Our initial assumption was that it was packed up. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, according to his bio. On whether she was drinking and driving (and re HB). On why LE thought she had a backpack and dark coat. I still dont know what happened, just like most of you. community.". Contact Us It was an unforgettable weekend. If I get off course, you can set me straight. I was driving my dads truck the time she recommended picking someone up, and after the hike mentioned in the ep, the I believe the vehicle Maura flagged down was a truck. Especially his changing routine. I was in OK the weekend before she disappeared so I wasnt physically with her to gauge her mindset. I was worried about her after the car accident in the Corolla, which she called and told me about. Saying she was an alcoholic would be an attack IMO bc theres no evidence to support the theory, but I havent seen anyone promoting that idea (I could be wrong). She was already planning for the upcoming summer when we planned to spend more time together. From what Ive read, many people are puzzled by the short time frame she disappeared in youre def not alone. Gear Prudence Washington. Someone broke her fall, and she says she looked up and saw Rausch turning the corner at the top. Who knows. She loved it there and I loved being there with her. My parents picked me up at the airport after driving there from Ohio and the three of us drove north to Haverhill, NH to see Fred/LE and check into the hotel. You ask why so many calls but for me I ask why I didnt try harder to see if everything was alright given she drove to NH on Monday without telling anyone. Probable Cause Affidavit in Bryan Kogbergers case (MoscowMurders). This was one of many things that Murrays father Fred who was only informed about his missing daughter 24 hours after the crash would criticize about how the police handled the search. The female Metropolitan Police Department officers first response back then, according to Pattison, was Why didnt you report this last night?, It took a long time for me to call myself a victim or to associate with the word victim, and going to the police again symbolized that, she tells City Paper. It took about a year and a half from the time she reported the incident to police a second time to when Rausch was indicted. Bill Rausch Home The Fire Within Blog Maura Maura Murray In 2004 I was a Lieutenant (LT) in the Army stationed at Fort Sill, OK. From HS to college, USMA to UMass, etc. She would smile and laugh (or giggle) at the perfect moments in time. The nearby woods mightve hypothetically been a good place to hide out if the weather had been warm, but it was rather cold outside. She would be a great mother and partner to whomever was lucky enough to have married her, maybe even me. I think I talked about that in the ID discovery episode. I was silent for a long time and just now am joining the convo. I can appreciate that this is prob debated on this sub. She wore them a few times Im aware of, likely more. But the mysterious young woman was nowhere to be found. I truly don't see how any rational person could read this stuff and still argue that Bill should not be considered a prime suspect in the disappearance of Maura. Personal feelings aside, some of the items that Murray had packed in her car such as birth control pills, tooth whitener, and college textbooks have led many to believe that she was not intending to die that day. Most of it wasnt residential and obvi the river ran along side 112 and we check it for footprints as well as best we could. Apologies if this isnt relevant, but every time I see FBI and Mauras name in the same sentence I think back to right after the accident and our efforts to get the FBI involved being actively rejected and its still disappointing to this day. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH: A COMPLETE EXAMINATIONLISTEN to the FULL SERIES here -https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqez6dCMgV4HEZuNBY2VxfD5WxTdgoXLJoi. Roaming calls were calls made off the natl sprint network vs regional areas which other cell providers used at the time. Silly even! Something I havent enjoyed being on the receiving end of. There was a broad passion she had for hiking that included a goal of hiking all the 4,000 ft mountains in NH. She def shouldnt have been driving the Saturn but am I surprised she did? While authorities have acknowledged the possibility that Murray is still out there somewhere, they think its extremely unlikely. Thats their choice and its my choice too. Pls check that bc Im going off memory here, not my notes or google maps! Bill was in a manic, out of control state, on Feb 9th 2004, prior to Maura being considered missing by her family. The one Im referring to which motivated us to beg NHSP to ask for help from the FBI was right off an exit on I-91 so likely a different one. I was at the police station nearly everyday, if not everyday, while I was in NH and we were in direct communication during the search. If its helpful the way we were organized was generally at least one person at the police station, and teams of folks going out on specific routes to search, knock doors, hang posters, etc. Not a single further call on his cell. Maura Murray disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 in Woodsville, New Hampshire, a village in Haverhill. Yet Renner has held onto his own unproven theory that eliminates Rauschs