I think we had had those Metallica tickets affixed to our refrigerator for three or four months at least.

Yeah, it was a big deal. Morgan and her friends were really excited about going.

I helped her pick out her clothes and get dressed that morning and thought it was going to be a concert.

It was not going to be a martyr.

I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.

I'm Anna Sige-Nikolazi, former New York City homicide prosecutor and host of investigation discoveries through conviction.

And this is Anatomy of Murder.

Before we begin, we just want to give you the warning that this episode contains not only depiction of homicidal violence but also sexual assault.

Do you remember going to a concert that you were super excited about when you were young?

You know that rush of the crowd pouring into the venue, maybe holding onto your friend's hand so you didn't get separated.

Just that anticipation of lots of people, fans, everyone gathered together, maybe ready to dance to your favorite band.

On the night of October 17th, 2009, 20-year-old Morgan Harrington was at a concert arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.

She and her friends were finally going to see Metallica play live.

Morgan decided to quickly run to the bathroom before the show started, but she never made it back to her seat.

The next seven years were spent piecing together what had happened to Morgan and how a fun night with friends could go so horribly wrong.

Before she went missing, Morgan was in her second year of college at Virginia Tech, which is about 30 miles away from her hometown in Roanoke.

For today's episode, we spoke with Jill Harrington, Morgan's mom.

I always say that Morgan was like champagne, that she was bubbly and fun and when she was around it was a celebration.

Jill's father had been in the diplomatic corps and she grew up in the Middle East, but schooling options there were limited especially for women, so as a teen she moved to the United States.

Our only contact with the US was we would come on leave every two years and spend about a month in the US visiting relatives.

So this really was a foreign country to me at that point in time.

Jill ended up thriving in the States, she studied to become a nurse and later connected with a doctor in residency.

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