After some questions arose about Bill’s whereabouts in the days following Maura Murray’s disappearance (based on cell phone roaming charges), I heard from one of his West Point professors, Bob McDonald. Here’s what McDonald says: I was with him for all that time. My wife and I arrived late Friday and checked into the Wells…
Phone Records Suggest Bill Rausch Knew Maura Left UMass on the 9th
I must have looked through Bill and Maura’s cell phone bills a hundred times but yesterday a Redditor noticed something I never saw. Here’s what “Ashthered” had to say: After having a look at Bills phone records, I noticed something which seems strange to me, although I’m not sure if what I have noticed is…
Fred Murray’s Odd Behavior Caused One Organization to Rescind $75,000 Reward
In 2006, the non-profit organization Let’s Bring Them Home, was contacted by members of Maura Murray’s family and immediately put up a $75,000 reward for information that would bring closure to the case. The offer made headlines but the reward was quietly rescinded later and a member of the organization contacted me this week to…
***UPDATED*** Stop What You’re Doing and Watch This New Analysis of Bill Rausch’s Actions During the Search
The voices sound like Charlie from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but this is the best breakdown so far of Bill Rausch’s actions following Maura’s disappearance. The biggest takeaway is the claim that you could not leave a voicemail longer than 90 seconds in 2004. Which, if true, has major implications for that 3 minute…
Maura Murray Records Now Available to the Public
My notes, interviews, and records related to my investigation into Maura Murray’s disappearance are now available to the public for review – by appointment – at Kent State University library’s Special Collections department. They will not be digitized anytime soon.
Bill Rausch Loses Job, Got Your Six May Shutter Following Sex Assault Allegations
This just in: Bill Rausch – Maura Murray’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance – has lost his job as Exec Director of Got Your Six, following allegations of sex assault and harassment in D.C. going back to his time with Ray Group International and IAVA. They have allowed him to announce his exit…
Maura Called Home of Child Abuse Worker Before Disappearance
This case is just nuts. As you can see, I’m diving back into the case for a bit since the women came forward about Bill Rausch. Currently, I’m going back through the Maura’s cell phone records from the days before her disappearance. On January 24, Maura made two separate calls to the home of a…
**UPDATED** What Happened at the Party
Here’s the new information that was contained in the original post. – Maura “hooked up” with a man at the party she attended two nights before she disappeared. – The police have ruled this man out. – Bill found out about it. – This story comes from Maura’s friends from Hanson who were told directly…
Sexual Harassment Claims Against Bill Rausch Continued at IAVA, Say Former Employees
After Bill Rausch was forced to resign at Ray Group following allegations of a sexual assault in 2011, he moved to the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America nonprofit. Once there, according to coworkers, the improper and alarming behavior continued. Two sources describe a night in the winter of 2015 where Rausch led a small…
“I Would Help You Bury a Body.”
Today I spoke with a former employee of Ray Group International, the company Bill worked for in 2011, when he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in the office. This man has asked to remain anonymous but will speak to New Hampshire police. He said at the time, Bill seemed to be in a very dark…