From what I recall, we hit the stretch of 112 between the accident scene and the 112/116 intersection the hardest along with the smaller road (the first right turn after the scene heading east). I consider all of those individuals to be extremely honorable and respectful people who knew and loved Maura dearly. Of that, Im certain. Or there could be a note they didnt tell me about this seems unlikely as they shared everything else with us. "Here's the warrant for Bill Rausch's arrest on felony sex abuse charges. A black Saturn appeared to be stuck in a ditch near her home. Her hero? She was lovely in every sense of the word. Both my mother and I speak to the VM and what it sounded like. And fun. I never spoke with the alleged caller from the Red Cross. I do not recall skulking any. Aside from being upset over the accident, Murray reportedly seemed fine when her father took her back to her dorm later that day. However, Rausch was in Oklahoma at the time of the disappearance. Julie talked a little about this with Erinn in a FB Live Q&A they conducted Monday. Its that simple. Openings Looking back, I dont know if it was Maura, altho I believed it to be at the time. He asked her if she remembered the day she came into the office after having been pushed down the Metro escalator at McPherson Square. That includes treating people with respect and love in a way Ive seen few others emulate. Our search continued well beyond those intersections. Bc cell coverage was unreliable and unpredictable no one left on random trips. Her light heartedness made her assertiveness that much more appealing to me and many others. After I spoke with Fred on 2/10 I was hyper alert for any incoming calls or new VMs. On the call with Maura after the Hadley accident: She told me she had been in an accident. That is what a narcissist does, they act every single thing out. every single thing is an .. act. A review of his phone records revealed a 3 minute call to Maura's cell phone the Saturday after the disappearance, when he was in New Hampshire as part of the search. There may be additional reasons others have uncovered over the years Im unfamiliar with. Ive shared the story of Maura hitch hiking many times before. Few have done more to find Maura and I am proud to be associated with them. I had a good job, close friends and a loving girlfriend; Maura Murray. Its my understanding Renner received them from John Smith. It was a reported sighting (LE should have a record of it) after the accident. (Her relatives later said there was no death.) 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. Renner says multiple women whove read the blog and heard him speak about the case on a podcast contacted him to describe Rauschs erratic and at times violent behavior. . Listen above to the History Uncovered podcast, episode 45: The Disappearance Of Maura Murray, also available on iTunes and Spotify. In mid July I collected and organized his answers. On her love of New Hampshire and of hiking. But that charge was supposed to be dismissed as long as she maintained good behavior for three months. Logistically you start in the center and work your way out. Prob not high and yet it happened to me. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. However, radiocarbon dating in November revealed that the remains were far older than Murray. Skip to content Menu About Documents What We've Learned So Far Notable People Videos Articles Pods Connect Menu All Good Things Posted on June 7, 2022June 7, 2022by jamesrenner Bottom Line: Kate has been helpful, has given interviews, and wants to know what happened to Maura. She was extremely confident of her abilities while not being aggressive. 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 happy and we both enjoyed seeing family and friends. FYSA: The River was covered in snow/ice in the days after her disappearance altho you could hear the water running underneath it. 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. The thing about our search (most searches Im guessing) is that we covered areas closest to the accident scene more frequently than further away. Much like Maura Murrays mugshot, this image has been widely described as unsettling. I called Maura and her best friend to see if she was okay. A hotel room with your folks beats a crummy dorm room any day of the week IMO. 5/11/2020 0 Comments In recognition of Maura Murray's 38th bday on May 4, 2020, I spoke briefly with Erinn Larkin, co-host of 107 Degrees Maura Murray podcast (click on image below) and shared my thoughts on Julie Murray's interview with "The Captain" from True Crime Garage, some . Eventually, a state trooper showed up, followed by firefighters and an emergency medical service. With regard to LE having my phone, again, totally possible altho I do not remember it. But the next morning, on February 9, 2004, everything changed. Just about the only thing I've felt strongly about in this case.is that Billy knows why Maura left U-Mass that day. It made things difficult during the search which is why we would meet up several times throughout the day (with each other) to provide updates, check ins, etc./I do not recall LE taking my phone for a day altho thats certainly possible. He told me Maura's car was found on the side of the road in New Hampshire and Maura was nowhere to be found. And was this the first time he tried to call Maura while he was out east. I stayed at Wells River with my parents, Fred, the McDonalds, and members of the Murray fam. It was prob ~1-1.5 weeks before we understood how many balls they were dropping and started to spend more time on leads before handing it over to LE. Renners book about his obsession with Murrays disappearance, True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray, published in 2016. I got your messages, but honestly, I didnt feel like talking to much of anyone, I promise to call today though. Several photos from that hike are here: https://twitter.com/RauschB/status/1047810431283355648. It could be an effort to support their theory she was suicidal. Things that have and should be considered in her disappearance. While I have thoughts on what may or may not have happened after Mauras accident, I do not have a suspect. I want to emphasize that IF I did I would not mention that persons name publicly or privately for risk of destroying their lives. Im sure they have their reasons (some good some not so good maybe), but its regrettable they havent released more. We don't have one. U.S. Army Major Bill Rausch has been indicted on one count of felony third-degree sexual abuse for an alleged after-hours attack on a subordinate female employee in a downtown D.C. office building. When reading the details JR has presented Im still shocked but sadly not surprised its definitely a case of reading between the lines here , we have never heard anything official about Billys alibi or clearance on this case. