Metallica Post PSA Asking For Help In Finding Fan's Killer

Band offers $50,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case of Morgan Harrington, who went missing after a concert in Virginia in 2009.
By Gil Kaufman

<P>More than two years after the remains of Morgan Harrington were found in a field in rural Virginia, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/metallica/artist.jhtml">Metallica</a> is asking fans to help the FBI find the man suspected of killing her. Virginia Tech student Harrington was <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/10/20/metallica-fan-still-missing/">last seen</a> hitchhiking away from a Metallica concert on the campus of the University of Virginia on October 17, 2009.</P><P>In a video posted on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkVcZB2pds&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">YouTube</a> on Wednesday, singer James Hetfield issued a plea for help in the case. "Remember, any information &#8212; no matter how small you might think it is &#8212; could be that crucial piece investigators need to help solve the case," he said.</P><P><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_tkVcZB2pds" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></P><P>Hetfield explained in the clip that since investigators found Harrington's remains, authorities have uncovered new evidence linking her killer to a similar assault on a woman in Virginia in 2005. The video includes a sketch of the alleged murderer, with and without a beard, and Hetfield reiterated that a reward of up to $150,000 is being offered in exchange for any information on the case.</P><P>Harrington, 20, an aspiring teacher, became separated from friends after she left the show early and was denied re-entry to the arena. Her Pantera T-shirt was found outside an apartment in near the Charlottesville auditorium and her skeletal remains were found in a field three months later.</P><P>Though the FBI has said the suspect in the case is linked to the 2005 incident in which a woman walking home from the grocery store was grabbed and dragged behind a shed and attacked, at this time authorities do not have a positive ID on him and are asking the public to help before he possibly strikes again.</P><P>Back in <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/10/27/morgan-harrington-metallica-search/">October 2009</a> Metallica posted a news story on their official website about Harrington's disappearance and Hetfield contacted her parents and offered $50,000 for any information that may lead to an arrest.</P><P>The Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers is offering $100,000 for any information leading to an arrest in addition to the $50,000 the band has put up. Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call the Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers at 434-977-4000 or the Virginia State Police at 434-352-3467. Tipsters can also send email to bci-appomattox@vsp.virginia.gov. </P>

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