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…
The only thing I’m sure of, in my heart of hearts, is that Maura was traveling with a tandem driver the night she disappeared. Lately, though, I’ve started to wonder if the goal that week really was to just get away for a while to clear her head. Have some drinks, regroup. Perhaps the tandem…
If you’ve seen the trailer for tomorrow’s episode of The Disappearance of Maura Murray, there’s a clip of me saying I believe Maura ran away from the men in here life. But what was so bad that she’d run away? Was she really that afraid of someone? At the time of her disappearance, she was…
I’m just now reading about the arrest of Eric Bellquist, who police believe pushed a woman toward a bus while jogging on a London bridge. It’s a curious case and by all accounts unprovoked. But it’s by no means an isolated incident. Why do some men do this? This article from The Independent talks about…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
A little recap: Last week, we learned about a cabin owned by the Outing Club at UMass, which could have been Maura Murray’s destination the night she disappeared. The cabin was known to family and police for years (though they never mentioned it publicly on forums as a lead). Lance & Tim from the Missing…