never believe Morgan hitchhiked and got into a strangers vehicle.
Her jacket, her friends, her vehicle, her keys were all unavailable to her, and then also her phone.
Is it possible she knew sketch? Yes. At this point it is not my personal belief though.
I believe sketch did not know his DNA was on file in the 2005 incident, and will be his undoing, and the start of the arrests in this case.
B
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Blink-
This is the first time Ive seen you mention that she knew or somewhat knew her attacker or the person she left the concert to meet, or met outside…(I apologize if I missed it if youve mentioned it before)
This was my initial thought…I cant find the post…but…remember me telling ya’ll the story of how I brilliantly met a cute guy at a grocery store in Virginia and accepted a ride back to GWU? My parents would beat me if they knew that story. Anyway-your thoughts above reiterate my initial thoughts of her trusting her attacker because:
1. he was an acquaintance from somewhere anywhere….she felt comfortable enought to leave and hang out with him (especially if she had been drinking…”liquid courage” as we used to call it)
2. She struck up a conversation before the show, a party the week before…anywhere….and felt comfortable leaving with him
*In this case, I cant see her leaving with anyone who wasnt mildly attractive
And no offense Mr. Scum, I mean Sketch….you’re hideous. Call me snobby, call me whatever….but I cant see her trusting Sketch….
UNLESS
he was WITH someone she knew and trusted or someone she met that was attractive.
OR
If SKETCH WAS A SECURITY GUARD!!!!!!!!
Blink- Do you think either of these scenarios are likely? I couldve sworn you were leaning towards the security guard angle(if u were and arent now—has something changed your mind?) Or do you think that either are a possibility?
Security- IF there is anyone id EVER feel safe taking a ride from (guess I should say FELT) It would be security IN THEIR OFFICIAL LOOKING VEHICLE.
In reference to the “someone she knew theory”
The guy whose “creepy” posts I posted a while back….comes to mind.
*DId you ever take a look at that?? : )
*Because it is VERY possible that she ran into someone who she knew
from VA Tech.
-Maybe someone she had a class with,
-someone who worked at the coffee shop….someone she knew from her school that also traveled to the concert
OR
that now lives in Charlottesville.
*In Arkansas…75% of pple who graduate from any state school (especially the U of A) move to Little Rock.
Someone could have TRANSFERRED to UVA
OR
graduated and MOVED to Charlottsville (sorry I cant spell it)
OR
was from that area originally and moved back after college
OR
Maybe even transferred to the community college
(This happens often…people “flunk out” or make terrible grades and are forced to leave the big school and transfer to a small community college because their grades are so bad they get kicked out
*this happens quite often…to ppl who go crazy their first year of college and make HORRIBLE grades.
questions…*The people who lived in the house that burned down were students at the local community college…correct?
They could very well know Morgan or or someone else who knew Morgan who was also in the vacinity of the concert that evening.
-There’s a good chance (IMO) that if she knew the person she left with, it was someone who she knew from college)
OR
someone she met that night
HAS ANYONE CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY OF THE LOCALS WENT TO SCHOOL AT VA TECH?
DO WE HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT OUR SPOTLIGHTED SECURITY FIRM WAS ON DUTY AT THE CONCERT THAT NIGHT?
IMO- SHE FELT SAFE LEAVING WITH SOMEONE BECAUSE
1. SHE ALREADY KNEW THEM
2. SHE MET THEM THERE
3. SECURITY GUARD SECURITY GUARD
* They couldve offered to slim jim access into her car for her
B, I remember the discussion but couldn’t find it either. I agree with you that the anti-housing development attitude stretches beyond the borders of Blandemar-AF, North Garden and even Albemarle Cty. Yeah, who or what is the common denominator between: Blandemar, Bundoran, Biscuit Run, etc. Is AF/Bass a catalyst- to prevent or allow- for further development? Maybe I’m way off base here but the motive for placement is at least tangentially tied to this, as I think most of us would agree.
Dear Alexandra- I am so sorry for your pain and suffering due to ignorant and “pushy” neighbors , however you and Blink make a great point on land issues. I have seen a brother and sister not speak to each other for over 10 years over a land issue-it can make people go crazy.
Just as a thought, there are a variety of people who know how to open a car without a key, I have seen this myself several times. Could Morgan have asked someone to open her car for her, so that she would have a place to stay until the concert is over? Security, perhaps, in one way or the other? Or a firefighter or policeman? These are the professions I would expect to know how to do that, and I can see why she would have trusted the person. He grabbed her, grandma intervened, they parted, she walks across the parking lot hoping to see one of her friends, she spots him again, and, being locked out of the arena, being cold, unable to use her phone, with this pervert on the parking lot, she goes to the bridge to hitch hike? The above scenario is purely speculative.
