News just in: Morgan Harrington on UM

[DanCart]

An interesting news story says a video on the Morgan Harrington case will be made for the Unsolved Mysteries website

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/lo...273765681.html

This case is baffling and every so often new information comes out which casts new light on events on the day when Morgan disappeared and about the offender responsible, maybe UM can finally crack this case....

[FantasticallyFlawed]

Originally Posted by DanCart

An interesting news story says a video on the Morgan Harrington case will be made for the Unsolved Mysteries website

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/lo...273765681.html

This case is baffling and every so often new information comes out which casts new light on events on the day when Morgan disappeared and about the offender responsible, maybe UM can finally crack this case....

This is so sad... Now wasn't this girl featured on Disappeared??? Her story sounds familiar.

[wiseguy182]

Yeah, this case was covered on Disappeared. I still can't understand why Morgan would leave the rock concert, knowing she wouldn't be allowed back inside. Other than to tend to her drug habit. Not saying she deserved to die or anything like that, but I think she made some pretty foolish choices that evening.

[BlueGalexy]

I always wondered about the possibility of someone slipping something into one of Morgan's drinks. Something like that might account for her odd behavior immediately preceding her disappearance.
On another note, I was pleased to see the addition of John Spira's case to the UM site. Spira happens to have also been profiled on Disappeared.

[Necco]

Just because folks might be interested, there is another girl similar to Morgan Harrington currently missing after a night out in Charlotteville, VA. Her name is Hannah Graham.

LOTS of similarities between Hannah and Morgan. Those of you who are also websleuthers, you might want to check out her thread.

[DanCart]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Yeah, this case was covered on Disappeared. I still can't understand why Morgan would leave the rock concert, knowing she wouldn't be allowed back inside. Other than to tend to her drug habit. Not saying she deserved to die or anything like that, but I think she made some pretty foolish choices that evening.

Excuse me , drug habit ? I have never heard of this part of the story, could you please shed some light ?

Last year a lawsuit by her parents was apparently being filed after it emerged when Morgan was in the restroom she may have had some kind of injury prior to her being refused re-entry.....

[wiseguy182]

Originally Posted by DanCart

Excuse me , drug habit ? I have never heard of this part of the story, could you please shed some light ?

Last year a lawsuit by her parents was apparently being filed after it emerged when Morgan was in the restroom she may have had some kind of injury prior to her being refused re-entry.....

Pardon me, that was a bit presumptuous of me, I apologize. Seeing not just hundreds but thousands of these cases, I get the details mixed up some times. I still think it's a possibility though.

What I don't understand is why she would hitchhike out of there?

I really don't think the parents lawsuit will be successful, unless they can uncover some concrete proof that she was injured inside the building due to poor maintenance or something like that.

[DanCart]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Pardon me, that was a bit presumptuous of me, I apologize. Seeing not just hundreds but thousands of these cases, I get the details mixed up some times. I still think it's a possibility though.

What I don't understand is why she would hitchhike out of there?

I really don't think the parents lawsuit will be successful, unless they can uncover some concrete proof that she was injured inside the building due to poor maintenance or something like that.

Yes, funny enough that happens to a lot of us who read many such cases at times

I guess she hitchhiked out of there because after being refused re-entry she wasnt a happy bunny and just wanted to go home instead of waiting outside for more than 2 hours for the concert to finish.

[Necco]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Pardon me, that was a bit presumptuous of me, I apologize. Seeing not just hundreds but thousands of these cases, I get the details mixed up some times. I still think it's a possibility though.

What I don't understand is why she would hitchhike out of there?

I really don't think the parents lawsuit will be successful, unless they can uncover some concrete proof that she was injured inside the building due to poor maintenance or something like that.

It is known that she was injured before she left the stadium. Her chin was bleeding. It is possible that when she fell she hit her head.

[DarkDante]

Originally Posted by Necco

It is known that she was injured before she left the stadium. Her chin was bleeding. It is possible that when she fell she hit her head.

Well from where I stand there are two separate mysteries in this case (which is what wiseguy might have been referring to - not sure).

First is the obvious mystery and the predominant concern for all involved and that is the identification, apprehension and ultimate conviction of Morgan Harrington's killer. In regards to all of that, this case seems eerily similar to the old UM case about Veronica Jefferson, where they found a link between her killer and the murder of two others but for years were unable to identify the suspect. Eventually they were able to bring the case to conclusion and it goes without saying that I hope that Morgan's case is brought to conclusion in short order as her family has suffered long enough.

The second mystery is one which we may never know the full story behind and that is what caused Morgan Harrington's behavior on that evening to deviate from the norm. According to her parents, Morgan was looking forward to attending this concert for weeks prior to the event. So first off it's a bit of a mystery as to why she would find herself outside of the arena before the concert began knowing that the venue had a strict "no re-entry" policy. There have been some reports that Morgan may have been intoxicated but given her erratic behavior on that evening, the intoxication from at least my perspective itself would have to be of a unusually high level.

