GUILTY NC - Kelly Morris, 28, Granville County, 3 Sept 2008

[SeriouslySearching]

"She was tender-hearted and a good momma. She was daddy's little girl." That's how Pat Currin described his missing 28-year-old daughter, Kelly Currin Morris. Pat attempted to share more details about their relationship - how they enjoyed riding horses and flying in his ultra-light plane - but he was unable to continue. The emotions overtook him, and streams of tears flowed down his face.

Pat is a good old country boy, a Southerner with a good heart who generally keeps his emotions in check, but when it comes to his daughter, when it comes to "daddy's little girl," even he can't hold back.

My job as a journalist is to use words to weave every thread of information into a story that you, the reader, can understand and on some level relate to. That job is much more difficult than it sounds, and whenever I work on a missing person case, it seems impossible.

How do you describe the love that a father has for his daughter and the pain that he has to endure without her?

Please read the rest to find out how you can help this family:
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/10/daddys-little-g.html

Capturing emotion fraught with such frustration and pain is a difficult task. While impossible to cover the depth, you do find a way to cover the loss of composure, the uncertainty of the outcome, and the glimmer of hope ever present. You can't see a heart shattering into millions of pieces, but you know it happens as tears are proof.

Fear of the unknown in any missing person case is often what I hear as the worst part from those awaiting news. The inability to move on until they have answers and a paralyzing fear makes time seem to stop for them. It is beyond our comprehension.

 

[Peki51]

Somebody needs to put the squeeze on this husband! We have seen this same scenario play out so many times that there is a distinct pattern and it's easy to spot. It's only a matter of time. I just pray those little girls are out of his grasp right now.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Somebody needs to put the squeeze on this husband! We have seen this same scenario play out so many times that there is a distinct pattern and it's easy to spot. It's only a matter of time. I just pray those little girls are out of his grasp right now.

The problem in so many of these cases appears to be the law shields them from prosecution if they were smart enough not to leave evidence and they hire lawyers to hide behind.

Drew P. and Craig S. are only two husbands who are still walking free when they are both considered the main suspects in similar vanishings. As long as they don't talk...they stand a good chance of not being charged or convicted.

The laws need to be changed to protect the victim and not the perp. Until then, we will see this scenario repeated. It is the new way to "divorce" their spouse without losing their money and their children. It appears to be worth the risk to some.

 

[fran]

"She was tender-hearted and a good momma. She was daddy's little girl." That's how Pat Currin described his missing 28-year-old daughter, Kelly Currin Morris. Pat attempted to share more details about their relationship - how they enjoyed riding horses and flying in his ultra-light plane - but he was unable to continue. The emotions overtook him, and streams of tears flowed down his face.

Pat is a good old country boy, a Southerner with a good heart who generally keeps his emotions in check, but when it comes to his daughter, when it comes to "daddy's little girl," even he can't hold back.

My job as a journalist is to use words to weave every thread of information into a story that you, the reader, can understand and on some level relate to. That job is much more difficult than it sounds, and whenever I work on a missing person case, it seems impossible.

How do you describe the love that a father has for his daughter and the pain that he has to endure without her?

Please read the rest to find out how you can help this family:
http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2008/10/daddys-little-g.html

Thank you for the link crimewriter74. Oh, and welcome to Weblseuths!

Another sad, unsolved, missing wife and mother.

Hopefully her dad's persistance will pay off. I pray they find Kelly. I also pray LE is able to solve this horrible crime.

IMO, I think most of us know what happened here. Different name and faces, some story and same ending.....


fran

 

[Bobbisangel]

The problem in so many of these cases appears to be the law shields them from prosecution if they were smart enough not to leave evidence and they hire lawyers to hide behind.

Drew P. and Craig S. are only two husbands who are still walking free when they are both considered the main suspects in similar vanishings. As long as they don't talk...they stand a good chance of not being charged or convicted.

The laws need to be changed to protect the victim and not the perp. Until then, we will see this scenario repeated. It is the new way to "divorce" their spouse without losing their money and their children. It appears to be worth the risk to some.

I wish some things were like they used to be. If LE wanted to get info out of a guilty person they just roughed them up until they fessed up. That is what these husbands need. Throw them up against a wall and put an arm across their neck and start putting the pressure on until they agree to talk. The criminals have all of the rights now. Sometimes that should be ignored :furious:

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Waterboarding comes to mind. I hear it is legal for interrogations.

 

[kidz110]

Somebody needs to put the squeeze on this husband! We have seen this same scenario play out so many times that there is a distinct pattern and it's easy to spot.

This, unfortunately, is so true.
My prayers go out to Kelly's family. This story really touched my heart. I know what this family is going through. Prayers for TES too.

 

[barb0301]

Kelly's case will be on Nancy Grace tonight. Tim will be on, along w/ Kelly's dad and stepmother.

