@@TheCellarTrueCrime Drunkenness knows no favorites. Those woods are rife with peat bogs and little swamps. If a drunken person stumbles into one of those, her or his body will disappear without a trace.
@@polinarius666 Very strange. My two cents: It seems to me that she had some sort of argument with her husband that he wasn't prepared to discuss with law enforcement and she decided to leave and ended up in Asheville. I think she must have had some sort of psychotic break due to the fact she didn't inform any of her family she had decided to go there. She was probably sniffed out by a serial killer who recognised her as an easy target. It reminds me a little of the Blair Adams case, another very strange one.
I've seen numerous videos of Mauras' disappearance and this one is the best! Alot of work was put into making it and it shows. I left a comment about her disappearance on your latest video and after watching this it upset me even more about what happened to her and left me with even more questions! There's so many speculating crcumstances that just make it so frustrating not to have any answers. The thoughts of what could of happened to her are so upsetting and I hope one day she is found and we know the truth, she deserves that at the least!!!
Really appreciate the kind words. I’ve been a big time follower of this case and I always wanted to do it justice if I made a video on it. Thanks for watching!
Great video, I wanted to say the police do have more information that has not been revealed to the public, but has to Maura's family. Maura's sister, Julie Murray, stated in a News Nation Interview on February 13th, 2024, she knows information that she cant disclose.
Finally...somebody has taken a good look at this case and filled in some blanks...most of the yuotube presentations are lazy and dont do research...just spend a few hours listening to somebody elses youtube videos then cobble a story..no new connections,just rehash already known details
I’ve been following this story for years and years. Honestly I could probably talk about this case for hours but I wanted to try and make something that was concise to what is believed to be the timeline and not get too far off track with the numerous conspiracies. I’ll probably dive back into some theories in the future.
@@DaveGentry-r5v glad to hear it. I think I’m going to do my first live stream soon and I think it’s gonna be centered around discussing Maura murray and her case. I’m very familiar with her story and I think it could be a fun one
@@DaveGentry-r5v and by fun one I mean a fun time for us all to discuss. Obviously nothing is “fun” about Maura missing or what her family has gone through
Lets look at this: She crashes her car, Rick Forcier walks over to help her and is smoking a cigarette, and helping her make a plan. He goes back to his house to get his car and Butch drives by talks to her, and as soon as he leaves, Maura runs to get in Ricks car and is ushered away.
Drunk, dazed from an accident and walking about in cold. She died of exposure. AMy mother-in-law was born and raised in MN, and almost died one evening when she ran out of gas and tried walking to the gas station even though she knew the area very well, and could see the gas station's lights. Fortunately, someone stopped by and gave her a ride home. Inebriated people make even less stellar decisions.
OK. Then where is she?? In the woods, you say?? What woods? Where?? Because they scoured those woods,inch by inch. And every other woods they found. Unless you think she walked thousands of miles,found some deep woods,dug a 16 foot hole,jumped in and covered herself with dirt?? No,it doesn't make any sense
I feel strongly that her body is out in the woods. I'm sure that her abusive boyfriend contributed to her mental state and declining behavior, but I think she just took off in the woods. She was already running away from her problems at home - I don't think she brought anyone with her. I agree with the idea that she didn't want to get into anymore trouble. When you are drinking, you don't realize how cold it is plus your body is more susceptible because of the alcohol. She could have easily found a hiding spot, fell asleep and passed away from hypothermia without ever waking up. They say that there were no tracks, but the snow was sparse enough that she could have hopped over the bit at the side of the road and gone off through the woods where the snow hadn't accumulated. I only live 20 minutes away from the accident site and feel like I went through a similar crisis around her age. I could have been her. Praying that she is found.
Very interesting that you live that close. If you have anymore info to share about the area or any rumors that have floated around locally or anything like that I’d be interested. I think your conclusion, based on everything, is probably the most reasonable. Sometimes bodies are overlooked and once they turn to nothing but bone it can take a miracle to find. I just hope the family gets closer one day. Any family that goes through something like this, deserves at the very least, some closer.
So where are the things missing from the car? Such as alcohol bottles and the car keys which I think is missing as well? And why hasn’t the body parts been found after hundreds of hours of searching in the area? Experts have all said it’s impossible that she is still in the woods.
@@ThomLeeds They began the search way too late to rely on their canines. I have heard far too many stories of bodies found in areas that had previously been searched to believe that it is impossible. We are talking about a very bright and agile girl who really didn't want anymore trouble in her life. I believe that she could have easily outsmarted the search team.
@@nickit8871So she crash the car by accident or on purpose and decide that the easiest way to kill herself is to run out in the woods and kill herself?
Yeah, but if she die down in the words, people would have found her body by now like somebody would have found some thing more than likely clothing, a bone something
Not to mention ahe just found out her sister had slept with her either current bf or ex bf (can't remember which) I think that's the family emergency. She also had a lot if mental issues going on too. But, I think your theory is 1000% correct. Her remains were scattered by animals and were thus never found. Edit for clarification...I'm not so sure about the hit and run part. I think some mental illness or mental breakdown caused her to make some bad decisions in unforgiving weather and nature.
A lot of people say that. But did it occur to you she could have hid in the woods hiding till the cops had gone only heading back on the road on foot AFTER he’d left? She could have easily hitched a lift far later than previously thought. She was most likely still hiding behind a tree waiting for the cop to go during that small window of time. There was a report from a neighbor of a woman seen walking down the road later that evening. Eventually she hitched a ride to town with the wrong person.
Right and Butch is the only one known to have seen her. He said she called Triple A but there was no cell service out there. I have heard that he has since passed away
@@chrisspearline767 that’s wrong. She was seen by a neighbor jogging along the road one hour after the police had left. It was 17km of empty road surrounded by vast empty forest to the next town. And it was freezing. I would have hitched a lift too in her situation.
I think true crime fans overestimate this young lady. She was a screw-up, a petty theif (genuine lowlife stuff), and now two car wrecks in a few days that would have been made better bu Daddy. She was going away for privacy to drink herself into oblivion. The DUI would have had her sitting in a cell sobering up, waiting for Daddy. She skeedaddled into the woods, eventuslly tired and lost, crawled into or under something for warmth, and died there of exposure.
Simple answer and very well could be what happened. I just hope she’s found one day to put the entire thing to rest. I don’t want to see her father go to his grave not knowing
There were no footprints ever found on either side of the rd her car was found on and they checked both directions for awhile. Not to mention they also checked side roads and dirt roads in the immediate area and they also checked both sides of those roads for footprints as well, there were none. If you want the REAL STORY. Check out her sisters podcast MEDIA PRESSURE on here...its insightful and well done. There are 9 parts.
There was 2 feet of frozen snow in the woods and 2-3 foot snowbanks on both sides of the rd with fresh fallen snow from the day before she didn't go in the woods
So my personal experience is what immediately came to mind about this story. When my car broke down on the side of the road and my license was suspended and I had some green stuff with me and the first thing that I did was grabbed my shit and thought I gotta get away from this car quick! So I ditched the car and the scene before popo could get there or see me. Now this happened in a huge city on the freeway mind you not but had I been in the middle of nowhere what choice would you have other than hitching a ride? In that moment the only thing going through your mind is " I'm not going to jail!"
Appreciate you sharing your experience and thoughts. I feel as a female who’s experienced a similar situation you can give some insight into the thought process she may have had. I agree with ya, she very well may have been dead set on fleeing the scene in any manner possible. I hope we find answers someday.
@@TheCellarTrueCrime I’m with you 100%! This is one of those cases I keep coming back to because it’s so weird. If the person that picked her up was “one of those types,” then it’s almost like fate had it in for her when you put the short time span into the mix but then again these days it seems like every other dude is a perv so you got a 50/50 chance on whether that next ride was one of those. One of the scenarios that also crossed my mind was that she was in such a rush to get away that she wasn’t being careful and got hit by a car and the person took her body with them and disposed of it elsewhere.
I feel like Butch made up the story of her saying she called Triple A when there was no cell service out there. I think Butch should have been investigated as a suspect. Unfortunately he's not here to provide the truth
Did Butch offer to make a call with his cellphone? Or did he offer to make a call using his landline because he knew Maura had no cell service and neither did he? The only people there that had any kind of 'communications' were the police and their radios and witnesses who had landlines. The communications between officers and dispatch should have been recorded and stored. I think there's some communication records between officers and dispatch that are missing...also i think the calls made/recieved by Maura during her drive are not being released.
This case remains intriguing. Maura had secrets that led to her demise. The theories all point that she was some confused drunk girl who didn't know what she was doing and in some state of panic. She was a cadet, she was a nurse. She wasn't stupid. She would have been found if she was dead in the woods after the widespread search -- the winter weather would have preserved her body-- even cadaver dogs didn't find her. She had a more viable plan to escape to a new life..
I disagree if she was that cunning she wouldn’t be in that situation in the first place. If she wanted to disappear why let so many people see her. Unfortunately, I think she went to hide from police and succumbed to the elements.
She probably hid in the woods from the cops after the crash. Later she came out and decided to walk to town and probably flagged down a passing car to avoid the cold. The mistake people make is thinking she disappeared in the 7m window before the cop arrived. Most likely the culprit picked her up and killed her hours later. There was a report from a neighbor of a woman seen jogging down the road one hour after she crashed. It was 17miles on the dark cold road to town.
Maybe...but she probably didn't plan to wreck her car. I've never heard exactly why her car wouldn't go. Would the car not start or did she have a flat? I've never heard what exactly was wrong with her car.
