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Killer Harassed Wesleyan Student 2 Years Ago

Two were in summer program at New York University

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 8, 2009 8:32 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Stephen Morgan sent slain Wesleyan student Johanna Justin-Jinich 38 “insulting” and “unwanted” emails during a brief summer program the two attended at New York University in 2007, according to a police report that quoted an expletive-tinged email as reading, “You’re going to have a lot more problems down the road if you can’t take any criticism, Johanna.” Justin-Jinich reported the harassment to the university, but didn’t press charges, the New York Times reports.

The two lived in student housing during the 6-week program, called Sexual Diversity in Society, but not in the same building. Morgan has no apparent criminal history, police said, but chunks of his past remain unknown. A man who rented an apartment to Morgan said he was “full of anger.” Though he showed no evidence of anti-Semitism, he did say he disliked Vietnamese people, noted another. Police are also trying to pinpoint any link between the pair in Colorado, where they both lived.

This undated photo released by the Justin-Jinich family shows Johanna Justin-Jinich.
This undated photo released by the Justin-Jinich family shows Johanna Justin-Jinich.   (AP Photo/Justin-Junich Family)
James Morgan, father of Stephen Morgan, speaks through a screen door at his home to a reporter, Thursday, May 7, 2009, in Marblehead, Mass.
James Morgan, father of Stephen Morgan, speaks through a screen door at his home to a reporter, Thursday, May 7, 2009, in Marblehead, Mass.   (AP Photo/Robert Spencer)
Lieutenant Margaret Liseo issues a statement outside of Middletown Police Headquarters in Middletown, Conn., Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Lieutenant Margaret Liseo issues a statement outside of Middletown Police Headquarters in Middletown, Conn., Thursday, May 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
This undated image provided Thursday, May 7, 2009 by the Middletown, Ct. police department shows shooting suspect Stephen Morgan.
This undated image provided Thursday, May 7, 2009 by the Middletown, Ct. police department shows shooting suspect Stephen Morgan.   (AP Photo/Middletown police dept.)
Wesleyan University president Michael Roth speaks briefly at a news conference at Middletown, Conn., police headquarters in Middletown, Conn., Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Wesleyan University president Michael Roth speaks briefly at a news conference at Middletown, Conn., police headquarters in Middletown, Conn., Thursday, May 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Bob Child)
This undated photo released by the Justin-Jinich family shows Johanna Justin-Jinich.
This undated photo released by the Justin-Jinich family shows Johanna Justin-Jinich.   (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Justin-Junich Family)
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