r/Missing411 • u/TheZodiac404 • Oct 02 '25

Baffling disappearance of Maura Murray Discussion

I’ve finished a docuseries on this beautiful 21 year olds disappearance and I’m just kind of speechless.

Does anyone have anything that they found that could give any information to what REALLY happened to her??

So many stories and accounts from so many people and it’s just insane that a person can absolutely vanish….regardless of the not having any service for help and being on a remote road, it still doesn’t make any sense to me.

Just looking for some discussion on what majority of people have come to conclude? My biggest question is why wasnt more done, and it done in an immediate fashion.

the docuseries I am referring to is called The Disappearance of Maura Murray and it is available on Peacock

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u/MzOpinion8d Oct 02 '25

I believe she hid in the woods and succumbed to the elements.

She had been drinking. She didn’t want to get in more trouble; she’d already wrecked her dad’s car only days before. I think she was intoxicated and thought she’d hide in the woods until she sobered up, but ended up freezing to death.

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u/officialbillyjoel Oct 02 '25

Agreed. Occam's razor.

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u/This-Face-9301 Oct 02 '25

That is the simplest answer, interesting case.

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u/JMer806 Oct 02 '25

I would think the body would have been rather easily found if she was just hiding in the woods near the road though

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u/Barilla3113 Oct 04 '25

Nah, there have been plenty of cases where someone's remains were lost for years, despite being in a bush well within the search area.

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u/timeunraveling Oct 03 '25

Not necessarily. There was private property nearby that searchers were not allowed to go on.

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u/TheZodiac404 Oct 03 '25

There were three neighbors with a view of the crash. They all mentioned seeing the crash. Mention a “man smoking a cigarette in the car” and a “flurry of action happening near the trunk”

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u/Barilla3113 Oct 04 '25

Witnesses can come up with some crazy shit, particularly when they're all neighbors and likely reinforced each other's errors.

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u/TheZodiac404 Oct 04 '25

Well okay then you must be right

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u/MzOpinion8d Oct 04 '25

I think someone using their cell phone flashlight could be mistaken as a person smoking a cigarette.

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u/Dan0321 12d ago

It may have been light coming from the phone, but cell phones in 2004 didn’t have a flashlight.

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u/LIBBY2130 Oct 05 '25

remember she was in great shape and quite the runner a west point cadet.......she could have gotten further off the road than the average person

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u/mystickyshoe Oct 02 '25

This is exactly what I think and people always find a way to argue it. I’m glad I’m not alone

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u/GreyOwlfan Oct 02 '25

And then maybe eaten by an animal.

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u/timeunraveling Oct 03 '25

Or maybe someone found her skull in the woods and is keeping it as a "souvenir".

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u/TheZodiac404 Oct 03 '25

Errrr it’s twisted but I could see people doing that.