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State police discuss ongoing investigation into Morgan Harrington's whereabouts
December 30, 2009
<snipped>
State police say Morgan Harrington's disappearance is not a cold case and that they have not reached a dead end.
State police say, the more time passes, the harder it will be to find her alive. Authorities believe that if Harrington is alive, that she is likely being held captive and not living freely. Joe Rader, with state police, says Harrington was far too social to have left on her own and not contact anyone back home.
Rader says Harrington had been consuming alcohol the night she disappeared. He still believes Harrington disappeared between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m. October 17th. Rader says Harrington likely got into a car with someone, either on her own or against her will.
He says that leads are being followed up on every day, including theories that Harrington may have been thrown in a train boxcar under Charlottesville's Copeley Bridge. Investigators have also spoken with psychics who have contacted them.
A red digital camera that was in Harrington's possession the night she went missing is something police would like to find.
Video: State police discuss ongoing investigation into Morgan Harrington's whereabouts 12/30/09 2:22
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4423256&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: WDBJ7.COM EXTRA: Lt. Joe Rader discusses investigation into Morgan Harrington's disappearance 12/30/09 3:00
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4422897&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748419
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Police Say Missing Virginia Tech Student Was Drinking
Posted: 3:18 PM Dec 30, 2009
Updated: 2:01 PM Dec 31, 2009
<snipped>
VSP Lt. Joe Rader released the new information Wednesday afternoon.
In his briefing, he said:
- Harrington was drinking and "she wasn't acting rationally that night. Normally she would have acted differently."
- Harrington may have been drugged or injured in a fall, but she hadn't willingly consumed drugs.
- Her friends were not involved in her disappearance.
- Police have searched all along Interstate 64 from Charlottesville to Augusta County as well as stretches toward Richmond. They've also searched parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway and conducted searches at other Metallica concerts.
- Police are looking for a red digital camera Harrington had that night. It may have been a Kodak or a Sony.
- Harrington was either abducted or willingly got into a car on the Copeley Road Bridge where she had been spotted hitchhiking. Police believe she got into a vehicle between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m. because people who were interviewed cannot place her in the area after that time.
"This is not a cold case," says Rader.
In addition, if anyone has noticed any behavioral changes in a loved one, co-worker or friend who may have attended that Metallica concert or who acts strangely (overly interested, shies away, etc.) when Harrington’s disappearance is mentioned in the news or discussed among people, to also contact police at any of the numbers/email provided above. Anonymous tips are welcome.
Video: Harrington Presser 00:35
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Video: Morgan Harrington 00:40
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Video: Harrington Search 00:29
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Video: Harrington Search 00:56
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Video: Noon Interview Harrington Latest 2/27/09 02:38
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Article:
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/80358907.html
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Harrington Investigation Continuing
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 3:48 PM EST
Updated: Dec 30, 2009 11:03 PM EST
<snipped>
Virginia State Police investigators are releasing new information in the Morgan Harrington case.
The lead investigator says Morgan Harrington is either being held against her will or is no longer alive.
Meanwhile, the credible leads and tips that had been coming in about where the 20-year-old might be are drying up.
Virginia State Police lieutenant Joe Rader says, "This is not a cold case and is no where near being a cold case."
They are also looking for Harrington's missing red digital camera. Investigators say they are confident she got in a car after her last sighting on the Copeley Street Bridge at 9:30 that night, and that whoever took her, may be starting to show the strain of it.
Rader says, "If you've noticed a drastic change in someone's behavior, that is probably something we should know about. If Morgan Harrington was in fact abducted, that's a hard episode for anyone to keep to themselves."
Investigators have been constantly working on the case, fielding phone calls and conducting interviews, and in public view by way of searches on Pantops Mountain in early November, and along a stretch of Interstate 64 on December 16th.
Rader says, "That wasn't a random search. That's based on information that we look at over time. When we are getting more than one piece of information that tells us it'll be worth your while to go look at it."
Video: Harrington Investigation Continues 2:05
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4424124&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748761
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Investigator: Harrington case not ‘cold’
State Police still pursuing leads; ‘We have to keep plugging away’
December 30, 2009
<snipped>
The case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who hasn’t been seen since she left a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville the night of Oct. 17, is “not anywhere near” the level of being labeled a cold case, a Virginia State Police investigator said today.
