On the theory that Maura is in the woods: 16 years on I struggle with how shes not been found yet if she stumbled off from the accident location given how much attention that area has been given. My hope is to speak candidly about who Maura was as a person vs this character shes been made into by people on the internet. Im sure they have their reasons (some good some not so good maybe), but its regrettable they havent released more. She did not suggest or mention getting away. After all, why would a suicidal person bother packing items like those? Bill Rausch | Blog. I believe if not for that accident, she would be here today and none of you would know her name. Maura Murray - Bill Rausch and The Fbi (Mindshock True Crime Podcast Or there could be a note they didnt tell me about this seems unlikely as they shared everything else with us. I believe the watch (I bought it at the cadet store at West Point) was with her necklace and possibly diamond earrings I gave her as gifts. The youngest daughter of Fred and Laurie Murray, she saw her parents separate when she was just six years old. At 4:37 p.m., she placed a call to her own voicemail. This never fucking happened, she remembers him saying. When her supervisor tried to find out what was wrong, all Murray could say was this: My sister. This was just four days before Murray vanished. I dont recall how they took it into evidence. 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. I dont believe Maura did anything wrong. It could be a generational thing with the older officers considering a printed out email a note. She loved it there and I loved being there with her. I have thoughts on what they should have but I would be speculating to say they def have the recording. I had a good job, close friends and a loving girlfriend; Maura Murray. 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.. Yet Renner has held onto his own unproven theory that eliminates Rauschs alibi, which he has written about on his blog. I found a stack of the originals the other day. Logistically you start in the center and work your way out. At 7:46 p.m., the first responding officer had arrived on the scene. Same goes for assuming she was wearing her dark winter coat. (Her relatives later said there was no death.) She was reportedly driving through Haverhill, New Hampshire, when she crashed her car and got stuck in a ditch. What little I knew was very concerning; Maura drove to a different state in an unreliable car . I urge the NHSP to work tirelessly until the remains can be identified, so that peace may be given to their loved ones. Thats how we got up to Canada and down to mass. Update: The Disappearance of Maura Murray - What Happened To Maura 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. You can watch that ep on the Murrays website at www.mauramurraymissing.org/media, if you scroll down a bit. People get very, very wedded to their theories, especially when they're nearly convinced they're right. What are the chances that your boyfriend or girlfriend will go missing without a trace? 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. Pattison let out a noise, and Rausch ducked behind a desk. another cheating rumor)? Julie talks briefly about pre race interactions with Maura during track and how light hearted Maura was while Julie was extremely serious. On Feb. 9, 2004, University of Massachusetts student Maura Murray crashed her car on Route 112, an icy road in Haverhill, New Hampshire. It wasnt until 2017 that Pattison, now 30, went back to the police, prompted by a phone call from a man researching a separate missing persons case from 2004 in New Hampshire. On Erinn's podcast . I think I remember a McDonalds sighting but nothing really comes to mind. There were no obvious signs of foul play, and there were no footprints in the snow that led into the nearby woods. re Butch Atwood, again I do not want to comment on him despite having met and spoken with him in 2004. I talked to them about anything and everything that we/they could think of to try and help. While I'm unsure exactly who believes Maura's disappearance was a DUI walk away, that theory was far from my mind after speaking with Fred the evening of February 10th. 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. 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. Murrays disappearance remains unsolved and has attracted a cult-like following online, where internet sleuths comb over details of the police investigation and peddle unfounded theories. Thanks to inspiring volunteers from the Maura Murray community, some of my additional comments and memories have been compiled from across the internet and can be found, , sign up for updates, find out how to become more involved, and raise awareness by sharing the site on social media using the. The conditions you describe were not present in the area near the accident scene. I believe she was a week into the new semester [at umass] (someone correct me if Im wrong). In some cases you will see I have pasted multiple responses to the same question. I dont recall if it had a garage (there may have been one). Probable Cause Affidavit in Bryan Kogbergers case (MoscowMurders). Its a big bridge from incompetence to being involved. She was as bubbly and brilliant as they come. Her whereabouts remain unknown. Considering the amount of alcohol found at the scene and the Coke bottle that was likely filled with alcohol authorities believed that Murray had been drinking and didnt want to risk jeopardizing her record of good behavior after her credit card fraud arrest. So , after the wreck, could she have got a ride to a hotel and paid in cash? I had a good job, close friends and a loving girlfriend; Maura Murray. New Hampshire State Police declined to comment on potential suspects. 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. Roaming data shows he was in western Maine shortly before this. