journalism. And ever since Maura Murrays disappearance in 2004, only alleged sightings, dead ends, and speculative theories have emerged. Other theories have focused on Atwood, the last known person to see Murray alive. In some cases you will see I have pasted multiple responses to the same question. The dispatcher thanked her for calling and sent out an officer. While authorities have acknowledged the possibility that Murray is still out there somewhere, they think its extremely unlikely. At 7:27 p.m. on February 9, 2004, a woman named Faith Westman called the police in Haverhill, New Hampshire to report a car accident on Route 112. I believe the unaccounted for backpack was one she had from West Point. Good Taste: Downtowns Little Chicken Boasts Irresistible Big Chick Energy, Weekend Roundup: Weird Weather and More Metro Mess, Police in D.C. Maura Murray MissingMaura Murray was a strong student and track athlete before her disappearance. On the theory that Maura is in the woods: 16 years on I struggle with how shes not been found yet if she stumbled off from the accident location given how much attention that area has been given. Merry Christmas Jay . By that time, another coworker had walked into the office and was searching for Pattison, calling out her name. Maura Murray Missing/MySpace Maura Murray's boyfriend Bill Rausch has been accused of sexual misconduct against other women. My mother and I provided Mauras phone records (and mine) in full to the NHSP, Helena Murray, producers at 20/20 and others. Def miss playing one on one ball with her. Logistically you start in the center and work your way out. I don't know what he did, but I do know what his personality type is capable of. [On 116/112] It doesnt have a road number on it but yeah that looks right. From VT to ME and Canada down to MA. Bob McLean is a West Point grad I knew at school. So, here I am attempting to share my personal experience and memories of Maura to inform a community that has told me that want to know who Maura actually was. Robert Hansen: The Alaskan Serial Killer Who Hunted His Victims Like Animals, 44 Striking Portraits Of Native American Culture In The Early 20th Century, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. She was very independent and travelled by herself regularly to visit me, her friends, etc. While Murray had left some of her belongings in her car, a few key items were missing, including her cell phone and backpack. Maura and Bill Rausch. But many of her loved ones have firmly insisted that she would never have ended her own life, even with all the incidents that had happened in the preceding days. If anyone here is a basketball fan think of Kevin Durant or Tim Duncan. But the next morning, on February 9, 2004, everything changed. Bill Rausch Home The Fire Within Blog Maura Maura Murray In 2004 I was a Lieutenant (LT) in the Army stationed at Fort Sill, OK. It was a typical gas station, right off the exit. While Murrays phone records would indeed indicate that she was considering renting a room in Bartlett, the MapQuest directions in the car led police to believe that she was actually headed to Burlington instead. I think there was an intersection a bit before you got to 116 but other than that there were no roads from that immediate right after the Saturn until 116. Listen above to the History Uncovered podcast, episode 45: The Disappearance Of Maura Murray, also available on iTunes and Spotify. Saying she was an alcoholic would be an attack IMO bc theres no evidence to support the theory, but I havent seen anyone promoting that idea (I could be wrong). I will attempt to keep updating this. Yes. I referenced our search of Bradley hill rd and 112 to and from those intersections bc I recall going back and forth on that stretch of road/woods exhausting every inch on foot. Not nearly as lovely as her but the best I could afford back then! Any bank account associated with her has remained dormant. The disappearance of Maura Murray has remained a mystery since she went missing in 2004. I dont recall taking photos. I witnessed police make many mistakes; however, that suggests they were incompetent. I also recall receiving the VM in question after going thru security at the airport. Although Murray disappeared 15 years ago, law enforcement officials in New Hampshire are still investigating. I specifically recall a large suitcase (I recognized) on her bed. I not recall if it was on her desk or perhaps on top of boxes beside her desk. It was unseasonably warm, Pattison remembers, so they left their jackets in the office. His and Maura's cell phone records are telling. Will the Internet Find Missing UMass Student Maura Murray? We can also see a very volatile, hostile, narcissistic individual. One of the earliest police theories about this befuddling missing-person case was that Maura Murray had either planned to kill herself or had been consumed by suicidal thoughts after her final car accident. Starting around May 2020, weve been lucky to have the participation of Bill Rausch on reddit. She was headed to Bartlett. Coronavirus, Carry-out Critic Many a reference to both of those in old letters as well. The Police should have spoken with Julie, but they didnt. And there were no footprints found in