“A cold case is when you’re not actively pursuing a case, you’ve exhausted all your leads, you’re not putting a whole lot of effort into it. This isn’t anywhere near that. We’ve been working on this every day since we started with core investigators as well as other resources. It’s very much active,” State Police Lt. Joe Rader said on the Harrington case, which has gone cold in one respect, as the media attention on Harrington has gone into decline after an initial period of several weeks of intense coverage of the investigation.
What is new is a tightened time frame of interest to State Police investigators, who have narrowed down the time that Harrington seems to have gone missing to a 10-minute window between 9:20 and 9:30 the night of Oct. 17.
“We believe that’s the window when there’s a good chance that she may have gotten into a car on the Copeley Road bridge. We don’t know that, but based on what we’ve done, that seems to be the time frame where something happened, and we can’t account for her after that. She was seen hitchhiking, and then we figure that she got into a car,” Rader said.
Investigators are interested in a red digital Kodak camera owned by Harrington that they have not been able to locate, Rader said.
“Obviously something like a camera could hold information on it that could be valuable to the investigation,” Rader said.
Rader thinks the missing link of information leading to the case being cracked will be found in the Charlottesville area.
He also hopes against hope that there’s a happy ending to this story.
“I hope the Harrington family still gets to experience the greatest moment of their life. I know statistically it doesn’t look very good, but we have to keep plugging away,” Rader said.
Article:
http://augustafreepress.com/2009/12/30/investigator-harrington-case-not-cold/
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New Details in Morgan Harrington Search
12/30/09 7:02 pm
<snipped>
They held a briefing on the case Wednesday and say they believe the answer lies in the Charlottesville area. State Police tell us they have no suspects and no persons of interest.
It's possible she could have gotten into the car voluntarily. State Police also confirmed Harrington had consumed alcohol that night. It is unknown whether that played a role in her disappearance.
What they do know is that she was not acting like herself.
Lt. Joe Rader with Virginia State Police (web) said, "The Morgan Harrington that we have come to know from the investigation was not acting rationally that night. She wasn't making decisions that Morgan Harrington would normally make."
We're told the search has spanned across much of Virginia, even into North Carolina and Maryland.
Video: New Details in Morgan Harrington Search 12/30/09 7:02 pm 01:19
State Police say the search for missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington is still very active.
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691614_video.html?ref=newsstory
Article:
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691614.html
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Year in Review: Search for Morgan Harrington
12/31/09 3:53 pm
<snipped>
“What we have to do is sit and wait. And wait for information to come in. And hopefully people will see her face and hear her story which will provide us with that information... to do something with," Morgan's mother Gil said.
The sophomore from Virginia Tech left behind laundry, unfinished school work and a strong family bond.
Yet more than two months into this ordeal, the family hasn't heard from their daughter and investigators have found very little to go on, just a purse and a cellphone.
"We are in a purgatory right now with little information, few leads and we're trying to shake out a few more," Gil said.
Video: Year in Review: Search for Morgan Harrington Thursday Dec 31, 2009 3:54PM
Tragedy hit the Virginia Tech campus for a second time in mid-October, when a student vanished without a trace.
http://cfc.wset.com/videoondemand.cfm?id=55835
Article:
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691879.html
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Police believe Morgan Harrington’s disappearance was “against her will”
Published: December 30, 2009
Updated: December 30, 2009
<snipped>
Virginia State Police said they called a meeting Wednesday to dispell any rumors and separate fact from fiction.
“What we do believe is that she cannot come home and that what happened to her was against her will,“ said Lt. Joe Rader. He also confirmed for the first time that Morgan had been drinking alcohol the night she disappeared. Harrington is 20, and the legal drinking age is 21.
“The mere fact that I confirmed that she did consume alcohol does not in any way reflect upon what happened to her that night,“ Rader said.
State Police also say based on eyewitness accounts, Harrington had been behaving “irrational,“ in a way that would have been very unusual for Morgan.
Investigators say they do not know if Harrington had been drugged or suffered a head injury during the concert, or outside the John Paul Jones Arena.
