Fund Established to Help Find Missing Metallica Fan Morgan Harrington
Posted on Nov 3rd 2009 12:00PM by Chris Harris
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It's been more than two weeks since the sudden disappearance of Metallica fan Morgan Harrington, and on Nov. 2, Harrington's parents, Gil and Dan, announced the formation of a special fund, which they hope will help find their missing daughter. Harrington was last seen on Oct. 17 at a Metallica concert in Virginia, wearing a Pantera T-shirt, black boots and a black mini-skirt.In a statement, the Harringtons said they were "deeply moved by the outpouring of support we've received since our daughter disappeared," and said they created the Find Morgan Fund at the request of friends and supporters. Money collected through the fund will go towards the ongoing search effort for the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student. Unused funds will go to charities that assist families of missing persons, the Harringtons said.
Contributions can be mailed and made via PayPal. More information is available at FindMorgan.com.
"We are truly grateful for your kindness and we thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers," the Harringtons' statement ends. The Harringtons will use the fund to print and distribute fliers and other materials with photos and descriptions of their daughter. The parents distributed 50,000 fliers at Virginia Tech's home football game last week.
Meanwhile, a police spokesperson told reporters Monday that police are still getting leads in the case, but that they have slowed down.
Last week, Metallica's Kirk Hammett spoke about Harrington's case. "We are staying positive that she will be found soon," he said. "We are all hoping for the best and praying for her and her family. We all have children and as parents ourselves, it's our worst nightmare for a child to go out and not come back home. We empathize with that greatly, so we are doing what we can to help find her. We are staying positive."
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kc4iaiat 11.03.2009 5:27PM
I suggested to the FindMorgan.com site that they search a wider area. Some of the students and adults which go missing like this are found within a mile of so of the point where they vanished.
Texas high school football coach Joe Bieger walked up to a house he was building and the contractor recognized him. He was missing 25 days. He had two previous short term disappearance episodes, 4 and 11 hours.
Kevin Mura, inn keeper, hitch hiked around the country with truckers for three months. One day he realized he wasn't where he should be and got help. He found his own picture on a missing person's site.
But New York attorney Raymond Power vanished one day and was found six months later among the homeless in Chicago.
It is assumed that she was abducted but there is no evidence of that so far. Morgan has had enough time to be almost anywhere.
Getting her picture to college students would have them looking over the upcomming holidays as they travel home.
If you haven't done so, send them money.