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Police 'fairly certain' remains are student missing from Metallica concert
January 26, 2010 10:46 p.m. EST
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Police said skeletal remains were found after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday by a farmer driving a tractor through a hay field on his 700-acre farm. The area has no public access point, police said.
The farm is about 10 miles from where the concert was being held.
The farm's owner, David Dass, told CNN affiliate WTVR that he was out looking for damage after wind and rain knocked down several trees in his yard over the past week. He told WTVR that the area is at least a mile and a half from a main roadway.
"I looked down and saw what looked like a human skull, and my first thought was that it was Morgan Harrington," Dass told WTVR, adding that he immediately called 911.
Gil Harrington expressed concerns Saturday that there was beginning to be complacency in the search, she wrote in a blog on the Web site set up to help find their daughter.
On Sunday, more than three months after Morgan went missing, Gil Harrington still clung to hope.
"Despite the length of time Morgan has been gone I remain hopeful," she wrote. "Part of me is waiting to be surprised. Waiting for God to pull the rabbit out of the hat and bring Morgan home.
"I remember that the light always returns, it cannot help but return. Will the light of my life return soon? I cannot imagine that all the water of Morgan's potential is to run down the drain and be wasted. Can it really play out like that?"
Now, it appears, the Harringtons finally have their answer. Police say they have now switched their focus to finding out how Morgan Harrington ended up in the remote farm and who put her there.
Video: Morgan Harrington's body found? 3:43
January 26, 2010Police tentatively identify remains found on a farm as a Virginia Tech student who disappeared in October.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/crime/2010/01/26/sot.body.found.charlottesville.wvir
Article:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/26/virginia.harrington.remains/index.html
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Harrington Case Becomes A Criminal Investigation
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 9:48 PM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 9:48 PM EST
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State police remain steadfast that this is a homicide investigation. They are asking how this body ended up in a remote farm field, and who is responsible for it being there.
Seven hours after investigators started searching the 700-acre southern Albemarle farm there was a somber announcement from state police.
Virginia State Police Lieutenant Joe Rader says tips never led them in to Tuesday's discovery. "Just because a body is found in a particular location doesn't mean that it would have been prudent to search that particular location at that time."
Investigators would not pinpoint exactly what evidence they found at the scene to make them believe the body is Harrington's.
Colonel Flaherty says, "There are significant items of evidence that makes us fairly confident that scientific procedure will confirm the ID."
Lt. Rader says, "This is an important step for us in this investigation. We now have something to look at to lead us in a new direction. We still proceed as if this is a homicide and most likely will be a homicide. We have a perpetrator or perpetrators at large that we certainly intend to catch and to prosecute."
A positive identification from the medical examiner could come as soon as Wednesday.
Video: Harrington Case Becomes A Criminal Investigation 2:55
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4491605&autostart=true
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11885428
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UPDATED: Police Believe Body May Be Morgan Harrington
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 10:09 AM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 10:50 PM EST
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Virginia State Police say skeletal remains have been found on Anchorage Farm on Route 29 in southern Albemarle County. Early reports indicate the remains are that of a young woman with long blond hair. She was wearing dark clothing and a bracelet.
Bass was riding on his tractor about 8:30 Tuesday morning when he made the discovery. Bass is baffled about the remains ended up in a remote part of his farm.
Bass says, "It's an inaccessible place. I couldn't get my pickup there. My tractor, my four wheel driver, I guess."
A State Police helicopter took to the air, searching for potential clues from the sky. The lead investigator on the Morgan Harrington case, Lieutenant Joe Rader, arrived on the scene just after 12:30 p.m.
Melissa Byrd, a friend of the Harrington family enroute to Richmond, stopped along the road. Byrd says, "She just touched so many people, the description of her, her personality. It's just so sad and scary."
Video: Police Believe Body May Be Morgan Harrington
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4491634&autostart=true
Video: Harrington Press Conference
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4490289&autostart=true
Video: Body Found In Albemarle County
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4489627&autostart=true
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11881412
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A Gentle Tribute On Copeley Road
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 10:44 PM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 11:19 PM EST
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A body was found about seven miles from UVA's Copeley Road Bridge. That's the last place Morgan Harrington was seen October 17th, and the site of a make-shift memorial; a memorial that has new meaning for some now.
Fresh cut flowers and heavy hearts line the Copeley Road Bridge. Elizabeth Wilkinson went to high school with Morgan Harrington and is now a fourth-year at UVA. "It's halfway a blessing and it's halfway really depressing just to see how many people care about her, " she says.
