Maura Murray Crashes on Remote NH Road — Vanishes Before Police Arrive

On the evening of February 9, 2004, 21-year-old University of Massachusetts nursing student Maura Murray crashed her black Saturn sedan into a snowbank on the desolate Route 112 (Wild Ammonoosuc Road) in Haverhill, New Hampshire. A passing motorist stopped and offered to call for help. Maura reportedly declined, saying she had already called AAA. The witness drove on. When police arrived approximately five minutes later, Maura was gone — on foot, in sub-zero winter darkness, in a remote stretch of road with no houses for miles. What makes the case deeply strange is what preceded it: that same day, Maura sent emails to professors canceling her classes indefinitely, withdrew $280 in cash — nearly her entire bank account — and was seen loading what appeared to be boxes into her car. She had purchased MapQuest directions to a ski resort in northern New Hampshire. She also sent a text to her boyfriend that said only "I love you." No phone calls, no credit card usage, and no confirmed sightings have ever been made in the twenty years since. The dense White Mountains forest surrounding the crash site has been searched repeatedly. A volunteer with a cadaver dog reported a hit near the crash site. Maura Murray has never been found.