Long Lost Forum Comment Suggests Detectives Thought Maura Was Running from...
Recently, a reader was looking back through old posts on Websleuths devoted to Maura's disappearance and found something quite interesting. Ten years ago, someone using the name "Peabody" was...
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In-Depth Interview About Maura Murray's Disappearance
Check out the latest episode of True Murder, where we discuss the intricacies of Maura's mystery for 90 minutes. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
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Desolation Trail
There is one big clue to this case that hasn't been thoroughly investigated yet and I'm hoping we can put this one to rest this summer. I'm asking for your help.A couple years ago someone sent me an...
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Final Destination?
I am quickly becoming a believer in the theory that Maura's destination the day she went missing was the UMass Outing Club's cabin in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. To get there from UMass, following the...
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Is This Maura Murray?
Since this blog began in 2011, the community searching for Maura Murray has grown exponentially. There have been at least a dozen other blogs devoted to the case, run by amateur sleuths and just down...
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New Yorker Skewers True Crime Addict and the Culture of Internet Sleuths
True Crime Addict was just reviewed by The New Yorker and, ugh. Read it here.What should have been a review of a book instead became an indictment of Internet sleuthing - and open sourced reporting -...
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Open Question for Hossein Baghdadi
Two months ago, I learned of the existence of a cabin in the White Mountains used by students at UMass Amherst who were members of the Outing Club. The location of Maura's accident is consistent with...
View ArticleNew 'Missing Maura Murray' podcast makes the UMass cabin look very promising.
Lance & Tim are back with episode 29 of the Missing Maura Murray podcast. This week they feature an interview with Rick Graves who was involved with the search for Maura on the ground for about...
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A Nexus of Stories
Well, I don't know what to make of this all - and it's probably nothing, right? - but I'm just going to put it out there.Have you ever heard of the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers? I mention it...
View Article***Final UPDATE*** Frightening New Troll Claims Murray Family Has Identified...
Last week, I told you about the anonymous Facebook account that posted photos claiming to be from a video of Maura Murray that nobody else had seen before. That person was posting under the name...
View ArticleOh Boy. Missing Maura Murray Goes Down the Rabbit Hole.
Firstly, I love what Lance & Tim have done with the 'Missing Maura Murray' podcast. It has helped bring so much attention to the case. Their new episode is an interview with "Witness A" - real name...
View ArticleMy Article on Being a True Crime Addict is Now a "Cracked Classic."
I wrote this piece for Cracked.com awhile back. It was just made a "classic" post, which is pretty sweet but doesn't come with any cool perks except maybe Internet points.
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New York Times Reviews True Crime Addict!
The New York Times reviews True Crime Addict in this Sunday's print edition!"Shamelessly entertaining," says Marilyn Stasio. "James Renner is just plain fun to read."Grab a copy on Sunday. You can also...
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My Current Thoughts On the Mystery
This blog has been quiet for a while but that doesn't mean I've stopped working on this case. I've interviewed a couple people this week, off the record, and it's caused me to take another look at some...
View ArticleSimple, Glaring Detail
Often, we get hung up on all the weird, possibly meaningless clues (the rag in the tailpipe, etc.) of this case, and we don't see the forest for the trees. But there's one simple thing that's always...
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Recent Sightings Focus on New Hampshire and Canada
I was contacted by a couple people this week who wonder if they've seen Maura Murray.The first is from a woman who found this photograph posted under escort services on the New Hampshire craigslist...
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New Insight Into Maura's Accident in Hadley
About 39 hours before Maura disappeared, she was involved in another accident, in Hadley, very near the UMass campus. The story relayed to police by Maura's friends, family, and the responding officer...
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Rumsfeld Ordered Review Of Sexual Assault in Military the Day of Maura's...
On Thursday, February 5, 2004, Maura suffered some kind of mental breakdown during work at the security desk of Melville Hall. Her supervisor discovered her in a "catatonic state." The only thing she...
View ArticleNew Poll: What Happened to Maura Murray?
True Crime Addict came out in May. The podcast continues. You're up to date on the facts of the case, now.So what happened?Click an answer on the poll above to let us know which way you're leaning, today.
View ArticleThe Unidentified Phone Number
The day that Maura disappeared, before she left campus, she made a number of calls trying to find lodging in New Hampshire and Vermont. But she also made one call to a local number on campus that has...
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