Here’s the video from the Missing Maura Murray panel at CrimeCon.
Live From CrimeCon
If you weren’t able to get down to CrimeCon, here’s the video from the Saturday ‘Missing Maura Murray’ panel. And a bonus: the trailer they aired for the upcoming Oxygen documentary series.
Helena Dwyer Murray, the official family spokesperson, has died.
Several sources close to the investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray claim today that family spokesperson, Helena Dwyer Murray has passed away after a battle with cancer. First, I want to express my sympathies to Helena’s family. She and I had our disagreements but it was clear to me that she really wanted to…
No, I Do Not Think Maura Is a Sociopath.
The latest Missing Maura Murray podcast is out, today. It’s a kind of Best Of episode, catching listeners up on all that has happened so far. They revisit episode 6, which was recorded over a year ago. That was the episode where I called Maura a sociopath (based on actions like credit card fraud, identity…
Records Show Bill Rausch Was Part of an Elite Military Propaganda Unit
The truth about the Information Operations Task Force came to light in 2005 when journalists discovered that American soldiers were writing propaganda in support of the unjustified war in Iraq and funneling it through private groups which then helped to place the articles in foreign newspapers. As the Los Angeles Times put it: As part…
Was Maura with Kate Just Before She Left UMass?
I’m taking another close look at the phone records for Bill Rausch and Maura Murray, from the day Maura disappeared, and I found a sequence of calls that is interesting. According to Bill, he was “out in the field” helping with some kind of training exercise at Fort Sill. But apparently, there was cell phone…
Rumsfeld Ordered Review Of Sexual Assault in Military the Day of Maura’s Breakdown
On Thursday, February 5, 2004, Maura suffered some kind of mental breakdown during work at the security desk of Melville Hall. Her supervisor discovered her in a “catatonic state.” The only thing she would say was “my sister.” The same source who provided new insight into Maura’s crash in Hadley just pointed me toward an…
New York Times Reviews True Crime Addict!
The New York Times reviews True Crime Addict in this Sunday’s print edition! “Shamelessly entertaining,” says Marilyn Stasio. “James Renner is just plain fun to read.” Grab a copy on Sunday. You can also read it, now, here.
My Article on Being a True Crime Addict is Now a “Cracked Classic.”
I wrote this piece for Cracked.com awhile back. It was just made a “classic” post, which is pretty sweet but doesn’t come with any cool perks except maybe Internet points.
Women Claim Bill Rausch Assaulted Female Coworker in 2011
True Crime Addict is out, today. It is the definitive book on the Maura Murray case and includes several new clues and insights into the 12 year old cold case. It ends with an epilogue in which we learn more about the character of Bill Rausch, who was Maura’s boyfriend at the time of her…