@@tamijoyce5086 it went into a ditch and she couldn’t get it out. So she packed up her stuff and ran off before the cops arrived to avoid a DUI. Remember she was already on probation for using a stolen credit card so she was looking at jail and being expelled from Amherst if she was picked up by police.
Faith Westman did not witness the accident from her window or anywhere else. She heard a noise that took her to the window and saw the vehicle sitting there.
I believe that she was kidnapped/abducted after her minor car crash. If she had been wandering in the woods her body would have been found. Definitely a very strange and puzzling case. Maybe she just needed a break from life and went to where her childhood holiday places were to chill out. I so hope she is found
Just to let you know, Smith covered for Williams. Williams harassed me at my job, and both were on duty. Smith did nothing to stop him. Williams was seriously scary, and I don't scare easily. He just was not right. And mean. So, from what I experienced, I would not put anything past those two. Did you notice the tire tracks drawn on the police report? Just as Witness A described where the SUV was parked? And another point, Atwood's call was transferred to Hanover and when Atwood was called back by dispatch, they were told by Atwood's girlfriend she did not know where the female was. Just after the time Witness A said she had driven through.
I know I'm late on this story but Reguarding timeline, Has anyone ever been able to prove or disprove 2 ascertion's that I've heard: 1. That Barbara Atwood made an original 911 call at 7:05pm and stated that a car slid off the road and came to stop in snow bank across from her driveway ? 2. When questioned Mr. Marrotte also stated he saw the car with flashers on by the end of his driveway. Both of these would move the actual accident site further east. Any Answers ?
Nothing with definitive clarity sadly. The issue with this case is misinformation and failure to 100% prove or disprove claims that may or not have been reported. Factual accuracy is next to impossible with so much of this case.
She asked the bus driver not to call the police. Did she freak out and go to hes house to make sure to tell him not to call the police? Did an argument break out and the bus driver attacked her? I know that's awful to say especially if it's not the case, I know if I was in a bad place & something else happened in top, I'd be really scared. I would do all I could to make sure the police wasn't called, that's all she needed on top of everything else. She was getting away as she felt depressed, she had so much going on for a twenty year old, also breaking up from a dysfunctional relationship is so painful.
I think that she went to the bus driver’s house since they had already spoken. She had stolen a credit card in the past, so probably she also had the intention to steal some money/ credit card from that house, he probably caught her, she threatened to tell the police a bunch of things, he panicked and murdered her. He had had never been in trouble with the police, and no one would hire him again, especially to drive a school bus. Something may have happened in that house that caused his death.
This story makes me wonder if one of the officers had something to do with her dissapearance. Is there sufficient evidence to rule that out? I know it's not likely, but police officers are capable of making wrong choices too.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing dont sound right,it seems the police were last ones to see her. They say it was late at night so 2 sleazy cops stop u and they take you. Do what they want and nobody no any wiser.pretty scary u cant even trust the people who are supost to protect u.
Totally a cop could be an abductor totally in a way in a twisted way. Someone may think that they want to become a cop if there are no doctor because people trust cops I’m not saying that’s what happened, but it totally could be.
Here, I think is the simplest explanation: Maura’s Saturn gives up the ghost and cruises to a stop alongside Rt112 , no accident, no snow bank impacted in the grillwork, no bits of Saturn in the snowbank, and a fresh amber bulb screwed into the otherwise toasted left headlight assembly. Butch stops and exchanges words with Maura, leaves. Maura gathers her stuff, locks the car, walks toward Butch’s place, thinks better of it and heads back toward her car leaving enough scent to confound canines. Maura, ducks down Old Peters Rd in order to avoid the police (maybe cruiser #001) Maura, thinking that a search will ensue, pushes further down Old Peters Rd., perhaps just far enough to keep tabs on the activity on Rt 112. Maura realizes shes becoming hypothermic, and way past the point of thinking straight, weighs her options and decides to push across lots toward house lights. ( maybe at the end of Mcguire Ln. Maura takes the path of least resistance and cuts across what looks like an open field and is actually a wet pond/ marsh area. Anyone from around that area will tell you that, because of the thick mat of rotting vegetation on the bottom, the ice in small ponds cannot be trusted. Maura hits a soft spot and her story ends. That’s where I would look, the pond between Old Peters Rd. and the end of Mcguire Ln. Next week iwill be twenty years since Maura disappeared, it’s possible the pond may have filled in or otherwise changed. I used to drive that road regularly and passing by the scene always prompts some thought on what could have happened, and this scenario, I think, is the least complicated.
Not much info on that but I can relate a story. Ive spent years in the woods and I never go deep without a compass and a map, this particular time I was out hunting ( taking an armed walk in the woods with my dog) when a car went by. I was shocked, I thought I was an easy half mile from any road. Sure enough there was a road, sunken but well traveled, running right across my intended path. Go figure. My point is that things in the woods are easily overlooked. After twenty years there could be several inches of leaf litter covering everything.
It sounds like she ran at first so she wouldn't get a d u I and not be able to get into the career path she wanted. Being a track star, she thought she could run. But the elements proved to be false to her drunk processing. Woods are dense, bodies are always missed.
Yeah she definitely ran into the woods to hide from the police…but her body was never found. She could easily have left the woods after the cops were gone and walked down the road towards town and hitched a ride much later than previously thought? It was either that or police incompetence meant her body was overlooked in the woods.
When I was in the Navy, while stationed on a ship homeported in the Philippines, someone was caught stealing from the store on base at Subic. He was discharged from the Navy. They don't approve of that kind of stuff.
Thank you, I did this early on with my channel so I think I could do better, but at the same time I’m proud of it. I’ve followed her story for a very long time and it’s always been one I’m passionate about
The more I think about this, The more I believe: Atwood lied from the get go, and Maura (maybe at first declined) but knowing she was looking at a DUI, on top of other troubles in Mass. She did eventually decide to jump into Butch's Bus or Car to hide from authorities. The tragedy in this is that in many of these rural areas with small Police Dept's it's common for local residents to offer and give assistance to police. So when Officer C. Smith arrived he mistakingly accepted Atwood's story and in that moment accepted the help, (meaning Atwood's roose of going to search for Maura). Atwood knows Maura is already hiding in his bus or car. At the time it would seem innocent enough to Officer Smith, car is spun out, not a tremendous amount of damage, Per Atwood: driver was speaking then walks away. Let's see if we can locate her. Atwood shoulda never been allowed to leave that scene until his home, bus, car & property were completely searched. Atwood either drove Maura out of there right after speaking with Officer Smith, or waited until everyone cleared the scene. Occam's Razor
One of the most reasonable tries on this case. Like it. I watched a lot of materials about MMs dissapearance but the most concentrate too much on unlikely theories instead of following what seems to be the most logical and simple.
I'm sorry something that sticks out to me is knowing she had a cell phone wouldn't it be easier for her to text him why e-mail him? I know she stated she didn't want to talk but this just seems off to me…..i also know that some language is different in different races but to call my grown azz man Stud again off to me. This case is chilling too many weird actions. Let's no get started on this twilight zone neighborhood she ended up in and also some of her actions are just strange. I pray this case gets solved Maura case has a lot of us scratching our heads! Her family deserves to know what happened to her. Oh even the police are Strange!! Great Job telling her story! New sub here!
@@hannahlabyrinth1945 if it was continuously snowing the snow could've covered her and then by the time spring came animals and scavengers would do what they do. You'd think there would be clothing or personal effects. Ive seen the woods via Google maps. Appears to be a pretty dense forest. If I were a betting person I'd bet her remains are within a half mile circumfrance from where her vehicle was found.
The biggest clue to me is that sniffer dog, they don't make mistakes,so at there had been something dead. What if bus driver saw her walking past his bus and convinced her to come in and he told her that he wouldn't call police. The sniffer dog in that house is Ocams Razor.
I would have walked back in the same direction I came also. There was a gas station she passed. Makes sense. But. I think she knew the police would be coming from that direction. From the center of town. Also there was 2 ft of on the ground off the road & big snow banks. She would of had to hide in driveways or dive into snow into snowballs to avoid being seen. It is possible tho.
A small piece of the puzzle that has always bothered me is the jacket she is seen wearing in the ATM photo. Her sister Julie said she and the family do not recognize the jacket at all from Maura's wardrobe. Did she recently buy a new jacket without her family knowing? Did she borrow it from someone? Could there have been someone with her at that point, and she was wearing their jacket? So weird! Almost every detail of the case is strange
It has always been my theory that she got into a car but that the operator of that vehicle did not harm her. Atwood’s house is for all intents and purposes the last outpost along rte 112 until you hit civilization again in Woodstock, which is bustling in February due to the skiing in the area. It is my belief that a good samaritan dropped her off in Woodstock at one of the restaurants or hotels in the area. What happened after that is anyone’s guess. However, remember that there are skiers visiting that area from NH, MA, ME, VT, CT etc. It’s possible that the person who gave her a ride is still out there with vital information having returned to their state and never learning of her disappearance. I would like to know what canvassing the police did in Woodstock. Did she try to rent a room for the night at one of the hotels?
All good thoughts and I agree it’s possible and I’d like to know as well. I always believed in the possibility that there was someone out there with info and they don’t even know it. I know this case has been covered a ton but for me it’s one I’ve followed and dug into for well over a decade. In making the video I wanted to do justice to the case, justice to Maura and potentially get the info to someone out there that may have key info. Appreciate you watching!
