Morgan Harrington Murdered and Dead for Good “A Mother’s Quest to Find a Serial Killer and Healing
By: Gil Harrington and Jane Lillian Vance
Pursuit of the Back to School Killer captured the hearts and minds of millions across American following the murder of 20-year old Virginia Tech coed Morgan Harrington, who vanished on 10/17/2009 during a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, VA. Morgan’s case created a worldwide firestorm in both traditional and social media, which has never let up. Today Morgan’s name generates 10 million Google hits; she has a Wikipedia page and police study Morgan’s case as the first to harness social media for it’s crime-solving potential