METALLICA have posted the following message via Facebook:

"The parents of Morgan Dana Harrington, the Virginia Tech student who disappeared from our show in October, 2009 and whose body was discovered in January of 2010 launched a campaign Monday called Help Save The Next Girl . The program aims to facilitate the search for Harrington’s killer, as well as to educate about and prevent the abduction of young women as well as assist parents whose children have been abducted. Our continued support and thoughts and prayers go out to Morgan’s friends and family as they reach out to help others."

According to Duncan Adams from Roanoke.com, the parents Morgan Harrington have launched an ad campaign that pulls no punches.

One reads: 20 Years Old; 5 feet 5 inches tall; 6 Feet Under.

Another features a composite sketch of a murder suspect superimposed on an air-sickness bag and the words Spit Out Morgan Harrington’s Killer.

“They’re stark,” acknowledged Gil Harrington, the mother of a young woman abducted and killed nearly two years ago. “But, you know, the reality we are living with is stark.”

On October 17, 2009, Morgan Harrington, 20, disappeared. The Roanoke County resident and Virginia Tech student had attended a portion of a Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones arena in Charlottesville and had left the concert alone. She was last seen that night on a bridge near the arena.

Her remains were found in January 2010 on a farm in Albemarle County. Her killer or killers have not been found.

Today, Morgan Harrington’s parents, Gil and Dan Harrington, and two regional media and advertising companies released information about an ad campaign designed to attract tips related to Morgan’s murder and prevent a similar fate befalling another young woman.

The ads can be found on the web pages of some media companies, including Media General, with ties to the Charlottesville and Northern Virginia areas. The composite sketch shows a man believed to have been involved in a similar case in Northern Virginia.

Gil Harrington said Monday that the family will celebrate if the ads lead to Morgan’s killer or killers. But the ads and a companion website, HelpSaveTheNextGirl.com, are also meant to help young women avoid dangerous situations and to provide resources for families of other missing people.