Morgan outside, just catching rays
Morgan’s teacher sends her a text, answering Morgan’s text to her the night before, “Ok…..c u Thursday.”
There is a farmer’s market today in Carbondale, and I ask Morgan if she wants to go with me when I take a lunch break, or she can give me a list. She’s juicing in the mornings, and she always likes to use organic produce, and the farmer’s market seems like such a good place for that. Plus it’s relaxing. Morgan passes on going with me (she has somewhere else she has to be), but has a little wish list in case I still go.
The cameras are still doing their trick, and we go to bed later than usual. Then at 11:05 pm the motion lights, that cover the area right outside Steve’s window, go off. We were talking in bed, and hear something outside. We had decided early in the week that we would give full chase to anything that happened, and then replay it on the video later. This was the first try using that theory.
Steve was out the side door, and did a big circle around the house. Nothing. He went back, and looked for prints, and found nothing. He searched with the thermal imaging scope, and saw nothing.
For an hour we replayed the whole thing. Steve showed up just fine, we could chart his progress around the house from camera to camera, but nothing else. Steve was sure he had heard something, and was frustrated to say the least. All he could do was look at me and say, next time, next time we’ll see something. He’s being super cautious right now. We knew there were areas around the house that were not covered by the cameras, and we had foolishly never even considered checking our roof :(…we only had 6 cameras to go around, but we really thought we had placed them where they could catch the stalker…
(Police reports later show the “suspect” did not work on 9.21.2011)
Today its September 19, 2012 , and the questions are coming faster than I can answer, so please bear with me, I will get to them all. I just want to give each of you my undivided attention. And the questions themselves are so provoking. You have Steve and I going back through records, and looking for things we would never have thought of before. He’s even hooked an old computer back up to look for some old documents on that. And please don’t apologize for using the tip line, that is what it is for, and if I want to share some of it, I’ll always ask first. 🙂 And as always it is so wonderful all the inspiration you give me with your kind words. Steve and I will never stop fighting to get Justice for Morgan, and it will happen.
Click here to read about the 52nd day of Morgan’s stalking https://morgansstalking.com/?p=1305
I found your blog last night and couldn’t stop reading. Today you have been on my heart. I hope you find the answers and justice you’re seaking. A few hours ago I sent your blog link plus a short note to my local news station (I live in Houston). I’m thinking maybe if more major news stations pick up your story and share it with the world your own county will feel more pressure to correct their mistakes and find justice for Morgan. I wish I had the words to express how you and Morgan have touched me. Don’t ever give up!
What you did is so awesome – thank you. Steve and I are getting pulled in so many different directions that every little bit people are helping out with are making a big difference
I also live in Houston, and I found your blog yesterday. Your family is in my prayers. Morgan seems like she was amazing young woman and you both are also amazing parents and warriors for her justice. I will try to spread the word everywhere I can, too. Please know that you have many people standing behind you and this cause!
Karissa thank you so much!
Morgan reminds me so much of myself it’s incredible- we have 2 matching initials (MJ), we both are ballet dancers with pointe shoes, we both have a love of photography (I recognize a lot of the pictures of her as being taken with hipstamatic, if I’m not mistaken) and we are only a year and two months apart. Not only do we have these personality similarities, but you all- Toni and Steve- remind me so much of my own loving mother and father. With that being said, I am going to do my best to spread the word to some of the media sources here in my state, as well as to friends and family. We will get justice for Morgan 🙂 Know that everything you are doing is so inspiring, and such a wonderful way to honor your beautiful daughter.
Sending you prayers, love, and a big hug,
MJ
Oh MJ your comment is the first one today that has made me cry…thank you so much for sharing that with us and please stay safe – I can’t even begin to explain how much I know your parents must love you.
Thanks also for sharing this and trying to get media sources to help spread the word.
Thanks you so very much Karissa!
Thinking back, at that time you heard the noise was it near the tree? And was it possible he was going up the tree. How were the cameras set up? Could you do a diagram for us?If at any point the stalker got in the house while you were away, would it have been possible for him to see where the blind spots were? thanks 🙂
D – yes the noise was coming from outside the window that was by the tree. And yes it is possible the stalker was going up the tree and by the time we jumped out of bed and ran out the door the stalker would have been up the tree or over the berm if coming down from the tree.
Because of the way the cameras were aimed, and the coverage, it was completely possible for the stalker to get in the house while we were gone – there were a lot of blind spots because we only had 6 cameras to go around the whole house.
I was born and raised in Aspen and left when I was 18. My mom and many high school classmates still live there. I am APPALLED that this story hasn’t been very public there. I am in Utah and had to tell my mom the story- and she reads the paper on a daily basis and had no idea. I have shared your story on Facebook, and now several friends from the valley who no longer live there are aware and are passing your link on. I am only 5 years older than Morgan, but am a mother of 2 small children- my youngest being a daughter. I completely understand the momma lion instinct kicking in. I could barely sleep last night as I thought about your terror you went through every night for 4 months, and probably still go through. I cannot imagine your pain and your family is in my thoughts and prayers. I will do my best to get this story out, to educate others, and to hopefully prevent it from happening again. The Roaring Fork Valley needs better coverage of this, especially since the stalker is still out there. Thank you for sharing your story.
did you ever go to the pawn shop and look for morgan’s jewelery yourself, even if the police would not? Wouldnt you have been able to recognize it if it were on the shelf for sale?
Yes we did go to the shop, they move the gold instead or trying to resell it at their shop. They had a picture of Keenan as a person who had sold them gold but had very few other records. Matching Morgan’s missing jewlery to anything that moved through that store would be very difficult.