Metallica Seeks to Up Va. Tech Reward

(CBS)  The FBI has joined the search for a Virginia Tech student missing since she became separated from her friends at a Metallica concert Oct. 17.

Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Friday the FBI will be able to investigate tips from around the country in the disappearance of 20-year-old Morgan Dana Harrington of Roanoke.

Harrington's father, Dan Harrington, told "Early Show Saturday Edition" co-anchor Erica Hill investigators were to meet with him and his wife, Gil Harrington, on Saturday to bring them up-to-date on the search for their daughter.

"We're hopeful that they would have some morsel of news for us," Gil Harrington said to Hill.

Dana Harrington was last seen near the University of Virginia concert site. She had gone outside and was denied re-entry under arena policy.

Her purse and cell phone were found by a passer-by in the parking lot between the arena and an athletic field, authorities say. Virginia State police say there was no sign of any type of struggle in the area.
Harrington's father. Dan Harrington, told Hill his "co-workers have raised $100,000 for a reward, and actually, just yesterday, I received a call from Metallica and they're working on increasing that to $150,000."

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Morgan Harrington Tip Hotline at [phone]. There is also more information at a Web site, findmorgan.com.

Montgomery County Sheriff Tommy Whitt says the task force investigating the killings of two Virginia Tech students in August checked for similarities with Harrington's case. He says they've found no connection between Harrington and the couple killed in the Jefferson National Forest.

[mikastates]

Long time fan of Metallica, here, too. My bf, son, and myself saw them in Nashville in Sept. They seem like they are a great group of guys and could be stuck-up like any other well known person or persons. They aren't like that...they mean what they say about being concerned for her family and wanting her back home with them. God bless them, her family, and her most of all...please watch over her and bring her home safe.

[Tastes_Like_Chicken]

Metallica is "working" on increasing the reward by $50,000 on top of the $100,000 the father has already raised?

[bobnjersey]

[Dana Harrington was last seen near the University of Virginia concert site. She had gone outside and was denied re-entry under arena policy. ]

uh oh ... tried to get back in ... denied re-entry due to some 'policy' ... and now she's missing?

what's the arena's policy on people who are denied re-entry that then go missing?

[armyoftwelve]

I mean, they don't have to TRY to get it up to $150K.

JUST WRITE THE CHECK METALLICA! Thank you very much.

[rsmik]

They can't, they lost too much money on all those illegal mp3 downloads.

[VTchemist]

Thank you Metallica. We at VT hope for Morgan's safe return.