“It has been a long case we’ve worked on everyday.“
While police are no longer conducting daily ground searches, they are following up on all substantial leads. They are also looking for people to come forward with any information. “If you want to call in today and say you were with her and made a mistake and know where we can find her, we would love to have it. It’s better than nothing.“
Video: Police believe Morgan Harrington’s disappearance was “against her will” 2:13
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/69272324-46f5-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/71482/
Video: Look Back at 2009 Unsolved Cases December 22, 2009 3:35
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/eeec996e-40a9-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/70260/
Article:
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/state...ton_was_drinking_night_she_disappeared/71414/
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Missing Tech student Morgan Harrington had been drinking, police confirm
Authorities would not say whether the drinking had impaired her judgment.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
<snipped>
The disclosure, which investigators say does not play a significant role in the search, illustrates what has been described as Harrington's uncharacteristic and irrational behavior the night of Oct. 17: A woman matching her description was seen dropping her purse more than once outside John Paul Jones Arena, and later sticking out a thumb to hitchhike on the nearby Copeley Road bridge, police said.
"As far as it being a significant part of the case? No," police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Wednesday. "We had numerous news media asking us about it as well as numerous rumors circulating in social networking sites. Today, we were in a position that we could confirm that."
The department would not release details regarding the drinking, such as how much she may have consumed and when, or if the consumption may have impaired her judgment.
In a news conference, Lt. Joe Rader told reporters that investigators were seeking the public's help on two new points:
-- They're looking for a red digital camera -- a Kodak or Sony -- that may have fallen from Harrington's purse outside the arena.
-- They're asking people to call if they have noticed behavioral changes in anyone who attended the concert, or if they have noticed strange reactions from anyone when Harrington's disappearance is discussed.
Harrington was expected at her parents' house in Roanoke County after the concert, but vanished when she left her friends about 8:20 p.m. to go to the restroom and wound up outside the arena, police have said.
About 8:48 p.m. she told her friends over the phone she would find a way home or stay with friends in Charlottesville. Sometime between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m., she got into a vehicle on or near the Copeley Road bridge, police said.
Map and timeline
Click to see a map documenting the timeline of sightings of Harrington in the hour before she was last seen.
http://www.roanoke.com/datasphere/wb/xp-224154
Ongoing coverage
Follow the search for missing Va. Tech student Morgan Harrington of Roanoke County
http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/morganharrington
Article:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/231440
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Video: Update: Morgan Harrington Case 1:36
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Police: Missing Virginia Tech student was drinking, might have been drugged or injured
Published: December 31, 2009
<snipped>
According to information released by the Virginia State Police on Wednesday, Harrington had been drinking and might have been drugged or suffered a head injury.
Officials aren’t sure if that would have happened before or after she left John Paul Jones Arena, where she was attending a Metallica concert that night.
*Video Included In Article!
Article:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/new...nt_was_drinking_before_she_disappeared/22754/
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Morgan Harrington Was Drinking When She Vanished From Metallica Show
Posted on Dec 31st 2009 9:00AM
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According to reports, state police explained during this week's press conference that the more time passes, the harder it will be to find the 20-year-old Harrington -- who was last seen wearing a Pantera shirt, black boots and a black mini-skirt -- alive. Detectives believe that, if Harrington is still alive, that she is most likely being held captive and not living freely. A police spokesperson, Joe Rader, told reporters that Harrington was far too social to have left on her own and not contact anyone back home.
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo said in a recent interview that he hopes Morgan is returned safely. "I was crushed," Trujillo said, about learning of Harrington's disappearance; he added that the case has been ever-present on the band members' minds. "Stuff like this just really, really bums me out, especially when you are a parent and you have children. I mean, it's the worst thing that you could ever imagine. And of course, you know, we're all hoping for the best and just praying that she's alive. It really hit a sour chord with us and bummed us out."
Article:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/12/31/missing-metallica-fan-morgan-harrington-drinking/
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The Top Three Stories Of 2009
Posted: Dec 31, 2009 11:22 PM EST
Updated: Dec 31, 2009 11:40 PM EST
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The number one story for 2009 is the disappearance of Morgan Harrington. The 20-year-old vanished after walking outside a Metallica concert in Charlottesville. The investigation is ongoing.
Video: The Top Three Stories Of 2009 00:35
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4426742&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11755692
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December 30, 2009
<snipped>
State police say Morgan Harrington's disappearance is not a cold case and that they have not reached a dead end.