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbGJgG0lDdQnw5Ar7y7ma2LBrnUY5CLtTOjFwrF2L5M/edit?usp=sharing. Not calling her dorm room like he always has done is especially telling. Something other folks are also passionate about: http://4000footers.com/nh.shtml. The stretch of 112 was more isolated which is why it stuck out. After I spoke with Fred on 2/10 I was hyper alert for any incoming calls or new VMs. That said, Ive never found it odd Maura went back to Feds hotel room. We can also see a very volatile, hostile, narcissistic individual. She knew she shouldnt be driving it. While authorities have acknowledged the possibility that Murray is still out there somewhere, they think its extremely unlikely. District Line Daily: Our news, politics, arts, food, and sports coverage in one email every weekday. Heres a photo of the three of us on one of those 4,000 footers. The first time I heard the theory of Maura not unpacking her room was during an hours long phone call I had with the Texas Crew Productions team prior to the release of the Oxygen series. While Im certain I left from OKC (something that is confirmed by the person who drove me) and arrived in CT (something my parents can confirm as they picked me up), maybe folks here can determine where the lay over was? But the next morning, on February 9, 2004, everything changed. Especially his changing routine. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH'S SAAB STORY LISTEN to the FULL SERIES HERE - Show chat replay Top 5 Revelations from Bryan Kohberger Affidavit in Idaho Student Murders Case Law&Crime Network. By 7:42 p.m., authorities had received another phone call about the accident, this time from a bus driver named Butch Atwood. Could the child be Bill Rausch's? That person is happy to share that fact, as my parents are happy to share that they picked me up from CT in their car, that we stayed at Wells River not a holiday inn, etc. Yes, people have made personal decisions to speak with some bloggers and not others. Maura was the loveliest of girls, she really was. Once inside, she remembers Rausch closing the doors behind them and laughing. Its clear to me that she wasnt running away and the evidence in her car, her emails, her letters, phone calls, etc all point to her returning to school. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSH: EMERGENCY LEAVE OR NOT (MINDSHOCK - YouTube For all the talk of theories, the idea that someone with good intentions giving her a ride somewhere has fallen by the way side. I'm absolutely convinced that he knew she was leaving campus for a couple days. During our time together over the holidays we had a really lovely time together. Ariana Gordillo, who lived with Pattison, says Pattison was in a state of shock when she arrived home that evening and described the attack. 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. Two things that melded perfectly together. And ever since Maura Murrays disappearance in 2004, only alleged sightings, dead ends, and speculative theories have emerged. Im unsure if folks here understand how bold and independent she was. These are the facts according to the Murray statement that align with my memory of what took place. On February 10th, 2004 my world turned upside down when I received a call from Maura's father, Fred. NH has not released her phone records to anyone with or without redactions. 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. What disappoints me most about this community is the misinfo about Maura. Working together I believe we will find Maura. In Mauras case the theft took place ~13 mo under the code and stealing makeup would be considered a minor infraction. Love you, Maura.. first missing child to be put on a milk carton. Her time there appeared normal for the most part, but there were some problems. She was never afraid of Fred. I basically copy/pasted his answers to questions, took out filler and organized into categories. There was a broad passion she had for hiking that included a goal of hiking all the 4,000 ft mountains in NH. The bag to Kathleens right isnt Mauras backpack from West Point. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH'S SAAB STORY - YouTube It could be an effort to support their theory she was suicidal. So, here I am attempting to share my personal experience and memories of Maura to inform a community that has told me that want to know who Maura actually was. "Y'all are doingreallocal D.C. Denying a FOIA request for something that was public seems strange to me. Obvi we knocked on all those doors. Ten years later, an online community of 'websleuths' have formed to search for Murray. 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. Esp given all the shoes Fred wore out over the years looking for Maura. This is a fact. lighthouse, etc./I remember having limited to no cell reception nearly everywhere we went during the search. 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 . One of the earliest police theories about this befuddling missing-person case was that Maura Murray had either planned to kill herself or had been consumed by suicidal thoughts after her final car accident. Her light heartedness made her assertiveness that much more appealing to me and many others. I do know they the dropped the ball doing their job while I was there. But for all the theories, were no closer to finding out what happened to Maura Murray today than we were nearly two decades ago. Olympic Sports, Savage Love Maura was missing. We can see clearly from this case, that he does not handle rejection very well at all. But there are people who are gullible enough to believe they are 'good'. He calls all her UMass acquaintances, their dorm rooms and their cell phones. Bill would choke and hit her without her consent, the victim's lawyer said. As a reminder, we encourage all users to read the subreddit rules and keep all discussion civil and respectful. Her father Fred firmly believes that she was taken by a local dirtbag. However, many residents of Haverhill have scoffed at the idea that it was a local person who did it and suggest that Murray was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time and that a random kidnapper just happened to be on that road on that day. If nothing else, he's provided nothing in the way of help to locate her or increase awareness regarding her disappearance (strage). MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH: THE LOST INTERVIEW - YouTube Events, Football The Disappearance of Maura Murray - Journalism, by James Renner The most reliable source for information in the unsolved disappearance of Maura Murray. Perhaps, like in Rust Creek a local spotted a girl alone on the side of the road and pulled