Thank you. Somehow various reports created the picture that they were parked in an open lot in front of JPJ arena.
Also, if they did park in the garage, the garage should have been searched for her belongings, blood stains, etc. And, if they parked in this garage, would the Cage, where the pocketbook & cell were found, be very easily accessible?
Some posters on another board think that the party actually came in two cars. Because the parking fees at JPJ are relatively high, one of the cars was parked on the street in a nearby neighborhood (Crozet?) on the other side of the bridge.
No official statements completely rule out the possibility of more than four people in the party travelling to C'ville, or more than just MH's car being used by the whole party, and the possibility of at least one of the cars being parked over the bridge.
The location of parked car(s) is important, because otherwise the story makes it sound almost as though MH were just wandering aimlessly; however, she may have had the purpose of accessing the car (which would be warmer, and where she might have a hoodie, cash or other belongings) to wait for her friends.
Maybe if the media had stated that MH likely was seeking her own car or the car of friends as she crossed the Copeley St. Bridge to the parking garage, then her disappearance would be considered UVa responsibility; whereas, if she were just wandering around the area and crossed the bridge, the situation could be framed as entirely an off-campus crime.
