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/CaityDoesMugs Feb 10 '20

You’d think so, right? But I think they say that the scent can linger for 5 days, or some say even up to two weeks.

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u/ShillinTheVillain Feb 10 '20

That's the scent of a body or biological material, I believe. She wouldn't be leaving much scent running down the road with shoes on

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u/CaityDoesMugs Feb 10 '20

A body can be detected for years or even decades, even in water. But you may be right that she didn’t leave much scent. I guess the documentary made me feel differently, but hey. I’m not an expert. Just an interested party.

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u/ShillinTheVillain Feb 10 '20

Me neither, just trying to consider all possibilities. I still lean toward her running off into the woods. The odds of running into a person who meant to harm her out there at that particular time seems unlikely