The following is a guest blog by an Irregular who has reviewed the complete phone records of Bill Rausch in Feb 2004:
Upon breaking down the roaming records given to me in full which display Bill Rausch’s roaming path in the days surrounding Maura’s disappearance. Being a native New Englander, I had major red flags upon my first look over these pages, and now I can 100% say with googlemaps to support me, as well as knowledge from locals and other reliable sources that his roaming pattern ranges from
the “its a close call” to “no way in hell unless he is actually magic” can that trail be possible.
According to official cell records, he began pinging as roaming on 2/11, in Rutland, VT which isn't odd at first when you consider there is no record as to where he landed (although he flew out of Dallas - Fort Worth between 5-7 AM according to the American Red Cross call that was stated on record by his mother as coming in while he passed through security) and its considerably after his flight and other added factors. What’s odd? That this location where he is documented is over an hour and a half away from where she went missing and where the searching was based at the time. He could have flown into a military airport in VT perhaps I suppose, but that would be inconvenient and odd as Dallas Ft Worth does fly closer (but by all accounts not to Logan direct).
The real red flag is 2/12, when he is documented as being first in Lebanon NH at 10:26, when he calls Kate Markopolous’s Umass dorm phone (this I am taking via documentation by a prior investigator as old Umass room numbers cant be confirmed this long after the fact) his own VM at 11:06, and a 3 minute unidentified incoming call at 12:17 appears showing his final correspondence at that time. He reappears at 3:24 PM in Streaked Mountain Maine, a one mile round trip trail noted as being quite hard and beginning in Paris, Maine ending in Buckfield, Maine. For this purpose I recorded and checked into both routes and possibilities to see if he could indeed get such a far distance in the time space unaccounted for. Since it is also such a remote and random location, It wouldn't be crazy to think the call at 12:17 may have sent him there. That’s beside the point. Its close, as the map shows:
I also did Lebanon NH to Buckfield ME where the trail ends, as you can apparently park at both:
12:17-3:24 is around 3 hours 7 minutes? So, although close its possible. I will tell you what is downright impossible without secret magical abilities though: getting from Paris or Buckfield Maine (last known 3:24 PM) to Concord NH by 4:10.
I will not post his bio pic or full cell number in respect for his privacy, but interesting- no? He also calls him at 4:51, after calling an unidentified person in Denver CO.
Also worth noting for magical purposes?
Yeah, rarely can you get away with speeding ANYWHERE in this Godforsaken state whether the cops or the super slow drivers stop you, 22 minutes down from 55? Without lights, (did I mention drivers out here at Methuselah speed?) major potholes and very few shortcuts in most major areas, that isn't just a stretch- that is not even close to doable- TRUST ME. I am married to a first responder, and she confirmed in an emergency even with the better routes we have all these years later with sirens on etc- NO WAY. Just no.
His last correspondence that day is with two incoming calls at 5:04 PM (for 8 mins) and 5:25 (3 mins) back in Lebanon as well.
On 2/13, he goes from Rutland VT (ping at 10:31 A calling presumably base in Lawton OK) to Burlington VT at 10:43 AM. 12 mins, same small state right? NO NO.
So, yeah- how did that happen? DID I MENTION HE ISNT AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH NEW ENGLAND WHATSOEVER!? In several pieces of documentation dating way back he is even noted as being with only his own dad “chasing down leads” as they were coming in- so not like he hired a driver or something.
On 2/15, he pings in Concord NH at 4:05 PM calling his own VM, and then manages to get a ping documented in Lebanon NH at 4:52 and 4:53 PM, which we already discussed would have been somewhat close, but a little too close all things considered.
Lastly, we have no idea what’s up 2/14 since he had NO CALLS AT ALL RECORDED- another oddity for a man averaging anywhere from 50-80 calls a day. We saw the pings above 2/15, one for one minute and one for 3 minutes to Maura’s cell number (and if research is correct, a one minute VM was max back then- meaning someone picked up Maura’s phone for that 3 minute call beginning at 4:53 PM)
Furthermore, as noted by Mr. Renner previously, we see radio silence, while he was still in New England, still searching with the family, also on 2/16-2/18, calling his own VM at 1:45 PM (call # 508) on 2/19. Hmm, if that isn’t out of character what is?
Do what you want with this information, I can’t tell you what to conclude, I can only present and give leeway where it makes sense (unless anyone wishes to add in other mitigating factors for consideration) and be straight up and call it magic as someone who was born and raised here, residing here now. I doubt you’ll find any of this normal where I have presented otherwise. Looking forward to the input, thank you all for your time and effort- together everyone knows something that will bring Maura home.
-Mara S. Walker
EDITOR'S NOTE: It's possible that some of the discrepancies here have to do with extended reach of cell towers. I wouldn't begin to know how one could manipulate ping data with a cell phone in the field. Unlike Bill Rausch, I didn't study GPS technology in college.
(Above is taken from Bill Rausch's LinkedIn page.)