Morgan Harrington Murder: FBI, Metallica and Virginia State Police Ask You To Help Them Find Her Killer
Morgan Harrington disappeared from the John Paul Jones arena on October 17, 2009. Morgan’s remains were located and recovered the morning of January 26, 2010 on the Anchorage Farm in Charlottesville, VA.
Reported exclusively on www.blinkoncrime.com, Morgan’s alleged attacker was tied via DNA to a sexual assault in Fairfax, VA in September 2005.
With the help of a multi media campaign, the FBI, Virginia State Police and Fairfax Police are asking for the publics help to catch her killer.
Revised Sketch of Harrington Suspect
Metallica offered this public service announcement:
Metallica Statement On Harrington Case
FBI Press Release:
Authorities Launch Multimedia Campaign in Morgan Harrington Murder Case
Murder Suspect Linked by DNA to Sexual Assault in Fairfax City, Virginia
| FBI Washington June 13, 2012 |
Today, federal, state, and local law enforcement launched a multimedia campaign that includes two enhanced composite sketches of a suspect in the 2009 murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. The unknown murder suspect is also connected by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in Fairfax City, Virginia.
Authorities recently enhanced the composite sketch created in 2005 from a description by the sexual assault victim. One of the composites shows the suspect with facial hair, as the suspect was described at the time of the attack. The second composite sketch features him without facial hair.
The two attacks were connected through DNA after a forensic profile was submitted by the Virginia Department of Forensic Science to the FBI’s national DNA database. The search found that the suspect in the Harrington murder investigation matched the DNA profile of the attacker in Fairfax City.
The multimedia campaign includes a public service announcement by Metallica lead guitarist James Hetfield appealing to the public to come forward with information concerning the Morgan Harrington investigation. The composite sketches of the suspect are being featured on bus shelters in Washington, D.C., as well as on digital billboards in Richmond, Virginia; Roanoke, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and in 23 other states along the East Coast. Social media outreach and alerts via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, along with a website dedicated to the Harrington case were also launched Wednesday. Podcasts are now available on iTunes, and radio spots are airing to further raise awareness of the ongoing investigation. The multi-pronged effort is designed to develop new leads and renew the public’s attention in the attacks. The campaign implements techniques similar to those that have led to the arrests of the East Coast Rapist as well as Ten Most Wanted fugitive James “Whitey” Bulger.
The Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Morgan Harrington’s murder. In addition, the band Metallica is adding $50,000 to the reward, for a total of $150,000.
Morgan Harrington Murder
On the evening of Saturday, October 17, 2009, Harrington attended a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena on the University of Virginia (UVA) campus in Charlottesville, Va. At approximately 8:30 p.m., she left the arena and was unable to re-enter the facility. She was last seen hitchhiking for a ride from passing traffic.
Harrington was dressed that night in a black T-shirt with the word “Pantera” spelled out in tan letters and was wearing a distinctive Swarovski crystal necklace made of large crystal chain links, which investigators have yet to recover. Harrington’s “Pantera” T-shirt was found on November 11, 2009, in front of a row of apartments along 15th Street, NW near Grady Avenue in Charlottesville. Harrington’s skeletal remains were later discovered on January 26, 2010, in a remote field on an Albemarle County, Virginia farm along Route 29. A camera that Harrington had in her possession that night has never been recovered.
Sexual Assault in Fairfax City, Virginia
On the evening of Saturday, September 24, 2005, a 26-year-old victim was walking home from the Giant Food Store located on the 3700 block of Jermantown Road in Fairfax City, Virginia. The suspect grabbed the victim from behind as she walked down Rock Garden Drive toward her residence. He then carried the victim to a grassy area behind a maintenance shed, where he sexually assaulted her. The suspect was last seen running from the area.
The suspect is described as an African-American male with black hair and facial hair at the time of the attack. He is approximately 6’0” tall and was believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35 years old at the time of the attack.
The public is asked to review this information and consider whether they know someone who generally fits this description, who lived or had ties to the area around the times of the assaults, or who may have been known to spend considerable amounts of time in those areas.
People who know the suspect may not believe that he is capable of committing these crimes. He may not necessarily have a violent criminal history. Because investigators are in possession of DNA evidence that can either positively link the suspect to his crimes or exclude innocent parties, citizens should not hesitate to provide information, even if it is just the name of a potential suspect.