State police say, the more time passes, the harder it will be to find her alive. Authorities believe that if Harrington is alive, that she is likely being held captive and not living freely. Joe Rader, with state police, says Harrington was far too social to have left on her own and not contact anyone back home.
Rader says Harrington had been consuming alcohol the night she disappeared. He still believes Harrington disappeared between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m. October 17th. Rader says Harrington likely got into a car with someone, either on her own or against her will.
He says that leads are being followed up on every day, including theories that Harrington may have been thrown in a train boxcar under Charlottesville's Copeley Bridge. Investigators have also spoken with psychics who have contacted them.
A red digital camera that was in Harrington's possession the night she went missing is something police would like to find.
Video: State police discuss ongoing investigation into Morgan Harrington's whereabouts 12/30/09 2:22
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4423256&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: WDBJ7.COM EXTRA: Lt. Joe Rader discusses investigation into Morgan Harrington's disappearance 12/30/09 3:00
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4422897&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748419
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Police Say Missing Virginia Tech Student Was Drinking
Posted: 3:18 PM Dec 30, 2009
Updated: 2:01 PM Dec 31, 2009
<snipped>
VSP Lt. Joe Rader released the new information Wednesday afternoon.
In his briefing, he said:
- Harrington was drinking and "she wasn't acting rationally that night. Normally she would have acted differently."
- Harrington may have been drugged or injured in a fall, but she hadn't willingly consumed drugs.
- Her friends were not involved in her disappearance.
- Police have searched all along Interstate 64 from Charlottesville to Augusta County as well as stretches toward Richmond. They've also searched parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway and conducted searches at other Metallica concerts.
- Police are looking for a red digital camera Harrington had that night. It may have been a Kodak or a Sony.
- Harrington was either abducted or willingly got into a car on the Copeley Road Bridge where she had been spotted hitchhiking. Police believe she got into a vehicle between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m. because people who were interviewed cannot place her in the area after that time.
"This is not a cold case," says Rader.
In addition, if anyone has noticed any behavioral changes in a loved one, co-worker or friend who may have attended that Metallica concert or who acts strangely (overly interested, shies away, etc.) when Harrington’s disappearance is mentioned in the news or discussed among people, to also contact police at any of the numbers/email provided above. Anonymous tips are welcome.
Video: Harrington Presser 00:35
http://www.whsv.com/video/?autoStar...default&clipId=4423882&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: Morgan Harrington 00:40
http://www.whsv.com/video/?autoStar...default&clipId=4395892&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: Harrington Search 00:29
http://www.whsv.com/video/?autoStar...default&clipId=4392634&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: Harrington Search 00:56
http://www.whsv.com/video/?autoStar...default&clipId=4394136&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Video: Noon Interview Harrington Latest 2/27/09 02:38
http://www.whsv.com/video/?autoStar...default&clipId=4394006&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/80358907.html
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Harrington Investigation Continuing
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 3:48 PM EST
Updated: Dec 30, 2009 11:03 PM EST
<snipped>
Virginia State Police investigators are releasing new information in the Morgan Harrington case.
The lead investigator says Morgan Harrington is either being held against her will or is no longer alive.
Meanwhile, the credible leads and tips that had been coming in about where the 20-year-old might be are drying up.
Virginia State Police lieutenant Joe Rader says, "This is not a cold case and is no where near being a cold case."
They are also looking for Harrington's missing red digital camera. Investigators say they are confident she got in a car after her last sighting on the Copeley Street Bridge at 9:30 that night, and that whoever took her, may be starting to show the strain of it.
Rader says, "If you've noticed a drastic change in someone's behavior, that is probably something we should know about. If Morgan Harrington was in fact abducted, that's a hard episode for anyone to keep to themselves."
Investigators have been constantly working on the case, fielding phone calls and conducting interviews, and in public view by way of searches on Pantops Mountain in early November, and along a stretch of Interstate 64 on December 16th.
Rader says, "That wasn't a random search. That's based on information that we look at over time. When we are getting more than one piece of information that tells us it'll be worth your while to go look at it."
Video: Harrington Investigation Continues 2:05
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4424124&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11748761
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Investigator: Harrington case not ‘cold’
State Police still pursuing leads; ‘We have to keep plugging away’
December 30, 2009
<snipped>
The case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, who hasn’t been seen since she left a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville the night of Oct. 17, is “not anywhere near” the level of being labeled a cold case, a Virginia State Police investigator said today.