alibi, which he has written about on his blog. IMO the note NHSP refer to is prob the email. But for all the theories, were no closer to finding out what happened to Maura Murray today than we were nearly two decades ago. Perhaps most shockingly, some citizen sleuths have implied that Murrays father may have been abusive toward her, perhaps prompting her to run away an accusation that Murrays loved ones have denied. In fact, we were going through flyers so quickly, a printing press co. in OH cranked out an additional 5k and overnighted them to us in NH the local office store in NH couldnt keep pace with flyer production. At 7:27 p.m. on February 9, 2004, a woman named Faith Westman called the police in Haverhill, New Hampshire to report a car accident on Route 112. I knew she was headed east, Fred said. IMO they made numerous mistakes, esp in the early days. I never stayed in my barracks/dorm at West Point when my folks visited. She was never seen again. Its possible. According to the link below, classes at UMass started on Wed. Jan 28, 2004. https://www.fivecolleges.edu/academics/academic_calendars/academic_calendar_03-04. Readers like you keep our work free for everyone to read. I do not think she slept in her dorm that night, scared of Bill, but left the FU shrine that he saw . Yes, I stayed at Wells River which is where EVERYONE stayed. The 911 calls from Westman and Atwood, the two locals who reported the car accident, were placed at 7:27 p.m. and 7:42 p.m., respectively. Beyond cute, 100%! Mark Mcilyar Fitness Program for Men? Rausch, who is currently deployed in Africa, has been a prominent advocate for veterans, including as the former executive director of Got Your 6, a nonprofit that empowers those who previously served. Police also believed that Murray may have been trying to kill herself, and even put out a press release two days after she first went missing that she was possibly suicidal. Her father has denied this suggestion: She was in good spirits and had no worries or reason to run away from her life.. While Murray had left some of her belongings in her car, a few key items were missing, including her cell phone and backpack. re FBI, NHSP also refused to ask them for help after receiving a tip Maura was seen at a gas station off an exit north on I-91 in VT. My father and I drove there to investigate and the woman who called in the tip had left work and we were unable to interview her at this point we had already met several neighbors near the accident scene who had not spoken with police so we were conducting our own interviews and then sharing them with LE. Does that make sense? Assertive is a word you could use accurately IMO. I remember you could hear the water running underneath of the snow/ice. Theres nothing more powerful than Mauras written word (I have loads of letters from Maura that show how amazing Fred was as a father), and I witnessed how remarkable he was first hand. Fred Murray, and her boyfriend, Bill Rausch . I know I played it for them on speaker several times at the station. Looking back, I dont know if it was Maura, altho I believed it to be at the time. For others, it seems they get fixated on her troubles. That said, special thanks to you and to Erinn for submitting those requests. (Her relatives later said there was no death.) So saying she was competitive is incomplete in my mind. Murrays father Fred traveled to Amherst on February 7, 2004. After the afternoon of February 9th, he does not call Maura's dorm room again, only her cell phone. He then lent Murray his car so she could drive back to her dorm for a party that night. However, radiocarbon dating in November revealed that the remains were far older than Murray. It's been called the "the first crime mystery of the social media age" due to Facebook's launch 5 days before she went missing. It happened to Maura. There are Reddit threads, podcasts, and entire blogs dedicated to Murrays caseone of which is run by author andreporterJames Renner. I remember her looking very distraught and very pale, Gordillo says. The dispatcher thanked her for calling and sent out an officer. lighthouse, etc./I remember having limited to no cell reception nearly everywhere we went during the search. For all the talk of theories, the idea that someone with good intentions giving her a ride somewhere has fallen by the way side. Long answer, I know. That is an excellent insight into a narcissist. They are also champions who overcame adversity. If this was outside of his normal behavior in regards to calling her, something must have set him off. Merry Christmas Jay . We don't have one. I did find an email from 02 tucked into the pages of a basketball program that was beside her desk. Soccer Just about the only thing I've felt strongly about in this case.is that Billy knows why Maura left U-Mass that day. The thought was that bc the dog scent went east from the car and the police told us she was heading east. I find it interesting that so many people are attached to theories, On the police investigation and release of records. I dont recall if it had a garage (there may have been one). I talk about this on Erinns podcast btw. Then Maura would go out and smoke the competition. