I was contacted by a couple people this week who wonder if they've seen Maura Murray.
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The first is from a woman who found this photograph posted under escort services on the New Hampshire craigslist page. The resemblance is striking, but of course the age is way off unless this was taken years ago. Note, too, that this photo that was used on craigslist actually comes from an adult-content website and is almost certainly not the photo of the person who posted it.
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The second sighting, which occurred in Canada, is more compelling, in my opinion. Here's the story I was sent. Photo is above.
The first is from a woman who found this photograph posted under escort services on the New Hampshire craigslist page. The resemblance is striking, but of course the age is way off unless this was taken years ago. Note, too, that this photo that was used on craigslist actually comes from an adult-content website and is almost certainly not the photo of the person who posted it.
The second sighting, which occurred in Canada, is more compelling, in my opinion. Here's the story I was sent. Photo is above.
"The main town on Manatoulin Island is Little Current, population of around three thousand. There are only a couple of restuarants in the village, one grocery store, so it's quite a cozy place. In either 2012 or 2013 a group of our family (not including my wife and I, sadly) were vacationing on the island, and one evening decided to patronize a place in town called Garry's Family Restaurant. They were chatting with their waitress, and in course of small talk this young woman told them that she was actually American as well. She said she'd come up to the island to attend a band camp, and decided to just stay there and live. It struck them as odd at the time (and the reason they relayed the story to me this year) because of the whole "band camp" notion. Its very unique, at least. If she was associated with a school music program that suggests she would have to have dropped out of her old life, whatever her academic pursuits, to take up menial work in remote Canada. But to be fair this not all that outlandish; it is a very "granola" area, so if you like the great outdoors and nature and living fairly (but not entirely) off the grid, it's a nice place to land.
So this summer I'm listening to podcasts discussion of Murray case, and the idea that Maura could be living beneath the radar in Canada. Naturally this made me think of the band camp girl. This whole idea poses a huge problem, however, since if it was actually Maura why on earth would she ever admit to being an American to other Americans? That would be a very good way to you blow your own cover. Regardless, I decided to Google this place, see if I could find any staff photos or employee references or anything that might allude to this young woman's identity (assuming she is still an employee, now 3-4 years later). I could find no such information, but on a restaurant review site I did find, among photos of food they serve and an empty dining room, the attached "action" shot of a couple eating at the place. It's from a very unfortunate angle, but that waitress obviously looks a little like Maura. My sister-in-law says the waitress in the photo looks like it might have been the same they encountered, as far as she can remember, but did not think the photo of Maura looked familiar. So...??"