'Off the face of the earth': the hunt for Morgan Harrington

'Off the face of the earth': the hunt for Morgan Harrington

It's the kind of national attention no town wants. A beautiful college student goes to a rock concert, somehow becomes separated from her friends, and ends up outside, alone. Unable to reenter UVA's John Paul Jones Arena because policy prohibits it, she calls her friends and tells them not to worry– that she'll somehow find her way back to Harrisonburg, an hour away, on her own and without a vehicle or friends to accompany her. 

And then she vanishes.

Her terrified parents desperately want the answer to a question no parent should ever have to ask: where is my child? For State Police investigating her disappearance, the clues, though sparse, paint a grim picture.

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Essays

• ESSAY- God and prayer: Tough on us... and on egos

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• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Has Morgan Harrington's disappearance taught you anything?

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News

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• Reward increased: Father believes attacker was local

• Sad days: Harrington family coping, waiting

  Harrington's dad holds Kirby while mom gives the family's "I love you 2 much" signal Saturday. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER

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• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

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• Team Obama flees sinking Deeds

• Metallica joins the search

• Morgan's mystery: What happened outside arena?

• Morgan's parents: don't blame her friends

• Plea in fiancee sexual-assault videotape case

• Reward increased: Father believes attacker was local

• Sad days: Harrington family coping, waiting

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Cartoons

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Cover Stories

• 'Off the face of the earth': the hunt for Morgan Harrington

Essays

• ESSAY- God and prayer: Tough on us... and on egos

Facetime

• FACETIME- Mrs. Manners: Civility School not tea and crumpets

Letters

• LETTER- Health care trumps traffic

• LETTER- Szakos lacks will on Parkway

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Boo-yah: Spooky flicks for spooky day

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Has Morgan Harrington's disappearance taught you anything?

Real Estate - On the Block

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