Police in Virginia now confirm what many suspected: the skeletal remains found Tuesday are those of Morgan Harrington. Investigators say they used dental records to positively identify the 20 year old Virginia Tech junior. Authorities say they also found significant items and evidence at the scene.
Gil and Dan Harrington traveled to Charlottesville Tuesday evening to help identify the remains. Dan Harrington issued a statement today which read in part: "Morgan's mother, Gil, and I are overwhelmingly saddened by yesterday's discovery, but we are also relieved because our questions can now be answered and we can give our daughter a proper burial." The C-Ville, a Charlottesville newspaper, quotes Dan Harrington as saying his daughter was murdered and the farm where her remains were found "...is not a random place that someone put her."
Harrington went missing on October 17, 2009 after leaving her friends to use the restroom during a Metallica concert. When she didn't return, her friends called her cell phone. Morgan told them she was outside the concert venue and was not allowed to re-enter as per the venue's policy. Since a friend had driven her to the concert, CNN reports Morgan told her friends she would find another way home. Three months later, a farmer discovered what have now been proven to be Harrington's remains on his farm. The farm is about 10 miles from the John Paul Jones Arena where the Metallica concert was held.
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