Tuesday night, cards and a single candle marked the spot where Harrington was last seen alive. As news spread that State Police are "fairly confident" they've found her remains, emotions were running high.
Students have been stopping by the Copeley Road Bridge all night Tuesday. Just after 7:00 p.m. there were just a few items, but the memorial has grown quite a bit since then.
Video: A Gentle Tribute On Copeley Road 2:19
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4491659&autostart=true
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11885662
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UPDATED: Mystery Still Surrounds Missing Tech Student
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 4:24 PM EST
Updated: Jan 26, 2010 11:24 PM EST
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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.
October 17th, 2009, 20-year-old Morgan Harrington is excited about a big night out to see Metallica at the John Paul Jones Arena, but she would never see the band. Morgan broke the rules, and walked outside the arena. When she couldn't get back in, she wandered away and no one has seen her since.
Three weeks later, police divulge that University of Virginia 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.
Video: Mystery Still Surrounds Missing Tech Student 2:19
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4490321&autostart=true
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11883619
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Harrington case could turn into homicide investigation after autopsy
Published: January 26, 2010
Updated: January 27, 2010
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After months of searching, police believe they have found missing 20-year-old Virginia Tech Student Morgan Harrington, but it’s not the outcome they were hoping for.
“We’re fairly confident at this time that the remains are those of Morgan Harrington, said Virginia State Police Superintendent Colonel Steven Flaherty.
“At the time that Ms. Harrington would have disappeared the hayfield would have been up to about your waist,“ said Lt. Joe Rader with State Police. “Of course you know it has snowed since then, so a lot of things have happened since October that could have impacted the opportunity and ability to see these remains.“
“Once that confirmation is made we certainly move into a new stage of this investigation,“ said Rader, which will most likely be a homicide investigation.
“We have to sort the tips out, do our interviews and come to logical conclusions to find who’s responsible for the remains of Morgan Harrington, which we believe it will be Morgan,“ added Rader.
Video: Harrington case could turn into homicide investigation after autopsy 2:59
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/61af54f6-5c51-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/77259/
Video: ◦Morgan Harrington's remains likely found in Albemarle County 02:08
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/57a88ecc-5c34-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/77236/
Video: ◦Property owner describes finding what is believed Morgan Harrington 02:13
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/video/detail/5be70bd6-5c33-102d-a6fd-001ec92a4a0d/77232/
Article:
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/local...o_homicide_investigation_after_autopsy/77254/
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UPDATED: State police are confident remains are Morgan Harrington
January 27, 2010
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Investigators say there is significant evidence to suggest the remains are Morgan Harrington's, but wouldn't elaborate.
They also wouldn't say if there are any obvious signs as to how she died.
State Police have received over 600 tips about this case over the last few months.
Investigators stress they need even more.
While State Police search for answers, friends and family being the grieving process.
At the bridge where Morgan was last seen a candle is now lit, a reminder that a young woman can now rest in peace.
The area where the body was found is far off the beaten path. The remains might have stayed there undiscovered, if not for the harsh winter weather that had damaged fences on the more than 700 acre cattle farm.
News7's Jean Jadhon spoke briefly with the Harrington's while they were on their way to Charlottesville.
Morgan's father Dan said he was using the drive time to process what was going on.
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Video: State Police release timeline of Morgan Harrington's disappearance 00:59
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Video: Raw video of scene where skeletal remains were found in Albemarle Co. 1:12
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Video: Man that found Harrington's remains talks to News 7 (01/26) 1:56
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Video: Morgan Harrington's remains found (01/25) 2:58
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Video: News7 talks with Morgan Harrington's father (01/26) 1:03
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Video: Authorities find skeletal remains in Albemarle County (01/26) 4:16
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Video: EXTENDED INTERVIEW: State police confident remains are Morgan Harrington 14:48
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4490198&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11881954
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Video: Student's remains found? 6:34
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2010/01/27/ng.coed.skull.cnn
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Remains likely Tech student Morgan Harrington's
A body thought to be Morgan Harrington, of Roanoke County, was found in Albemarle County.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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How she died, when she died and even where she died are now the questions Virginia State Police are trying to find answers to as they scour the hayfield less than 10 miles south of Charlottesville, where Harrington was last seen alive after disappearing from a rock concert.
While state police are waiting for the medical examiner's office in Richmond to make a definitive identification of the body, the search for Harrington is now a search for her killer.