 

[kidz110]

Kelly's case will be on Nancy Grace tonight. Tim will be on, along w/ Kelly's dad and stepmother.

I'm so glad to hear that. I was hoping she would have something about Kelly last night. From everything I've read about her dad, I know it's just going to break my heart when I see him. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[drumstick]

Why did he burn the house down?

So the night before he's heard screaming at Kelly while she's trying to talk on the phone.

He kills her and drives her car a mile away (within comfortable walking distance) parks the car and walks back to the house.

In the morning he tells the kids to get in the car and he lights the fire.

The kids are safe in school, he's at work and his house is slowly burning down.

So why burn down the roof over your head?

When he left that morning he knew they would never come back there again.

It was either a messy crime scene or she's still there in the house.

I've read about le taking dogs into the ashes looking for her but is it possible that she never left the house and is still there, maybe hidden under the house?

If he disposed of her somewhere else, why burn down the house?

I don't remember another case where the husband killed his wife and destroyed the roof over his head and his kid's heads.

???

IMO~

 

[SeriouslySearching]

I have thought about the fire in the house. Could it be guilt? They would have found her if she had been in that house or underneath somewhere. If he did strangle her or something that did not leave evidence of a crime...he may have simply wanted to collect the insurance to move to a new place.

The children stated the dogs were in their crates when they left for school and yet they were outside when firemen arrived on scene. It is obvious he set the fire, imo. I think guilt is a viable motive for doing it after she was gone.

 

[Blink34]

I have thought about the fire in the house. Could it be guilt? They would have found her if she had been in that house or underneath somewhere. If he did strangle her or something that did not leave evidence of a crime...he may have simply wanted to collect the insurance to move to a new place.

The children stated the dogs were in their crates when they left for school and yet they were outside when firemen arrived on scene. It is obvious he set the fire, imo. I think guilt is a viable motive for doing it after she was gone.

Having seen the house, I cant wrap around her still being there, I think the burning could have been a combination of guilt AND concerns about evidence. I dont think this guy was dumb enough to think it would not be ruled arson and collect insurance $$. I think a dog whisperer would crack the case, is there such a thing?

 

[FifthEssence]

Having seen the house, I cant wrap around her still being there, I think the burning could have been a combination of guilt AND concerns about evidence. I dont think this guy was dumb enough to think it would not be ruled arson and collect insurance $$. I think a dog whisperer would crack the case, is there such a thing?

Funny you say say DOG WHISPERER- my Grandfather from Italy used to say with his broken English, "if the dogs could speak, the truth would be heard".

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Much is to be learned from the children instead of the dogs.

 

[Topsail Girl]

Darn it I missed Nancy Grace. I'll go look up the transcripts. I know that I recall reading that Scott had told kelly several times that he woud kill her and drop her down a well. I don't recall if that was here or elsewhere. I can't help but wonder if that is exactly what he did.

 

[moonedreamer]

In the morning he tells the kids to get in the car and he lights the fire.

The kids are safe in school, he's at work and his house is slowly burning down.

So why burn down the roof over your head?

When he left that morning he knew they would never come back there again.

It was either a messy crime scene or she's still there in the house.

I've read about le taking dogs into the ashes looking for her but is it possible that she never left the house and is still there, maybe hidden under the house?

IMO~

I don't think he started the fire immediatly. There was some missing time after he took them to school so my guess is he let the dogs out and started the fire (with gas as the investigators were interested in the gas can [and t shirt]they found)

Also, when you are talking about cremating a body, that involves some extremely high temps (which is why when people are found in burned houses or cars they would be able to find remains), so if she were in the house, they would have been able to find a trace of her.

So I'm of the mind that he took her someplace, well away from the immediate area of the house they shared and either buried her, or disposed her in a well.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

It appears he threatened her on a regular basis. The children would know these things specifically above anyone else. They lived it.

Where are they right now?

 

[SeriouslySearching]

Having seen the house, I cant wrap around her still being there, I think the burning could have been a combination of guilt AND concerns about evidence. I dont think this guy was dumb enough to think it would not be ruled arson and collect insurance $$. I think a dog whisperer would crack the case, is there such a thing?

Think about what you just said. He was dumb enough to possibly park her car near enough to probably walk home with her things still in it and ask people to believe she walked away or whatever. I think he would be stupid enough to think he could get away with arson, too.

 

[fran]

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/22/ng.01.html

GRACE: And tonight, the mystery surrounding a gorgeous young mom of two, vanishing after a suspicious fire at the family home, North Carolina, Kelly Morris (ph) last seen by her husband and children, her car abandoned just one mile away, purse, keys, cell phone inside the car. What happened to 28-year-old Kelly Morris?