“A cold case is when you’re not actively pursuing a case, you’ve exhausted all your leads, you’re not putting a whole lot of effort into it. This isn’t anywhere near that. We’ve been working on this every day since we started with core investigators as well as other resources. It’s very much active,” State Police Lt. Joe Rader said on the Harrington case, which has gone cold in one respect, as the media attention on Harrington has gone into decline after an initial period of several weeks of intense coverage of the investigation.
What is new is a tightened time frame of interest to State Police investigators, who have narrowed down the time that Harrington seems to have gone missing to a 10-minute window between 9:20 and 9:30 the night of Oct. 17.
“We believe that’s the window when there’s a good chance that she may have gotten into a car on the Copeley Road bridge. We don’t know that, but based on what we’ve done, that seems to be the time frame where something happened, and we can’t account for her after that. She was seen hitchhiking, and then we figure that she got into a car,” Rader said.
Investigators are interested in a red digital Kodak camera owned by Harrington that they have not been able to locate, Rader said.
“Obviously something like a camera could hold information on it that could be valuable to the investigation,” Rader said.
Rader thinks the missing link of information leading to the case being cracked will be found in the Charlottesville area.
He also hopes against hope that there’s a happy ending to this story.
“I hope the Harrington family still gets to experience the greatest moment of their life. I know statistically it doesn’t look very good, but we have to keep plugging away,” Rader said.
Article:
http://augustafreepress.com/2009/12/30/investigator-harrington-case-not-cold/
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New Details in Morgan Harrington Search
12/30/09 7:02 pm
<snipped>
They held a briefing on the case Wednesday and say they believe the answer lies in the Charlottesville area. State Police tell us they have no suspects and no persons of interest.
It's possible she could have gotten into the car voluntarily. State Police also confirmed Harrington had consumed alcohol that night. It is unknown whether that played a role in her disappearance.
What they do know is that she was not acting like herself.
Lt. Joe Rader with Virginia State Police (web) said, "The Morgan Harrington that we have come to know from the investigation was not acting rationally that night. She wasn't making decisions that Morgan Harrington would normally make."
We're told the search has spanned across much of Virginia, even into North Carolina and Maryland.
Video: New Details in Morgan Harrington Search 12/30/09 7:02 pm 01:19
State Police say the search for missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington is still very active.
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691614_video.html?ref=newsstory
Article:
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691614.html
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Year in Review: Search for Morgan Harrington
12/31/09 3:53 pm
<snipped>
“What we have to do is sit and wait. And wait for information to come in. And hopefully people will see her face and hear her story which will provide us with that information... to do something with," Morgan's mother Gil said.
The sophomore from Virginia Tech left behind laundry, unfinished school work and a strong family bond.
Yet more than two months into this ordeal, the family hasn't heard from their daughter and investigators have found very little to go on, just a purse and a cellphone.
"We are in a purgatory right now with little information, few leads and we're trying to shake out a few more," Gil said.
Video: Year in Review: Search for Morgan Harrington Thursday Dec 31, 2009 3:54PM
Tragedy hit the Virginia Tech campus for a second time in mid-October, when a student vanished without a trace.
http://cfc.wset.com/videoondemand.cfm?id=55835
Article:
http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1209/691879.html
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Police believe Morgan Harrington’s disappearance was “against her will”
Published: December 30, 2009
Updated: December 30, 2009
<snipped>
Virginia State Police said they called a meeting Wednesday to dispell any rumors and separate fact from fiction.
“What we do believe is that she cannot come home and that what happened to her was against her will,“ said Lt. Joe Rader. He also confirmed for the first time that Morgan had been drinking alcohol the night she disappeared. Harrington is 20, and the legal drinking age is 21.
“The mere fact that I confirmed that she did consume alcohol does not in any way reflect upon what happened to her that night,“ Rader said.
State Police also say based on eyewitness accounts, Harrington had been behaving “irrational,“ in a way that would have been very unusual for Morgan.
Investigators say they do not know if Harrington had been drugged or suffered a head injury during the concert, or outside the John Paul Jones Arena.
