Skeletal remains found in Albemarle County
January 26, 2010
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Police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains on a farm in Albemarle County.
A county resident found the body Tuesday morning.
Forensics technicians are processing the remains. The body was found just a few miles from Charlottesville.
News 7 has a crew on the way to Albemarle County.
Here is the full news release:
Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains in Albemarle County. State police were notified at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery. At this time, the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians. We have no further information to release at this time.
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Police investigating discovery of ‘skeletal’ remains
Published: January 26, 2010
Updated: January 26, 2010
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Virginia State Police and Albemarle County police are on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains in Albemarle County.
At this time, the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians.
The State Police were releasing no further information at this time.
Article:
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/n...tigating_discovery_of_skeletal_remains/51461/
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Skeletal Remains Found Near Charlottesville
posted 01/26/10 11:57 am
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The discovery touched off speculation that the remains could be those of Morgan Harrington, the Virginia Tech student who went missing during a Metallica concert at the University of Virginia.
State police said it could be days before a formal identification of the remains is made.
Article:
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0110/699762.html
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UPDATE: Owner of Anchorage Farm found remains
January 26th 12:48pm
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David Bass, owner of Anchorage Farm, told C-VILLE that he discovered the remains around 8:30am, while he feeding the cows.
According to Bass, the remains were in a “very remote” part of the farm.
Check back for more updates on this developing story.
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The Virginia State Police is investigating the discovery of what several news sources report to be female skeletal remains in Albemarle County. The remains were found at Anchorage Farm, in the southern area of the county off of Route 29.
Corinne Geller, the public relations manager for the state police, commented via e-mail that "If anything should develop concerning this scene and the disappearance of Morgan Harrington, I will be sure to notify you via e-mail. Until then, I will not be doing any interviews or making any additional comments because there is nothing further to release at this time."
She added that a precise location will not be given while forensic analysis is occurring.
Article:
http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=1991704080566501&act=post&pid=12032601103938135
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Body found on Albemarle Co. farm; no link yet to Morgan Harrington disappearance
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Virginia State Police and Albemarle County police are currently scrutinizing the skeletal remains of a body found on an Albemarle County farm. State Police say they will release further information "if anything should develop concerning this scene and the disappearance of Morgan Harrington."
David H. Bass is the owner of Anchorage Farm, the property where the body was found. He said he found the body this morning at 8:30 a.m., and that authorities have asked him not to speak to the media.
Article:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/234362
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Body found in Charlottesville
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 12:05 PM
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The Virginia State Police have confirmed that a partially skeletized body of a young woman was found in Charlottesville on a farm in Albemarle County.
The police have blocked off access to Anchorage Farm off of Route 29, about six miles from the University of Virginia.
The local NBC affiliate in Charlottesville is reporting that they have been unofficially told that the body appears to be that of a young woman with long blonde hair.
The Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford is also at the crime scene.
Article:
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/14895/body-found-in-charlottesville
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Remains Discovered In Albemarle
1/26/10
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Virginia State Police and Albemarle County police are investigating the discovery of a body on an Albemarle County farm Tuesday.
The skeletal remains were discovered Tuesday morning by a county resident on Anchorage Farm, off of Route 29, north of Red Hill Road.
Stay with 8News for updates.
Article:
http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?S=11882052
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Updated: Body found in Charlottesville was 'nowhere near a highway'
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 1:47 PM
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The Virginia State Police have confirmed that a partially skeletized body of a young woman was found in Charlottesville on a farm in Albemarle County.
Police have announced a joint press conference will be held at 5 p.m. in Charlottesville.
David Bass, the owner of the farm, said he found the body around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Bass said the body was in a very remote part of his farm. He was checking fences when he discovered the remains. He said he only ventures to that particular part of the farm about once each year, and had not been there since August.
Police asked Bass not to disclose any information about the appearance of the body.
Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was reported missing on Oct. 19, 2009.
Article:
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stor...in-charlottesville-was-nowhere-near-a-highway
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UPDATE: Body Found in Albemarle
Parents of Morgan Harrington en route to confirm whether remains are their daughter; CBS 6's Catie Beck talks to the man who discovered the remains on his property.
January 26, 2010
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The farm is ten miles away from the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville where 20-year-old Morgan Harrington was last seen at a Metallica concert October 17.
