State Police: Remains in Albemarle appear to be Harrington
Story by Chris Graham
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The Virginia State Police is saying that human remains found on a farm in southern Albemarle County appear to be those of Morgan Harrington, 20, a Virginia Tech student who was reported missing after attending a concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Oct. 17.
“We’re fairly confident that the remains are those of Morgan Dana Harrington,” said Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Steven Flaherty at a news conference in Charlottesville Tuesday afternoon.
The remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Richmond for identification and an autopsy, Flaherty said. “Until we receive word from the autopsy, we can’t say with 100 percent certainty that this is truly Miss Harrington. However, there were some significant items of evidence that makes us confident that that scientific procedure will confirm that ID,” Flaherty said. Read more
Timeline, other new details in Harrington case
As the search and investigative efforts continue for missing college student Morgan Harrington, state and local investigators are now able to release additional details concerning the night of her disappearance. Miss Harrington disappeared Oct. 17, 2009, during a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.
During the course of the investigation, police have been able to establish a timeline of Miss Harrington’s movements once she ended up outside of the arena at approximately 8:30 p.m. After talking to her friends on her cell phone, she then walked through the parking lot of University Hall and was also seen in the Lannigan Field athlete parking lot, which is also used for RV parking. At around 9:30 p.m., she was seen walking on the Copeley Road bridge near Ivy Road. Read more
Location for Harrington search party meeting changed
The meeting location for the Morgan Harrington Volunteer Search Party has changed for Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8.
Volunteers must now sign-in at the Department of Forestry located at:
900 Natural Resources Drive
Charlottesville, Va. 22903
Searches will begin this weekend at 9 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, must provide photo identification, and are encouraged to dress in comfortable clothing. Read more
Volunteer community search to begin Friday in Harrington case
Dr. Daniel Harrington and wife Gil, parents of missing Virginia Tech student, Morgan Dana Harrington, announced today the organization of a volunteer community search party to help find their daughter. The 20-year-old woman disappeared Oct. 17 while attending a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.
Morgan has long blonde hair, blue eyes, and weighs approximately 120 pounds at 5 foot, 6 inches in height.
The search will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at the Cavalier Inn in Charlottesville and will reconvene at that hour on Saturday, Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov. 8. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, must provide photo identification, and are encouraged to dress in comfortable clothing. Read more
Harrington family announces creation of search fund
The family of a 20-year-old Virginia Tech junior missing since leaving a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Oct. 17 has set up a fund to aid the ongoing search effort.
The Find Morgan Fund was announced Monday by Morgan Dana Harrington’s parents, Dan and Gil Harrington. Read more
Nothing new in search for missing VT student
Virginia State Police and University of Virginia Police continue to follow up on tips being called in with regard to the Oct. 17 disappearance of Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, a Virginia Tech student who went missing after getting separated from her friends at a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, but there is nothing new to report with regard to the investigation. Read more
No news in search for missing Virginia Tech student
Virginia State Police and UVa. Police are following up on a couple dozen phone-call tips generated by media coverage of the disappearance of Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, who was reported missing by her parents after attending a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.
Police will be combing the area around JPJ today, a State Police spokesperson said this morning, searching for any clues to the whereabouts of Harrington, a Virginia Tech junior. Read more
