Metallica is helping law enforcement authorities try to find the killer of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared from an October 2009 concert by the heavy metal band in Charlottesville, Va.
As part of an FBI multimedia campaign announced Wednesday, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield appears in an online video appealing to the public for tips in the death of Morgan Harrington.
As part of an FBI multimedia campaign announced Wednesday, Metallica lead singer James Hetfield appears in an online video appealing to the public for tips in the death of Morgan Harrington.
The body of Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, of Roanoke County, Va., was found on a farm.
Harrington, 20, was last seen leaving a Metallica concert on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville on Oct. 17, 2009, and trying to hitch a ride. Her skeletonized body was found three months later in a hayfield on a remote farm in Albemarle County, Va., about 10 miles south of the concert venue.
Authorities have not said how she died. A crystal necklace Harrington was wearing and camera that she had that night have never been recovered.
The FBI says it has DNA evidence linking the unknown suspect to a sexual assault in Fairfax, Va., in 2005. In that case, a 26-year-old woman was attacked at night while walking home from a grocery store. The attacker was scared away by a passer-by.
The victim got a good look at the man, enabling a Fairfax city police artist to produce an initial sketch of the attacker.
The FBI on Wednesday released new, enhanced sketches of the suspect and said there is a reward of up to $150,000 – $100,000 from the Harrington family and $50,000 from Metallica — for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the Harrington case.
“Bringing renewed attention to the case will get people thinking about it again,” Virginia State Police Special Agent Dino Cappuzzo said in a statement. “Our hope is that someone will come forward and provide a crucial piece of information that will help us solve the murder.” SOURCE thank you Vlad
The beautiful, shiny, loving Morgan Dana Harrington was a true original. She brought much joy and fun to family and friends for 20 years. Her light and potential were extinguished when she was abducted from a Metallica concert 10/17/09 in Charlottesville Virginia.
Morgan’s skeletonized body was found at Anchorage Farm, Albemarle County on 1/26/10. The person(s) responsible remain at large, presumably still in the Charlottesville area. We ask that any information that might help in the investigation of this case be directed to: Virginia State Police tip line (434) 352-3467. >>>MORE<<<
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