The following agencies are cooperating in the investigation of these crimes: the Virginia State Police, City of Fairfax Police, University of Virginia Police, Charlottesville Police, Albemarle County Police, Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Virginia Tech Police Department, George Mason Police Department, and the FBI.
Law enforcement agencies are asking anyone with information to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Virginia State Police Tip line at 434-352-3467.
Press Contacts:
Virginia State Police
(804) 263-5547
City of Fairfax Police Department
(703) 273-2889
FBI Richmond Field Office
(804) 261-1044
FBI Washington Field Office
(202) 278-3519
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There has been alot of talk in the press over the past couple of years regarding the number of untested rape kits across the country. Many states made and are still making it a priority to secure more funding etc in efforts to reduce the backlog. Which is a good thing. But lets face it- there is no telling how many rape kits are still waiting to be tested across the country.
All of that hooplah was directed towards the crime labs who actually have possession of the evidence.
I just saw this: 200 untested rape kits were found in a closet at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The police never came and picked them up. One kit has been there for twelve years.
http://littlerock.todaysthv.com/news/news/190183-thv-extra-potential-evidence-locked-away-hospital-storage-years
I bring this up because – I would be shocked if Sketch had not attacked or murdered someone else since Oct 2009.
Either:
– he is dead
– in jail (which I think he’d have to submit dna for so nevermind)
- severely handicapped / physically unable to attack again.
- has been wearing protection
- his recent victim(s) have not reported the attack
or
- the police department failed to pick up the rape kit from the hospital.
I would not be shocked if the FFX victim was not his first.
In the article linked above…the hospital spokesperson said that other hospitals around the country have been experiencing similar cases. I know that this one was a “children’s hospital” so many of the rape kits were probably done unrequested by the patient (too young) but what is it to say that if Susie Sunshine got attacked in Nov 2011, had a rape kit performed – but police just never came and got it? Well I guess the wouldnt come get it- but they would need to be in charge of making sure it was transported to the crime lab.
I would be very interested to know if any of the hospitals around FFX and Cville have a backlog of rape kits sitting in their storage rooms.
Not sure when this article was published but it is very indicative of the massive problem we are facing.
http://www.rainn.org/news-room/news/rape-kit-backlog
J4M
clarification- “Children’s Hospital said there are other hospitals around the country experiencing the same problems but hopes better communication will relieve their current backlog for good.”
and I have no idea how the evidence is transported to the lab from the hospital. But its the police dept’s responsibility to make sure they are tested.
I am concerned that because there is so much crime in our dear country, they just don’t have the resources to catch and lock them all up. These bad guys only get caught when it jumps out at LE and is obvious. It is a very troubling situation with these forgotten rape kits. THEN the stature of limitations renders the law impotent? The USA is the best country in the world. We are better than this. It makes me very worried.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/22467050/judge-denies-petition-to-remove-dumler
This has nothing to do with Morgan, yet everything to do with Morgan. A confessed and convicted sexual batterer gets to remain on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Who is he going to assault next? This is outrageous. The message it sends to boys is, go ahead and sexually assault a girl because you will get a slap on the wrist. It tells hers not to speak up when they are sexually assaulted because nothing will happen.
I wonder how many times Sketch sexually assaulted someone and got a little slap on the wrist before he started MURDERING them after the sexual assault.
Not gonna lie- I find that jurisdiction extremely liberal on sex offenses in general- however, this Judge had no choice- she looked for an out, they need to revise the bi-law or statute to adopt moral clause exception or similar language. It needs to be plain. Constituents also need to get involved, not just the board. I would be willing to bet if at the meetings there were to be peaceful and lawful demonstration asking for his resignation they might get it. Do the terms of his probation or parole interfere with his duties?
B
Constituents did get involved in this Dumler case–very much so. The guy is determined to stay in public office.
There’s another local who is running for city council in C’ville who has three stalking and/or assault charges that were dropped between 2000 and late 2007. I am concerned about him, mainly because he bears a resemblance around the eyes, nose, and hairline to sketch BUT he’s slim in the face rather than heavy. Has he ever been heavier, I can’t help but wonder.
http://www.readthehook.com/category/tags/melvin-grady
Grady grew up in Charlottesville and went to UVA.
Also, a DUI record–from The Hook:
Melvin Grady, 44, a teacher at Buford Middle School, admits he’s had his own run-ins with the law, including driving while intoxicated about 13 or 14 years ago. He was charged with a third DWI in 2004, according to Charlottesville court records. A jury acquitted him in 2005.
