I recently watched the Disappearance of Maura Murray on Peacock. I never heard about her case before, at least not that I can remember, but being in Texas; it's not uncommon. Also I was only 14 years old when Maura went missing. Something about her case instantly intrigued me. Maybe because her case had gone cold or maybe because she was a young woman who went missing with little to no clues as to where she went or what happened to her. I'd like to think Maura could be any one of us at that age, a young adult in college with dreams of growing up and being a Nurse. I have found myself stranded on the side of the road many a time and I often wonder what would I do if I had no cell phone or no cell service. I think what I would have done if my car was not drivable. Would I have gotten in a car with a stranger? Would I have accepted a ride from any passerby? Or would I have waited with no absolution, sense of time or even the slightest idea of how or when I would be rescued? Who would have known where I was or where I was going? Who would have been expecting me around a specific time? Who would have called when I didn't show up?
After watching all the episodes within the series, I followed through each theory and initially I did believe that she could possibly be running from the "men in her life" and although she grew up in a seemingly strict household, I found that there was no real bearing into the theory that she had been molested and was running away from her father. I do believe he was strict and was probably very upset when she had wrecked his car on campus at U of Mass, just as my father would but it certainly wouldn't make me want to run away without notice and kill myself or run to Canada as many had thought. I then focused my attention to the bus driver, thinking maybe there was a part of his story that he left out or didn't tell LE. However, I came to believe he truly stopped and reached out to Maura out of the goodness of his heart. He went home and told his wife to call 911. I began to look at the people living in the three houses surrounding the accident scene. They were watching from their windows but why did no one go outside and check on her? Why did they watch her through the windows? Were they used to seeing people stop there or be stopped there? Were accidents a common occurrence? The thought of Maura wandering off into the woods was not a theory that I could stand behind because with snow on the ground, her footprints would have been embedded. Maybe they would not have led to her exact location, but her wandering off would have left some sort of trail/trace for someone to follow for a short time.
I followed through the other theories and IMO, as much as I hate to admit, Maura met an untimely fate. She was likely picked up and murdered a short time later. It is likely that unless someone comes forward that her case will never be solved and Maura will never be found. I feel that even if it is not the person who did it, there is a person close to them that knows they were involved and if that person would come forward and speak up; her family could finally have closure.