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The Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray - Part II · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: At the time that she had done so sometime between
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  Sunday evening and Monday morning. On top of the boxes,
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  there was a printed e mail addressed to Murray's boyfriend
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  suggesting potential issues in their relationship. At approximately three point
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  thirty pm, Murray departed from the campus in her black
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  nineteen ninety six Satin Sedan, as classes had been canceled
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  that day due to a snowstorm disappearance. At seven twenty
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  seven PM, a report was made regarding a car accident.
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  Shortly after seven pm, a resident of Woodsville, New Hampshire
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  heard a significant noise outside her residence. Upon looking through
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  her window, she observed a vehicle positioned against a snowbank
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  along Route one one two, also referred to as wild
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  amino Osuk Road. The vehicle was oriented westward on the
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  eastbound lane of the road. The local resident promptly notified
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  the Grafton County Sheriff's Department about the accident occurring at
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  the Sharp Bend near her home. According to the nine
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  one one log, she initially reported seeing a man smoking
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  a cigarette inside the vehicle. However, she later clarified that
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  she had not actually seen a man or anyone smoking
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  but rather noticed what seemed to be a red light
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  emanating from within the car, possibly from a cell phone.
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  A nearby school bus driver who was passing by, stopped
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  to assess the situation. He observed the vehicle and a
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  young woman moving around it. The school bus driver observed
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  that the young woman was neither bleeding nor visibly injured,
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  yet she appeared cold and was shivering. He offered to
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  contact for assistance, but she requested that he refrain from
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  calling the police, stating that she had already reached out
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  to ALAA, although edie AA has no record of such
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  a call. Aware of the lack of cellular reception in
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  the vicinity, the bus driver proceeded home and subsequently contacted
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  the police. His call was logged by the Sheriff's Department
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  at seven forty three pm. While making the call, the
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  bus driver could not see Murray's vehicle, but did notice
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  several cars passing by before the police arrived. Another local
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  resident returning home from work reported that she passed the
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  scene around seven thirty seven pm and observed a police
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  SUV parked directly in front of Murray's car. She stopped briefly,
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  but did not see anyone inside or outside either vehicle
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  and chose to continue her journey home. This witness's account
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  contradicts the official police log, which indicates that have A
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  Hill police arrived nine minutes later seven forty six pm.
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  Police arrival at scene. The official police log indicates that
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  at seven forty six pm, a have a Hill police
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  officer arrived at the location only to find that the
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  female driver had vanished. There were no individuals present in
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  or around the vehicle. The car had collided with a
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  tree on the driver's side, resulting in significant damage to
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  the left headlight and causing the radiator to be pushed
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  into the fan, which rendered the vehicle inoperable. The windshield
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  on the driver's side was cracked and both air bags
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  had deployed. The vehicle was secured and locked. Upon inspection,
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  the officer noted the presence of red stains resembling red
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  wine both inside and outside the vehicle. Inside, an empty
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  beer bottle and a damage box of Franzia wine were
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  discovered on the rear seat. Additionally, the officer found a
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  eight AA card registered to Murray, blank accident report forms, gloves,
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  compact discs, make up, diamond jewelry, driving directions to Burlington, Vermont,
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  Murray's cherish stuffed animal, and a book titled Not Without Peril,
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  which discusses mountain climbing in the White Mountains. However, Murray's
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  debit card, credit cards, and cell phone were missing and
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  have not been located or used since her disappearance. The
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  police later reported that several bottles of purchased liquor were
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  also unaccounted for. Journalist Joe McGhee, writing for The Patriot
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  Ledger in Quincy, Massachusetts, provided a summary of the incident.
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  At a sharp curve, she veered off the road, causing
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  her vehicle to collide with a tree. Shortly thereafter, a
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  neighbor driving a bus arrived at the scene and inquired
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  if she required assistance, to which she declined. Approximately ten
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  minutes later, law enforcement arrived, but Mora Murray had already vanished.
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  Authorities traced the vehicle back to Murray and initially classified
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  her as a missing person, operating under the assumption that
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  she might have chosen to disappear voluntarily. This theory stemmed
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  from her travel preparations, which she had not disclosed to
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  friends or family, coupled with the absence of any clear
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  signs of foul play. In two thousand nine, the New
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  Hampshire Cold Case Division took over Murray's case and it
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  is now being treated as a suspicious missing person's investigation.
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  Eight p m to nine thirty p m. Alleged sighting.
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  At approximately eight p m to nine thirty p m,
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  a contractor who was returning home from Franconia observed a
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  young individual walking briskly eastward along Route one one two,
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  situated about four to five miles east of the location
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  where Murray's vehicle was found. The contractor noted that the
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  individual was dressed in jeans, a dark coat and a
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  light colored hood.