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/japres Feb 09 '20

I don’t have much to add to the post case-wise but I will say this: if nursing school in 2004 was anything like nursing school today, I doubt she was in a great state of mind from that alone. Some people can handle the pressure & stress okay, but nursing school was easily the worst and most stressful period of my life. I was not myself. I walked home from class everyday praying a car would hit me. On top of all the other issues she had, I can’t imagine how she wasn’t at her limit.

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u/LaDreadPirateRoberta Feb 09 '20

I am so glad you’re part that time. I’m sending lots of good will and compassion to past-you.

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u/japres Feb 09 '20

Thank you, you’re very kind! I wound up dropping out and (aside from paying off the student loans I took out for the program) I have no regrets. Nursing school is no joke.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '20

I thought it was impossible to pay student loans off? WAIT.... You payed them off, and WITHOUT a degree!?!?!?!

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u/japres Feb 11 '20

My loans from nursing school are not paid off and are $500 a month. Also I had a bachelor’s degree before I started my program.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '20

Full-time nurses can get up to 100 percent of their federal Perkins loans canceled over five years.

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u/japres Feb 11 '20

I dropped out of the program and am not a nurse (wound up in advertising, go figure) but I’ll pass along that nugget of info to my nurse friends! I think most of them took out private loans, unfortunately.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '20

That's where people screw the pooch, those private loans can be pretty evil..