@@TheCellarTrueCrime i want to know why fred said, 'anything that happened to maura disappearance means nothing." BS he is covering, it means everything. He also wont divulge what Kate said to him, why? if you really wanted to find your daughter you would put all evidence out there. Either Maura was hit by a police car, or she escaped. What else would keep Kate M from talking and from going to look for her? The next weekend Kate ran in a track meet. youre not gonna look for your friend? No, because she knows Maura ran away, and didnt want to put up with her Dad, and Billy, and competing with Julie etc..... Can you get a hold of KAte?
Ocams Razor theory- the tracking dogs stopping where they did, in front of the bus drivers house: She never went beyond that point on foot. Picked up? Walked to the guys house who stopped to check on her? Other questions follow that. But that is one thing that stands out, what are the odds her scent stops at the house of the bus driver and its totally random? He admitted to stopping to check on her (not saying hes guilty of anything) - but its odd.
It is and logically the last person typically has some involvement. Sadly the bus driver is long since gone and it doesn’t seem like any answer are ever going to come in this case. I hope they do one day, I truly do
@TheCellarTrueCrime That's really unfortunate if in fact he had any involvement. It's just such a weird case with a very small window of time between her last being seen and first officer arriving on scene. The last person to see her coincidentally is where her scent trail ends to boot. I grew up and still live in the white mountains, I don't think we will ever have answers with Maura either, and it's so heartbreaking for all who loved her.
Occam's Razor is a good theory, but it's not flawless. It leaves out a TON of possible factors, or unknown factors. It also allows us to insert our own presuppositions in determing an explanation. I think it is okay to use, but you really should not solely rely on it and pretend it's an 'end-all-be-all' to every mystery. It's really dismissive of other possibilities.
behaviors and motivations just don't add up to anything that makes any sense. She died from exposure, and she is not the only one who was never found. keep in mind that what ppl see, or think they see, is greatly impacted by their own biases and expectations.
I think Maura was incredibly depressed and she could have been the hit and run perpetrator. If bad things happened in both her old and new college the problem was probably her. It sounded like her relationship was ending, she had money problems or was just interested in pushing boundaries by committing credit card fraud, she was also developing a drinking problem just like her sister. That’s a lot to cope with especially when you’re feeling alone. She said there was a death in the family most likely because she meant herself. She might have had the idea to commit suicide somewhere pleasant that had good memories for her. She began drinking whilst driving and made a half hearted attempt on her life by crashing the car. When she was discovered by the bus driver she panicked and believed that she might have been breathelised - she would be arrested, her dad would have been called and more shame on herself would ensue. She ran, thinking that this was the best option. She got lost, called her boyfriend crying. (Not sure if this will get mentioned) and perhaps fell/ drowned/ froze as the light disappeared.
Not a bad Idea, although they did debunk the phone call to her boyfriend. There wasn’t one ever placed after she went missing. It’s a misconception that got talked about early on in the case
I think it was a crime of opportunity. She grabbed her booze and was going to lay low and hoped police just left the car and she would go back. Someone probably offered to help her. Maybe saw her walking and picked her up. She had to think fast! Definitely feel like the guy with the cigarette is a real thing. Why would that woman say that if she didn't see. Dosen't make sense. The idea that she started a new life is very doubtful and she didn't walk out into the woods and die either. Highly unlikely imo
This exactly! She was not abducted in that ‘small window of time’ - she was hiding from the cops in the wood nearby watching. When the cop left she hit the road and eventually hitched a lift. She was most likely picked up long after that cop had left when she’d headed back on the road walking towards town. There was a report of a woman seen walking on the road a while after her crash.
I find it more likely that a drunk and distraught college kid lost her way in the dark, dense woods while she was trying to evade the cops. She was not dressed properly at all. She was not even wearing her gloves. She was extremely stressed and probably sleep-deprived to boot. And what if she had a head injury? She'd been in 2 major car accidents in as many days. That's insane. She may have been disoriented and confused. I think she died from hypothermia, exacerbated by the alcohol in her system, and her body was missed in searches. They did not even do a proper search until 3 days later. If she was spotted 5 miles from the crash site by just after 8 PM, think of how far she could have gotten in the woods before she succumbed. She may have curled up somewhere hidden in an attempt to get warm. They found human bones near Loon Mountain in 2021. I think this was 25 miles from where she crashed. Everyone thought they could be Maura's. But they were tested and it was found they had been there for at least 100 years... maybe as far back as the 18th century. They'd sat there all that time, and no one had found them until 2021! She could easily be out there.
It only take 20-30 minutes to die from hypothermia. I agree that she did not want a DUI.. hid from the cop in the woods left the car after the accident. By the looks of the car, she most likely had a head injury . Even though I am an experienced hiker, it is REALLY to get lost in the woods.. even a small area. In addition, I think that she was drunk.. who knows how warmly she dressed.. she succumbed to the elements .. Her body was decimated by animals … makes sense to me .. Logic
I e been recently following and studying this case. The information you gave about the cops is very interesting to say the least. Most likely it was crappy documentation that they did and not a coverup. I think she walked to a house near by ( A frame) to sober up and try to use the phone and something very bad happened there. This was a excellent synopsis of what happened here.
I think she went walking for some reason and someone probably just picked her up…. She was probably kidnapped out there in the country. This is why you don’t trust anyone ever. I’ll say you live a wild lifestyle anything can happens. I’m super paranoid myself. I’m alone mostly so wtf could happen to me is my thoughts.
I know what happened she went to New Hampshire!! I know it sounds mean, but people are disappearing to the new Hampshire a lot. When u got to a state that is mainly forest, it is easy to make someone disappear. Though I hope she will be found the odds are against it.
There was a theory made about the cop possibly causing the accident. The lady saw the same car go by her twice....the theory she got into a vehicle down the road possibly getting in since she felt comfortable with the person....who said its not the cop and he understood her situation since hes an alcoholic too. Could it be possible he comforted her and she got in and things got out of control and he did something? 🤔
this is very well done. you even made me think of something....if maura went back the way she came...why would she use a pay phone? she had her cell phone on her. She didnt make any calls that night, as, after the accident, the person she was tandem driving with- parked, Maura grabbed all of her stuff, got in the car and off she went with her rendez vous-no need to call anyone....and it accounts for her taking some of the alcohol. She met a guy the weekend before at Sara's party. What makes young people do all kinds of crazy stuff? love sex and relationships. The guy says lets take a week to be together, hot passionate- time, away from all the BS, and Bill rausch......she is still alive and i have some online evidence
@@TheCellarTrueCrime i do, after doing my own research, which i posted in reddit maura murray, but was taken down!!!! there is a nursing certificate online for Maura that was valid from...2015? until 2017. Additionally, I cam across a telephone number for a Maura Murray...went on whatsapp, it had an icon picture, but you couldnt really tell the person. i texted Maura? an hour later the picture was taken down. Nothing hard core, but...the license makes me curious
That is true, if she was planning on disappearing. But I don’t think the car accident was part of the plan. You don’t do your homework to make people believe your coming back and then get in an accident drawing attention immediately to you missing.
I'm gonna say it was her boyfriend, the one who ended up in jail anyway. I agree she got into a car, the dogs having her scent drop so suddenly means something to me. When that happens, I strongly believe that person didn't continue on foot after that. Especially that close. I don't understand a motive though. Which could lean into the police involvement theory but based on her bf's track record and future offenses... He seems like the most likely scenario. I still just don't understand why. Who knows though, it also could have been a completely random passerby that took an easy opportunity to pick up a woman "in need." She was already out of it, drinking, had a lot going on and not thinking clearly. That makes for an easy target. Unfortunately those things do happen all the time.
Maura was very close to her father !we all make mistake which we aren't proud of!my opinion is she is so long gone and all the time she didn't even phone her family just to say she is fine don't worry!sorry to say this but i don't think she is still alive!
I remember watching this on the news when it happened & them saying she's missing. I live in Vermont which is isn't too far from New Hampshire. I really think it's a cover up to protect someone. I truly believe someone knows what happened. I'm very intuitive & get these bad feelings about things & this case is one of them that has bothered me for so long. It doesnt make any sense why they couldn't find her. Also its strange how the time line & statements changed. It doesn't add up, some important information is missing with this case it seems.
Yeah I agree with you. This case has bothered me since the first time I watched it on an earlier season of the show disappeared. Since then i keep coming back to it. In making this video I really wanted to do justice to the case and story but at the same time not dive to deep down the rabbit hole. But what you stated had me nodding my head all the way through. Someone, somewhere, knows something and until her body is found or someone finally slips some information, this case will continue to boggle the true crime community.
You didn't go deep into this dude !! Read more about Chief Williams and what he did earlier that night with a squad car ( got it stuck in the snow because he was drunk ), Then was given the SUV 001 to drive away. Years later the PD claims that SUV 001 was NOT available that night due to repairs to dispute zwhat female WITNESS A claimed she saw !!
Oh I’m aware of all the different stuff. I just was selective on what to dive into. I’ve been following this case for a long time, I will probably dive back into it again in the not to distant future and discuss some more theories and ideas
Haverhill is actually pronounced “Hay-vrill”. Don’t ask me why, I think we pronounce it wrong, but that is the way to say it. I’m from Massachusetts and currently live in New Hampshire, and I recently saw a billboard with her missing person information. Crazy to see it this long after. This case has always annoyed me because I just want there to be an answer.
Case has driven me crazy for over a decade. First saw this on disappeared I believe. It’s been one that has puzzled me and drawn my constant interest for years and years. Hope the family gets answers one day.
The man with the Gray beard, ask her do you want me to call the police? He said she was obviously drinking slurred her words. What man goes home and leaves in inebriated young woman in the dark, in the cold, around the woods, and still doesn't call the police even though she says no? Everybody would call ...