over to offer "help" while actually having evil intentions. Also, he and his wife moved to Florida shortly after the disappearance. Bill Rausch | Not Without Peril | The Maura Murray Blog She also called a booking hotline for hotels in Stowe, Vermont, but again did not reserve a room. She was a nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst at the time of her disappearance. I arrived in NH on Feb 11, 2004 and helped search for Maura along side the Murrays, my parents, and Mauras friends. [On 116/112] It doesnt have a road number on it but yeah that looks right. Murray emailed her professors to say that she would be taking a week off due to a death in the family. in promoting certain theories over others. The nearby woods mightve hypothetically been a good place to hide out if the weather had been warm, but it was rather cold outside. Rausch also authored the forward of TheFire Within: Shedding Light on Trauma, a book that compiles stories of trauma associated with military life. We obviously didnt find anything during our search, to include the authorities. In short, we searched everywhere we knew or could think to search. A black Saturn appeared to be stuck in a ditch near her home. General facts and characteristics about Maura. Both my mother and I speak to the VM and what it sounded like. journalism. However, Fred soon found out that his insurance would cover the cost of repairs as long as Murray picked up the proper forms from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Then, learn about the first missing child to be put on a milk carton. 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 I remember us doing over that area over and over and over again on foot. Additionally, its a great work out, she loved being outside and for me the views from those mountains were beyond beautiful. If several of us were at the station, two would peel off. She was extremely confident of her abilities while not being aggressive. Maura Murray's Disappearance And The Eerie Story Behind It I dont recall if she flagged it down bc it was a truck or it just happened to be one. and her laughing at her Texas flag shorts and cool car! Fred is a rockstar. Sure, its totally possible and some could even say they think its probable. Both are amazing talents, extremely assertive, and quiet! (LogOut/ NH was a special place for her since she was a child going camping and hiking there with her family. Until they discover they have been had. If he is innocent - Prove It! Maura and Bill Rausch. I received the VM while going through airport security at the Roy Rogers airport in OKC, the morning of Feb 11. Maura Murrays mugshot, which was taken after she was arrested for credit card fraud. It was her home away from home. her fun personality and her competitive spirit. I will attempt to keep updating this. Something that isnt surprising if you know Fred. Terms & Conditions I took the police at their word. Remembering Maura on her 38th Birthday - Bill Rausch | Blog When reading the details JR has presented Im still shocked but sadly not surprised its definitely a case of reading between the lines here , we have never heard anything official about Billys alibi or clearance on this case. And fun. That said, I remember taking my phone off the x-ray machine belt with my bag, belt, etc at the airport and seeing the notification I had a VM and then listening to it for the first time moments later. 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. I remember at least one officer going into the room with us, altho both may have. My mother and I have never believed that Maura wasnt at the accident scene bc there is no evidence to support that. So did other people familiar to the case. It was unseasonably warm, Pattison remembers, so they left their jackets in the office. He said that he could not see the womans car from his house, but he did see other cars passing by on the road. Just a couple months earlier, Murray stole credit card information from a fellow student, which would lead some to believe that she was not only a petty thief, but possibly did not have the money or credit allowance to purchase things. I assume we used those phones as well. Work Here Bill Rausch' 3 Minute Call to Maura Murray the Saturday after her I will attempt to keep updating this. General Feelings and why hes participating on social media. We went to NH on extended trips several times. He asked her if she remembered the day she came into the office after having been pushed down the Metro escalator at McPherson Square. Dr. I cant say what the NHSP do or dont have (the recording). Much like Maura Murrays mugshot, this image has been widely described as unsettling. Film/TV Public DomainMaura Murrays mugshot, which was taken after she was arrested for credit card fraud. Bottom Line: Kate has been helpful, has given interviews, and wants to know what happened to Maura. Maura had allegedly been engaged to U.S. Army Lieutenant Bill Rausch at the same time she was dating Hossein Baghdadi, the assistant coach of the UMass track team. While its possible she was going to meet someone, theres no evidence to suggest she was. Many people talk about what are the chances when discussing this case. He also participated in a documentary series that aired on the Oxygen network in 2017. That was the first time I had been on campus in 2004. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH AND THE FBI (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS)What are the Bill Rausch and FBI connections in relation to the Maura Murray case?. Maura Murray Missing/MySpace Maura Murray's boyfriend Bill Rausch has been accused of sexual misconduct against other women. Most recently, in September 2021, New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) announced that human bone fragments had been found just 25 miles away from North Haverhill in the Loon Mountain area. 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. On the call with Maura after the Hadley accident: She told me she had been in an accident. 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. She was an extremely intelligent, super athletic badass who accomplished more in her time with us than most people do in a lifetime. It was a typical gas station, right off the exit. 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.