Where is MAURA MURRAY

sophie bean wrote:

As I've posted elsewhere, if Maura wasn't in / near Woodsville etc, why would anyone from there care? People seem extraordinarily defensive for no good reason.

No good reason??? Seriously???

I am from Haverhill, NH. My heart hurts for Maura and her family everyday. I have done what I can to help, besides sitting on my butt infront of a computer reading everything you people write.

The fact that you and others relentlessly question the integrity, honesty, compassion... I could go on and on and on and on... of the GENERAL POPULATION of the area (and state!!) is so totally beyond my comprehension. Do you want people in this area to stick by Maura's side? Your actions are telling me no. I know that's not true. Do you know what you're doing? Do you?

I'm sorry. This is about Maura. But the more people you turn off to her cause, the lesser your chances of finding the answers.

Think about it.

oops. sorry for double posting.

White Wash wrote:

What make you sure HPD/NHSP didn't interview the Deputy? It is a criminal investigation
he still wouldn't talk to those just doing research.
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White Wash, I don't know if he was interviewed or not so I will ask the obvious, was he?

Shack, A good way to be a fast and proficient reader is to 'skip read'! Yes, first and last crime forum for me. I wished the tent was still here. Better days are coming.

Ouija, to my knowlege no one that I know here is a paid investigator.

FireCat wrote:

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MY GOODNESS, what an inappropriate and tactless question!
Also, for that matter, a quite-open-to-interpretation one. What does "deserve" mean, anyway?
If you're referring to the legal sense, no; she was not at fault. If you're referring to moral responsibility and perceived guilt, I think a closer reading of Shack's subtext will refer you to the prison of her memories as sufficient punishment.

Oh, are you and Shack the same person?

Firecat. thank you reading and understanding...
understanding what I really said.....

It has been said, in various ways, that the
Haverhill area Posters were chased away...and words to the effect that the more we try to discuss and help, the more that they will dig in their heels, due to hurt feelings...?
Tea and Crumpets doesn't sound so bad anymore.

please clarify wrote:

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Oh, are you and Shack the same person?

Not last time I checked. But she has spoken about it publicly before.

hi all .i worry about new people reading here and going right on by because we are in the middle of a squabble.we need more brains here. where is Maura Murray is the question that drew me here,it still does.whether police in N.H dropped the ball is not worth discussing as we dont' know if it was done for a reason.the reports in the press and the little information that has come from the Murray family is all we have ,as well as lots of pictures that we have not seen yet.i spoke with Gary Lindsley today.he has nthing to add or verify .thats a shame. i emailed Erika Lovley ,but i think she is on to bigger and better at politico .com. in washington.i left a third message with Lindsay Pemberton [now Villnave] still no response .i have called Katie Jones' as per Joe Mcgee article.i am stil waiting to here from Sarah Alfieri or Kate Markopoulos.i will continue to find out which gallery Maura worked at where she did her clinicals and most of all why do we not know.take care philip

Hello all,

Having read through the avalanche of recent postings here in the last few days I feel compelled to say this:

What about the still unsolved Tom Conrad murder in Pike, Haverhill, NH, and the highly suspicious death of young Patrick McCarthy at Lincoln, NH?
Both these cases occurred in areas not far from Maura´s disppearance in Swiftwater, as did a likewise suspicious death of a lady (whose name eludes me right now) in the Mountain Lakes area of Swiftwater some years ago.

It remains a very worrying fact that, for whatever reason, there have been disturbingly many unexplained disappearances and unsolved homicides in parts of NH and Vermont over the last 30 years or so.
The number of such cases are way too high by any measures when the combined population figures of NH and VT are being taken into account.

While I´m absolutely convinced that the people of NH and VT are no more "criminal" than anywhere else in the US or beyond, severe doubts must regrettably be expressed concerning the capacity of the local and state LE authorities to solve a reasonably adequate number of the unexplained disappearances and murder cases in the area.

quija wrote:

Are there people posting here who are paid or unpaid investigators? Who is who?(in terms of names on the MMM forum, etc.) Is it OK for someone who knows to tell the rest of us posters? Like, now? This is very weird.

I posted as Lydia three times before the MMM forum was closed. Not trying to hide behind behind anything. As for the unexplained high numbers of unsolved homicides in the Upper River Valley, all I can say is... the reason I asked whether anyone was planning a trip to the area was because there are certain things that I personally do not feel comfortable discussing over the internet and would rather talk about face to face. Whether this caution is justified is anyone's guess, but I would prefer to play it safe. I am curious to see how many people would actually step up and meet in person. I know that people have done it in the past and I do not doubt their sincerity, but would be personally interested in whose walk matched their talk. That is all.

'Don't know if this was answered while i typed this, but are there really paid investigators posting here?'

I would hope there are.
However, I do not think police is monitoring this: I've been reading a few threads like that (Madeleine McCann case, for example)- and the forum dynamics was quite similar. There are very good ideas, and logic would advise to follow some, but no way the police would do it. They don't have enough people and have other cases to solve.

On the other hand, I think someone from Maura's family - or a private detective - checks the forum from time to time. Not for the ideas - as surely some parts of the investigation have not been revealed to the public - but in a hope of a local person spilling the beans or writing about facts known to the police only.

Carmela, Your post sounds very logical to me. I only wished there were paid investigators here.

We need Judge Judy in here.

Complete with earthquake?

Carmela, I only KNOW of one Investigator.....who is NOT paid........(though it is his profession)
I suspect one other, but am NOT sure...who is NOT paid.

Euro..Yes, Pauline Clark..one of the many on the list.....The Conrad Murder is one that we don't hear anything about...one of the last Posts of a Conrad family member sounded seemingly resigned to the thought that he had to just leave it up to LE. That is sad to me.
The Powell Murder in Warren was solved pretty quickly because "people talked" to LE.
Northern, Many of us here have met in person, met on the telephone..and emails. These "meetings"
have come about slowly throughout the last 4 years as we learned more about each other and also due to circumstances like the 06 Dog Search. If you feel like sharing any knowledge or tid bit, please go to the MMM site. As time passes, we do tend to meet...Right now,
I am thinking, with a tired smile, the thoughts of driving 3 hours North is exhausting.
Maybe a local would meet with you...I dunno.....

Mcsmom ...yes...distributing her books.....!!!
Does anyone remember...first Forum.....mention of LE having 70 pages of our Posts....?
Anne...Yes..skim scroll skim scroll....Hey, do you think Bob is here with us?..in a disguise..?

Quija, Will all the scrolling and skimming lately, I forgot to address your Post.

Throughout the last years, with hundreds
of Posters coming and going...we have all had
many different thoughts and theories. We can't
expect to agree....However, I have found that the
majority have not been crass or caustic.

mcsmom wrote:

We need Judge Judy in here.

Amen to that!

Yes, there are members of the family who visit this board on a regular basis.

And before you ask, no, I'm not family either. I don't generally refer to myself in the third person; I have no idea why anyone would think from my postings, even that particular one, why Shack and I were one and the same.

Frankly, I don't have time or energy for that kind of subterfuge.

mcsmom wrote:

We need Judge Judy in here.

Naw, they'd probably give her all sorts of rude little icons too. We already have enough people who think they're Judge Judy.

mcsmom wrote:

We need Judge Judy in here.

Thanks mcsmom, I love it!

Hahahahahaha! This place is too much.

Good night, and don't forget DO NOT TEASE THE ANIMALS.