I used direct statements from LE, extensive research and things I have seen with my own eyes for my "scenario". What is your basis for the Manson type hippie group? Why would they follow her to a concert and "lure" her out or whatever? Why her? There were most likely hundreds of other just as likely people for them to snatch and do whatever you are theorizing about. I think a small group of hippie type people have already been run over in this case once. Here is some (SOME) of what I base my scenario on.
Maybe you misunderstand my comment regarding the Manson family.
If you are not that familiar with the case, Charles Manson was the leader of band of desperate young people who behaved as a cult. Manson was charged with conspiracy in murder of Sharon Tate among others. The case was unusual in that he was not actually present at the crime scene, but merely instructed others to carry out the killings. The claim was made that he had a "charismatic" personality, and his followers could not help but mindlessly obey him.
JMO: MH's case reminds me a lot of the murder of Sharon Tate, which was a particularly bizarre and brutal crime, seemingly without reason, except jealousy.
Of course, more recently, there has been speculation that her husband was engaged in criminal activity, esp. using minors in the production of *advertiser censored*; however, if Tate's husband's activity were the motive, the defense would surely have tried to use that fact. And, the house guests have not named as possible suspects in any crimes. One victim was an heiress to the Folger Coffee fortune. And, nine-months pregnant, Tate herself was no threat to anyone.
The Manson family was quite large, although there don't seem to be any estimates of the total number of members. They scattered after Manson's arrest. Not impossibly, some of them could still have connections with each other.
One of my theories is that a Manson-like group, even an off-shoot of the original group, may be responsible for the murder of MH; HOWEVER, JMO the murder of MH was pre-meditated, and they deliberately chose MH as their victim beforehand.
That is, a dangerous band of Manson Family-like criminals may have deliberately & calculatingly targeted MH for some bizarre reason.
Sally, how would you exclude the possibility that MH met up with someone else, left the concert to attend some event with him, and then came to harm?
1. LE statements about the video.
If the guy met her outside the arena, we wouldn't expect to see him with her.
2. Dan Harrington statements that there are no pictures or video of Morgan inside or outside of the arena.
An old BF could have called her & persuaded her to leave the arena.
Maybe the power of the camera is exaggerated. The arena was dark, everyone was dressed in black, and the image quality may have been poor.
3. The friends inconsistent statements shes OK and got a ride but hey, lets sit around for a significant amount of time and see if she comes back.
Let's imagine that they feared that some dangerous criminal group had abducted MH. They may have been terrified for their own lives. To counter criticism that they took off in MH's car too soon, GH spoke to the media explaining that they waited a significant amount of time.
4. The fact that the purse was not gone in the morning. Thousands of drunk/high concertgoers left it there? With a cell phone in it or nearby? With credit cards in it? No way.
You would be surprised how nice people can be. Lots of valuable stuff does get turned in to Lost & Found departments.
What causes you to believe she was shot in the left eye? That seems like such a very specific detail.
Her mothers repeated statements about looking into her orbital sockets as well as the "shot" references her mother makes and her brothers Facebook picture from last week. It has been taken down now and a different picture is up. It was a pencil drawing of an eye. Most definitely MHs. Circular hole in the upper eyelid right at the lash line and a mirror imaged hole on the bottom lash line. As if the eye was closed when the hole was made but the drawing showed the eye open.
(If she were shot from the back through the eye, there wouldn't be any eye left and there would be a large exit wound IMO, NOT "orbital sockets".)
I don't necessarily disagree with you on the manner of death. The picture could be a hint. And GH's comments, too. However, other descriptions are out there, granted from less reliable sources. We don't know anything definite yet.
If being shot in the eye were the cause of death, we still don't know who exactly pulled the trigger. Or why.