the snow leading to the woods, meaning that she wouldve had to escape on the road, likely moving east of the accident scene (since that area was not inspected during the first search). Fred Murray, and her boyfriend, Bill Rausch . After a couple weeks and later months our assumption was that wed covered so much ground with posters (5,000+ btw) and done so much local, regional, and nation media (print, tv, radio) that we felt if a good person picked her up they would have come forward saying theyd seen her. Maybe he thought she ran away from him, and is still bitter and doesn't care what became of her. Im not a footprints expert but I know the snow was untouched almost the entire way east on the sides of the road and the snow was deep. Maura was loved by everyone who knew her and her love for us was as lovely as you might imagine. She would literally jump from a tree top into the Saco river one day, and the next day be the most radiant woman at any formal event. The Mysterious Disappearance Of Maura Murray, The Nursing Student Who Vanished Without A Trace. Our initial assumption was that it was packed up. I organized Bills comments into the following categories: On Maura as a person (there is a more in depth section about this but I wanted to start with this). This was one of many things that Murrays father Fred who was only informed about his missing daughter 24 hours after the crash would criticize about how the police handled the search. On the way out, Pattison got locked between the two sets of doors, and Rausch, who was still in the office but did not accompany the group to the bar, came to let her out. That said, Ive never found it odd Maura went back to Feds hotel room. Update: The Disappearance of Maura Murray - What Happened To Maura She was a #badass. I can appreciate that this is prob debated on this sub. It was a reported sighting (LE should have a record of it) after the accident. The car had several issues and wasnt reliable. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I talked to them about anything and everything that we/they could think of to try and help. "Y'all are doingreallocal D.C. For the victim, Kate Pattison, the indictment brings an end to some of the uncertainty and anxiety thats hovered over her life for the past eight years. Earlier this month, New Hampshire state troopers and FBI agents searched a home near the spot Murray was last seen but found no evidence of human remains, the Boston Globe reported. She also emailed her boyfriend, Bill Rausch, a U.S. Army lieutenant in Oklahoma: I love you more stud. I dont recall the airline or the layover city off the top of my head. I believe she was a week into the new semester [at umass] (someone correct me if Im wrong). All the evidence you need of this can be found in Bill's call records. Contact Us Considering her slim chances of survival, there have been multiple efforts to recover her remains near the scene of the accident. And if he did indeed know this, and no one else knows this, then at the very least, Bill know something that nobody else knows. I believe we know nothing about her Sunday because it's critical to this case. I met Butch but frankly have nothing negative to say about him given theres no evidence to suggest hes responsible. Once or twice with Fred. Of that, Im certain. City Paper has not independently confirmed those accounts, but upon hearing stories of Rauschs alleged behavior with other women from Renner, Pattison says she felt a responsibility to report her incident to the police again. She was lovely in every sense of the word. Pattison says Rausch once told her it was unprofessional for women to wear pants in the office, and that I should wear skirts or dresses.. Im unsure if you are suggesting Maura ran away. She was already planning for the upcoming summer when we planned to spend more time together. I basically copy/pasted his answers to questions, took out filler and organized into categories. Though Murray was unharmed, the car was seriously damaged. Something that isnt surprising if you know Fred. My hope is to speak candidly about who Maura was as a person vs this character shes been made into by people on the internet. He wasnt married. re FBI, NHSP also refused to ask them for help after receiving a tip Maura was seen at a gas station off an exit north on I-91 in VT. My father and I drove there to investigate and the woman who called in the tip had left work and we were unable to interview her at this point we had already met several neighbors near the accident scene who had not spoken with police so we were conducting our own interviews and then sharing them with LE. If its helpful the way we were organized was generally at least one person at the police station, and teams of folks going out on specific routes to search, knock doors, hang posters, etc. Im unsure. https://twitter.com/RauschB/status/1258011895849725954. Bottom Line: Kate has been helpful, has given interviews, and wants to know what happened to Maura. Im open to anything being possible. Bill was Mauras boyfriend when she went missing in February 2004 and has been sharing his recollections of Maura, her disappearance, and the subsequent search. Access to Mauras VM was gained after and bc she disappeared. I never