Maura was killed by a man with the initials RS. She met the man online. Maura left to get away for the week after finding out Bill had cheated on her again. Maura sadly decided to meet this man along the way to her destination. At the time of the crash they were driving from Woodsville where they met up at Bowling Alley to a secondary location. Maura was following behind his red truck with wooden slats in her Saturn. After Mauras car spun out the man in the truck doubled back when he noticed she was no longer behind him and picked her up at the scene. All actual information in the case points to this. The man's initials are RS.
Where did you get said info and those initials? I mean this is a logical conclusion to what could have happened but I am unaware of some of this information you have shared. Would love more information as I could dive even more into this story in another video.
And her stop at the liquor store, driving a car she was having issues with for a long distance when her father was on the way to either help with repairs to her car or to buy her another one, the fact that she may have been having issues with her boyfriend & that she refused help in an area with bad cellphone service when a local man who knows the area offered to help her too?!?! I also wonder what may have lead to her having the issues at west point too? She'a an athlete, athletes normally excel at west point. It's just strange overall that she seems to have just disappeared. This kinda thing just shouldn't happen, especially to a beautiful woman with a loving family like she seemed to have (sorry if any of my statement may have been wrong in any way, i just don't like this kinda thing happening to anyone, especially a young lady with dimples & a wonderful smile).
There’s a lot of big unanswered questions in all this. It’s what makes the case as difficult as it is, misinformation and unclear truths are riddled throughout Maura’s case.
Think she grabbed what she could and caught a ride with the wrong person who saw a golden opportunity with someone all by themselves and far from home. Amazes me how everyone disregards dirtbag112 altogether
Very SAD! Wonder if the Cop who first saw her, did something? She might have begged not to be arrested because of her alcohol in her car. He might have wanted S-X and she said no. But he s-x abused her and killed her. Horrible.
Definitely could be the case. I’ve always wondered if something happened with the police chief of that town. If that’s the case… we may never know the truth.
I like James Renner and I think he makes some excellent content, but his conclusion on Maura just makes him look like an idiot. She almost certainly froze to death while hiding from the cops to avoid a dui. In the best case scenario while searching the woods they can achieve an 80% clear rate, I would bet that percentage goes down significantly in the thick mountainous Great North Woods. Imo the best possible route to solving this case is continued grid searches.
Since we're not ruling anything out, did anyone ever check the bus driver's trunk? Maybe he was the one who "saw an opportunity." Stranger things have happened.
Good job! I trust dogs. So, I believe she was picked up where her scent disappears. She may have been forced into a car or truck. Why do I think they found her DNA in an A-frame house near by?
This might sound dumb but the picture which shows tbe stuff in her car said that she had a packed suitcase, i think her plan was too avoid the dui in the woods hoping not to get her car towed and then come back to her car then get all of her stuff then run away somewhere but then some one took her i think it might be her bf or the bus driver, i genuinely dont know this is my first time looking at this case so tell me what do yiu guys think
I think there’s 3 realistic possibilities. She wandered off and died due to exposure. She was picked up by someone who took advantage of the situation, or the police were involved more than we know. It’s hard to say without more info
I think it was the bus driver. Something strange happened to her as she was vulnerable, also had she been drinking in the car on the journey? To me she seemed a trouble young women. She had no money and was doing dodgy things to survive. She wasnt close to her family. Was bill meeting her, why would he kill her? Was there any serial killers in the area? Any dodgy characters where she had the accident? Was the accident the icing on the cake and she couldn't cope? Took the alcohol and ran into the forest and dies of the cold? Her body not being found? I think she was set alone? The people who attended her at the accident said a she was alone? Cases like this are so sad and so heart breaking. She was definitely troubled and just wish she could be found.
I feel that she went into the woods because she was drinking and was trying to get away from whatever was going on back where she was from and didn’t want to be involved with the police. I think she got hurt or lost in the woods and died out there.
@@1776History1776 the damage does not match up with what is purported to have happened at the scene. John Smith explains much better than any youtube comment can. Try to find John Smith’s interviews.
I've been interested in this for a number of years and I have a proposal for a theory. Let's first look at a very simplified timeline of the events. Maura is cited by police for using a stolen credit card to pay for pizza. She has had problems with her prior university. Then one day she emails her school saying she has a death in the family. Her dorm room is found packed up (Rather neatly by all accounts). Then she is found having had a car wreck and decides not to take offered assistance by a passerby (The school bus driver). And within minutes disappears. At first glance these things can't be reconciled. And they can't if they only person involved in this was Murray herself. What if she wasn't the only person involved? I posit a slightly different timeline. Maura becomes involved in less than savory people at university. She get's more and more involved. Those around her decide she isn't able to be trusted - perhaps they think she is loose lipped or she is getting an attack of conscience. Either way they suggest a party at her family cabin. So she buys some wine and starts to drive there. Meanwhile the others write the email and pack her room up. And there are others following her. They plan to make her disappear and so they are following her on her drive, close behind in order to be shown where the cabin is. Unplanned she is in an accident - perhaps being drunk or perhaps just losing control of the vehicle. Either way she knows there is a person behind her (And she thinks they are friends) and so declines help. The person behind her comes along and picks her up as a lift to the cabin where she can contact others. And then she is disappeared - perhaps not the way the others may have wanted to do it but still accomplished. That timeline explains all of the clues here. It leaves out the weird rag in the tail pipe but I posit that is not a clue as much as just something she did.
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I watch a lot of true crime, and I feel like the Maura Murray case is like the weirdest case I’ve ever heard
It’s certainly is one of the most bizarre!
@@TheCellarTrueCrime Drunkenness knows no favorites. Those woods are rife with peat bogs and little swamps. If a drunken person stumbles into one of those, her or his body will disappear without a trace.
Asha Degree is even weirder to me
Check Judy Smith case if you haven't, it's also very weird.
@@polinarius666 Very strange. My two cents: It seems to me that she had some sort of argument with her husband that he wasn't prepared to discuss with law enforcement and she decided to leave and ended up in Asheville. I think she must have had some sort of psychotic break due to the fact she didn't inform any of her family she had decided to go there. She was probably sniffed out by a serial killer who recognised her as an easy target.
It reminds me a little of the Blair Adams case, another very strange one.
Keep doing these longer videos please. The horrible fate series is up there next to Scary Interesting. I love the hard work keep it up
Appreciate the kind words and support!
Do more long, comprehensive vids like this. Definitely suits your style nicely.
I've seen numerous videos of Mauras' disappearance and this one is the best! Alot of work was put into making it and it shows. I left a comment about her disappearance on your latest video and after watching this it upset me even more about what happened to her and left me with even more questions! There's so many speculating crcumstances that just make it so frustrating not to have any answers. The thoughts of what could of happened to her are so upsetting and I hope one day she is found and we know the truth, she deserves that at the least!!!
Really appreciate the kind words. I’ve been a big time follower of this case and I always wanted to do it justice if I made a video on it. Thanks for watching!
Great video, I wanted to say the police do have more information that has not been revealed to the public, but has to Maura's family. Maura's sister, Julie Murray, stated in a News Nation Interview on February 13th, 2024, she knows information that she cant disclose.
Interesting. I wonder what is known and if there any closer to an answer.
Finally...somebody has taken a good look at this case and filled in some blanks...most of the yuotube presentations are lazy and dont do research...just spend a few hours listening to somebody elses youtube videos then cobble a story..no new connections,just rehash already known details
I’ve been following this story for years and years. Honestly I could probably talk about this case for hours but I wanted to try and make something that was concise to what is believed to be the timeline and not get too far off track with the numerous conspiracies. I’ll probably dive back into some theories in the future.
@@TheCellarTrueCrime I wish you would put out a long, rambling video about it. lol. I'd listen. 😉
@@DaveGentry-r5v glad to hear it. I think I’m going to do my first live stream soon and I think it’s gonna be centered around discussing Maura murray and her case. I’m very familiar with her story and I think it could be a fun one
@@DaveGentry-r5v and by fun one I mean a fun time for us all to discuss. Obviously nothing is “fun” about Maura missing or what her family has gone through
@@TheCellarTrueCrime Of course. No need to explain. Thank you!
Lets look at this: She crashes her car, Rick Forcier walks over to help her and is smoking a cigarette, and helping her make a plan. He goes back to his house to get his car and Butch drives by talks to her, and as soon as he leaves, Maura runs to get in Ricks car and is ushered away.
Rick then makes up the story about seeing her 5 miles up the road. To throw cops off her trail and she runs away or meets a killer.
Your content is the most logical and incredibly interesting. I have followed this as well
Thank you 🙏
Drunk, dazed from an accident and walking about in cold. She died of exposure. AMy mother-in-law was born and raised in MN, and almost died one evening when she ran out of gas and tried walking to the gas station even though she knew the area very well, and could see the gas station's lights. Fortunately, someone stopped by and gave her a ride home. Inebriated people make even less stellar decisions.
All valid points. Just hard to believe no sign of her was ever found in the searches
OK. Then where is she?? In the woods, you say?? What woods? Where?? Because they scoured those woods,inch by inch. And every other woods they found. Unless you think she walked thousands of miles,found some deep woods,dug a 16 foot hole,jumped in and covered herself with dirt?? No,it doesn't make any sense
@@TheCellarTrueCrime Yah, there would have been some trace of her or her belongings.
If she was drinking I can totally understand how she’s getting lost back when I was young and dumb. That was very easy.
