Tristan, I am not really sure to be honest with you. While I absolutely do not think she committed suicide, it is still a possibility. I have a hard time thinking she ran away to a new life. While she certainly exhibited some questionable behavior (lie about the death, crying on the phone) prior to leaving for NH, I don't think she ran away and purposely devestated her family and friends like this. While her lie was not typical to her character, I find it more unlikely that she would intentionally hurt and deceive her loved ones like this, given what we know about her character. However, I do admit that it is a possibilty.Tristan said:Masterj...what is YOUR theory on Maura's dissapearance??
I have not settled on any one yet, as the main 3 theories (suicide, abducted,
and ran away to a new life) ALL have plausibility.
As I have mentioned on here before, I (and others I have asked) have used the death in the family lie before. I am not proud of that fact, but I did it. I think Maura was under a great deal of stress and needed sometime away and did not want to worry her friends and family. I think she intended to buy herself some time with her professors/job and return after a couple of days.
I lean towards thinking she was scared of Atwood and ran off into the night to find help and may have fallen victim to the elements and/or encountered someone who did her harm. I am really not sure. As for Fred Murray assuming harm came to her, what the hell else is he supposed to think? It's not like he wants her to be dead or harmed in anyway. To attack Fred's character and personality because he is doing everything in his power to find his daughter is cruel beyond belief. Of course he is consumed by finding Maura. How can he move on when he has no answers and the people who are supposed to help him aren't?
If the police truly believe she ran off to start a new life than let them prove it and tell Maura's family she doesn't want to be found. They haven't done that. I seriously doubt that the police department up there is so inundated with criminal matters that they can't make more of an effort to locate her whereabouts.
The fact that one of the detectives hired by Maura's family believes there is more to her story and that the police haven't given their all is very telling. This man is a VOLUNTEER who is not receiving payment for this.