Help save the next girl
Posted by Tom Megginson | 5-10-2011 20:52 | Category: ViolenceMorgan Harrington was a young student at Virginia Tech student who was last seen alive just after METALLICA concert in Charlottesville in October 2009. She had been attempting to hitch a ride home. Her remains were found the following January in a nearby hayfield. Through forensic investigation, police found a link between Morgan’s death and an unsolved abduction and sexual assault in northern Virginia in 2005. This resulted in a suspect profile and sketch.
One of many similar sad stories from around the world, of people preyed upon by rapists and killers. But in this case, the family decided to fight back through an ad campaign that uses their tragedy to try to save other young women from a similar fate at the same hands.
Online ads like this one lead to a campaign site, helpsavethenextgirl.com, which offers a reward of $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Morgan Harrington’s disappearance. It also says that Metallica is offering an additional $50,000 reward to bring justice for their lost fan.
The ads are blunt, angry and sentimental as only a message from distraught parents could be. Mother Gil Harrington told Roanoke News, “They’re stark. But, you know, the reality we are living with is stark.”
See the rest of the ads after the break.
Advertiser:
Help Save The Next Girl
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