"This was a seriously decomposed body," said David Bass, owner of the 742-acre Anchorage Farm, explaining why he did not immediately recognize the remains as human. Bass said the rough field where he found Harrington was one and a half miles from his 19th-century farmhouse, hard against a mountain and one that he seldom walks over.
Rader said the private farm along U.S. 29 was never searched, and at the time of Harrington's disappearance, the grass in the field was waist-high. There is no public access to the field, he added.
Harrington's Northside High School friends -- scattered at universities from Newport News to Harrisonburg to Blacksburg -- drove to Roanoke when they learned her body may have been found.
"Some of us are taking it a lot harder than others," said Chelsea Helm, a Virginia Tech student. "We just all want to be together right now."
Article:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/234465
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UPDATE: Police Confirm Body is That Of Harrington
Posted: Jan 27, 2010 12:22 PM EST
Updated: Jan 27, 2010 12:31 PM EST
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Dental records supplied by the Harrington family provided enough evidence for the state medical examiner to determine that the remains belonged to the Virginia Tech student who had been missing for 101 days.
A statement issued on behalf of Morgan's father, Dr. Dan Harrington is below:
"Morgan's mother, Gil, and I are overwhelmingly saddened by yesterday's discovery, but we are also relieved because our questions can now be answered and we can give our daughter a proper burial. We know that because of the good life Morgan led and the love she created for everyone around her, she is now in a safer, better place. We appreciate everyone's respect for our privacy at this difficult time and we thank everyone who has helped us through this tragedy and helped us find Morgan."
Video: Police Confirm Body is That Of Harrington 1:23
http://www.nbc29.com/global/Category.asp?C=175568&clipId=4493108&autostart=true
Article:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11888534
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Remains confirmed as Morgan Harrington’s
Published: January 27, 2010
Updated: January 27, 2010
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1:12 p.m.
The parents of Morgan Harrington believe a “local person” in the Charlottesville area knew about the remote farm where their daughter’s remains were found on Tuesday, and is responsible for her death.
Dan and Gil Harrington held a news conference with reporters a few minutes ago. Dr. Dan Harrington opened by saying the results of the case were “not what we had hoped for,“ but added that it does offer some closure for the family.
Dr. Harrington stated that he believes Morgan was murdered, and the family will not rest until her killer has been found. State Police said on Tuesday that it is possible that Morgan’s case will become a homicide investigation at some point. Investigators are waiting for full autopsy results on Morgan’s remains, to hopefully determine how she died.
Morgan’s mother Gil Harrington said the sorrow the family feels is “etched into our faces.“ She added that for the first time in 131 days, she felt “faint tindrils of hope” not having to think of what someone is doing to her daughter. Gil Harrington also said her daughter “had some lovely bones,“ ostensibly a reference to the book and movie about a different murdered child.
Dr. Harrington said they had not been to the field itself, but State Police flew he and his wife over the field in a helicopter on Tuesday.
Dr. Harrington says the family plans to regroup and figure out how to honor Morgan’s life. He added that the family plans to go forward with Morgan’s work, volunteering with mental health groups.
Morgan’s parents plan to talk about their daughter and the case, at a news conference later this afternoon.
10 On Your Side’s Scott Leamon is in Charlottesville today. He’ll bring you what the Harrington’s have to say and where the case stands, tonight on WSLS at 5, 5:30, 6, and 7 p.m.
Harringtons place black ribbon on Copely Bridge at UVA
Memorial to Morgan Harrington at UVA's Copely Bridge
Dan and Gil Harrington talk with reporters
Gil Harrington and son at Morgan Harrington memorial on UVA's Copely Bridge
Article:
http://www2.wsls.com/sls/news/state_regional/article/remains_confirmed_as_morgan_harringtons/77336/
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Remains found on Albemarle Co. farm are those of Morgan Harrington
January 27, 2010
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UPDATED: Wednesday at 11:20 a.m.
Investigators are still looking into the cause and time of death. Authorities are back out at the farm today canvassing the area for additional evidence.
State police's news release:
Virginia State Police have received confirmation from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond that the remains discovered Tuesday (Jan. 26, 2010) on farmland in Albemarle County, Va., are those of Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, of Roanoke, Va. Confirmation was made through dental records provided by the family.
The investigation continues into the cause and time of death. Virginia State Police, Albemarle County Police, University of Virginia Police, and Charlottesville Police are back out at the farm today (Jan. 27, 2010) canvassing the area for any additional evidence.
Video: Morgan Harrington's body positively identified (01/27) 2:08
http://www.wdbj7.com/global/Categor...default&clipId=4493106&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Article:
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11881954
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