To Judi, I remember sitting in my car waiting for the traffic light to change and listening on the radio to a report that perhaps Morgan had run off and this was the first Thursday or Friday after she disappeared. I live in Christiansburg and naturally was concerned about our Roanoke resident and Tech student. Quite frankly, I was shocked it was still being reported like that after 5 days.
When I was a student, getting the police involved would have been a last resort. It was a completely different mentality… there were stories of students who asked the police for help, and ended up being fined for a defective break light on their car or similar. We regarded them as our natural enemy. I would probably have been naive enough to try and sort the situation out myself.
O/T:
Blink, I am having a glitch today.
Just checking to see if I can post from this one.
Sorry, I know of no other way to check.
CVa Native Away, Here is the article that Blink is referring to, I believe.
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/01/morgan-harrington-murder-why-anchorage-farm/
It is possible she did not know him and her trust was placed in him because of his appearance or his approach.
Such as a uniform or he lied “conned” her in telling her he was a frined of a friend or some other nonsense as he is a professional bullshifter.
His own family members probably know him as a con-man and he has probably taken advantage of his family members over his lifetime perfecting his ability to obtain confidence in his next victim before he takes advantage of them in some way.. He escalated to Rape and then finally to murder over years of practice.
Anyways that is my profile on this fellow.
jmho
16.CVa Native Away says:
August 11, 2010 at 10:03 am
WHO sold the property to develop Blandemar Farm Estates or who was ticked by it?
Here’s the link that Blink mentioned….
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/01/morgan-harrington-murder-why-anchorage-farm/
Went back and checked the postings referring to scout
http://blinkoncrime.com/2009/11/20/morgan-harrington-case-separating-fact-from-fiction-from-facebook-part-i
Scout did post here, and I am unsure of his age- Is his B-day in Oct? Is he from Fredicsburg? If not, he is not kickee.
suz says:
November 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Well, you never know if he could be involved, but he’s a tiny little slip of a thing with a giant-looking head and narrow shoulders (from his pic anyway). What is he, 5 foot i think his site said? Casey Anthony towers over this dude. I think morgan could have taken him in a fight.
I think he is actually referring to himself as 51.
B
questioner says:
November 20, 2009 at 5:49 pm
I just found that also lily, didn’t know if I should post that or not.
I’ve been researching the Metzler/Childs murders and I found that 2 hour or so drive wouldn’t have been so long for someone that was in the area and then traveling back to either Roanoke or Charlottesville.
I mentioned the possible connection between the murders and missing Morgan, but those that read it didn’t seem to see there could be any connection.
Blink – Apparently this man is 41 not 51.
I have a different age than both those 2, wanna guess?
B
lily says:
November 20, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Gosh I wish I was good at being cryptic! Blink, what IS it?
40 + 4= 44
B
kelly says:
November 20, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Blink-
I was trying to clarify when my computer froze. Less than 4 miles from the JPJ Arena to “the” home. I’m sorry for the multiple posts.
No apolly necessary. I want to stress that Mr. Kane is neither a POI or suspect in this case.
B
Nelson Kane says:
November 21, 2009 at 7:27 am
Only cowards make accusations about someone on an internet site instead of contacting them through email or instant message!
(redacted by blink)
LOL!
Mr. Kane- I would have no intention or need to engage you, nor will I post your email for others to. It is my belief that is exactly what you’re after. What I would like to know is what your interest in interviewing the Harrington’s is about?
B
linking…..
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/01/morgan-harrington-murder-why-anchorage-farm/
“Mr. David Bass of Anchorage Farm has requested the withdrawal of Tax Map 88, Parcels 41A, 42A, 5A, 5, and 4. The withdrawal represents a loss of 653.947 acres from the Hardware District.”
CVa Native Away:
I hope this helps. Link on Blink’s article where she has “Bass withdraws” underlined. Wealth of information there.
Can someone please tell me if Morgan was found on the above property withdrawn? I believe she was. 41A or near.
She was Fish, thanks for linking.
B
Thanks Fish and all- now it’s coming back to me. Sometimes I feel like I’ve lived multiple lives with Morgan’s case not to mention I’ve hit that age where my memory isn’t as keen as it used to be. I can only imagine how the Harringtons must feel… and Blink, of course.
good observation Edward. Either he has his family/friends fooled or their scared to death of him.
I just cant believe that no one has identified Sketch yet. Is his sketch posted everywhere with a big reward beside it? That thing needs to be everywhere. Wish Metallica would pay for a billboard. oooh maybe we should start posting the sketch on their facebook page and ask them to do that! Worth a shot….never hurts to ask!