“It has been a long case we’ve worked on everyday.“
While police are no longer conducting daily ground searches, they are following up on all substantial leads. They are also looking for people to come forward with any information. “If you want to call in today and say you were with her and made a mistake and know where we can find her, we would love to have it. It’s better than nothing.“
Video: Police believe Morgan Harrington’s disappearance was “against her will” 2:13
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/69272324-46f5-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/71482/
Video: Look Back at 2009 Unsolved Cases December 22, 2009 3:35
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/eeec996e-40a9-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/70260/
Article:
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/state...ton_was_drinking_night_she_disappeared/71414/
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Missing Tech student Morgan Harrington had been drinking, police confirm
Authorities would not say whether the drinking had impaired her judgment.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
<snipped>
The disclosure, which investigators say does not play a significant role in the search, illustrates what has been described as Harrington's uncharacteristic and irrational behavior the night of Oct. 17: A woman matching her description was seen dropping her purse more than once outside John Paul Jones Arena, and later sticking out a thumb to hitchhike on the nearby Copeley Road bridge, police said.
"As far as it being a significant part of the case? No," police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Wednesday. "We had numerous news media asking us about it as well as numerous rumors circulating in social networking sites. Today, we were in a position that we could confirm that."
The department would not release details regarding the drinking, such as how much she may have consumed and when, or if the consumption may have impaired her judgment.
In a news conference, Lt. Joe Rader told reporters that investigators were seeking the public's help on two new points:
-- They're looking for a red digital camera -- a Kodak or Sony -- that may have fallen from Harrington's purse outside the arena.
-- They're asking people to call if they have noticed behavioral changes in anyone who attended the concert, or if they have noticed strange reactions from anyone when Harrington's disappearance is discussed.
Harrington was expected at her parents' house in Roanoke County after the concert, but vanished when she left her friends about 8:20 p.m. to go to the restroom and wound up outside the arena, police have said.
About 8:48 p.m. she told her friends over the phone she would find a way home or stay with friends in Charlottesville. Sometime between 9:20 and 9:30 p.m., she got into a vehicle on or near the Copeley Road bridge, police said.
Map and timeline
Click to see a map documenting the timeline of sightings of Harrington in the hour before she was last seen.
http://www.roanoke.com/datasphere/wb/xp-224154
Ongoing coverage
Follow the search for missing Va. Tech student Morgan Harrington of Roanoke County
http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/morganharrington
Article:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/231440
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Video: Update: Morgan Harrington Case 1:36
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Police: Missing Virginia Tech student was drinking, might have been drugged or injured
Published: December 31, 2009
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According to information released by the Virginia State Police on Wednesday, Harrington had been drinking and might have been drugged or suffered a head injury.
Officials aren’t sure if that would have happened before or after she left John Paul Jones Arena, where she was attending a Metallica concert that night.
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Article:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/new...nt_was_drinking_before_she_disappeared/22754/
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Morgan Harrington Was Drinking When She Vanished From Metallica Show
Posted on Dec 31st 2009 9:00AM
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According to reports, state police explained during this week's press conference that the more time passes, the harder it will be to find the 20-year-old Harrington -- who was last seen wearing a Pantera shirt, black boots and a black mini-skirt -- alive. Detectives believe that, if Harrington is still alive, that she is most likely being held captive and not living freely. A police spokesperson, Joe Rader, told reporters that Harrington was far too social to have left on her own and not contact anyone back home.
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo said in a recent interview that he hopes Morgan is returned safely. "I was crushed," Trujillo said, about learning of Harrington's disappearance; he added that the case has been ever-present on the band members' minds. "Stuff like this just really, really bums me out, especially when you are a parent and you have children. I mean, it's the worst thing that you could ever imagine. And of course, you know, we're all hoping for the best and just praying that she's alive. It really hit a sour chord with us and bummed us out."
Article:
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/12/31/missing-metallica-fan-morgan-harrington-drinking/
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The Top Three Stories Of 2009
Posted: Dec 31, 2009 11:22 PM EST
Updated: Dec 31, 2009 11:40 PM EST
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The number one story for 2009 is the disappearance of Morgan Harrington. The 20-year-old vanished after walking outside a Metallica concert in Charlottesville. The investigation is ongoing.
Video: The Top Three Stories Of 2009 00:35
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Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11755692
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