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I think you missed my point. It has nothing to do with her capability. There is logistically no way for someone to walk or run on those roads in February. The same ice that caused the crash would have rendered her unable to run. Some of these roads are closed to driving this time of year due to the icy conditions. She had to have had special shoes - either hiking/studded boots or snow shoes (or ice skates) in order to get 20 miles on foot. It is not possible otherwise. Alternatively, she would have had to cross country ski if not hike.
Yes, it is possible to run/walk that distance with appropriate clothing/gear and that includes footwear. There's no indication Maura had that the gear. If she didn't, she would not make it 20 miles. You can't just put on regular walking shoes and expect to walk across ice standing upright or in 5 feet of snow, especially in the forest at night. She would have died long before she got to Loon if she tried such an endeavor.
I think you missed my point. It has nothing to do with her capability. There is logistically no way for someone to walk or run on those roads in February. The same ice that caused the crash would have rendered her unable to run. Some of these roads are closed to driving this time of year due to the icy conditions. She had to have had special shoes - either hiking/studded boots or snow shoes (or ice skates) in order to get 20 miles on foot. It is not possible otherwise. Alternatively, she would have had to cross country ski if not hike.
Yes, it is possible to run/walk that distance with appropriate clothing/gear and that includes footwear. There's no indication Maura had that the gear. If she didn't, she would not make it 20 miles. You can't just put on regular walking shoes and expect to walk across ice standing upright or in 5 feet of snow, especially in the forest at night. She would have died long before she got to Loon if she tried such an endeavor.
Again: The ground at Loon is frozen in February. Digging a hole would be a big project and would make a big mess. And precisely because there would be groomers and snowmakers and others moving around the slopes (not to mention skiers), it would be pretty much impossible to bury something there in February without immediately attracting notice. (P.S.: I used to be a lift attendant and snowmaker at Loon.)I saw somewhere that these fragments were found along the Kancamagus lift line. The resort has been there since the 1960's.
I am a fairly experienced skiier. I've been to several mountains in New York, Vermont, and NH, but not this one.
These resorts typically have a lot of equipment. Such as back hoes, excavators, groomers, snowmobiles, and tractors. They also have vegetation management equipment. Chipper / shredders, saws and the like.
If you havent seen a mountian when they have the snow making equipment running at nighttime, it's quite a sight. You could have a marching band standing on the mountian, and you wouldn't see it from the base.
I'm just speculating here. But sometimes when your riding a lift, you can spot random equipment along the trails.
I'm speculating here, but I can totally see how someone with access to all of this could get the idea to dispose of a body there.
There are plenty of missing persons forums on WS where it's believed that bodies are concealed at construction sites. Either buried, or encased in concrete, or things of that nature. If you think about it, a ski mountian is really just one big construction site. Constantly grooming, and making snow.
I'm here for the comments with my popcorn...
I always thought February was a weird time to still not be unpacked but it’s a good theory and definitely possible of course.one of the ideas I liked from one of the documentaries on this case, was the idea that she never actually unpacked those books to begin with from when she moved in..hence she was never actually packing up her room. mOO
weird I have never heard of this voicemail..I must rewatch this altho maybe I haven't seen it!I just did a rewatch of the Disappeared episode for Maura. One thing was mentioned that I forgot about. The voice mail her boyfriend received the next day. The one with the breathing and sobbing sounds. I realize it was made with a calling card but you would think it would still be traceable to a location. Too bad he had to let it go to VM.
We always kept our used text books in a box, we would sell them back to the school book store if we needed extra cash. I have boxes in my basement I haven't opened since we moved here 11 years ago.
I just did a rewatch of the Disappeared episode for Maura. One thing was mentioned that I forgot about. The voice mail her boyfriend received the next day. The one with the breathing and sobbing sounds. I realize it was made with a calling card but you would think it would still be traceable to a location. Too bad he had to let it go to VM.
I’ve definitely heard Red Cross and calling card many times, which is odd.I think that's the call that was eventually determined to be from Red Cross, not Maura with a calling card, and there was no sobbing (even though whatever could be heard was somehow misinterpreted that way at the time).