stayed in my barracks/dorm at West Point when my folks visited. A hotel room with your folks beats a crummy dorm room any day of the week IMO. in promoting certain theories over others. I dont recall walking the entire distance on 116 you ref Altho we drove it numerous times and also searched some of it on foot. Her smile and laugh are what anyone would remember most. The folks we needed to communicate with the most were all together at the motel./I believe the motel had landlines, bc I remember doing a radio interview from my room. A few months prior, someone shoved her down the long Metro escalator on her way to work. I did not participate in any helicopter flights/searches during this time and the phone records were for my phone and Mauras phone only. Mauras connection to the White Mountains was real. Atwood said that he had offered to call the cops at the scene of the crash, but the woman claimed that she had already called roadside assistance. You can watch that ep on the Murrays website at www.mauramurraymissing.org/media, if you scroll down a bit. What we've learned about Maura and her disappearance from Bill Rausch Few have done more to find Maura and I am proud to be associated with them. Listen to this episode of Captain and Morgan to learn more. We learned of the three men at the party after Maura disappeared. It was our understanding at the time that a formal offer was made by the FBI and refused by local law enforcement. Page Three Bill was in a manic, out of control state, on Feb 9th 2004, prior to Maura being considered missing by her family. Probable Cause Affidavit in Bryan Kogbergers case (MoscowMurders). I was fortunate to get into West Point and even more fortunate to have met Maura there. Here's one good piece of reading from Renner on this topic: https://mauramurray.blogspot.com/2018/04/phone-records-suggest-bill-rausch-knew.html, "Opening statements were heard. After the afternoon of February 9th, he does not call Maura's dorm room again, only her cell phone. That is what a narcissist does, they act every single thing out. every single thing is an .. act. I arrived in NH on Feb 11, 2004 and helped search for Maura along side the Murrays, my parents, and Mauras friends. It was ~6/8mi in length from what I remember. Something I havent enjoyed being on the receiving end of. West Point consistently ranks as one of the top public universities in the nation, has a top 5 engineering program (Maura was majoring in Chemical Engineering), and outranks many ivy league universities in certain academic areas. And after Murray vanished in Haverhill that evening, she was never seen again. We returned to ask NHSP to invite the FBI into the investigation given the tip coming from VT, they refused. I can say confidentially that Maura was likely not mentally ill. She did however have issues and challenges. Maura Murray Theory. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Two of those people, who were Pattisons coworkers at the time, describe Rauschs demeanor toward women in the officeand especially toward Pattisonas degrading and condescending. She loved it there and I loved being there with her. Fred spoke with the police everyday and it was not until years later when he sued the state for answers that the direct conversations stopped. to be clear I do not know if Maura packed up her room or never unpacked. Bill Rausch is in DC court again, today, this time for a civil trial to determine whether his latest victim will get a protection order against him. Public DomainMaura Murrays mugshot, which was taken after she was arrested for credit card fraud. On why so many calls to Kate on Sunday morning: I was worried about Maura after she called me crying having just wrecked Freds Toyota. We printed off the phone records at the police station bc LE were waiting on a subpoena. It would be a dent in that carefully crafted image he spent years working on publicly, that he was also destroying at the same time behind the scenes. I dont recall if or how police made or received a copy. When her supervisor tried to find out what was wrong, all Murray could say was this: My sister. This was just four days before Murray vanished. Who knows. Freelancers Guide One correction, Kate was a Senior and Maura was a Junior. And fun. In school, Murray made her mark as an honor student and a track athlete. And by 7:46 p.m., Murray had disappeared. We did not independently verify this, altho I wish we had given the issues/problems with the police investigation we later discovered (LE not interviewing witnesses, not calling phone numbers Maura called the day she disappeared, refusing help from the FBI, etc). ", "Washington City Paper has made me feel like I am part of the D.C. While its possible she was going to meet someone, theres no evidence to suggest she was. Rausch also authored the forward of TheFire Within: Shedding Light on Trauma, a book that compiles stories of trauma associated with military life. She was never afraid of Fred. And re notes, phone records, etc to your point fulk we gave them all that stuff. The bag to Kathleens right isnt Mauras backpack from West Point. Though some have stuck to the suicide or accidental death theories, others think that she was abducted. I urge the NHSP to work