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Maura Murray came up a lot. That said, we obvi didnt search far or fast enough. Read about the disappearance of UMass student Maura Murray. We can also see a very volatile, hostile, narcissistic individual. Could the child be Bill Rausch's? We went to NH on extended trips several times. Maura Murray MissingMaura Murray was a strong student and track athlete before her disappearance. Whoops! He also participated in a documentary series that aired on the Oxygen network in 2017. I dont recall if she flagged it down bc it was a truck or it just happened to be one. What was going through my mind? And after Murray vanished in Haverhill that evening, she was never seen again. It was our understanding at the time that a formal offer was made by the FBI and refused by local law enforcement. My parents picked me up at the airport after driving there from Ohio and the three of us drove north to Haverhill, NH to see Fred/LE and check into the hotel. But for all the theories, were no closer to finding out what happened to Maura Murray today than we were nearly two decades ago. I mean, Bill could have actually killed this latest victim and it wouldn't change whether or not he murdered Maura. A nursing student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, she had left campus earlier that day without telling anyone that she was going to New Hampshire. I recall standing beside her desk when I read/saw the email. She was one of a kind. If anyone here is a basketball fan think of Kevin Durant or Tim Duncan. I dont recall how they took it into evidence. It was unseasonably warm, Pattison remembers, so they left their jackets in the office. So did other people familiar to the case. I found a stack of the originals the other day. Maura Murray Missing/MySpaceMaura Murrays 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. At the time, Murray was at her campus security job and was so distraught by the call that she had to be escorted back to her dorm. The plaintiff is his ex-girlfriend, who claims years of abuse. Many a reference to both of those in old letters as well. Pattison let out a noise, and Rausch ducked behind a desk. I believe Bill Rausch was in town to retrieve his gifts to Maura by the time her first accident occurred, which I theorize he caused both of them. I specifically remember her talking with my cousins son about baseball for ages and recall my other cousin ragging on me for how badly Maura would prob beat me in basketball one-on-one (he was a great player as well). That said, we had a v special trip that included a hike to the top of Mt. Starting around May 2020, weve been lucky to have the participation of Bill Rausch on reddit. If this was outside of his normal behavior in regards to calling her, something must have set him off. Perhaps, like in Rust Creek a local spotted a girl alone on the side of the road and pulled over to offer "help" while actually having evil intentions. By that point, she had also used the internet to look up directions to Burlington, Vermont. His friends and his family he calls, in a ballistic frency. She did not suggest or mention getting away. There were no obvious signs of foul play, and there were no footprints in the snow that led into the nearby woods. I believe she was a week into the new semester [at umass] (someone correct me if Im wrong). Fred Murray, and her boyfriend, Bill Rausch . Heck, 33rd in the country in the 2mi as a Sophomore is a HUGE deal. I always stayed with them in their hotel, even when Id peel off with friends at night. 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. NHSP refused. Others believe it wasnt unpacked as she had just moved into the room ~1 week earlier. She could legit ball. in promoting certain theories over others. . Rausch, who is currently deployed in Africa, has been a prominent advocate for veterans, including as the former executive director of Got Your 6, a nonprofit that empowers those who previously. Silly even! To confirm your assumption, she was familiar with North Conway. We covered that area on foot as good as anyone could IMO. Someone mentioned on another thread that the phone records show a roaming call from Burlington, VT on 2/11 which is interesting bc my parents drove us straight to Haverhill after picking me up at the airport./IMO thats a good baseline for understanding that the roaming location for calls clearly does not match up with my physical location. While Murray had left some of her belongings in her car, a few key items were missing, including her cell phone and backpack. Our initial assumption was that it was packed up. community.". Also, he and his wife moved to Florida shortly after the disappearance. 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!!!) 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. I know a Bob McDonald; however, he has no connection to Maura, the search, etc. I witnessed police make many mistakes; however, that suggests they were incompetent. She was an extremely intelligent, super athletic badass who accomplished more in her time with us than most people do in a lifetime. I am sure that this man has bamboozled a great number of people, including his own mother, into standing behind him. 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. Love you, Maura.. I did not participate in any helicopter flights/searches during this time and the phone records were for my phone and Mauras phone only. Im unsure if folks here understand how bold and independent she was. Roaming calls were calls made off the natl sprint network vs regional areas which other cell providers used at the time. She def shouldnt have been driving the Saturn but am I surprised she did? 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. Bill would choke and hit her without her consent, the victim's lawyer said. I remember her looking very distraught and very pale, Gordillo says. Into VT (it was v close) and over to ME. 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. Again, totally possible. 