The Prosecutors podcast is doing a deep-dive into the mystery surrounding Maura Murray’s disappearance in the White Mountains. Hosted by a pair of actual prosecutors, it’s a smart, logical summary of the case as we know it, today. A good place to start for anyone unfamiliar with the little details. You can find them on…
Ahead of his trial on sex abuse charges, Bill Rausch has taken to social media again, promoting an interview with Kate Markopoulos (Maura Murray’s friend from UMass) and trolling people on Reddit. As he continues to grow louder, his victims remain quiet, waiting for the courts. It’s important to know what has already been said…
**UPDATED** Friends of the Murray family are concerned that they have been duped by a man with a magic machine and no one seems to know how much he’s been paid or if those funds came from the GoFundMe account that the public donated to. Apparently, a man named Dr. Arpad Vass has consulted on…
A very important new episode of the Missing Maura Murray podcast. It’s a deep-dive into the psychology behind domestic violence abusers and how they sometimes mask their brutality in sex games gone wrong. Please give it a listen.
Over the years, as the disappearance of Maura Murray became one of the most talked-about mysteries of our time, many of the small details were overshadowed by the hunt for the Boogeyman who people think abducted her or the semantic discussions related to how much liquor was or was not in the car. Meanwhile, details…
If you’re interested in more in-depth journalism about other cold cases besides Maura Murray, here are some websites you may want to bookmark: The Philosophy of Crime: Each week, editor Carolyn Beradino showcases a new cold case in need of attention. I guarantee you haven’t heard of most of these. Amy Mihaljevic: The subject of…
A year ago, I put together a new nonprofit to fund new investigations into some of Ohio’s coldest cases. I’m so thrilled to announce that there has been an arrest made in our first case – the 1987 unsolved murder of Barbara Blatnik. James Zastawnik was arrested for the girl’s murder on Wednesday. Here’s a…
Three motions were filed by Bill Rausch’s defense attorney on April 7. It gives insight on how she intends to defend Bill against the allegation of sex assault and it’s… well… a mess. First, Bill’s lawyer intends to broadcast details of the victim’s sexual history – a tactic she used at Bill’s recent civil hearing…
The lawyer representing Bill Rausch in his ongoing sexual assault cases in D.C. filed several motions this week. Among them was a response to the prosecutor’s request for a hearing to determine how much, if anything, she’s allowed to bring up about this journalist’s reporting on the case. Rausch’s lawyer claims that none of these…
On Friday the 13th, prosecutors in D.C. filed four documents with the judge in Bill Rausch’s ongoing sexual assault case. The first was a motion to exclude evidence of the victim’s sexual history. Why? Because they monitored closely the absurd actions of Rausch’s lawyer during the protection order hearing last year. Rausch’s strategy in that…