tirelessly until the remains can be identified, so that peace may be given to their loved ones. IMO that might be why there are so many wild theories out there, esp as people start to replace facts (Maura loved her father more than anyone) with fiction (Maura was running away from her father!!!) Into VT (it was v close) and over to ME. Performance/Dance I talk about this on Erinns podcast btw. If she wore them enough for a K-9 to pick up her scent, I cannot say as Im not an expert on that topic. Her light heartedness made her assertiveness that much more appealing to me and many others. Bottom line: she was not kicked out and most likely would not have been had she wanted to stay. I wasnt able to stop listening to the VM and other things until I deployed to Iraq in 2006 where I was forced to focus on things that didnt allow me time or mental head space to think about Maura or much of anything else. On a good samaritan theory (picked up by good samaritan). She was reportedly driving through Haverhill, New Hampshire, when she crashed her car and got stuck in a ditch. Maura Murray disappearance: what happened to missing UMass student? Being 1,000 miles away when she disappeared, for one. I do not think she slept in her dorm that night, scared of Bill, but left the FU shrine that he saw . I still wonder if people realize that he drove to NH every weekend for years and years searching for Maura. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. From HS to college, USMA to UMass, etc. Maura Murray with Bill Rausch child? Recent sighting? - YouTube Its my understanding Renner received them from John Smith. I received the VM while going through airport security at the Roy Rogers airport in OKC, the morning of Feb 11.. Still, Atwood called the police anyway once he arrived home about 100 yards away from the accident. If you think that it's important to have high quality local reporting we hope you'll support our work with a monthly contribution. This is a good example, bc I remember being at the house in Hanson and her going through old photos and seeing one similar (maybe the same one?) (LogOut/ Post on some sites not others. In doing so, perhaps it can draw more awareness to the case and possibly help Julie [or anyone] find Maura and bring her home. They are also champions who overcame adversity. Most of it wasnt residential and obvi the river ran along side 112 and we check it for footprints as well as best we could. She would literally jump from a tree top into the Saco river one day (thats a great story btw), and the next day be the most radiant woman at any formal event. Bottom line, there isnt as much secrecy as you suggest. To be clear, any violation of the Honor Code warrants separation; however, the process and factors Clint describes strongly supports the fact that Maura would have remained at West Point had she wanted to. For all the talk of theories, the idea that someone with good intentions giving her a ride somewhere has fallen by the way side. We walked most of the ~20 mi between the accident site and Lincoln. Police also believed that Murray may have been trying to kill herself, and even put out a press release two days after she first went missing that she was possibly suicidal. Her father has denied this suggestion: She was in good spirits and had no worries or reason to run away from her life.. According to the link below, classes at UMass started on Wed. Jan 28, 2004. https://www.fivecolleges.edu/academics/academic_calendars/academic_calendar_03-04. However, her phone was never used again. Fit After 50 Reviews (Critical Warning!) I am sure that this man has bamboozled a great number of people, including his own mother, into standing behind him. At 7:46 p.m., the first responding officer had arrived on the scene. This was when we were told that Maura would prob show up in a day or two, we asked a few questions, and gave some answers to LE questions./We all stayed at the Wells River Motel every night. I do know they listened to it bc I remember standing/sitting beside one or both members of the NHSP involved in the search and playing them the VM several times. Wasnt a new gas station. The Murrays would prob be the best folks to confirm if Maura took solo trips to NH. Mental health is a serious topic and those suffering should not be ashamed bc they are not alone. She was a nursing student completing her junior year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst at the time of her disappearance. Yes, people have made personal decisions to speak with some bloggers and not others. Looking back, I dont know if it was Maura, altho I believed it to be at the time. Maura was missing. Maura Murray - Bill Rausch and The Fbi (Mindshock True Crime Podcast Ive noticed many folks on line totally being unaware or misinformed of their relationship. Army Major Indicted in D.C. for Alleged 2011 Sexual Abuse Incident Maura Murray Theory : r/MauraMurrayInDepth - reddit.com She wore them a few times Im aware of, likely more. Mark Mcilyar Fitness Program for Men? I remember at least one officer going into the room with us, altho both may have. I was there, and everyday we would take multiple trips to the police station to check in. Thats their choice and its my choice too. I basically