I feel strongly that her body is out in the woods. I'm sure that her abusive boyfriend contributed to her mental state and declining behavior, but I think she just took off in the woods. She was already running away from her problems at home - I don't think she brought anyone with her. I agree with the idea that she didn't want to get into anymore trouble. When you are drinking, you don't realize how cold it is plus your body is more susceptible because of the alcohol. She could have easily found a hiding spot, fell asleep and passed away from hypothermia without ever waking up. They say that there were no tracks, but the snow was sparse enough that she could have hopped over the bit at the side of the road and gone off through the woods where the snow hadn't accumulated. I only live 20 minutes away from the accident site and feel like I went through a similar crisis around her age. I could have been her. Praying that she is found.
Very interesting that you live that close. If you have anymore info to share about the area or any rumors that have floated around locally or anything like that I’d be interested. I think your conclusion, based on everything, is probably the most reasonable. Sometimes bodies are overlooked and once they turn to nothing but bone it can take a miracle to find. I just hope the family gets closer one day. Any family that goes through something like this, deserves at the very least, some closer.
So where are the things missing from the car? Such as alcohol bottles and the car keys which I think is missing as well? And why hasn’t the body parts been found after hundreds of hours of searching in the area? Experts have all said it’s impossible that she is still in the woods.
@@ThomLeeds They began the search way too late to rely on their canines. I have heard far too many stories of bodies found in areas that had previously been searched to believe that it is impossible. We are talking about a very bright and agile girl who really didn't want anymore trouble in her life. I believe that she could have easily outsmarted the search team.
@@nickit8871So she crash the car by accident or on purpose and decide that the easiest way to kill herself is to run out in the woods and kill herself?
Yeah, but if she die down in the words, people would have found her body by now like somebody would have found some thing more than likely clothing, a bone something
Such a good perspective!! THANK YOU FOR EVERY VID. NEVER STOP DOING , YOU ARE APPRECIATED ❤
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I believe, she is the one who did the hit and run, got scared because she was drinking so she ran into the woods. Died from exposure.
This is what I believe happened as well, it’s the most logical explanation
Not to mention ahe just found out her sister had slept with her either current bf or ex bf (can't remember which) I think that's the family emergency. She also had a lot if mental issues going on too. But, I think your theory is 1000% correct. Her remains were scattered by animals and were thus never found. Edit for clarification...I'm not so sure about the hit and run part. I think some mental illness or mental breakdown caused her to make some bad decisions in unforgiving weather and nature.
She Had a cell phone on her pissed off or not she would’ve called somebody
Feels more like a cover-up to me.
there was no cell phone coverage in that area.
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The odds that she was abducted in that location, in that environment, at that time and in that short window of time is almost immeasurably small.
A lot of people say that. But did it occur to you she could have hid in the woods hiding till the cops had gone only heading back on the road on foot AFTER he’d left? She could have easily hitched a lift far later than previously thought. She was most likely still hiding behind a tree waiting for the cop to go during that small window of time. There was a report from a neighbor of a woman seen walking down the road later that evening. Eventually she hitched a ride to town with the wrong person.
@@wulfsorenson8859 Then how come the police dogs lost her scent?
Right and Butch is the only one known to have seen her. He said she called Triple A but there was no cell service out there. I have heard that he has since passed away
@@chrisspearline767 that’s wrong. She was seen by a neighbor jogging along the road one hour after the police had left. It was 17km of empty road surrounded by vast empty forest to the next town. And it was freezing. I would have hitched a lift too in her situation.
@@Da1Dez the gloves they used were new and barely had her scent.
I think true crime fans overestimate this young lady. She was a screw-up, a petty theif (genuine lowlife stuff), and now two car wrecks in a few days that would have been made better bu Daddy. She was going away for privacy to drink herself into oblivion. The DUI would have had her sitting in a cell sobering up, waiting for Daddy.
She skeedaddled into the woods, eventuslly tired and lost, crawled into or under something for warmth, and died there of exposure.
Simple answer and very well could be what happened. I just hope she’s found one day to put the entire thing to rest. I don’t want to see her father go to his grave not knowing
Very comprehensively delivered,thankyou for so much more information on this young woman
Glad you enjoyed the video. Always been passionate about this story and I wanted to do it justice.
From an outsidet just hearing this case 1st time... simple explanation... was drunk, crashed, ran off to avoid arrest but got lost in woods ...
There were no footprints ever found on either side of the rd her car was found on and they checked both directions for awhile. Not to mention they also checked side roads and dirt roads in the immediate area and they also checked both sides of those roads for footprints as well, there were none. If you want the REAL STORY. Check out her sisters podcast MEDIA PRESSURE on here...its insightful and well done. There are 9 parts.
There was 2 feet of frozen snow in the woods and 2-3 foot snowbanks on both sides of the rd with fresh fallen snow from the day before she didn't go in the woods
So my personal experience is what immediately came to mind about this story. When my car broke down on the side of the road and my license was suspended and I had some green stuff with me and the first thing that I did was grabbed my shit and thought I gotta get away from this car quick! So I ditched the car and the scene before popo could get there or see me. Now this happened in a huge city on the freeway mind you not but had I been in the middle of nowhere what choice would you have other than hitching a ride? In that moment the only thing going through your mind is " I'm not going to jail!"
Appreciate you sharing your experience and thoughts. I feel as a female who’s experienced a similar situation you can give some insight into the thought process she may have had. I agree with ya, she very well may have been dead set on fleeing the scene in any manner possible. I hope we find answers someday.
@@TheCellarTrueCrime I’m with you 100%! This is one of those cases I keep coming back to because it’s so weird. If the person that picked her up was “one of those types,” then it’s almost like fate had it in for her when you put the short time span into the mix but then again these days it seems like every other dude is a perv so you got a 50/50 chance on whether that next ride was one of those. One of the scenarios that also crossed my mind was that she was in such a rush to get away that she wasn’t being careful and got hit by a car and the person took her body with them and disposed of it elsewhere.
WOW Great Reporting and I'm only 15 minutes in!!!
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I feel like Butch made up the story of her saying she called Triple A when there was no cell service out there. I think Butch should have been investigated as a suspect. Unfortunately he's not here to provide the truth
Yeah I mean if he was involved will never truly know at this point.
I don't think he was guily of hurting Maura, but he did see more that night and was scared to speak up.
@@TheCellarTrueCrime yeah I mean where did she call triple A from his house?
Did Butch offer to make a call with his cellphone?
Or did he offer to make a call using his landline because he knew Maura had no cell service and neither did he?
The only people there that had any kind of 'communications' were the police and their radios and witnesses who had landlines.
The communications between officers and dispatch should have been recorded and stored.
I think there's some communication records between officers and dispatch that are missing...also i think the calls made/recieved by Maura during her drive are not being released.
This case remains intriguing. Maura had secrets that led to her demise. The theories all point that she was some confused drunk girl who didn't know what she was doing and in some state of panic. She was a cadet, she was a nurse. She wasn't stupid. She would have been found if she was dead in the woods after the widespread search -- the winter weather would have preserved her body-- even cadaver dogs didn't find her. She had a more viable plan to escape to a new life..
I disagree if she was that cunning she wouldn’t be in that situation in the first place. If she wanted to disappear why let so many people see her. Unfortunately, I think she went to hide from police and succumbed to the elements.
She probably hid in the woods from the cops after the crash. Later she came out and decided to walk to town and probably flagged down a passing car to avoid the cold. The mistake people make is thinking she disappeared in the 7m window before the cop arrived. Most likely the culprit picked her up and killed her hours later. There was a report from a neighbor of a woman seen jogging down the road one hour after she crashed. It was 17miles on the dark cold road to town.
Maybe...but she probably didn't plan to wreck her car. I've never heard exactly why her car wouldn't go. Would the car not start or did she have a flat? I've never heard what exactly was wrong with her car.
@@tamijoyce5086 it went into a ditch and she couldn’t get it out. So she packed up her stuff and ran off before the cops arrived to avoid a DUI. Remember she was already on probation for using a stolen credit card so she was looking at jail and being expelled from Amherst if she was picked up by police.
lotsa alcohol involved here. Not a good sign
Faith Westman did not witness the accident from her window or anywhere else. She heard a noise that took her to the window and saw the vehicle sitting there.
Ppl forget how rare cell phones were at that time not everyone had one and faith being older def would not have recognized it as a cell phone light
I believe that she was kidnapped/abducted after her minor car crash. If she had been wandering in the woods her body would have been found. Definitely a very strange and puzzling case. Maybe she just needed a break from life and went to where her childhood holiday places were to chill out. I so hope she is found
I think the same
Just to let you know, Smith covered for Williams. Williams harassed me at my job, and both were on duty. Smith did nothing to stop him. Williams was seriously scary, and I don't scare easily. He just was not right. And mean. So, from what I experienced, I would not put anything past those two. Did you notice the tire tracks drawn on the police report? Just as Witness A described where the SUV was parked? And another point, Atwood's call was transferred to Hanover and when Atwood was called back by dispatch, they were told by Atwood's girlfriend she did not know where the female was. Just after the time Witness A said she had driven through.
I would love to hear more about your experiences there. If you want to email me my email is linked in all my videos
I know I'm late on this story but Reguarding timeline,
Has anyone ever been able to prove or disprove 2 ascertion's that I've heard:
1. That Barbara Atwood made an original 911 call at 7:05pm and stated that a car slid off the road and came to stop in snow bank across from her driveway ?
2. When questioned Mr. Marrotte also stated he saw the car with flashers on by the end of his driveway.
Both of these would move the actual accident site further east.
Any Answers ?