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbGJgG0lDdQnw5Ar7y7ma2LBrnUY5CLtTOjFwrF2L5M/edit?usp=sharing. He faces 10 years if convicted of the crime. We covered that area on foot as good as anyone could IMO. The stretch of 112 was more isolated which is why it stuck out. There is the possibility that Murray paid cash because she was unable to use credit cards (perhaps past due). It was a typical gas station, right off the exit. His and Maura's cell phone records are telling. Page Three I do not recall combining a trip/stay at UMass with a trip to NH. While its possible she was going to meet someone, theres no evidence to suggest she was. I cant speak to if or why she did or didnt try to drive the Saturn after the accident. Baseball I got your messages, but honestly, I didnt feel like talking to much of anyone, I promise to call today though. Little is known about Murrays whereabouts between her errands in Amherst and her car crash in Haverhill hours later, which likely happened at some point between 7 p.m. and 7:25 p.m. I witnessed police make many mistakes; however, that suggests they were incompetent. He calls all her UMass acquaintances, their dorm rooms and their cell phones. NHSP refused. To confirm your assumption, she was familiar with North Conway. And after Murray vanished in Haverhill that evening, she was never seen again. We can see clearly from this case, that he does not handle rejection very well at all. The hikes we went on were special. The Disappearance of Maura Murray - Journalism, by James Renner The most reliable source for information in the unsolved disappearance of Maura Murray. That includes treating people with respect and love in a way Ive seen few others emulate. Bc cell coverage was unreliable and unpredictable no one left on random trips. Its possible she also used Yahoo messenger but given LE do not mention AIM, it leads me to assume they confused the two. There were no obvious signs of foul play, and there were no footprints in the snow that led into the nearby woods. another cheating rumor)? She had several fav spots and her father/siblings prob know more than I do. There are numerous podcasts, websites, and docuseries dedicated to finding the truth. Local Dining Guide, City Lights Maura Murray came up a lot. They can cry crocodile tears and turn that off without a flinch, at the bat of an eye. Shot at Three People in February, Finding Jackie Reveals Little About the Former First Lady, D.C. Police Officers Convicted in Karon Hylton-Browns Death Ask Judge to Throw Out Jurys Verdict, Grant a New Trial. Some believe it was packed up. . Julie talked a little about this with Erinn in a FB Live Q&A they conducted Monday. She was lovely in every sense of the word. We obviously didnt find anything during our search, to include the authorities. Its still unclear whether that person was actually Murray. Some have speculated that she started a new life for herself perhaps even in Canada to escape her legal issues and the drama that was unfolding in her personal life. The Golden State Killer used very similar language in one of his calls to a previous victim. By 7:42 p.m., authorities had received another phone call about the accident, this time from a bus driver named Butch Atwood. It was 2004. Also, he and his wife moved to Florida shortly after the disappearance. We learned of the three men at the party after Maura disappeared. Her hero? She was about as badass as you might imagine, altho always smiling while crushing whatever she was doing. What are the chances that your boyfriend or girlfriend will go missing without a trace? Murray emailed her professors to say that she would be taking a week off due to a death in the family. Heck, one big reason (there were many) the McDonalds came up to help was bc we wanted more boots on the ground to intensify our search. Did he seek and receive. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. People get very, very wedded to their theories, especially when they're nearly convinced they're right. So the officer first asked Atwood the last known person to speak with Murray to give him a hand with the search. Maura Murrays boyfriend Bill Rausch has been accused of sexual misconduct against other women. I replayed the VM a million times on my phone and in my mind like I did with everything else that reminded me of Maura. I believe I called my parents and the NHSP (folks on here can reference my phone records) immediately. Her whereabouts remain unknown. The youngest daughter of Fred and Laurie Murray, she saw her parents separate when she was just six years old. In Mauras case the theft took place ~13 mo under the code and stealing makeup would be considered a minor infraction. On her love of New Hampshire and of hiking. She did not suggest or mention getting away. What little I knew was very concerning; Maura drove to a different state in an unreliable car . She knew she shouldnt be driving it. In the years since Maura Murray went missing, amateur sleuths have explored all of these ideas and more. in promoting certain theories over others. Maura's mom, Laurie Murray, and Billy's mother, Sharon Rausch, later told the Massachusetts Daily Collegian, the university paper, that the couple had had problems back in 2002 but patched things . The Police should have spoken with Julie, but they didnt. He asked her if she remembered the day she came into the office after having been pushed down the Metro escalator at McPherson Square. