Quoted From Wiki:
"At or about 4:00 pm, by email, Maura informed a work supervisor and some of her teachers that she would be out of town for several days due to a death in her family. In fact, there had not been a death in her family at the time. Before she left, Maura packed her belongings into boxes and removed the art from her room walls.[8] A dormmate reported seeing Maura leave the UMass campus between 3:30 and 4:30 pm. Maura withdrew $280 from an ATM, and was alone as recorded by CCTV footage.[8] This withdrawal nearly emptied her bank account. She was due to receive paychecks in the coming days. She then bought $35$40 worth of alcohol. She was alone when she made that purchase. Sometime after 4:00 pm, Maura left Amherst, presumably via Interstate 91 north. She checked her cellphone messages at 4:37 pm."
Just trying to focus on the details, but they can be so frustrating. One can look at her actions and say "suicidal", or "just taking a break". They can be construed both ways, so it's so hard to really pin down what she was doing.
Ok, so she told people there was a death in the family. That could mean she was suicidal, or it could just be what she thought was a solid or acceptable excuse for missing a few days of school. But, she did say she would return, she didn't say anything about taking a leave of absence indefinitely.
Then, she packs her stuff and takes art off the wallls. To me, that says, "not coming back". Were ALL of her things packed? Just some things? Is there a link that tells if ALL of her stuff was packed? If so, to me that means "I'm suicidal and I want to make it easy for my family to collect my stuff when I'm gone".
"Between noon and 3:00 pm, Maura made several calls. In one, she sought information on how to rent a condominium in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Her family had vacationed there, annually, for many years. In another, she telephoned a UMass student and left a voicemail. She then telephoned a number which provides pre-recorded information about Stowe, Vermont. As indicated by telephone records, she listened to this information for approximately five minutes. At 2:18 pm, she telephoned her boyfriend. This call ended after one minute. According to police, a subsequent search of her computer demonstrated that, sometime that day, Maura had searched MapQuest for directions to Burlington, Vermont.[8][10]"
Who is the UMass student she called? Does anyone know? What did they talk about?
I do think she was trying to get away to clear her head, and perhaps avoid some kind of trouble she was getting into (CC fraud, car accidents, etc). I think the 2nd accident set events into play that she didn't anticipate.
This trip was really not out of character for her, because friends said she would often take day trips or drive to a different place on a whim without telling anyone. And we all know she was under a lot of mental stress and most ppl. on here agree she was trying to step away from everything for a bit.
I just can't believe no one has found one clue in any of the searches, and there have been no verified sightings of her, that we are aware of.
Sometimes I think there should be another large scale search of the accident area, but after almost 10 years that's not going to happen. Sometimes I think she is still in that area and hasn't been found, then I read up on the case details and start wondering all over again.