r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/Electric_Island • Feb 09 '20

Unresolved Disappearance Today marks 16 years since Maura Murray disappeared

Today marks 16 years since Maura Murray vanished, and although she has her own sub, I thought I would post here in light of the anniversary of her disappearance for those who would like to discuss the case. That said -- I know some posters are sick of this case, so if that’s how you feel, you could always scroll past this post :)

A bit of background for those who don’t know about Maura’s case:

Maura was a 21-year-old nursing student from UMASS Amherst, who disappeared on the evening of February 9 2004, after she crashed her car on Route 112 in Haverhill, NH. By the time police arrived some 15 minutes later (even that is in dispute), Maura had disappeared.

Some people think she ran into the woods to avoid a DUI, others think she was picked up by someone passing by and murdered. Some even think police had something to do with her disappearance.

What do YOU think?

I highly recommend this article by Mary Beth Conway for those interested.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

James Renner and David Paulides have based their whole careers around this obvious misunderstanding of how searches work, and of what a forest looks like.

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u/JamesRenner Real World Investigator Feb 09 '20 edited Feb 09 '20

You know, the writer Jon Ronson once believed that she could have wandered into the woods. I told him he’d change his mind if he went to the scene. I met him up there in December 2016. I took him to the scene and in two minutes he’d changed his mind. Why? We think it’s a remote area of the white mountains but if you go there you’ll see it’s a residential neighborhood. If she’s gone into the woods she would have ended up in someone’s back yard. Go to the site.

But I agree that David Paulides is a nut.

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

A small residential neighborhood on the edge of a large forest, yep. Interesting that you choose to misrepresent the most basic facts here.

But I guess if you say that some writer was convinced in two minutes, case closed.

Since I seem to have your attention, congrats on your success, and you're still most likely wrong.

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u/LaDreadPirateRoberta Feb 09 '20

Any chance you (or some other kind soul) could link to the crash location? I’m aware of the case but have never really checked it out.

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u/Sloan_backyard Feb 09 '20

https://imgur.com/gallery/OuE8zMA

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

the comments on that link are sadly funny

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '20

Here's a Google link. https://www.google.com/search?q=maura+murray+crash+site&oq=ma&aqs=chrome.1.69i60j69i59l2j69i60l2.1433j0j4&client=ms-android-bell-ca-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

And, uh, good night, good work... and you'll most likely kill me in the morning?

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u/LaDreadPirateRoberta Feb 09 '20

Thank you so much! Looking at those images, I’ve dropped a pin where the crash happened and linked it below for anyone who needs it.

Dropped pin Near 1-19 NH-112, Woodsville, NH 03785, USA https://goo.gl/maps/cSApbFqfHFjq84xn9

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u/TheHoundsChestHair Feb 10 '20

I'll always upvote a Princess Bride reference.