Nothing with definitive clarity sadly. The issue with this case is misinformation and failure to 100% prove or disprove claims that may or not have been reported. Factual accuracy is next to impossible with so much of this case.
She asked the bus driver not to call the police. Did she freak out and go to hes house to make sure to tell him not to call the police? Did an argument break out and the bus driver attacked her?
I know that's awful to say especially if it's not the case, I know if I was in a bad place & something else happened in top, I'd be really scared. I would do all I could to make sure the police wasn't called, that's all she needed on top of everything else.
She was getting away as she felt depressed, she had so much going on for a twenty year old, also breaking up from a dysfunctional relationship is so painful.
And sadly butch the bus driver would pass away years later and any secrets he may have had, went with him
I think that she went to the bus driver’s house since they had already spoken. She had stolen a credit card in the past, so probably she also had the intention to steal some money/ credit card from that house, he probably caught her, she threatened to tell the police a bunch of things, he panicked and murdered her. He had had never been in trouble with the police, and no one would hire him again, especially to drive a school bus. Something may have happened in that house that caused his death.
Obviously please don't ring cops I am drunk and running away from pending court cases ! FACT!
This story makes me wonder if one of the officers had something to do with her dissapearance. Is there sufficient evidence to rule that out? I know it's not likely, but police officers are capable of making wrong choices too.
Same thoughts
Yeah I was thinking the same thing dont sound right,it seems the police were last ones to see her. They say it was late at night so 2 sleazy cops stop u and they take you. Do what they want and nobody no any wiser.pretty scary u cant even trust the people who are supost to protect u.
Police officers making wrong choices is extremely likely, tf are u talking about lol
Totally a cop could be an abductor totally in a way in a twisted way. Someone may think that they want to become a cop if there are no doctor because people trust cops I’m not saying that’s what happened, but it totally could be.
My thoughts all along
Great job with this video. 👍🏼
Thank you! 🙏
She went down Bradley hill road! That's how she avoided police !
Here, I think is the simplest explanation:
Maura’s Saturn gives up the ghost and cruises to a stop alongside Rt112 , no accident, no snow bank impacted in the grillwork, no bits of Saturn in the snowbank, and a fresh amber bulb screwed into the otherwise toasted left headlight assembly.
Butch stops and exchanges words with Maura, leaves.
Maura gathers her stuff, locks the car, walks toward Butch’s place, thinks better of it and heads back toward her car leaving enough scent to confound canines.
Maura, ducks down Old Peters Rd in order to avoid the police (maybe cruiser #001)
Maura, thinking that a search will ensue, pushes further down Old Peters Rd., perhaps just far enough to keep tabs on the activity on Rt 112.
Maura realizes shes becoming hypothermic, and way past the point of thinking straight, weighs her options and decides to push across lots toward house lights. ( maybe at the end of Mcguire Ln.
Maura takes the path of least resistance and cuts across what looks like an open field and is actually a wet pond/ marsh area.
Anyone from around that area will tell you that, because of the thick mat of rotting vegetation on the bottom, the ice in small ponds cannot be trusted.
Maura hits a soft spot and her story ends.
That’s where I would look, the pond between Old Peters Rd. and the end of Mcguire Ln. Next week iwill be twenty years since Maura disappeared, it’s possible the pond may have filled in or otherwise changed.
I used to drive that road regularly and passing by the scene always prompts some thought on what could have happened, and this scenario, I think, is the least complicated.
That very well could be. Have they ever truly searched that pond thoroughly?
Not much info on that but I can relate a story. Ive spent years in the woods and I never go deep without a compass and a map, this particular time I was out hunting ( taking an armed walk in the woods with my dog) when a car went by. I was shocked, I thought I was an easy half mile from any road. Sure enough there was a road, sunken but well traveled, running right across my intended path. Go figure. My point is that things in the woods are easily overlooked. After twenty years there could be several inches of leaf litter covering everything.
I've heard people speculate about this case and the disappearance of Briana Maitland being connected. The cases are very similar.
Her case is very creepy. I’m sure someone unknown to her flagged her down pretending they had car trouble then abducted her.
I just found your channel, I really like it . Thank you .
Thank you! I’m really glad you’re enjoying the content so far!
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It sounds like she ran at first so she wouldn't get a d u I and not be able to get into the career path she wanted. Being a track star, she thought she could run. But the elements proved to be false to her drunk processing. Woods are dense, bodies are always missed.
Yeah she definitely ran into the woods to hide from the police…but her body was never found. She could easily have left the woods after the cops were gone and walked down the road towards town and hitched a ride much later than previously thought? It was either that or police incompetence meant her body was overlooked in the woods.
Where were her footsteps in the snow???? If she ran into the woods there would’ve been footprints into the woods.
@@deeervin7272 they only checked in the area of the crash. But most likely she hitched a lift.
When I was in the Navy, while stationed on a ship homeported in the Philippines, someone was caught stealing from the store on base at Subic. He was discharged from the Navy. They don't approve of that kind of stuff.
This was the best narrative of Maura i have ever seen.
Thank you, I did this early on with my channel so I think I could do better, but at the same time I’m proud of it. I’ve followed her story for a very long time and it’s always been one I’m passionate about
@TheCellarTrueCrime I've seen many of them and this was fantastico!
@@lisapoole5420 thank you so much
This case happened when I was 11 and it’s been on my mind sense
Yeah it’s been haunting me for quite some time
The more I think about this, The more I believe:
Atwood lied from the get go, and Maura (maybe at first declined) but knowing she was looking at a DUI, on top of other troubles in Mass.
She did eventually decide to jump into Butch's Bus or Car to hide from authorities.
The tragedy in this is that in many of these rural areas with small Police Dept's it's common for local residents to offer and give assistance to police.
So when Officer C. Smith arrived he mistakingly accepted Atwood's story and in that moment accepted the help, (meaning Atwood's roose of going to search for Maura).
Atwood knows Maura is already hiding in his bus or car.
At the time it would seem innocent enough to Officer Smith, car is spun out, not a tremendous amount of damage, Per Atwood: driver was speaking then walks away.
Let's see if we can locate her.
Atwood shoulda never been allowed to leave that scene until his home, bus, car & property were completely searched.
Atwood either drove Maura out of there right after speaking with Officer Smith, or waited until everyone cleared the scene.
Occam's Razor
Agree totally 👍
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One of the most reasonable tries on this case. Like it. I watched a lot of materials about MMs dissapearance but the most concentrate too much on unlikely theories instead of following what seems to be the most logical and simple.
Appreciate the kind words and glad you enjoyed my dive into this case. It’s one I’ve been following for a very long time
She ran into the woods....I think. Or a police cover up
@@Drb821 no foot prints in the snow.
I can’t believe it’s been 20 years. I remember hearing about this in college
It’s hard to believe I’ve been following this case for well over a decade myself. I hope answers are found one day for the family
@@TheCellarTrueCrime I get so lost in missing persons cases. I hope something comes up. So many weird inconsistencies in this case
I'm sorry something that sticks out to me is knowing she had a cell phone wouldn't it be easier for her to text him why e-mail him? I know she stated she didn't want to talk but this just seems off to me…..i also know that some language is different in different races but to call my grown azz man Stud again off to me. This case is chilling too many weird actions. Let's no get started on this twilight zone neighborhood she ended up in and also some of her actions are just strange. I pray this case gets solved Maura case has a lot of us scratching our heads! Her family deserves to know what happened to her. Oh even the police are Strange!! Great Job telling her story! New sub here!
Texting wasn’t as big back during her disappearance. It’s not like it is today. But yeah it’s a baffling case
The simplest answer is she wander into the woods to avoid the cops and succumbed to the weather.
Two feet of ice covered snow? Let's see how far you get and succumb without ppl finding in literal hours
@@southernsweettea3478 if so her remains would’ve been recovered
@@hannahlabyrinth1945 if it was continuously snowing the snow could've covered her and then by the time spring came animals and scavengers would do what they do. You'd think there would be clothing or personal effects. Ive seen the woods via Google maps. Appears to be a pretty dense forest. If I were a betting person I'd bet her remains are within a half mile circumfrance from where her vehicle was found.
@@Booooberrie finding a body in 2ft of snow answered your own question lol it's in 2ft of snow.
@@acidrage5206 there would be major tracks in 2 feet of snow
I had the exact model Saturn years ago from an absolute full tank it would go about 75 to 100 miles before the gas hand would drop to that amount
The biggest clue to me is that sniffer dog, they don't make mistakes,so at there had been something dead. What if bus driver saw her walking past his bus and convinced her to come in and he told her that he wouldn't call police. The sniffer dog in that house is Ocams Razor.
Sniffer dogs are infallible? Where do you heard that.
Very nice video,thank you
Thank you for watching!
I cannot believe more people aren't covering this. Bailey Sarian absolutely should cover it.
I would have walked back in the same direction I came also. There was a gas station she passed. Makes sense.
But. I think she knew the police would be coming from that direction. From the center of town. Also there was 2 ft of on the ground off the road & big snow banks. She would of had to hide in driveways or dive into snow into snowballs to avoid being seen. It is possible tho.