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSH: EMERGENCY LEAVE OR NOT (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS) - YouTube 0:00 / 1:05:50 MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSH: EMERGENCY LEAVE OR NOT (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME. Bottom line: she was not kicked out and most likely would not have been had she wanted to stay. Including all the fake profiles on social media to try to sway the narratives and details surrounding Maura's disappearance. He has had such a vast array of possibilities and capabilities at his command and disposal over the years, even back in 2004. Seems something specifically happened to set him off to make him call her incessantly like that, and also something that would make Maura ignore every one of his calls. Maura was one of the loveliest, brilliant, and badass girls you could ever know. I think I remember a McDonalds sighting but nothing really comes to mind. Things that have and should be considered in her disappearance. The gloves Im thinking of were a gift from me to her Christmas, 2003. My mother and I provided Mauras phone records (and mine) in full to the NHSP, Helena Murray, producers at 20/20 and others. He calls all her UMass acquaintances, their dorm rooms and their cell phones. Pattison says Rausch once told her it was unprofessional for women to wear pants in the office, and that I should wear skirts or dresses.. and he is a different person to Rob McDonald. 5/11/2020 0 Comments In recognition of Maura Murray's 38th bday on May 4, 2020, I spoke briefly with Erinn Larkin, co-host of 107 Degrees Maura Murray podcast (click on image below) and shared my thoughts on Julie Murray's interview with "The Captain" from True Crime Garage, some . If she wore them enough for a K-9 to pick up her scent, I cannot say as Im not an expert on that topic. If she perished in the woods I would say her life, liberty and pursuit of happiness has been taken from her. The National Center for Missing AdultsNearly two decades after her disappearance, Maura Murray remains missing to this day. and her laughing at her Texas flag shorts and cool car! Perhaps this is due to some bump in the road between him and Maura's relationship, and that is the way he would react normally. After the afternoon of February 9th, he does not call Maura's dorm room again, only her cell phone. This is something that should get more attention IMO and def a topic I want to spend time talking on more at length given the best medium. I dont believe Maura did anything wrong. Yes, I believed it was Maura. Its unclear what her planned destination was meant to be because she didnt tell anyone where she was going. In the days following Mauras disappearance everyone who the police asked to speak with talked with them and shared what they knew. This was when we were told that Maura would prob show up in a day or two, we asked a few questions, and gave some answers to LE questions./We all stayed at the Wells River Motel every night. Beer An Army spokesman writes in an emailed statement that they are aware of the indictment and will continue to review the information related to this case as it becomes available. The spokesman declined to comment further. Rausch was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on the night Murray disappeared and has adamantly denied any involvement. Many people talk about what are the chances when discussing this case. Raised in Hanson, Massachusetts, Maura was a student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, some 150 miles from the crash site in the New Hampshire village of Woodsville. I cant say what the NHSP do or dont have (the recording). Listen above to the History Uncovered podcast, episode 45: The Disappearance Of Maura Murray, also available on. Most notably, a search of her dorm room revealed that she had packed up most of her belongings into boxes before she left. The conditions you describe were not present in the area near the accident scene. As someone mentioned, there was a section or two where the river and road were side by side but even there we did not see footprints in the snow or a break/gap in the snow and ice on the river. Maura Murray is Missing reports he attempted to call the police, but he did not have any cell phone coverage. While Murrays phone records would indeed indicate that she was considering renting a room in Bartlett, the MapQuest directions in the car led police to believe that she was actually headed to Burlington instead. Dr. Obviously, the best way to rule that theory out is to get the word out on Mauras case to ensure that EVERYONE knows who she is so we can find that good samaritan if they exist. I assume we used those phones as well. The number of calls made/received were dictated by cell coverage vs our desire to make/receive calls. Bill was Maura's boyfriend when she went missing in February 2004 and has been sharing his recollections of Maura, her disappearance, and the subsequent search. I dont think its likely but anything is possible and everyone/everything should be looked at as Julie has said. We made each other mix cds constantly for the other person to listen to and would often recite lyrics to some of our fav songs when writing each other. Books There was no note [that I am aware of]; however, there was an email. I dont see how saying (over and over) she had an affair with a GA humanizes her bc its a lie. She would literally jump from a tree top into the Saco river one day, and the next day be the most radiant woman at any formal event. We did not independently verify this, altho I wish we had given the issues/problems