Morgan Harrington

Only commercial enterprises can advertise on Charlottesville buses.

Bus-ted: Transit policy blocks Harrington ad

As Charlotte Ding drove behind a public bus in Rochester, New York, an advertisement on the back of the vehicle pleading for help with an unsolved murder grabbed the former Charlottesville resident's attention– and sparked a brainstorm. Recent story • Pain and frus
Through her posts on findmorgan.com, Gil Harrington channels her grief over the slaying of her daughter.

Pain and frustration: Two years later, 'We know her agonies'

They'll never have their daughter back, but for the parents of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, the unsolved status of the case two years after her body was discovered in a remote pasture on a southern Albemarle County farm is added anguish.

'One tip': Harringtons launch 'Next Girl' campaign

Approaching the second anniversary of their daughter's disappearance, the parents of murdered student Morgan Dana Harrington are unveiling a new campaign aiming to raise awareness about the vulnerability of young women to predators and to offer support to other victims' fam
Gil Harrington stands next to signs at John Paul Jones Arena. As extensively reported in the Hook, her daughter, Morgan Harrington, was abducted and slain after leaving a Metallica concert in 2009 and being denied reentry.

Kathryn's law: Harrington supports campus cop demotion

The days of campus police leading murder and rape investigations are coming to an end if the parents of slain Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington have anything to say about it.On November 16, the Virginia Crime Commission will hear testimony from the Harringtons and oth

Whatever happened? 10 updated stories

Whatever happened after authorities slew the geese in Forest Lakes? Whatever happened to Oliver Kuttner's remarkably light car? What's the latest on the search for Morgan Harrington's killer? This week, we look back at ten classic cover stories– dramatic tales, poigna
The Morgan Harrington case will be featured on the April 18 episode of "Disappeared," a program that airs on the Investigation Discovery channel.

Murder case: Broadcast set for Morgan Harrington program

Investigators have been quiet on the Morgan Harrington case since January, when police led media on a tour of key sites including the John Paul Jones Arena, where the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student vanished during a year-and-a-half-ago Metallica concert. On Monday, April
Along with this composite sketch of the assailant in a 2005 Fairfax rape, connected by DNA to the Morgan Harrington case, investigators now have another tool at their disposal: familial DNA searching.

DNA advance: Harrington's parents pleased by familial approval

Four months after the parents of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington urged the Virginia Crime Commission to allow familial DNA searches to be conducted in unsolved homicides, the state is ready to begin using the tool, Governor Bob McDonnell announced Monday, M
State Police say that no evidence links the East Coast rapist, left sketch, with the still unknown man wanted in the death of Morgan Harrington.

Familial hope: After East Coast Rapist arrest, Harringtons push for DNA

"Why haven't you picked me up sooner?"
Morgan was an animal lover who hoped to work in education. She had planned to travel to Zambia during the spring of 2010 to work with her mother through the nonprofit Orphans Medical Network International. Following her death, the wing of a new school for orphans-- funded by donations after her death-- was named in her honor.

'He's still here.' And other revelations in the Harrington case

It was a Saturday night in October 2009. The air outside was chilly, and a light rain was falling as the visiting father finished dinner with his daughter at a Charlottesville restaurant and the two returned to his car. As the father drove his daughter back to her dormitory

Familial pain: Harringtons press police for controversial DNA test

Dan and Gil Harrington visit the secluded spot on Anchorage Farm where their daughter Morgan's remains were discovered one year ago. PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO
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