When I began researching this case in 2011, the majority of people believed Maura was the victim of foul play. Since then, this blog has uncovered new facts and information that suggest otherwise: credit fraud, theft from Fort Knox, uncooperative witnesses, an affair with a track coach (during which she spoke about running away), problems with her father, sightings of Maura with her friends an hour before the crash, etc.
Now, 55% of the people who responded to the recent poll believe Maura ran away.
I think if you look at all the circumstantial evidence, it is clear that was her intention when she left Umass: to leave and never come back.
But what happened after the accident in Haverhill? How did that alter her plan?
How would we view this case if she hadn't crashed into the snowbank?