HeartOfGranite
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Hi everyone! I just joined in order to discuss this case, so please forgive me if I overlooked something that has already been discussed.
I have read Mr. Renner's blog with interest, but find it very unlikely that the college friends he has interviewed remember all of their interactions with Maura from seven years ago, especially casual conversations. The human memory can and does fill in forgotten details in memories and it is hard of not impossible to distinguish them from the real facts. I wish I had more details on a study I read on that in school, but that was also several years ago. So, IMO, it's entirely possible that "Hoss" doesn't remember Maura speaking of her father, especially if she didn't think her father would have approved of their relationship. On the other hand, someone speaking of wanting to disappear and then they actually do...that would probably jog someone's memory a little more than casual conversations about family.
It's always been my belief that Maura most likely died of exposure. Though it's not very far from the western end of Rte 112 to North Woodstock (less than 20 miles, IIRC), and a distance runner could likely have walked/run that distance, it was dark, it was very cold, and it's a definite possibility that Maura's judgment was impaired by alcohol, by her crash, or by her state of mind. To an impaired mind, doing something that would not normally be a smart idea (like taking a trail for a "shortcut"), can seem like a much better idea. Many trails and unused logging roads intersect Rte 112. I used to drive back an forth over that route about three times a week for a couple of years. There are also steep hills and ravines as well as the Wild Ammonoosuc River nearby. It would be very, very easy to get lost, especially for someone not thinking clearly. If she was afraid of being caught and avoided drivers, it's even possible that she ran off the road into the woods to avoid being seen by a passing car and got disoriented in the dark and wandered deeper into the woods instead of back to the road. It's a desolate stretch of road at the height of tourist season, even moreso in winter. I often took an alternate route if the weather looked threatening for that reason.
I have read Mr. Renner's blog with interest, but find it very unlikely that the college friends he has interviewed remember all of their interactions with Maura from seven years ago, especially casual conversations. The human memory can and does fill in forgotten details in memories and it is hard of not impossible to distinguish them from the real facts. I wish I had more details on a study I read on that in school, but that was also several years ago. So, IMO, it's entirely possible that "Hoss" doesn't remember Maura speaking of her father, especially if she didn't think her father would have approved of their relationship. On the other hand, someone speaking of wanting to disappear and then they actually do...that would probably jog someone's memory a little more than casual conversations about family.
It's always been my belief that Maura most likely died of exposure. Though it's not very far from the western end of Rte 112 to North Woodstock (less than 20 miles, IIRC), and a distance runner could likely have walked/run that distance, it was dark, it was very cold, and it's a definite possibility that Maura's judgment was impaired by alcohol, by her crash, or by her state of mind. To an impaired mind, doing something that would not normally be a smart idea (like taking a trail for a "shortcut"), can seem like a much better idea. Many trails and unused logging roads intersect Rte 112. I used to drive back an forth over that route about three times a week for a couple of years. There are also steep hills and ravines as well as the Wild Ammonoosuc River nearby. It would be very, very easy to get lost, especially for someone not thinking clearly. If she was afraid of being caught and avoided drivers, it's even possible that she ran off the road into the woods to avoid being seen by a passing car and got disoriented in the dark and wandered deeper into the woods instead of back to the road. It's a desolate stretch of road at the height of tourist season, even moreso in winter. I often took an alternate route if the weather looked threatening for that reason.