When we spoke to Dan Harrington, Morgan's Father, he was in tears, telling CBS 6 "this is a horrible day" for his family.
We also know that the lead investigator in the Harrington disappearance, Lt. Joe Rader, is on the scene.
CBS 6's Catie Beck spoke to the man who discovered the remains on his property. David Dass, farmer and owner of Anchorage Farm, says after wind and rain last week there were several downed trees in his yard and he was out looking for possible repairs that would have to be made. In a remote area of his property, he spotted the body.
He says the area would be next to impossible to access from a road, it's at least a mile and a half from the roadway.
He discovered the remains, and at first didn't know whether it was a human or an animal, saying the remains were very badly decomposed.
Dass says, "I looked down and saw what looked like a human skull and my first thought was that it was Morgan Harrington."
He says the skull had no hair on it and couldn't tell from looking at the remains whether it was a male or female.
Dass says police confirmed right away that it was a human body, but he has not received any additional information.
Virginia State Police is planning a news conference this evening at 5:00pm.
Stay with CBS 6 and www.wtvr.com for the very latest.
Article:
http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtvr-body-found-albemarle-100126,0,496709.story
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Harrington’s parents on way to scene of found remains
Published: January 26, 2010
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Monica Caison, of the CUE Center for Missing Persons in North Carolina, said police have notified the Harringtons of the discovery and that the Roanoke couple is on the way to the site.
CUE was slated to start searching for Harrington, having been asked to assist in the case by her parents.
“I’ve talked to the Harringtons and they are on the way,” Caison said. “That area south of town is an area we were looking to search.”
A resident of Anchorage Farms, a 700-plus-acre tract of pasture and woods about fives miles south of Interstate 64 on the west side of U.S. 29, notified Albemarle County police this morning that he had found skeletal remains. County police later notified the Virginia State Police and turned the investigation over to the detectives heading the Harrington investigation.
Article:
http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/ne...rents_on_way_to_scene_of_found_remains/51098/
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Remains Found on Farm May Be Missing Va. Tech Student
Updated: 28 minutes ago
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The farmer, Dave Bass, said he found the body this morning on a remote part of his property, the 700-acre Anchorage Farm in Albemarle County, according to a Charlottesville newspaper.
The body is said to be partially skeletized and wearing black clothing. Missing-person fliers for Harrington say she was wearing a black T-shirt with the word "Pantera" on it, a black mini skirt, black tights and black boots when she went missing.
Virginia police are planning to hold a news conference at 5 p.m. ET today.
Article:
http://www.sphere.com/nation/articl...-tech-student-morgan-dana-harrington/19332416
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Harrington’s parents on way to scene of found remains
Published: January 26, 2010
Updated: January 26, 2010
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Updated: 2:15 p.m. Albemarle County - The parents of Morgan D. Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student missing since October, have been called to a farm off U.S. 29 south of Charlottesville, where police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains.
Monica Caison, of the CUE Center for Missing Persons in North Carolina, said police have notified the Harringtons of the discovery and that the Roanoke couple is on the way to the site.
CUE was slated to start searching for Harrington, having been asked to assist in the case by her parents.
“I’ve talked to the Harringtons and they are on the way,” Caison said. “That area south of town is an area we were looking to search.”
State and county police have scheduled a press conference at 5 p.m. today to discuss the discovery.
Albemarle County and Virginia State Police investigate “skeletal remains” at Anchorage Farm in southern Albemarle County.
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Video: Body Found In Albemarle County 1/26/10 4:08
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WSLS will carry the news conference live on WSLS at 5:00 p.m.
Watch a live stream of the 5:00 p.m. news conference.
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/livestream/
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"Skeletal Remains" Found in Albemarle County
Skeletal remains are found at Anchorage Farm in southern Albemarle County. The family of missing VA Tech student Morgan Harrington are en route to the scene.
Updated: 1:51 PM Jan 26, 2010
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Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains at Anchorage Farm in southern Albemarle County.
State police were notified at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday morning by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery.
State Police say the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians, and they have no further information to release at this time.
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Missing Woman's Parents Head to Farm Where Remains Found
Updated 3:16 PM EST, Tue, Jan 26, 2010
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State Police have not confirmed the identity as Morgan Harrington, but NBC29 was told unofficially that the body appears to be a young woman with long blonde hair.
Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford has also arrived at the crime scene as has the lead Virginia State Police investigator in the Morgan Harrington case, Lt. Joe Rader.
Crime scene technicians are searching the farm for evidence with a grid mapping technique, NBC29 reported.
State police said they will not discuss the finding until a news conference that has been scheduled for 5 p.m.
Article:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/l...ead-to-Farm-Where-Remains-Found-82707917.html
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Anchorage Farm body, still unidentified, found 19 minutes from JPJ
January 26th 03:28pm
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A skeletal female body was found this morning in a remote part of Anchorage Farm, on Route 29 south of the I-64 interchange. Police have not identified the remains yet, but the parents of Morgan Harrington, who has been missing since October 17, when she was last seen in the vicinity of the John Paul Jones Arena, are reportedly on the scene. A press conference is expected at 5 p.m. with the Virginia State Police.
Anchorage Farm is just over 10 miles from JPJ, a journey by car of about 19 minutes.
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UPDATED: Skeletal remains found in Albemarle County
January 26, 2010
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UPDATED: 3:26 Tuesday
News7 has confirmed that a farmer, Dave Bass, found a body along a fence line in a cow pasture. Bass said the body was very badly decomposed. Bass said he first thought it was a deer, until he got closer and realized they were human remains.
UPDATED: 2:02 p.m. Tuesday
News7's Jean Jadhon has talked with Dan Harrington, father of Morgan Harrington. He told her he and his wife, Gil, are headed to Charlottesville now. They'll meet with state police.
UPDATED: 1:26 p.m. Tuesday
Virginia State Police, University of Virginia Police, Albemarle County Police and Charlottesville Police will hold a news conference at 5 p.m. in regards to the skeletal remains found this morning on a farm in Albemarle County.
WDBJ7.com will live stream the news conference.
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UPDATED: Updated: Harrington family in Charlottesville as police investigate human remains
Tuesday, January 26, 2010; 4:00 PM
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After a partially skeletized body was found on a farm in Albemarle County today, Dan and Gil Harrington are on their way to Charlottesville.
Police have announced a joint press conference will be held at 5 p.m. in Charlottesville.
Monica Caison, the liaison between the Harrington family and the CUE Center for Missing Persons in Willimgton, North Carolina, said that the Harrington family is en route to Charlottesville at this time in order to be present for a press conference to be held at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Bass said the body was in a very remote part of his farm. He was checking fences when he discovered the remains. He said he only ventures to that particular part of the farm about once each year and had not been there since August.
Police asked Bass not to disclose any information about the appearance of the body.
Bass said the remains were "nowhere near a highway."
The police have blocked off access to Anchorage Farm off of Route 29, about six miles from the University of Virginia.
MAP: Updated: Body found in Charlottesville was 'nowhere near a highway'
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UPDATED: State Police Confirm: Body Found In Albemarle
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 10:09 AM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 3:37 PM EST
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State Police crime scene technicians arrived at Anchorage Farm and are searching for evidence using a grid mapping technique.
NBC29 has been told unofficially that the body appears to be that of a young woman with long blonde hair.
Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford has also arrived at the crime scene as has the lead Virginia State Police investigator in the Morgan Harrington case, Lt. Joe Rader.
Dan Harrington tells NBC29 he and his wife Gil are on their way to Albemarle County to identify the body found this morning and says it is likely their daughter Morgan, who went missing 101 days ago in Charlottesville.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond has not yet been notified of the body in Albemarle. A spokesman said the remains would definitely be brought to Richmond for autopsy after investigators process the scene.
State Police are holding a press conference in Charlottesville at 5 p.m. Tuesday. NBC29 will carry it live as well as stream it live on NBC29.com
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David Bass describes finding body that is likely Morgan Harrington
January 26th 04:29pm
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David Bass, who owns Anchorage Farm where the body was discovered this morning, told C-VILLE that in the course of checking fences this morning, in a location he arrived at via tractor, "I saw what looked like a dead deer. When I got a little closer, it didn't look like a deer skull." Bass further confirmed that clothing was found near the body, but added that Virginia State Police have asked him to not divulge further details.
