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The non permitted slab of concrete in the A Frame house yard sounds odd. The family that owned that house for a bit after this case were on the MMM Podcast as well. Very interesting stuff in that one.
I can’t recall if that was searched under or in, but it doesn’t sound like it.
Other than the guy who owned the house back then/the guy whose brother thinks he did it who gave FM the knife, it doesn’t seem like there would have been much opportunity for a random killer with the little traffic. Plus everyone probably knows everyone there.
The red truck with Massachusetts plates I think Witness A mentioned (again, podcast) is interesting, but certainly not uncommon for Mass plates in Nh or Me at all. The cop stuff from that podcast was also extremely odd.
I really hope we have an answer to this some day.
I’ve heard there was a rag in the tailpipe but when tested it would fly out pretty early on, so she may have stuffed it in after she stopped or secured it in some way we don’t know. Her little brother did mention he remembers her doing this/their dad telling her to to try to hide smoke for a bit.also I wondered if someone did come to help her, someone she knew..and that person became angry for some reason other and actually killed her.
wasn't there a rag in the tailpipe that wasn't really in there enough to facilitate suicide? ( I may not remember correctly here). But points to possible suicidal behavior, something very easy to accomplish with staging.
it seems like there could have been a known factor because there is a time lapse where there is no information or witness..could it have been hours?
the only reason I say this is something was totally going on with Maura.
could someone she knows have murdered her? I never really thought about this...
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Why would someone use this if it wasn't to garner sympathy? What was Maura hiding?
It wasn’t necessary to use since college professors don’t usually keep track of attendance. You could provide the courtesy of a notice in case you wanted to acquire the missed assignments but not for a death in the family. Keep it simple and say, I will absent for the week due to a personal matter. While this is an unusual tactic, it does stop the trail cold of curiosity. Who would question a death in the family? Perhaps the underlying mystery behind that speaks volume to reason for her trip? This trip had to have been for a reason.Just a quick excuse that she likely thought of at the moment. She wanted to get away from school for a while and needed a good excuse to give to her teachers. Voolaa. Family member died. Sure she may have been trying to get people to feel sorry for her but chances are likely far better she was just using it as a reason to miss a few days of classes and the purpose of it doesn't go any deeper than that. Colleges don't keep track of the students the way highschools do so they wouldn't have bothered to try to call her mom or dad to make sure she was telling the truth. They simply would have marked her down as being in class or not being in class.
Just to miss a security job at the Melville Dorm? That seems completely unwarranted. I don't understand why Maura would conjure an excuse of a family tragedy in order to miss that kind of job? If it was a nursing job, I could understand but for a temporary job? No. I don't see that.Didn't she do part time work at the university? Maybe she neede a more in depth excuse to miss her shifts? Particularly if other students would have wanted that job.
Though how does that stop the line of inquiry? People ask questions, the propensity to sympathize is then clouded in mystery. What exactly was bothering Maura? Why would someone use this if it wasn't for the means of garnering support? It's as if you're tacitly admitting you want help. Maura is a smart woman and I find it peculiar that she would resort to such a drastic measure, that surely would attract concern but it was within her objective not to draw attention as she takes a trip without informing anyone of it. So, that's where the mystery lies. To attract attention by no attracting attention. It doesn't compute.@Chad_York people saying their was a death in the family isn't exactly an uncommon excuse people use when they want to play hookie or get out of something. Now if she was a little more specific like her saying her mom or her sister died than that would be a little more interesting. But just a very generic comment like a death in the family (which could imply someone's second cousin that they have only seen two times in their life) isn't much more noteworthy than them calling into work acting like they are sick because they want the day off.
Unless she indeed was planning on killing herself and this was her way of hinting to it than I don't think the excuse should be looked into all that much.
I'm sure it's been discussed before but missing a nursing clinical is a huuuuge deal. There are usually only 8-10 students with an instructor and you can *maybe* miss one without failing the clinical portion and having to retake the entire class. This sort of thing would get you off track and behind in the entire program.Just a quick excuse that she likely thought of at the moment. She wanted to get away from school for a while and needed a good excuse to give to her teachers. Voolaa. Family member died. Sure she may have been trying to get people to feel sorry for her but chances are likely far better she was just using it as a reason to miss a few days of classes and the purpose of it doesn't go any deeper than that. Colleges don't keep track of the students the way highschools do so they wouldn't have bothered to try to call her mom or dad to make sure she was telling the truth. They simply would have marked her down as being in class or not being in class.
I'm sure it's been discussed before but missing a nursing clinical is a huuuuge deal. There are usually only 8-10 students with an instructor and you can *maybe* miss one without failing the clinical portion and having to retake the entire class. This sort of thing would get you off track and behind in the entire program.
Why would she bring her course books with her if she was giving up on nursing school or even submit her assignments by 3:00 a.m. of the day she disappeared? It seemed she planned on returning at some point - as her friend Erin mentioned, perhaps she needed a break?Maybe she was giving up on nursing school then. She had already left one school already so it wouldn't be surprising if she was deciding that nursing school wasn't for her either.
Just to miss a security job at the Melville Dorm? That seems completely unwarranted. I don't understand why Maura would conjure an excuse of a family tragedy in order to miss that kind of job? If it was a nursing job, I could understand but for a temporary job? No. I don't see that.
I found this forum post wherein a user under the name Murray suggested that Maura was on a Scholarship and needed a legitimate reason to miss her classes. While I can't verify the veracity of this post, that would be the only reason I believe Maura would use that excuse. Otherwise, why resort to it?
Why would she bring her course books with her if she was giving up on nursing school or even submit her assignments by 3:00 a.m. of the day she disappeared? It seemed she planned on returning at some point - as her friend Erin mentioned, perhaps she needed a break?