There are just so many possibilities as to what might have happened to Harrington prior to her leaving the arena. Due to the cut on her chin, we can reasonably assume that she suffered some type of mild injury. Did she fall down due to being in an intoxicated state and sustain the injury. Was she in some type of an altercation? Whatever caused the injury to Harrington's chin, did it also cause some type of trauma to her head which would cause her to lose her bearings?

What flies in the face of that theory though is Morgan had the wherewithal to telephone her friend from outside of the arena. You would think that if she had suffered some type of head trauma that she would not be able to be able to perform such a task? Yet there is evidence of discarded items around the parking lot of the arena. Did Morgan discard those items of her own volition and if so why?

Finally the whole hitchhiking aspect of this case is plain disturbing. Again according to Morgan's parents, hitchhiking was not a usual means of transportation that Morgan would employ. This again goes back to the theory of either Morgan being in a state in which her judgment would be impaired.

Again the tragedy of this case is just off the charts. There were obviously many people around that arena that night who probably could've offered assistance to Morgan Harrington (and from what I understand some of them offered) and could've gotten her to a hospital or a safe place but somehow incomprehensibly she somehow found her way into the arms of a killer.

I really wonder if there is a connection between the two sets of circumstances (1st: What led Morgan Harrington to behave erratically on the evening she was murdered? 2: Who killed Morgan Harrington?). Could there be a possible pre-medidated rape scenario that occurred here?

[wiseguy182]

^excellent post. Summed up my thoughts entirely.

[BlueGalexy]

DarkDante, you've described some of my own thoughts about this case to a T. I've always had lingering questions about this case. First of all, please feel free to correct me fellow posters if any of my assumptions are incorrect. I seem to recall hearing that there was video surveillance at the arena which documented Miss Harrington's movements on her way out of the building. Did it show anyone else however? Was there anyone shadowing her movements for example, or did anything unusual appear in the footage?
Another thing I'm unclear on, is who was providing the transportation that night? I thought I read that Miss Harrington was driving the group in her vehicle, but then some time later a friend ended up in possession of her car keys. Which is what resulted in her being stranded when she left the building. How did that whole mix-up occur?
One of the more unsettling questions I have is this: when it became apparent that Miss Harrington would not be able to rejoin her companions, why didn't any of them go to her? If for no other reason than to return her car keys to her. I'm absolutely not sitting in judgment of anyone or accusing any of her friends of wrong doing, but am curious all the same. I realize that no one wants to miss a show they've paid to see, but it seems like a good idea for everyone to stay together. The “buddy system" is for everyone's safety.
Ultimately I have to believe that this case will be solved and that the solution will be arrived at through the aggressive pursuit of the DNA evidence.

[wiseguy182]

from the Disappeared episode.

Morgan's friends stated she was drinking that night. The various eyewitness accounts stated that Morgan was outside the arena fumbling. So I think there is a good possibility that alcohol is a contributing factor here.

I would have to imagine the friend came into possession of Morgan's car keys because she was unable to drive herself due to her intoxicated state. That is really the only reason I can think of that the friend would have the keys.

When Morgan talked to one of her friends on the cell phone when she was outside the arena, she told her she would "get a ride". That should of sent up a red flag to the friend right there, as it's doubtful Morgan would have known anyone in the area. Apparently, the friend opted to finish listening to the concert.

In regard to Dante's point, I'm not sure phoning a friend would have required that much cognizance on her part. If she has speed dial or whatever, all she has to do is push a button and she's on the line with someone.

Morgan was seen heading towards the exit and was warned she would not be allowed re-entry, but left for unknown reasons anyways. The only thing we know for certain about her reasons for leaving her seat was that she claimed she had to use the restroom. There were 18 clearly marked ladies rooms in the building, so I have no idea why she would need to leave the arena to use the restroom, if that is in fact why she left.

The police were able to obtains hundreds of hours of surveillance footage from dozens of local businesses. They weren't able to ascertain that Morgan was on any of those tapes.

I must say, I was perturbed by something Morgan's mother said, stating it was "demoralizing" that volunteers "quit on Morgan" after 8 weeks. Gah, these people devoted their time and effort to help find Morgan, and all the mother can do is bitch and moan about how they didn't do more? Get real lady.

Morgan wore a Pantera shirt to a Metallica concert. Isn't that kind of tacky?

[tarheelslim]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Morgan wore a Pantera shirt to a Metallica concert. Isn't that kind of tacky?

Totally appropriate. A lot of people think it isn't cool to wear a shirt of the band you're seeing to their show.

[tarheelslim]

Originally Posted by BlueGalexy

Another thing I'm unclear on, is who was providing the transportation that night? I thought I read that Miss Harrington was driving the group in her vehicle, but then some time later a friend ended up in possession of her car keys. Which is what resulted in her being stranded when she left the building. How did that whole mix-up occur?

There has been a lot of speculation that her license was suspended at the time, but the group still used her car.