Episode Description
On February 9, 2004, twenty-one-year-old nursing student Maura Murray packed a bag, withdrew nearly all the money from her bank account, emailed her professors saying there had been a death in the family, and drove north from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Just hours later, her black Saturn crashed on a quiet road in Haverhill, New Hampshire.
A local bus driver stopped to help.
Maura told him she had already called AAA.
He knew she couldn't have. He drove home to call police.
When officers arrived just minutes later, Maura was gone.
More than twenty years later, she has never been found.
In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we examine the complete timeline of Maura Murray's disappearance—from the strange events leading up to her final drive to the witness accounts, the massive search efforts, and the leading theories that continue to divide investigators and armchair detectives alike.
Did Maura succumb to the elements?
Did she accept a ride from the wrong person?
Was foul play involved?
Or did something happen that no one has considered?
Join me as we explore one of the most debated and enduring missing person cases in American history.
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Sources & Further Reading
Primary Sources
New Hampshire Department of Justice – Cold Case Unit (Maura Murray): https://www.doj.nh.gov/bureaus/cold-case-unit/victim-list/maura-murray
New Hampshire State Police
FBI ViCAP (Violent Criminal Apprehension Program)
News & Reporting
WMUR News
The Boston Globe
NBC News
ABC News
CBS News
CNN
New Hampshire Union Leader
Books
True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray by James Renner
Podcasts & Documentary Research
Missing Maura Murray Podcast
Media Pressure (hosted by Julie Murray)
Oxygen – The Disappearance of Maura Murray
ID Discovery Specials
Additional References
MauraMurrayMissing.org
Charley Project
NAMUS Missing Person Case #MP10179
Wikipedia (used only for cross-referencing publicly available timelines)
🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night Drift
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