Albemarle court records show that in 2006, Grady was charged with reckless driving for going 93mph in a 65mph zone, and twice he was charged for driving with a suspended license.
I don’t know that he has any relevance to Morgan’s case Olivia, but this guy is a hot mess.
B
“I was driving to work and I was being hard headed,” he says of the suspended license charge.
“I paid my dues,” says Grady. “Once you start paying those fines, it’s costly.”
Yep.
Blink, are we to assume that if someone who is on the sex offender registry in one state, Louisiana, for a crime committed in another state, Virginia, that the offender will be in the CODIS database? Or, is it possible that the offense in Virginia, if it occurred in 1997 may not have had the requirement of placing the offender’s DNA in a state held database or CODIS?
Sorry, I’m not very familiar with the laws and am not exactly sure how else to pose this.
CentVA — all 50 states participate in CODIS so a convicted sex offender in any state should be included. As with any bureaucracy, I am sure there are gaps and mistakes. Some states do have different DNA collection rules than others, and that can cause inconsistency about who is on it between states, but a convicted sex offender should always be included. Virginia has always been one of the most aggressive jurisdictions for collecting DNA. I believe they started collecting from convicted felons in 1990, so a 1997 offender should be included. They started taking DNA without a warrant upon arrest (prior to conviction) in 2003, though they destroy the record if the person is not found guilty. here is a link with some info about CODIS.
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis/codis-and-ndis-fact-sheet
here’s hoping the supreme court ruling on DNA swabbing of persons under arrest is the “break” this case needs.
does anyone know what the ruling means in application? does it mean that since the ruling was handed down, you can now arrest someone today and take a DNA swab for codis?
i’d bet this ruling is making sketch and friends more than a bit nervous. probably the last chance for any possible witness that haven’t come forward with full disclosure to do so. unless they are squeaky clean.
Thanks, Redly. That is exactly what I was looking for.
The swabbing issue is tough. Pinch me: I agree with Scalia, but at the same time I certainly am hopeful that it will be an effective means of helping to solve cases, particularly this one.
deetee — this was essentially already the law in Virginia and many other states. The supreme court ruling was somebody challenging the Maryland version of the law, and the law was upheld. In other words, it does not change the status quo.
Reading comments from previous page re: Kickee
Is this person known to LE or unidentified?
TIA! Peace and love to the Harringtons
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you’re really gonna need them
If I Die Young by The Band Perry (made me think of Morgan and her potential in life. Gone too soon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM
Ragdoll- IIRC the identity of Kickee is known to LE. Blink also knows who he is but chose not to out him.
Dr. Pepper says:
June 6, 2013 at 12:43 am
Hey…thanks for the response Dr. Pepper. Very much appreciated. xo
Just checking in. (As I do everyday!)
Prayers for the Harringtons
J4M
Thinking of Morgan, as I do every day. Morgan is the reason that I am always vigilant, cautious, and protective of my family and friends. Justice for the Harringtons.
Well said Olivia. Thinking of Morgan everyday as I do
also and keeping her beautiful shiny photograph on the refrigerator for everyone in my family to see, is also what helps keep me vigilant to keep my family and myself and other human beans safe as well as one can given the fragile and fleeting nature if life.All we really have us each other and whatever faith we can muster or are blessed with.
I write this with a heavy heart as I am in New Zealand once again my yearly trip home. No helicopters, or sirens or guns here except for hunting. Even the cops don’t carry them. America my other home which I love is after all how the West was won…..with a gun. Well isn’t that always the way of the world he with the biggest weapon wins. Well I have always hated bullies and standing up to them seems to be high on my list of priorities I this life. Anyways I wish I could have stuck up for dear Morgan. I wish SO much I could have been there for her when there was no one to turn to or at least it seemed that way, that cursed night.
I come to New Zealand once a year and this year once again there has been no justice for Morgan Dana Harrington.
No justice in this world only mercy if you are lucky.
Honestly Blink I don’t know how you do it.
All my love to you and the B.O. C. Community.
Peace to one and all. J4M
Sweet friend, I changed your hat because you posted your real name and I did not know if that was intentional on your part.
