Maura Murray

Maruchan wrote:

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Great name!!! I had to look it up though. Repent, repent!:)
Yeah, you're right.
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Alrighty then.:)
Frostman wins the ice cream cone, it is Sherbrooke, Quebec. I had already searched a bit around Beauharnois and Montreal, and when Frostman said Sherbrooke, I checked there and found Renner's location. I used the church seen in the photo for my search.
Here are the coordinates - plug them in to Google and then go stand on the corner in street view:
45.401394,-71.89046
Renner is standing on the northwest corner of Rue King Ouest at its intersection with Rue Wellington North. He is facing the Subway across the street. To his right across the street is St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and to the left of that is an interesting building, bisected in the photo by the traffic signal pole, all of which can be seen in street view.

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hes a fluffer wrote:

If nothing else, James is certainly pumping up interest in his upcoming book. He may be premature, he needs to continue to stroke the masses until publication. If the trail goes limp, he will have to find another way to excite Maura Murray followers. He does seem to know what he is doing though. A professional.

Wowzer the real one wrote:

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I dunno about that. I think there are some that are sitting back patiently waiting to see if it's just another wild goose chase.
I doubt the interest in his book will get pumped up by what he is doing now. I think the interest will depend on what if anything he finds out. JMHO

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Ridiculous wrote:

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Ah and the pot has pointed to the kettle. Whoever used their "power" to hurt you was very naughty. Shame on them, but, now you're a big girl, let's get some therapy and try to move past it okay? I believe at moments like this, it's customary to offer a warm beverage...Cup of Cashmere tea and a warm muffin perhaps? xoxo

hannah_b wrote:

Renner claims "there have been credible sightings in Sherbrooke". Oh, ok. There were credible sightings of the McStay family as well.

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hannah_b wrote:

Renner claims "there have been credible sightings in Sherbrooke". Oh, ok. There were credible sightings of the McStay family as well.

hannah_b wrote:

I can´t help but wonder if Renner´s trip to Canada is a sincere effort to find MM, or more of an attempt at promoting his upcoming book and the documentary. I believe a true investigative endeavor would and should not be loudly announced online, giving the subject time to flee and cover their tracks.

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JWB wrote:

Habs, can you expand on your 2009 post.
Thanks

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Maruchan wrote:

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Yup. To me, this begs the question, if there were "credible sightings" in Sherbrooke, why the need to also post flyers in Montreal, Beauharnois and Quebec City?
Renner said: "I believe you are alive. And I believe I know where you went." I sure didn't think he meant the entire province of Quebec.
Driving, Montreal is 24 miles from Beauharnois;
Montreal is 156 miles from Quebec City;
Montreal is 98 miles from Sherbrooke;
Sherbrooke is 144 miles from Quebec City.
This is a vast area. It is pretty much the equivalent, area size-wise, of searching for Maura in an area combining Amherst, MA, Albany, NY, and New York City and saying you know where she is in that area. I don't think Renner really has a clue where she is.
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I think an interesting question is, did Renner contact the documentary filmmakers (now called "investigators" - that was a bit misleading as well), or did they contact him? I think chances are high it was the latter. They need to film something (Renner sitting at his computer typing on his blog is not very compelling), so voila! An investigative journey around Quebec.
I think he has gotten people's hopes up for nothing. I think this trip is just a vanity project for Renner and a way to drum up more interest in his book.
Also, as Wowzer said, I have no problem at all eating massive murders of crow if Maura is found. I want to know what happened to her, we all do, whether she is dead or alive, I want to know. If Renner finds her alive, I will leap for joy and praise him highly. I just don't think it's going to happen.

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Maruchan wrote:

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Hmmm - sounds like a slam to me.

Hans Strudle wrote:

If James finds Maura, are you topix obsessed fruit loops going to keep this board going, or are you going to start a new thread called, "James Renner staged the whole thing to sell books." Lol.