A small piece of the puzzle that has always bothered me is the jacket she is seen wearing in the ATM photo. Her sister Julie said she and the family do not recognize the jacket at all from Maura's wardrobe. Did she recently buy a new jacket without her family knowing? Did she borrow it from someone? Could there have been someone with her at that point, and she was wearing their jacket? So weird! Almost every detail of the case is strange
It’s all strange, and yeah I’ve heard about the whole jacket thing. Just adds even more unknown to a story full of it already
It has always been my theory that she got into a car but that the operator of that vehicle did not harm her. Atwood’s house is for all intents and purposes the last outpost along rte 112 until you hit civilization again in Woodstock, which is bustling in February due to the skiing in the area. It is my belief that a good samaritan dropped her off in Woodstock at one of the restaurants or hotels in the area. What happened after that is anyone’s guess. However, remember that there are skiers visiting that area from NH, MA, ME, VT, CT etc. It’s possible that the person who gave her a ride is still out there with vital information having returned to their state and never learning of her disappearance. I would like to know what canvassing the police did in Woodstock. Did she try to rent a room for the night at one of the hotels?
All good thoughts and I agree it’s possible and I’d like to know as well. I always believed in the possibility that there was someone out there with info and they don’t even know it. I know this case has been covered a ton but for me it’s one I’ve followed and dug into for well over a decade. In making the video I wanted to do justice to the case, justice to Maura and potentially get the info to someone out there that may have key info. Appreciate you watching!
Thank you - an excellent and well balanced video!
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Kate M is the key to this case
yeah I think there's plenty of information that has never been publicly obtained from her. Would love to pick her brain.
@@TheCellarTrueCrime i want to know why fred said, 'anything that happened to maura disappearance means nothing." BS he is covering, it means everything. He also wont divulge what Kate said to him, why? if you really wanted to find your daughter you would put all evidence out there. Either Maura was hit by a police car, or she escaped. What else would keep Kate M from talking and from going to look for her? The next weekend Kate ran in a track meet. youre not gonna look for your friend? No, because she knows Maura ran away, and didnt want to put up with her Dad, and Billy, and competing with Julie etc..... Can you get a hold of KAte?
Ocams Razor theory- the tracking dogs stopping where they did, in front of the bus drivers house:
She never went beyond that point on foot.
Picked up? Walked to the guys house who stopped to check on her? Other questions follow that. But that is one thing that stands out, what are the odds her scent stops at the house of the bus driver and its totally random? He admitted to stopping to check on her (not saying hes guilty of anything) - but its odd.
It is and logically the last person typically has some involvement. Sadly the bus driver is long since gone and it doesn’t seem like any answer are ever going to come in this case. I hope they do one day, I truly do
@TheCellarTrueCrime That's really unfortunate if in fact he had any involvement. It's just such a weird case with a very small window of time between her last being seen and first officer arriving on scene. The last person to see her coincidentally is where her scent trail ends to boot.
I grew up and still live in the white mountains, I don't think we will ever have answers with Maura either, and it's so heartbreaking for all who loved her.
Did the cops check the bus or the bus drivers home?? He was the last person to see her alive??
Occam's Razor is a good theory, but it's not flawless. It leaves out a TON of possible factors, or unknown factors. It also allows us to insert our own presuppositions in determing an explanation. I think it is okay to use, but you really should not solely rely on it and pretend it's an 'end-all-be-all' to every mystery. It's really dismissive of other possibilities.
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Thank you! This is an older video as well. I have drastically improved since then. Thanks for supporting and giving my channel a chance
behaviors and motivations just don't add up to anything that makes any sense. She died from exposure, and she is not the only one who was never found. keep in mind that what ppl see, or think they see, is greatly impacted by their own biases and expectations.
My first thought and theory had always been she went into the woods after walking away... And succumbed to the elements
I mean it’s possible. They searched but people are missed during searches all the time
I think Maura was incredibly depressed and she could have been the hit and run perpetrator. If bad things happened in both her old and new college the problem was probably her. It sounded like her relationship was ending, she had money problems or was just interested in pushing boundaries by committing credit card fraud, she was also developing a drinking problem just like her sister.
That’s a lot to cope with especially when you’re feeling alone.
She said there was a death in the family most likely because she meant herself. She might have had the idea to commit suicide somewhere pleasant that had good memories for her. She began drinking whilst driving and made a half hearted attempt on her life by crashing the car. When she was discovered by the bus driver she panicked and believed that she might have been breathelised - she would be arrested, her dad would have been called and more shame on herself would ensue. She ran, thinking that this was the best option. She got lost, called her boyfriend crying. (Not sure if this will get mentioned) and perhaps fell/ drowned/ froze as the light disappeared.
Not a bad Idea, although they did debunk the phone call to her boyfriend. There wasn’t one ever placed after she went missing. It’s a misconception that got talked about early on in the case
Such murder! Murder that is... without a body... or a weapon... or a scene... or a suspect... or a witness... or a motive.
I think it was a crime of opportunity. She grabbed her booze and was going to lay low and hoped police just left the car and she would go back. Someone probably offered to help her. Maybe saw her walking and picked her up. She had to think fast! Definitely feel like the guy with the cigarette is a real thing. Why would that woman say that if she didn't see. Dosen't make sense. The idea that she started a new life is very doubtful and she didn't walk out into the woods and die either. Highly unlikely imo
This exactly! She was not abducted in that ‘small window of time’ - she was hiding from the cops in the wood nearby watching. When the cop left she hit the road and eventually hitched a lift. She was most likely picked up long after that cop had left when she’d headed back on the road walking towards town. There was a report of a woman seen walking on the road a while after her crash.
I find it more likely that a drunk and distraught college kid lost her way in the dark, dense woods while she was trying to evade the cops. She was not dressed properly at all. She was not even wearing her gloves. She was extremely stressed and probably sleep-deprived to boot. And what if she had a head injury? She'd been in 2 major car accidents in as many days. That's insane. She may have been disoriented and confused. I think she died from hypothermia, exacerbated by the alcohol in her system, and her body was missed in searches. They did not even do a proper search until 3 days later. If she was spotted 5 miles from the crash site by just after 8 PM, think of how far she could have gotten in the woods before she succumbed. She may have curled up somewhere hidden in an attempt to get warm. They found human bones near Loon Mountain in 2021. I think this was 25 miles from where she crashed. Everyone thought they could be Maura's. But they were tested and it was found they had been there for at least 100 years... maybe as far back as the 18th century. They'd sat there all that time, and no one had found them until 2021! She could easily be out there.
It only take 20-30 minutes to die from hypothermia. I agree that she did not want a DUI.. hid from the cop in the woods left the car after the accident. By the looks of the car, she most likely had a head injury . Even though I am an experienced hiker, it is REALLY to get lost in the woods.. even a small area. In addition, I think that she was drunk.. who knows how warmly she dressed.. she succumbed to the elements .. Her body was decimated by animals … makes sense to me .. Logic
@@wulfsorenson8859 I agree with you
I e been recently following and studying this case. The information you gave about the cops is very interesting to say the least. Most likely it was crappy documentation that they did and not a coverup. I think she walked to a house near by ( A frame) to sober up and try to use the phone and something very bad happened there. This was a excellent synopsis of what happened here.
Appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed the content!
It was Butch
I think she went walking for some reason and someone probably just picked her up…. She was probably kidnapped out there in the country. This is why you don’t trust anyone ever.
I’ll say you live a wild lifestyle anything can happens.
I’m super paranoid myself. I’m alone mostly so wtf could happen to me is my thoughts.
Yeah that very well could be the case, always be aware of your surroundings!
You make a compelling case for her leaving the scene.
I know what happened she went to New Hampshire!! I know it sounds mean, but people are disappearing to the new Hampshire a lot. When u got to a state that is mainly forest, it is easy to make someone disappear. Though I hope she will be found the odds are against it.
Thank You!
Thanks for watching!
Who's david aldrich senior? Look him up Woodville New Hampshire.
The police were too shady and someone would see a man if it was her BF that lived out of state
The police acting the way they did has always left me to wonder. I go back and forth but the police involvement would and could make a lot of sense.
There was a theory made about the cop possibly causing the accident. The lady saw the same car go by her twice....the theory she got into a vehicle down the road possibly getting in since she felt comfortable with the person....who said its not the cop and he understood her situation since hes an alcoholic too. Could it be possible he comforted her and she got in and things got out of control and he did something? 🤔
Yes I read that, I've always wondered if the cop did something to maura
I’ve always asked this question and wondered it myself. The police chief Williams was always said to be a pretty sketchy alcoholic.
this is very well done. you even made me think of something....if maura went back the way she came...why would she use a pay phone? she had her cell phone on her. She didnt make any calls that night, as, after the accident, the person she was tandem driving with- parked, Maura grabbed all of her stuff, got in the car and off she went with her rendez vous-no need to call anyone....and it accounts for her taking some of the alcohol. She met a guy the weekend before at Sara's party. What makes young people do all kinds of crazy stuff? love sex and relationships. The guy says lets take a week to be together, hot passionate- time, away from all the BS, and Bill rausch......she is still alive and i have some online evidence
you have evidence? you've peaked my interest lol
@@TheCellarTrueCrime i do, after doing my own research, which i posted in reddit maura murray, but was taken down!!!! there is a nursing certificate online for Maura that was valid from...2015? until 2017. Additionally, I cam across a telephone number for a Maura Murray...went on whatsapp, it had an icon picture, but you couldnt really tell the person. i texted Maura? an hour later the picture was taken down. Nothing hard core, but...the license makes me curious
Just because she did her homework, doesnt mean she wasnt meaning to disappear! She could have done it so ppl WOULD think she was returning.
That is true, if she was planning on disappearing. But I don’t think the car accident was part of the plan. You don’t do your homework to make people believe your coming back and then get in an accident drawing attention immediately to you missing.
