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Parents Of Missing METALLICA Fan To Hold News Conference Today - Nov. 4, 2009

According to WDBJ7.com, the parents of Morgan Dana Harrington — the missing 20-year-old junior from Virginia Tech who was last seen at METALLICA's October 17, 2009 concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia — will hold a news conference Wednesday in Charlottesville concerning a new search effort planned for this coming weekend.

Ed Smart, father of Elizabeth Smart, who was taken from her bedroom in Utah in 2002 and found alive nine months later, will join the Harringtons Wednesday.

WDBJ7.com will live stream the news conference starting at 1 p.m.

At the request of friends and supporters, the Harrington family has established the Find Morgan Fund to help in the search for their daughter. The Harrington family will donate any unused funds to charities that assist families of missing persons and causes with which Morgan has been directly involved, including Mental Heath America of Roanoke Valley and OMNI Orphan Medical Network International.

Contributions may be sent by mail to the following address:

Find Morgan Fund
P.O. Box 7588
Roanoke, VA 24019

Contributions may also be sent via PayPal through www.FindMorgan.com.

"We are staying positive that she will be found soon," METALLICA lead guitarist Kirk Hammett told People.com at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York City Friday. "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," added Hammett, 46. "We empathize with that greatly, so we are doing what we can to help find her. We are staying positive."

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	COMMENT \| posted by : PigeonsWing 11/4/2009 12:23:40 PM

	I can't even imaging the stress and pain the parents are going through right now, i only hope by some chance she returns safely.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Deth 11/4/2009 12:28:25 PM

	I still hope she shows up safe, but let's be honest - statistically, it's already in the "worse" section. Occasionally a missing person beats the odds, like Elizabeth Smart, but many are dead or never found after the first three days. I give my best to the family and friends, hope she beats the odds.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Megamoca coffee 11/4/2009 12:29:42 PM

	I really hope it turns out that she just got stressed and needed a vacation for a bit turning upsafe. Ofcourse, the bible nuts in Virgina are saying that she deserves it and is a child of satan because she listens to Metallica and dreses in black. Get home soon metal sister

	COMMENT \| Hope she is found soon posted by : RiotAct666 11/4/2009 12:49:45 PM

	I can't imagine what her parents have been going through these past few weeks or so. Get home asap! our metal fan sister.

	COMMENT \| posted by : theyearsofdecay 11/4/2009 1:00:50 PM

	Stealing a cellphone maybe, but stealing someone is just messed up. Tragedy.

	COMMENT \| Man... posted by : GodHEADBANGS 11/4/2009 1:26:59 PM

	This is just terrible, I can't even begin to imagine the pain that those parents are going through--and to all of those GodNuts that blame her for this,or say that she deserved it, I have one thing to say--FUCK YOU!

	COMMENT \| posted by : Deathinmusic 11/4/2009 2:03:43 PM

	This is an awful thing, and I hope she will be found, but I ask, why is this case being associated so much with Metallica? The fact that it happened at a Metallica concert is inconsequential. A band is not responsible if people go missing during their concerts, because they have zero control over it.

	COMMENT \| Hey..... posted by : DM Darkness 11/4/2009 2:29:09 PM

	People is Virginia are Bible Beaters. There is NO God, Ask the 911 victims. Metallica is art be any means. Start looking at gas station videos from that area, at that time. Look at toll booth cameras, do something, BUT praying will do nothing. Take the horse by the reins and do something. And yes she dressed the part. And YES that probly made her a target.

	COMMENT \| well posted by : EvilDescends 11/4/2009 4:07:05 PM

	I hope for the best, but where do you see these bible thumpers saying she deserved it? If they are saying that, than fuck them and their god, who would worship a god who condoned killing because of music?

	COMMENT \| can't think of her name posted by : bad juju 11/4/2009 4:15:07 PM

	but that girl in the news awhile back came home after 18 years so unless her remains are found, there is always hope... As for prayer and "Godnuts"-1)Prayer is always answered. An answer we don't like is still an answer. No is still an answer. It's not like an atm machine. You don't always get what you want. 2) There is a reason I left christianity to follow CHRIST.

	COMMENT \| Hope our metal sister is found posted by : Lorn 11/4/2009 4:43:22 PM

	What it really comes down to is she is one of us. I hate to see this happen to anyone, but it has just happened to one of us, and could easily happen to someone we know, go to concerts with. Its a fucking terrible thing, in a rotten world where people don't watch out for their own tribe enough. As for praying and whatever, I think plenty of people here know by now my hatred for organized religion. But you know what? If people decide to turn to a higher power or whatever in time of need, why bash them? Maybe something good (whether directly or indirectly) can come from it. As an ex-christian I certainly have no belief in mythical godmen saviors or whatever. But I''m no atheist either and I certainly don't rule out some sort of higher power behind things. Whether it answers prayer or not, who the hell knows. But it certainly isn't going to hurt to try, and I think most people do in fact find themselves at some point or another trying when times get desperate. Why begrudge people that? I mean, if you have done all you can, and you turn to the power behind nature for help in a serious situation (and not something like looking for help in winning a sports event!), what harm is there in that? Nothing may happen at all but at least someone is willing to try every possible positive thing to change a situation for the better. And I don't even necessarily believe that "no answer, is an answer". That's all very Theistic.

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