Has LE investigated those that stood out for Bass to withdraw from those parcels? I hope so.
connie and judi, I was guilty of thinking maybe a beautiful girl like Morgan left with “the band”. In retrospect I realize how stupid. I was really only hoping and wishing for a romantic outcome. sigh. It turns out that there are snakes, but their days are numbered.
Could someone please refresh my memory? What time did Morgan leave her seat (or separate from her friends) to go to the bathroom/smoke?
Just to clarify: I was implying that I have lost my mind while this case has taken so many twists and turns b/c of it’s complexity.
NK lives in c’ville. He is a strange guy and perhaps somewhere on the spectrum. You see his posts on several UVA related sports articles. I would put him in the socially awkward but harmless category myself.
@Redly re: NK lives in c’ville. He is a strange guy and perhaps somewhere on the spectrum. You see his posts on several UVA related sports articles. I would put him in the socially awkward but harmless category myself.
Just wanted to relay a little story. I worked in a prominent restaurant, in DC, back in 1987. There was a strange guy who managed all of the produce and the prep for the high end displayed dishes. Several times when i passed him in the hallway with the walk-in freezers and refrigerators I got a very bad vibe. Every time I had to come or go from my office, I had to pass this guys work area. I tried to go when i thought he wouldn’t notice me. One day I asked my supervisor, “So, what is that guys story? he really creeps me out.” My friend and boss simply said, “Oh, that’s just Haddon. He’s harmless.”
Well, Haddon was Haddon Clark the serial killer!
T H U D
Just to remind everyone, many serial killers manage to get written up in newspapers or interviewed on local TV before they are ever found out. And, they have usually had some run-in with the police. Think in terms of Ted Bundy, Dennis Rader, Haddon Clark. All were spotlighted at one time or another for something newsworthy that didn’t involve their crimes. They also tend to ingratiate themselves or insert themselves into cases with police.(IIRC, Gary Ridgeway)
I’d look hard at the “socially awkward seemingly helpful or civic minded people.
Blink-
Did you get my post from this morning? Is the picture and everything I mentioned just coincidences or clues?
@katie- Now I’m going to have to go look up Haddon Clark. I hope he doesn’t freak me out like Joseph Duncan did. (Blink dropped his name on here one time for some reason – no relation this case whatsoever-) Now, I’m not one to double check locks and windows after I know everything is secure, but after reading about him late one night, I did. Let’s just say this guy had me hiding in my own house. I only skimmed the details of his case, refusing to process the words I read. It didn’t matter, though. I was haunted by what he did for days. THAT guy was/is a freakin’ Monster.
anyone know if any photos were recovered from MH’s phone?
anyone know if LE has phone photos from any of the other friends / concert attendants? interesting if MH’s phone had no photos recovered from phone itself and/or service provider. phone records? wondering if phone photos from any friends may shed some “light” on perp / suspects?
LE must have done this already?
1. Could someone please refresh my memory as to the time Morgan separated from her friends?
2. Morgan in arm lock with dude: Was this in the same lot as her car? Did this happen before or after the meetup with the BB players/RV lot/bridge sighting?
RE: Connie Says:
August 11, 2010 at 12:15 pm
To Judi, I remember sitting in my car waiting for the traffic light to change and listening on the radio to a report that perhaps Morgan had run off and this was the first Thursday or Friday after she disappeared. I live in Christiansburg and naturally was concerned about our Roanoke resident and Tech student. Quite frankly, I was shocked it was still being reported like that after 5 days.
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I agree. In fact, I thought she WAS a runaway, because of this and the silence.
Wonder what made the police think this? Could the answers her friends have led them in this direction?
Could it be that the friends told the police that she was meeting someone? There is so much we do not know from that night. No hints, no clues, NOTHING about where they were before the concert and what the friends really told the police. I think that is why so much seem OFF. The police know; we just don’t.
I feel that thought Morgan was safe and therefore, no concern why she did not get back with them.
cosmo, Morgans Dad has said that there are no photos of Morgan on October 17, 2009 at all, from any source.
or videos
I remember seeing the video of granny holding the Metallica stubs
but I can’t find it anywhere.
“Do you think it is possible that she knew Sketch?”
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He would have been arrested by now, if that were the case. I think it was a completely random attack by a completely random stranger–just like the Fairfax case.
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August 11, 2010 at 10:57 am
CVA:
http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/03/01/morgan-harrington-murder-why-anchorage-farm/
Blink, is there any one particular area of this case that YOU believe needs a closer look?
Blink, I have to ask directly…looking for crumbs or hope (pick one!). Do you believe LE is any closer to making an arrest than they were 6 months ago? Thanks in advance for any nugget you can send our way!
I cannot recall, was Morgan’s chunky chain link necklace recovered. If it is missing, I believe if AMW aired it, along with sketch, it might produce some more leads.