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The sheriff says Kelly Morris was last seen by her husband and two children at her house. Morris`s house was burned the day after she was last seen. Authorities ruled the fire an arson. They have named her husband, Scott Morris, a person of interest in her disappearance. Morris`s car and some personal belongings found a short distance away. Since then, hundreds have searched for Morris. Newly-released search warrants indicate investigators are now looking at Scott and Kelly Morris`s bank records. The warrants also show the couple had arguments where Scott punched holes in the walls and once threw a computer out the window.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I`m sure there`s people probably are afraid. You know, I -- for whatever reason -- I don`t know for what reason. Who they`re afraid or what they`re afraid of, we`re not sure of. But we want to get Kelly. We want to know where Kelly is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Morris has not said anything publicly since his wife disappeared. Her family members say he has not helped with the search.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRACE: Good evening. I`m Nancy Grace. I want to thank you for being with us. Tonight, the desperate search for a beautiful 3-year-old Florida girl, Caylee.

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UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: The search continues on for missing Grandville mother Kelly Currin Morris.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The family needs closure. Everybody needs a little closure on this.

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: Investigators say an arsonist set her home on fire the same day she disappeared. Her husband, Scott Williams Morris, is a person of interest. Search warrants reveal investigators are looking at bank records, saying in cases of homicide or arson, there is often a financial motive.

Sources tell "Eyewitness News," Kelly and her husband were in dispute over money. Currin spoke to Morris by phone shortly after Kelly disappeared.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I didn`t see -- if he any particular place we thought we need to be looking and he said he didn`t.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

GRACE: Out to Gurnal Scott joining us from Raleigh, North Carolina with WPTF.

Gurnal, very unusual circumstances that arson is involved.

GURNAL SCOTT, ANCHOR/REPORTER, WPTF RADIO, COVERING STORY: Yes. Arson is involved with the home of -- the home was found burned after Kelly Morris was discovered missing, and she is still missing a month and a half after that fire occurred.

And they`ve got professional search teams out of Texas coming in to -- to look and canvass the area around Grandville County and town of Stem where the home was, and see if they can find any sign of her as to where she went and what happened to her.

GRACE: We`re showing you a map right now. There is Gurnal Scott speaking with us from WPTF.

Right now, joining us, Kelly`s father, Pat Currin.

Sir, thank you for being with us. When was the last time you saw your daughter?

PAT CURRIN, KELLY MORRIS` FATHER: My wife was at the house on the 3rd about 8:00 that night.

GRACE: And was she in good spirits?

CURRIN: Best I know, yes, ma`am.

GRACE: And, sir, she has two young children, correct?

CURRIN: Yes, ma`am.

GRACE: Have you ever known her to leave them?

CURRIN: No, ma`am.

GRACE: I mean it kills me when I have to leaf the twins just to come to work. What do you want searchers to do? Do you believe that she`s still alive?

CURRIN: We`re hoping for the very best.

GRACE: Yes, sir.

CURRIN: And we are preparing for the worst, obviously, you know, it`s been such a long time. It will be seven weeks tomorrow. So we are hoping for the best, but we obviously are preparing for the worst at this time.

GRACE: Is there a reward being offered by the family? How much?

CURRIN: We have offered $30,000 and the governor of North Carolina has offered $5,000 and CrimeStoppers has offered $5,000.

GRACE: That is a substantial amount of reward.

Everyone, the tip line is 919-963-3213. With us tonight, Kelly Morris`s father.

Look at this young beauty, missing for weeks now. Please help us find Kelly.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: The sheriff`s office remains tight lipped about much of the investigation. The fire at the house has been ruled an arson, investigators are calling Kelly`s husband Scott Morris a person of interest but won`t release any further details.

Morris has not said anything publicly since his wife disappeared. Her family members say he has not helped with the search.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

GRACE: Straight back out to Pat Currin, this is Kelly Morris`s father joining us tonight.

Mr. Currin, again, thank you for being with us, I know this is a trying time for you and your wife and your entire family. What were the circumstances of her disappearance?

CURRIN: We -- my wife had gone to -- one of the children had stuck something in their foot and they had gone to their house on the 3rd and my daughter is working a part-time job and had started a new job about 10 days prior to that.

And she had gone -- she works for a group of older people, a place for the older people to live and she was over there helping out with them, collecting money for them, whatever that was for.

But anyway, so she came in while my wife was there and as far as we know everything was OK and obviously none of our family has talked to her since.

GRACE: What are the ages of her children?

CURRIN: 5 and 8.

GRACE: And where they tonight?

CURRIN: The 8-year-old child is with her daddy, which was from a previous.

GRACE: Right.

CURRIN: And the 5-year-old is with Scott.

GRACE: Mr. Currin, thank you for being with us.

Everyone, we`ll be back on the story tomorrow night. Leaving behind two little children, where is Kelly?

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[fran]

http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/3615251/


Just a refresher for those interested, a series of video WRAL news reports regarding Kelly Morris' disappearance.