Hugs and Kisses xoxox
B
http://www.itsacrimeradio.com/show/2013-05-08/…... Very interesting interview from Dan and Gil with Margaret McLean. It is a month old, but I haven’t listened to it until today. While I’ve read everything on Morgan’s case that’s on the web I have learned a few new things about what had happened inside the arena from Dan. I really believe she was followed outside after listening to this. Was Morgan possibly stalked from someone at work? It wouldn’t be that hard to creep on someone’s facebook or myspace like these sickos do. All I know is the fact that this case is moving like a snail is Ludacris. I feel bad for the Harrington’s bc I’m not sure if this case is ever going to be solved. I pray that it is trust me. However, the realist in me knows the LE in VA is an absolute joke…
Looks like Dum ler resigned.
http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Christopher_J._Dumler
bp3 says:
June 15, 2013 at 11:44 am
http://www.itsacrimeradio.com/show/2013-05-08/…… Very interesting
thanks for bringing that over.
I do believe that he is in Charlottesville, thinking that most likely he has gotten away with it. Who is he? Or Hoo is he?
Olivia says:
June 16, 2013 at 8:08 pm
I do believe that he is in Charlottesville, thinking that most likely he has gotten away with it. Who is he? Or Hoo is he?
——————————————
I feel like he is able to hide in plain sight elsewhere, maybe in NOVA where he obviously has some connection.
I was thinking about this case and wondering to myself, ‘what makes a case cold?’. I found a good site which I couldn’t link from my phone, that had a lot of good insight about that subject. One thing that stood out to me is that in one investigation, the media attention given to the case being discussed, forced the wife of an offender to finally come forward because it weighed so heavily on her conscience, although she had not come forward until she was able to connect the dots, go through denial, etc.
I know that the Harringtons’ efforts are going to pay off and this person will be apprehended for these two known crimes and perhaps others.
As we have discussed on here before and as Dan and Gil Harrington mentioned in the recent interview linked above, VSP has to try different investigative channels and open this case up to the public and media more than it has. The same old methodology that has branded this unit is not working out well in this case. I wish them the best as we all want justice to be served for Morgan and for this guy to get out of plain sight and behind bars.
My pure guess is he is military and out of the country for stretches of time and moves around when in the US.
I emailed you some time ago Pep.
B
SNIP:
“One thing that stood out to me is that in one investigation, the media attention given to the case being discussed, forced the wife of an offender to finally come forward because it weighed so heavily on her conscience, although she had not come forward until she was able to connect the dots, go through denial, etc.”
Blink-
this brings up a question I have often asked myself…say on cold, missing persons investigations…how would you phrase mp flyers and/or billboards in a way to tug at that wife of the offender?
Something like..
“Someone Knows. It is time to come forward.”
or
Do YOU know what happened to me?
or
No memory is insignificant
I have been asked to create a flyer for another case and this is something I have been struggling to decide on.
Would really appreciate your thoughts or suggestions.
Pep- are you reading responses and emails?
B
oh and I meant to attribute that snip above to CentVA Native Away
Thanks dear Blink you were correct of course I did not mean to include my name.
Lucky you caught it lucky you are in my life.
Hoping and praying for justice for
Morgan and her family.
You are all set H!
xo
Dang it Blink I did it again by mistake!! Please
change my hat and I will change my info.
Love you xxx
I was able to copy the article I mentioned above; I’m catching on:
http://crimeshots.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4418
http://1fc.4imgs.com/sid/15706/bnr_1.jpg
(not a virus!)
I had completely missed this. Link in case others had also.
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20121220/NEWS/712209848/suspect-charged-in-vanessa-pham-murder-case&template=fairfaxTimes
redly says:
June 20, 2013 at 5:08 pm
I had completely missed this. Link in case others had also.
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20121220/NEWS/712209848/suspect-charged-in-vanessa-pham-murder-case&template=fairfaxTimes
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Thanks Red, I had missed that also. I wonder who Blanco-Garcia worked for in construction? I wonder too if he had friends in C-ville in the business?
There won’t be any connection btw the Pham murder and Morgan. It is just nice to see someone caught.
Here is a shot of Blanco-Garcia:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/news-releases/2012/images/121412blancogarcia.jpg
Thanks, Redly and Cent-VA. The photo of Blanco-Garcia does not look like Sketch. Just another psychopath.