with the police investigation we later discovered (LE not interviewing witnesses, not calling phone numbers Maura called the day she disappeared, refusing help from the FBI, etc). during the days/weeks after Mauras disappearance we made a significant effort to have the FBI take over the case and the NHSP would not entertain the idea. Maura was the loveliest of girls, she really was. General Feelings and why hes participating on social media. Maura was an above average athlete. Prob not high and yet it happened to me. It took a bit of time, maybe 10-20min altho I should say it felt like forever like most drives to a specific location. She says Rausch asked her to follow him into an office and that he needed to talk to her. Born on May 4, 1982, in Brockton, Massachusetts, Maura Murray was raised in the nearby town of Hanson. In Iraq, my Commander made the decision to approve my leave in a matter of seconds. Although Murray disappeared 15 years ago, law enforcement officials in New Hampshire are still investigating. (LogOut/ She was reportedly driving through Haverhill, New Hampshire, when she crashed her car and got stuck in a ditch. in the first few days we wondered if she was picked up by a stranger who gave her a ride someplace (we were willing to consider any theory frankly, that we could action on). Im open to anything being possible. Washington, a horrible storm, and a literal race back to the bottom (no comment on who won). The plaintiff is his ex-girlfriend, who claims years of abuse. The NHSP informed us they tracked the call back to the Red Cross. I think there was an intersection a bit before you got to 116 but other than that there were no roads from that immediate right after the Saturn until 116. Bill was in a manic, out of control state, on Feb 9th 2004, prior to Maura being considered missing by her family. I had not heard the theory/idea that Maura never unpacked until an hours long convo with the producers of the Oxygen special who asked me if it was possible she never unpacked. Roaming data shows he was in western Maine shortly before this. the necklace was a gift. She went on hour long runs by herself. While they began combing the area west of the scene, its believed that no one went east during the initial search. her fun personality and her competitive spirit. I can say confidentially that Maura was likely not mentally ill. She did however have issues and challenges. At the time, Murray was at her campus security job and was so distraught by the call that she had to be escorted back to her dorm. Now they are ongoing again with Julie. Maura Murray Update -- Bill Rausch's Alibi Prosecutors Podcast 11.8K subscribers Subscribe 211 5.2K views 2 years ago Was Bill Rausch in Oklahoma on February 9, 2004? In the office alone, though, Pattison says Rausch admitted that he pushed her. Denying a FOIA request for something that was public seems strange to me. Love you, Maura.. In mid July I collected and organized his answers. Skip to content Menu About Documents What We've Learned So Far Notable People Videos Articles Pods Connect Menu All Good Things Posted on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022by jamesrenner The Discovery ID episode does a good job of providing details re when I received the VM, and what I thought of it at the time using my own words. I was there, and everyday we would take multiple trips to the police station to check in. Maura was missing. A nursing student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, she had left campus earlier that day without telling anyone that she was going to New Hampshire. I love the idea of reconsidering it. On the way out, Pattison got locked between the two sets of doors, and Rausch, who was still in the office but did not accompany the group to the bar, came to let her out. Theater I want to focus on Maura tho and avoid the drama. I also recall receiving the VM in question after going thru security at the airport. When the NHSP said it wasnt her, it didnt change much as it pertained to our search. For years I continued to believe it was her. Someone mentioned on another thread that the phone records show a roaming call from Burlington, VT on 2/11 which is interesting bc my parents drove us straight to Haverhill after picking me up at the airport./IMO thats a good baseline for understanding that the roaming location for calls clearly does not match up with my physical location. For instance, Murrays boyfriend Rausch has been accused of sexual misconduct against other women, leading some to question whether he played a role in what happened to Murray. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. All evidence, to include my phone records, validates this fact. Maura talked a lot about her Dad with me and he was someone she looked up to and someone who loved her unconditionally. Into believing that he is the salt of the earth. This is a good example, bc I remember being at the house in Hanson and her going through old photos and seeing one similar (maybe the same one?) Pattison became aware of Rauschs connection to the disappearance of 21-year-old Maura Murray through a co-worker soon after the alleged attack in D.C. Rausch was Murrays boyfriend at the time she went missing. As she did not appear to be injured, Atwood left Murray with her car and went home to call the police on his landline. We met in 2001 while we were both Cadets at West Point and started dating not long after that.