copy/pasted his answers to questions, took out filler and organized into categories. It happened to Maura. Eventually, a state trooper showed up, followed by firefighters and an emergency medical service. By that point, she had also used the internet to look up directions to Burlington, Vermont. Where is Maura Murray? - Medium You asked about her mindset weeks leading up to her accident/disappearance. District Line Daily: Our news, politics, arts, food, and sports coverage in one email every weekday. Remembering Maura on her 38th Birthday - Bill Rausch | Blog Its unclear what her planned destination was meant to be because she didnt tell anyone where she was going. Hockey I received the VM at the airport on Wed morning while going thru security. Bill would choke and hit her without her consent, the victim's lawyer said. After that we contacted a family friend at the FBI in the midwest who contacted his counterpart in NE, which generated an offer from the FBI to NHSP for assistance. It took about a year and a half from the time she reported the incident to police a second time to when Rausch was indicted. During our time together over the holidays we had a really lovely time together. I consider all of those individuals to be extremely honorable and respectful people who knew and loved Maura dearly. Once inside, she remembers Rausch closing the doors behind them and laughing. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbGJgG0lDdQnw5Ar7y7ma2LBrnUY5CLtTOjFwrF2L5M/edit?usp=sharing. Bill was in a manic, out of control state, on Feb 9th 2004, prior to Maura being considered missing by her family. and her laughing at her Texas flag shorts and cool car! Ten years later, an online community of 'websleuths' have formed to search for Murray. Mumble Sauce, About Us I do recall playing the whimpering VM for LE at the station; however, I do not know if they recorded it or took my phone to make a copy. Working together I believe we will find Maura. I read an old letter the other day where she starts it off, I think Im back in my phish phase!, She loved twizzlers and fire balls! The cop who wrote up the report said, Evidence at the scene indicated the vehicle had been eastbound and had gone off the roadway, struck some trees, spun around and come to rest facing the wrong way in the eastbound lane.. Atop one of the boxes was a printed email to her boyfriend, which detailed problems in their relationship. Heck, 33rd in the country in the 2mi as a Sophomore is a HUGE deal. I pushed him up, and he pushed me down again, and I kept asking him what he was doing, and he would smile or laugh, and kept grabbing at my dress.. It could be a generational thing with the older officers considering a printed out email a note. That said, special thanks to you and to Erinn for submitting those requests. Maura Murray came up a lot. Murray emailed her professors to say that she would be taking a week off due to a death in the family. I dont think its likely but anything is possible and everyone/everything should be looked at as Julie has said. In 2004 I was a Lieutenant (LT) in the Army stationed at Fort Sill, OK. I think I remember a McDonalds sighting but nothing really comes to mind. Though many of her loved ones believed that Murray had simply intended to get away from all the drama for just a few days, there were some signs that she intended her disappearance to be a permanent one. As someone mentioned, there was a section or two where the river and road were side by side but even there we did not see footprints in the snow or a break/gap in the snow and ice on the river. Obviously, reality is and was somewhere in between for Maura like it is for most folks. But why was he so manic? I could also see red liquid on the drivers side door and ceiling of the car. In addition, the cop discovered a Coke bottle that contained a red liquid with a strong alcoholic odor. And there were also printed MapQuest directions to Burlington, Vermont. Why would they call it a note and not an email? Soccer We never found ourselves in a situation that we couldn't handle physically. I dont believe Maura did anything wrong. But on her way back in the wee hours of the next morning, she crashed her fathers car into a guardrail. Maura Murray had four siblings Fred Jr., Kathleen, Julie, and Kurtis and she was often described as an overachiever from a young age. Murrays disappearance remains unsolved and has attracted a cult-like following online, where internet sleuths comb over details of the police investigation and peddle unfounded theories. MAURA MURRAY - BILL RAUSCH'S SAAB STORY LISTEN to the FULL SERIES HERE - Show chat replay Top 5 Revelations from Bryan Kohberger Affidavit in Idaho Student Murders Case Law&Crime Network. However, it could not be ignored that Murray had been dealing with numerous problems prior to her disappearance including her legal issues with credit card fraud, her worries over her alcoholic sister, and crashing her fathers car mere hours before getting into yet another car accident. People have long theorized that Maura Murray's disappearance may have been a crime of opportunity caused by a fluke encounter with someone after she had a car accident in rural New Hampshire. (Her relatives later said there was no death.)