Some thoughts...
Morgan left the concert building by choice (not to smoke or use bathroom). The friends kiss on the cheek says to me that they did not intend to see each other for a while. I think she intended to meet up with someone, they didn't show, and she tried to get back into the concert but couldn't. did she eventually meet her friend and thats why she was hitchhiking because she saw his car? i doubt she went off with a stranger. I'm sure one of her friends could have brought out money to buy a ticket from a scalper. If that was asked or offered. I am sure its known by police who she was meeting and what her plans were. But since her plans may not have worked out where was she intending to go? A local party or a nearby friends house would have been good options since she had to know that no one would drive her back to Harrisonburg (correct place?)
Sorry..that is not supported again because they could NOT call her, she could apparently not call them....the phone was not working...she made ONE call to her friends and then tried to get back in, she did not/could not call them so there was NO way they could "bring money out to her" for a scalper's ticket
there is again NO way they could "meet her at the gate and give her the keys"...they would need to know which gate, where, and she did NOT call them back
Once I realized from various posts on her family forum that the PHONE BATTERY WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I was able to grasp that many of the scenarios that people are putting out were just not possible...none of this "meet the friends" stuff would be possible
I was out shopping and saw a woman drop her phone and the battery popped out and skidded across the floor, of course she retrieved it, but that night was crowded , noisy, Morgan was apparently in some "altered" state..and the battery was gone. I don't think the "perp" removed the battery, I think the battery came out when phone dropped...and sadly this may have been one of many factors leading to this tragedy
as far as the "meeting someone">>?> unless it was a drug dealer I don't buy that idea either...Morgan wanted to see Metallica, wanted to see the concert...there is no way she would miss it to meet some mysterious guy...why would she have to do that anyhow?? She was not a child, she lived on HER OWN IN AN APARTMENT>...while close to her family she was not under their thumb, she could meet this "mystery man" that people speak of anytime, anywhere, why would she miss a concert for him?? I don't buy it sorry
While the friends have been close lipped with the media, they have no doubt given LE all they know..which is not much..dragging them in further only complicates their futures (my guess is that the girls were drinking underage and maybe doing some drugs party party)
IF they felt there was some "mystery man" she was meeting they would surely have said by now...and really why would she have to meet someone out there?? She was on her own, had a car, an apartment, she was not some 13 year old dating an older guy or whatever, that just makes no sense to me
Kissing her friends?? Check out any photos on myspace and facebook and photobucket and you tube...kids are demonstrative...especially when "partying"
I think that her going outside was a mistake, went out to smoke mistake, or went to look for more booze or drugs etc....she called the friends....they suggested places for her to try to get in...she tried but
SHE DROPPED PHONE LOST BATTERY>...COULD NOT CALL THEM BACK>...
THEY COULD NOT "MEET HER"...COULD NOT"THROW HER THE KEYS"...COULD NOT "GIVE HER MONEY FOR THE SCALPERS"...
and..again....her debit card was overdrawn..so she probably did not have money to buy a scalpers ticket (*if any out there...remember the startup bands were already playing)....the ticket office was closed..and again she HAD NO PHONE
There have been some reports that she went to the pay phone at the convenience store..
more proof to me that the phone was NOT working, the battery was dropped....today if one finds a rare antique pay phone it may not be working or may be complicated...plus who even knows many phone numbers anymore?? they are all stored in our cell phones
If one looks at what DH has listed....adds in that her cell phone was defective and prone to losing the battery, add in that she was "impaired", put together the fact she called friends, texted and then no more calls, didn't answer calls, add in that she likely did not have a lot of money, had an overdrawn debit card....
didn't NEED to meet anyone outside and would not have missed the concert willingly...
tried to use a payphone...was angry and frustrated and seemed to be "impaired"....
then I think that she was approached and offered a ride and with the combined situation she made a fatal mistake and accepted that ride...
I would bet the guy was pretty nice looking, seemed harmless, may have known mutual friends, or talked a good game ...
I feel that he may be abuser, rapist/date rapist ....but this night it escalated to murder. I think he felt she was an easy mark, but she fought back and here we are.
I could be wrong about some of this, especially the guy...but I feel that the phone/debit card etc is a logical and valid scenario