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…
Kate Markopoulos’ Little “Sister,” Erinn Larkin Commits Defamation
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…
Cecil Smith Has Taken His Life, After Being the Subject of Conspiracy Theories Online. ***UPDATED***
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…
UMass Police Detective: Renner was right. Maura lives in Canada.
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 shared info about the call Maura received from her sister the night she had a breakdown.
UPDATE: Bob McDonald provides further alibi for Bill Rausch
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…
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 The offer made headlines but the reward was quietly rescinded later and a member of the organization contacted me this week to…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…
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…
**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…