Maura Murray

Lighthouse 101 wrote:

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I never said she was getting expelled - she might have been embaressed to live in the dorm where people looked at her differently.

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Lighthouse 101 wrote:

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You are 100% correct my premise is not proven fact. I was trying to show James a plausable theory of how MM left, but did plan to return if not for the accident.

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Funhouse wrote:

Umass Amherst student code of ethics http://www.umass.edu/dean_students/downloads/...

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Maruchan wrote:

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Yes there are.
"The Seasons Condominium Resort consists of 176 one and two bedroom condominium units in a peaceful 45 acre wooded setting just south of Route 302 in Bartlett, New Hampshire."
"All of our units will sleep 2-10 guests and have a fully equipped kitchen, dining area and living room. There is one bedroom plus a large loft area with additional bedding, making it perfect for families with children."
When I have been single in my life, I have rented entire cabins/condos/houses with several bedrooms for just myself. When you are single, that's what you do. When that's all that's available, or when it's the most affordable, that's what you do. In Maura's case, she checked out a place she was familiar with, and if a two-bedroom was the only one advertised, or the cheapest one advertised, or simply the floor plan/location she was familiar with and liked, then it makes sense for her to have looked into it. Making a telephone call to check availability of a two-bedroom condo does not make it any type of fact that she was traveling with anybody other than herself.

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Lighthouse 101 wrote:

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James - I think your missing part of the equation here. Cash doesn't really help buying a car, but it is almost certainly needed to secure a apartment at short notice because landlords don't want to have a check bounce after going into a lease.
I see $5000 cash -"Saturday looking" and a dorm packed and one would have to atleast say it is very plausable that she was moving out.

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Not Without Peril wrote:

@ Snowy --
1. This is a legitimate question; I am not criticizing you. Do you believe that theorizing about Maura's disappearance should be avoided? If so, what do you think should be discussed here?
Again, I am not criticizing you. I want to understand your perspective.
2. You wrote: "what is the value of imagining 'what would Maura do?' or 'how would Maura feel?' without knowing Maura?[A]nd the people who do know her will not share her personal information."
One thing echoed in interviews with Fred, Sharon and Maura's friends is that Maura's departure was unlike her. Isn't is possible that no one really knew Maura (at least in the way that you mean)?

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dontletgo wrote:

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How does cash not help you buy a car? how else was he going to pay?
otherwise I agree with you and really his whole story about buying cars makes no sense. in addition to making no sense he told a completely different story to the authorities than he told the public. if he is telling the truth shouldn't there only be one story? I don't think that he helped her run away and start a new life in fact I think that is one of the stupidest theories out there but I think there is a rather good chance that he could be a suspect in her disappearance.

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SnowyB wrote:

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1) i believe there is value in knowing history, and that building an accurate timeline with what little is known and is verified as facts is useful. mixing the disproportionately few facts that are known with fiction and lore is less useful. endlessly arguing points of fiction is completely useless, imo.
i believe the reinterpretation of history, by creating and assigning meaning and context to words and ideas that are not fact-based, and perhaps were originally quoted incorrectly or recorded out of context, is a futile exercise, especially when the principals in Maura's life, family and friends, keep their personal knowledge of her close.
this is not scientific research, whereby testing will prove a certain result. i believe the answers, the proof, will come only with hard evidence, when it appears or is uncovered, but not forced.
indulging in "what if" and then acting upon one's ideas does prove, however, to be dangerous when applied to and turned toward targeting strangers. one must never believe everything one thinks.
2) it is possible, of course, but Fred and others have been suspiciously hostile and aggressive by their accusations made against strangers while, at the same time, not being forthcoming about Maura, herself, and choosing only to place her in an unrealistically good light.
Chandra Levy's parents appeared to be genuinely baffled, and some hard evidence pointed to Gary Condit, but the ultimate resolution was not what the public came to expect.
i suggest reserving one's belief and investment in choosing a certain outcome; the answers have not yet arrived.

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Lighthouse 101 wrote:

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Even if he was going to really purchase MM a new car whether they looked at apts or car doesn't debunk the theory she wasn't living in the dorm, or she was leaving soon,. She could have needed a better car because she might have a longer commute.

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Speculation wrote:

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The only value in speculation is in opening thought to other possibilities. This will not be solved by speculation alone but the investigation, if any real "in the know" investigators are watching the discussion, could be furthered if some closely held fact finally makes sense when mixed with speculation. It will not result in resolution but could guide the true investigation. It will not happen here, or at Renner's or Sam's or Websleuths since the facts that are known and confirmed are not known by anyone but LE. Speculation has it's place and should not be disregarded but whoever has the facts needs to be paying attention.

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dontletgo wrote:

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Youre going to take the word of that place's own website over the word of a journalist from ohio? there are no singles in the entire complex JR just said so, you need to work on your sources maruchan.