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. I've also had the opportunity to share memories of Maura and answer questions from numerous community leaders, including, The Captain, co-host of True Crime Garage. Perhaps bc Maura and I stayed there in the past or maybe looking for a hotel before everyone decided to stay at wells river. Maybe four pumps. Freelancers Guide Quit making excuses for him, and Im not distracted by EL podcast or her objective to change the narrative. On February 10th, 2004 my world turned upside down when I received a call from Maura's father, Fred. She was quiet, I would agree with both of them in that regard. Public DomainMaura Murrays mugshot, which was taken after she was arrested for credit card fraud. She would smile and laugh (or giggle) at the perfect moments in time. We obviously didnt find anything during our search, to include the authorities. I'm absolutely convinced that he knew she was leaving campus for a couple days. Terms & Conditions I did discuss the email with LE while answering their questions about the topic of the email. I replayed the VM a million times on my phone and in my mind like I did with everything else that reminded me of Maura. during the days/weeks after Mauras disappearance we made a significant effort to have the FBI take over the case and the NHSP would not entertain the idea. Advertise with Us, Sponsored Posts from our Partners I still wonder if people realize that he drove to NH every weekend for years and years searching for Maura. I just wasnt contemplating what was happening, she says. She knew she shouldnt be driving it. He has had such a vast array of possibilities and capabilities at his command and disposal over the years, even back in 2004. It was 2004. Murray emailed her professors to say that she would be taking a week off due to a death in the family. Absolutely asinine to not look at BR and why MM is missing! I want to say she had a printer in her room, although I cannot say for certain she did and do not specifically remember seeing one in her room. I specifically recall a large suitcase (I recognized) on her bed. 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. Fit After 50 Reviews (Critical Warning!) 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. (LogOut/ So , after the wreck, could she have got a ride to a hotel and paid in cash? It was her home away from home. Maura Murrays boyfriend Bill Rausch has been accused of sexual misconduct against other women. I dont believe Maura did anything wrong. The Mysterious Disappearance Of Maura Murray, The Nursing Student Who Vanished Without A Trace. Maura Murrays mugshot, which was taken after she was arrested for credit card fraud. (LogOut/ At the end of each day we would do a debrief of sorts over dinner or at the hotel once everyone was back together. Not a single further call on his cell. He wasnt married. We def hit every gas station, hotel, business, and any place that would let us put a flier up. However, Fred soon found out that his insurance would cover the cost of repairs as long as Murray picked up the proper forms from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Esp given all the shoes Fred wore out over the years looking for Maura. I bought my 1999 Saab 9-3 in 2002, not far from UMASS. Just a couple months earlier, Murray stole credit card information from a fellow student, which would lead some to believe that she was not only a petty thief, but possibly did not have the money or credit allowance to purchase things. General Feelings and why hes participating on social media. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I was at the police station nearly everyday, if not everyday, while I was in NH and we were in direct communication during the search. 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. Beyond cute, 100%! Maura placed great value on kindness in others. I agree that everyone seems to be at a loss for why she left UMASS. Or maybe he found out she wanted to run away from him and set some other plan in motion, perhaps along with some other friends who've remained silent over all these years. Perhaps this is due to some bump in the road between him and Maura's relationship, and that is the way he would react normally. Does that make sense? Still, Atwood called the police anyway once he arrived home about 100 yards away from the accident. The 6/8mi is what I have in my head as the distance to be from the accident scene to where 112 intersects with 116. Some found it suspicious that he did not stay with Murray until help arrived. FYSA: We searched Jigger Johnson and found no evidence Maura or anyone else was or had been there. We printed off the phone records at the police station bc LE were waiting on a subpoena. I cant speak to if or why she did or didnt try to drive the Saturn after the accident. Books 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. 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. Being 1,000 miles away when she disappeared, for one. I remember changing her diapers in a tent up there, for Chrissakes.. podcast, to share my memories of Maura and talk more on how I found out Maura disappeared and my journey from OK to NH to help with the search. But why was he so manic? Fred coordinated most everything altho obvi there was plenty of cross talk. She also called a booking hotline for hotels in Stowe, Vermont, but again did not reserve a room. You asked about her mindset weeks leading up to her accident/disappearance. https://twitter.com/RauschB/status/1258011895849725954. Though some have stuck to the suicide or accidental death theories, others think that she was abducted. She was headed to Bartlett. 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. Another theory was that Murray had simply panicked after crashing her car just hours after damaging her fathers vehicle and had escaped the area to avoid getting into trouble. He calls all her UMass acquaintances, their dorm rooms and their cell phones. Once or twice with Fred. That said, Im not suggesting they are bad folks bc I dont know their reasons. I received the VM at the airport on Wed morning while going thru security. When we would stop one day and return the next we could see where we searched/walked the day(s) before. I was driving my dads truck the time she recommended picking someone up, and after the hike mentioned in the ep, the I believe the vehicle Maura flagged down was a truck. Hacking was not as prevalent as it is today (assuming the was someone in her life that could hack into financial institutions). In the days following Mauras disappearance everyone who the police asked to speak with talked with them and shared what they knew. I believe UMass police had already been in the room altho Im not certain of that (seems like a fair assumption).

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