Bass told C-VILLE that there is "no real history of trespassing" on his property, which county records show he has owned since 1985. He has no idea, he says, how the body got there, as the location where it is found is not accessible by car.
Meanwhile the Newsplex is reporting that in a phone call to a reporter, Morgan Harrington's mother, Gil Harrington, said the state police informed her that the remains are probably her daughter's. The State Police have a news conference scheduled for 5 p.m. today.
Article:
http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=1991704080566501&act=post&pid=12032601101245913
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Body Found on Farm, No Link Yet to Metallica Fan Morgan Harrington
Posted on Jan 26th 2010 4:30PM
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Skeletal remains discovered on a farm south of Charlottesville, Va. have sparked speculation that they may be those of missing Metallica fan Morgan Harrington. So far, police have not made an official connection between this morning's discovery and the Harrington case. However, Dan and Gil Harrington, the girl's parents, are said to be on the scene where the remains were found.
Monica Caison, a spokesperson for the CUE Center for Missing Persons, which was involved in the civilian hunt for Harrington, told reporters that the body was found in an area they were planning to search soon.
State police assure the press that they will release information as it develops. David H. Bass, who owns Anchorage Farm, said the remains were "seriously decomposed" and left in a part of his cow pasture that he rarely visits. He was checking the area this morning because of the recent heavy rains. The farm is located about 10 miles southwest of the University of Virginia campus, where the concert took place.
Article:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/01/26/body-found-farm-metallica-fan-morgan-harringt/
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Mystery Still Surrounds Missing Tech Student
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 4:24 PM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 5:04 PM EST
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The biggest question surrounding the discovery of a body along Route 29 South in Albemarle County is whether this is the body of Morgan Harrington. Harrington is the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student who disappeared from the Metallica concert in Charlottesville October 17th.
The weeks and months leading up to this day have been grueling. Morgan's parents have been forced to do what no parent should have to. They've had to hold out hope, and at the same time brace for the worst. Here's a look back at the events surrounding her disappearance.
Three weeks later, police divulge UVA basketball players admit they saw Morgan the night she vanished, but they don't know what happened. Then in early December, the Harringtons give investigators Morgan's dental records. As 2009 closes, police admit leads are drying up.
Just about two weeks ago, the Harringtons made the trip to Charlottesville from Roanoke for another update with police on the investigation. Now, they wait again, to possibly hear the news that could solve the mystery of what happened to their daughter.
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11883619
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BREAKING NEWS: Police "Fairly Confident" Remains are of Morgan Harrington
Albemarle County Police are investigating reports Tuesday morning of skeletal remains found at Anchorage Farm off Route 29. Police said in a press conference Tuesday evening that they are "fairly confident" the remains are of Morgan Dana Harrington.
Updated: 5:05 PM Jan 26, 2010
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UPDATE: Virginia State Police said in a press conference Tuesday evening that they are "fairly confident" the remains are of Morgan Dana Harrington.
CBS19 reporter Jessica Jaglois has received word that Dan and Gil Harrington, parents of missing 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, were en route to Charlottesville around 1:00pm Tuesday afternoon.
Gil Harrington, Morgan's mother, told Jaglois by phone that the remains found "probably are Morgan's."
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Body Found In Albemarle Is Morgan Harrington
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 10:09 AM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 5:05 PM EST
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State Police said at a news conference Tuesday that they are "fairly confident" the remains of a woman found in southern Albemarle County are indeed those of Morgan Harrington. The announcement ends the search that began 101 days ago when Harrington disappeared following a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena.
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/global/story.asp?s=11881412
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UPDATED: State police say they are confident remains are Morgan Harrington
January 26, 2010
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UPDATED: 5:00 Tuesday
State police say they are fairly confident that the remains are Morgan Harrington.
The skeletal remains were found in a hayfield on a farm in Albemarle County this morning. State police say they are "confident" the remains are hers, but have sent the body to the medical examiner for further tests. A farmer found the body Tuesday morning while he was working in his field.
The body was sent to the medical examiner for further testing, but investigators say significant items found at the scene lead them to be fairly certain the body is the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student who went missing during a Metallica concert last October in Charlottesville.
In a news conference late Tuesday afternoon, state police said the body was found in a very remote area of the farm without easy access to the location.
State police are treating this case as a homicide.
Article:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11881954
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