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Morgan Dana Harrington of Roanoke, Virginia (July 24, 1989 - October 17, 2009) was a 20-year-old American Virginia Tech student who disappeared from the John Paul Jones Arena on October 17, 2009 while attending a Metallica concert at the University of Virginia (UVA). Her disappearance initiated one of the largest searches in Charlottesville, Virginia's history. Harrington's remains were discovered three months later in rural farmland. A forensic connection has been made to the principal suspect in the murder of Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia student who is believed to have been abducted on September 13, 2014.〔(EXCLUSIVE: Forensic evidence links Hannah Graham suspect to murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington ). CBS News. September 29, 2014.〕 On September 15, 2015, Jesse Matthew was formally charged with first degree murder and abduction with intent to defile in the murder of Morgan Harrington.〔(Jesse Matthew charged in murder of Morgan Harrington ) WDBJ 7. September 15, 2015〕 == Disappearance == On October 17, 2009, Harrington and three friends drove to the John Paul Jones Arena for a concert. During the opening act's performance, Harrington told friends that she was going to the restroom. When she did not return, they called her cell phone at 8:48pm and she told them that she was locked out of the arena because of its "no re-entry" policy. She added that she would find a way home and they should not worry. According to witness reports, she was last seen at around 9:30pm hitch-hiking on a nearby bridge. There are also two witnesses who claim to have seen her with three men after she had left the arena. The following day, her purse with her identification and cell phone (with batteries removed) was discovered in one of the arena's overflow parking areas, the RV lot at UVA's Lannigan Athletic Field.〔Simon, Mallory. ("Police 'fairly certain' remains are student missing from Metallica concert" ), CNN, January 27, 2010.〕〔Stuart, Courteney.("Hitchhiking: Missing Morgan Harrington sought a ride" ), ''The Hook''. Charlottesville, Virginia. Nov. 13, 2009.〕 Her remains were discovered on January 26, 2010, about ten miles (16 km) from the arena in a remote area of a farm and at least one and a half miles from road access. Although investigators have not released information about her death, her parents confirmed that the death had been very violent and bones were broken.〔Stuart, Courteney. ("‘Shattered bones,’ Harringtons say Morgan’s killer is ‘violent, sadistic’" ), ''The Hook''. Charlottesville, Virginia. March 17, 2010.〕 In April 2010, law enforcement confirmed that a Pantera T-shirt that was found in November 2009 outside of an apartment building about a mile and a half from the arena, was indeed the shirt she had been wearing on that evening according to forensic tests.〔Stuart, Courteney. "(Pantera find: Shirt on 15th Street was Morgan Harrington’s )". ''The Hook'', Charlottesville, Virginia. April 15, 2010.〕 Police also determined a forensic link between the murder and an abduction and sexual assault in Fairfax, Virginia, in September 2005. They also believe that the killer may be familiar with the area where Harrington's body was found. Harrington's mother Gil confirmed on May 17, 2010, that her daughter had been raped: "It has been seven months since Morgan was abducted, raped, and murdered. Still no resolution! We find some comfort in having recovered her body; knowing it is better than not knowing and trying to 'fill in the blanks'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder of Morgan Dana Harrington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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