I have followed the Morgan Harrington case from the very beginning but have only commented here couple of times. I so much hope that Morgan’s killer will be brought to justice very soon. Today I did a bit of searching and came across the November, 2012, statement from retired Lt. Joe Rader (http://www.readthehook.com/108762/unsolved-unforgotten-retired-harrington-investigator-reaches-out-open-letter) asking the person who knows what happened to Morgan on the night she was killed to finally come forward, tell the full truth and tell all they know without holding anything back. Lt. Rader goes on the say that the person who knows must have a heavy heart and conscience which can only be relieved by telling the truth. He asks this person what his children, siblings, parents would think or how would he react if a beloved family member of his had been murdered as Morgan had been. Lt. Rader’s message intrigued me and as I pondered, I thought it could be possible that the killer (or killers — or killer and witness) be from or very familiar with the Charlottesville area, and in law enforcement with access to data from the Fairfax incident that produced “Sketch” and his DNA. Is it possible that he/they killed Morgan and later obtained and put some of “Sketch’s” DNA on Morgan’s Pantera T-shirt and then planted it in the bushes in town? Could he/they have been familiar with the farm where Morgan was found? I had never thought about the killer as being in law enforcement or associated with law enforcement until now as I read Lt. Rader’s letter. Maybe it could be just a far-fetched musing of mine and maybe I just so much want this case to be solved. A scenario like this may have already been discussed here and if so, I apologize for the repeat. Thanks for letting me share. Peace.
I just looked back at the maps someone provided a few years ago (that we looked at again a few months ago) with all the arrows and lines and labels. Very interesting.
http://persiflage.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mapsphotos&action=print&thread=27
I drove down Red Hill Road recently plus around the Blandemar Estates area and I saw MANY properties for sale. It almost seems as though people are avoiding living along the perimeter of Anchorage Farm and Blandemar Estates. It seems highly likely, given the terrain that I saw and shown on the maps, that Sketch was at least FAMILIAR with the land and knew no one would be around, especially at night. He may have worked in the area, for example. But it doesn’t seem necessary to assume that he was an Albemarle native, thus he may not be in the area now and he may not consider it “home.” Perhaps the theory that he is a native is an “insider’s” perspective–indicating info known only by LE?
So this case isn’t cold–right–because the police currently pursue leads…crossing fingers that this is true.
Hey Blink, this is way off topic and I apologize but I’ve been reading about the Diane Schuler wrong way on the Taconic case and checked here to see if you had done a story on it back in 2009. I recently watched the documentary “There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane” and it is one of the most chilling, eerie and disturbing stories I have ever heard. I wonder if you or any of your readers know of any updates to the tons of litigation in that case?
Tango- I am precluded from writing on Diane Schuler’s case due to a professional contract confidentiality clause.
I will comment o/t that this is a very simple matter. It is horrifying and beyond haunting and cruel. She was drunk and high and she killed her own child, her three nieces, critically and permanently wounded her son and killed three adult men. In a nutshell this is one of cases similar to Cword that incenses me. HBO’s doc paid Daniel who then took that cash to sue the parents ( his brother in law and sister in law) whose baby girls she murdered- they are now counter-suing.
Checkbook journalism at it’s finest.
B
Diane Schuler was drunk and high when she killed 7 people, 4 of which were
I was thinking about what Redly mentioned regarding Sketch possibly being with the military. If there is an assault on a military installation, does the DNA (if it’s reported at all; of course that’s an entirely different discussion) from a US Armed Forces jurisdiction go into CODIS?
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/bottled-water-purchase-leads-to-night-in-jail-for-u/article_45498018-e019-11e2-b98a-001a4bcf6878.html
If that had been my daughter I would have the process server booked by now. Unreal.
B
One has to wonder why it took the Commonwealth’s attorney from April 11, 2013 (the date of the incident) until last Thursday to decide to drop the charges.
“Daly wrote that the incident ‘is not just forgotten by [Thursday's] results.’
‘This has been an extremely trying experience and one that has called into question what I value most: my integrity, honor and character,’ she said. ‘Cookie dough and ice cream for a fundraiser should not put you through an extremely degrading night and afternoon in jail, appearing in court, posting bond, having to pay an attorney … not allowed to leave the state, causing you endless nights of no sleep, [a]ffecting your school work and final exams, wondering if you would be dismissed from school, wondering how this would damage your reputation and ability to get a job, all while waiting on pins and needles to see what the Commonwealth is going to offer you.’
Daly wrote that she never has consumed alcohol.”
http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/abc-says-it-s-reviewing-arrest-of-uva-student-who/article_1e7dd982-e057-11e2-b032-0019bb30f31a.html
I don’t wonder at all. It needed damage control. This girls are owed a public apology, which they will get when they sue ABC, unfortunately. Nobody ever takes accountability seriously anymore and it is maddening. Let’s refocus a bit here- These “agents” were plain clothes showing “metal badges”, and we teach our youth that we do not take for granted that someone is in LE just because they say they are-
This is an egregious abuse of public trust and I sincerely hope the parents pursue all legal remedies available to them, and push for the sanction, or possible dismissal of these agents.
