Police revealed that Morgan Dana Harrington, who went missing in Charlottesville on Oct. 17 while attending a Metallica concert, may have sustained an injury to the face the night of her disappearance.
The Virginia State Police, in a statement released Friday, confirmed that many of the people who gave tips to the police about Harrington described a minor scrape or cut. Corinne Geller, spokeswoman for Virginia State Police, said the injury was not the result of an attack.
“This injury would be consistent with a slip or fall,” Geller said. “In no way would such a minor abrasion be associated with an assault.”
Harrington, who left her friends to find a bathroom, ended up outside the John Paul Jones Arena between 8:20 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Circling around the arena, Harrington spoke to her friends by cell phone at 8:48 p.m., where she let her friends know she would find a ride home. Going through several parking lots around the arena, Harrington was last seen at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the Copeley Road Bridge.
The 20-year-old Harrington, who has long blond hair and blue eyes, was last seen wearing a black T-shirt with tan letters that read “Pantera” across the front, a black mini skirt with black tights and knee-high black boots.
Morgan’s parents, Dan and Gil, thanked police and supporters for their assistance in the search for their daughter.
“We are doing everything in our power to bring Morgan home,” the two wrote in a statement released Oct. 30. “We appreciate your prayers and ask that you continue to share any information you can with law enforcement so that we can find our daughter.”
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I would like to know more about the timeline prior to her exiting the arena and what investigators know exactly about the injury to her face? The information that has been released to the general public just does not add up?
Everything I can gather from the information that has been released points to the conclusion that after this "slip or fall" she she suffered some kind of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)and became disoriented and confused. The sightings of her around the arena, parking lots and bridge and the fact that her belongings were found with no visible signs of struggle make it apparent.
I just wish for a safe conclusion to all this and my heart goes out to the family.
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Wait a sec, all those people who observed or noticed her injury did absolutely nothing to ask if she needed help or anything?
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