I want to believe, like most of you, that Maura is alive and well but this seems a little too good to be true. Last night, someone claiming to be Maura Murray’s psychiatrist posted on Reddit, saying she was alive and well in Canada and left her life to escape her boyfriend. In the spirit…
Erinn Larkin is not a journalist – she’s a political finance officer for Artistotle International (though, when we met she introduced herself simply as “Bernie Sanders’ treasurer” though I can find not a single article identifying her as such). She says this often, especially as she interviews people related to the Maura Murray case. But…
Sometime yesterday, (Feb 20, 2018) the first responding officer to Maura Murray’s accident died by suicide. Cecil Smith was the former chief of police for the little town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, where Maura went missing in 2004. I had the opportunity to meet him several years ago. We spoke at his house and he…
An Irregular named Elaine Gray was the first to view the collection of material on Maura Murray’s case this week. I asked her to send me her thoughts after reading through it all: On Thursday, April 26, I had the opportunity to visit the Kent State Special Collections Department to view James Renner’s personal Maura Murray…
The most prolific uncaught serial killer and rapist in American history may have just been caught. Follow the developing story here. This is a bittersweet ending for Michelle McNamara, who died before he was caught. Congratulations to Billy Jensen and the crew who put the book together. Further info out of Reddit this morning: Suspect…
As I’m wrapping up the blog, I’m going to share some things I’ve held back over the years before I take it all down in May. Here’s a conversation Lt. Thrasher shared a couple months ago on Facebook. Thrasher was a Lt. at UMass when Maura went missing. He’s the one who first share info…
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…
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…
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…
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…