Btw- why haven’t their names been published in the first place? They are public servants/employees- they do not have the right of anonymity.
B
There are two young women missing from the same red mill area of va beach. I hope sketch isn’t trying out another city here in Virginia. It does not seem like there is much media attention for either case at this point for some reason.
The younger girl in Va Beach has been found and is fine. Still looking for the young mother from NC who worked at the Red Mill Petco. I always worry that Sketch will show up somewhere new in Virginia where people might not be as attuned to what he has done.
Gil Harrington’s Thoughts on This July 4th
July 4, 2013
Avon, NC
Dearest Morgan,
We are gathered here at the beach again – Dan’s 32nd trip with the same group to these shores. I joined in a bit later, you and Alex later still – first as unsteady toddlers, squealing in the surf and eating fistfuls of sand. I think you loved both the salt and the crunch of it.
As a 7 year old you adamantly dragged your own “surf board” float up the boardwalk and stairs to the ocean. Your skin slowly bronzing, a spray of tiny freckles on your nose, hair white blond from the sun blowing in the wind like an areola of light. The light was called to you – golden child.
Later you were awkward teens; uneasy in morphing bodies, changing roles. Only here the relentless winds and tides blew away pretense and helped you to find/ be yourself in this stark simple place. It was a wondrous and healing process to watch.
That last summer was the best of all – you were so gloriously alive and joy filled, radiantly beautiful. Happiness beaming from you, like a Kleig light. Dan in particular was blessed with the pleasure of spending beach time with an accomplished grown up daughter. You two “grown-ups” cavorted and splashed and played together like children in the waves. Thank you for these precious moments.
This is our fourth trip to Avon, NC since your murder. It’s getting better. We are getting better at feeling the loss, the pain and letting it pass, flow through us like a wave, feeling and not resisting the destructive power which allows us to remain standing in our high tide of grief.
We are figuring it out but it is slow going. Morgan do you remember the scads of pictures I always took – a mama paparazzi, anxious to record every family moment for posterity; I don’t take pictures at the beach anymore; I just can’t find the family.
241
Mama
I’m still here. I’m still waiting.
Still praying for you Dan, Gil, Alex and Morgan. I can’t believe it has been this long and they still haven’t found who did this to Morgan. It just isn’t right. We are all still behind you and beside you in this horrible, horrible crime that was committed against your beautiful, precious daughter. Please know that we think of you often and you will always be in our prayers. 241 Justice for Morgan.
Thank you Gil and Dan for letting us walk with you in our own small ways as you continue to stand in the high tide of your grief. No one should have to suffer this way. Sweet shiny Morgan like a falling star lighting up the heavens taken from you and the world so brutally and abruptly. The Angels wept in heaven the day Morgan left this earth.
Thank you for letting us be with you on this unspeakable journey and Gil for continuing to somehow find the words that so eloquently express that which is beyond comprehension and too awful to imagine. Somehow by looking straight on at the horror of it all and not shying from it you have helped to navigate and chart a course through the most merciless, bleak and ugly terrain.
God bless you Gil, Dan and Alex. Godspeed Morgan who continues to burn brightly. Morgan was incandescent. Light shone out of her. I do believe that light emanated from her soul that timeless, formless, deathless source within us. God bless all who are suffering on the planet.
There is not a day that passes that I do not check on this site hoping against hope for justice for Morgan.
Peace and love to you.
http://www.nbc29.com/story/22774230/help-save-the-next-girl-campaign-continues-in-charlottesville
The South Carolina State Motto is “Dum Spiro Spero” – While I breathe, I hope. Hoping for justice for Morgan.
Blink,
My posts aren’t posting lately. Not sure why. So sorry if this is a repeat. But . . . I have been thinking of Sketch lately and studying his face and the more I look at him, the more convinced I am that he is not African American, but rather Indian or Middle Eastern or some combination thereof. His eyes and his beard are leading me in this direction.
Hope this posts. Its me, Twinkletoes!
Justice for Morgan.
Twink- nice to see you friend. He could be other things, but he is definitely AA. They have a full profile DNA so they KNOW he has that Loci. I have seen him described as dark skinned AA in the Fairfax attack, as well, but that can be subjective.
B