I'm gonna say it was her boyfriend, the one who ended up in jail anyway. I agree she got into a car, the dogs having her scent drop so suddenly means something to me. When that happens, I strongly believe that person didn't continue on foot after that. Especially that close. I don't understand a motive though. Which could lean into the police involvement theory but based on her bf's track record and future offenses... He seems like the most likely scenario. I still just don't understand why. Who knows though, it also could have been a completely random passerby that took an easy opportunity to pick up a woman "in need." She was already out of it, drinking, had a lot going on and not thinking clearly. That makes for an easy target. Unfortunately those things do happen all the time.
Maura was very close to her father !we all make mistake which we aren't proud of!my opinion is she is so long gone and all the time she didn't even phone her family just to say she is fine don't worry!sorry to say this but i don't think she is still alive!
I pray they solve this case.
Yeah this is one I’ve followed for a long time. I hope it’s solved one day
So i saw a sign for Averil Park while you were telling your story. I live in Albany. Im left wondering if its THAT Averil Park
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Watch the podcast done by Julie Murray.
I will thanks for the recommend!
I remember watching this on the news when it happened & them saying she's missing. I live in Vermont which is isn't too far from New Hampshire. I really think it's a cover up to protect someone. I truly believe someone knows what happened. I'm very intuitive & get these bad feelings about things & this case is one of them that has bothered me for so long. It doesnt make any sense why they couldn't find her. Also its strange how the time line & statements changed. It doesn't add up, some important information is missing with this case it seems.
Yeah I agree with you. This case has bothered me since the first time I watched it on an earlier season of the show disappeared. Since then i keep coming back to it. In making this video I really wanted to do justice to the case and story but at the same time not dive to deep down the rabbit hole. But what you stated had me nodding my head all the way through. Someone, somewhere, knows something and until her body is found or someone finally slips some information, this case will continue to boggle the true crime community.
“I believe someone knows something”
Based on what?
You didn't go deep into this dude !! Read more about Chief Williams and what he did earlier that night with a squad car ( got it stuck in the snow because he was drunk ), Then was given the SUV 001 to drive away. Years later the PD claims that SUV 001 was NOT available that night due to repairs to dispute zwhat female WITNESS A claimed she saw !!
Oh I’m aware of all the different stuff. I just was selective on what to dive into. I’ve been following this case for a long time, I will probably dive back into it again in the not to distant future and discuss some more theories and ideas
Haverhill is actually pronounced “Hay-vrill”. Don’t ask me why, I think we pronounce it wrong, but that is the way to say it. I’m from Massachusetts and currently live in New Hampshire, and I recently saw a billboard with her missing person information. Crazy to see it this long after. This case has always annoyed me because I just want there to be an answer.
Case has driven me crazy for over a decade. First saw this on disappeared I believe. It’s been one that has puzzled me and drawn my constant interest for years and years. Hope the family gets answers one day.
The man with the Gray beard, ask her do you want me to call the police? He said she was obviously drinking slurred her words. What man goes home and leaves in inebriated young woman in the dark, in the cold, around the woods, and still doesn't call the police even though she says no? Everybody would call ...
Maura was killed by a man with the initials RS. She met the man online. Maura left to get away for the week after finding out Bill had cheated on her again. Maura sadly decided to meet this man along the way to her destination. At the time of the crash they were driving from Woodsville where they met up at Bowling Alley to a secondary location. Maura was following behind his red truck with wooden slats in her Saturn. After Mauras car spun out the man in the truck doubled back when he noticed she was no longer behind him and picked her up at the scene. All actual information in the case points to this. The man's initials are RS.
Where did you get said info and those initials? I mean this is a logical conclusion to what could have happened but I am unaware of some of this information you have shared. Would love more information as I could dive even more into this story in another video.
where did u get this info from i’m very curious
Same, would love to see where this info came from@@heeralruparelia2274
And her stop at the liquor store, driving a car she was having issues with for a long distance when her father was on the way to either help with repairs to her car or to buy her another one, the fact that she may have been having issues with her boyfriend & that she refused help in an area with bad cellphone service when a local man who knows the area offered to help her too?!?! I also wonder what may have lead to her having the issues at west point too? She'a an athlete, athletes normally excel at west point. It's just strange overall that she seems to have just disappeared. This kinda thing just shouldn't happen, especially to a beautiful woman with a loving family like she seemed to have (sorry if any of my statement may have been wrong in any way, i just don't like this kinda thing happening to anyone, especially a young lady with dimples & a wonderful smile).
There’s a lot of big unanswered questions in all this. It’s what makes the case as difficult as it is, misinformation and unclear truths are riddled throughout Maura’s case.
Think she grabbed what she could and caught a ride with the wrong person who saw a golden opportunity with someone all by themselves and far from home. Amazes me how everyone disregards dirtbag112 altogether
Very SAD! Wonder if the Cop who first saw her, did something? She might have begged not to be arrested because of her alcohol in her car. He might have wanted S-X and she said no. But he s-x abused her and killed her. Horrible.
Definitely could be the case. I’ve always wondered if something happened with the police chief of that town. If that’s the case… we may never know the truth.
THIS IS THAT CASE THAT I JYST NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
Couldn’t agree more!
The sister NEVER MENTIONED these troubles
It seems like her family is still broken… how sad
Thanks!
Thank you! 🙏
Wow ty
I like James Renner and I think he makes some excellent content, but his conclusion on Maura just makes him look like an idiot.
She almost certainly froze to death while hiding from the cops to avoid a dui. In the best case scenario while searching the woods they can achieve an 80% clear rate, I would bet that percentage goes down significantly in the thick mountainous Great North Woods. Imo the best possible route to solving this case is continued grid searches.
Since we're not ruling anything out, did anyone ever check the bus driver's trunk? Maybe he was the one who "saw an opportunity." Stranger things have happened.
Good job! I trust dogs. So, I believe she was picked up where her scent disappears. She may have been forced into a car or truck. Why do I think they found her DNA in an A-frame house near by?
This might sound dumb but the picture which shows tbe stuff in her car said that she had a packed suitcase, i think her plan was too avoid the dui in the woods hoping not to get her car towed and then come back to her car then get all of her stuff then run away somewhere but then some one took her i think it might be her bf or the bus driver, i genuinely dont know this is my first time looking at this case so tell me what do yiu guys think
I think there’s 3 realistic possibilities. She wandered off and died due to exposure. She was picked up by someone who took advantage of the situation, or the police were involved more than we know. It’s hard to say without more info
Impeccable police records kinda mean nothing. Especially in a small town.
Who put the rag in the exhaust pipe? Was it a plan to kidnap her?
I think it was the bus driver. Something strange happened to her as she was vulnerable, also had she been drinking in the car on the journey?
To me she seemed a trouble young women. She had no money and was doing dodgy things to survive. She wasnt close to her family. Was bill meeting her, why would he kill her? Was there any serial killers in the area? Any dodgy characters where she had the accident?
Was the accident the icing on the cake and she couldn't cope? Took the alcohol and ran into the forest and dies of the cold? Her body not being found? I think she was set alone? The people who attended her at the accident said a she was alone?
Cases like this are so sad and so heart breaking. She was definitely troubled and just wish she could be found.
He later failed a polygraph and moved to florida
Please the polygraph test is controversial at best.
It was cold, she was typsy, no cell phone signal, no car.... definitely got in the car with a "Ted Bundy" type.....
Definetly possible, especially after all this time
I feel that she went into the woods because she was drinking and was trying to get away from whatever was going on back where she was from and didn’t want to be involved with the police. I think she got hurt or lost in the woods and died out there.
Very much the simplest and most logical answer. The searches were very thorough but that doesn’t mean she’s not out there…. Somewhere
I think Maura ran away and is still alive
I truly do hope that you are right. Would love to know that she's alive and well and happy
That’s what I think could have happened too. I’ve heard of stories of people running away and being found much later with a new identity.
Can a car with a dead cylinder go 150 miles? I had a car with that condition once, and I wouldn’t dare have driven it anywhere near that far.
the car accident was staged
@@Augfordpdoggie It could have been.
Just curious. How would it have been staged?@@Augfordpdoggie
@@1776History1776 the damage does not match up with what is purported to have happened at the scene. John Smith explains much better than any youtube comment can. Try to find John Smith’s interviews.
I've been interested in this for a number of years and I have a proposal for a theory.
Let's first look at a very simplified timeline of the events. Maura is cited by police for using a stolen credit card to pay for pizza. She has had problems with her prior university. Then one day she emails her school saying she has a death in the family. Her dorm room is found packed up (Rather neatly by all accounts). Then she is found having had a car wreck and decides not to take offered assistance by a passerby (The school bus driver). And within minutes disappears.
At first glance these things can't be reconciled. And they can't if they only person involved in this was Murray herself.
What if she wasn't the only person involved? I posit a slightly different timeline.
Maura becomes involved in less than savory people at university. She get's more and more involved. Those around her decide she isn't able to be trusted - perhaps they think she is loose lipped or she is getting an attack of conscience. Either way they suggest a party at her family cabin. So she buys some wine and starts to drive there. Meanwhile the others write the email and pack her room up. And there are others following her. They plan to make her disappear and so they are following her on her drive, close behind in order to be shown where the cabin is. Unplanned she is in an accident - perhaps being drunk or perhaps just losing control of the vehicle. Either way she knows there is a person behind her (And she thinks they are friends) and so declines help. The person behind her comes along and picks her up as a lift to the cabin where she can contact others. And then she is disappeared - perhaps not the way the others may have wanted to do it but still accomplished.
That timeline explains all of the clues here. It leaves out the weird rag in the tail pipe but I posit that is not a clue as much as just something she did.