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When Maura Murray disappeared in 2004, her story became the first big mystery of the social media age. Since then, Maura Murray has been the subject of countless articles and podcasts. And slowly her story grew into myth and misinformation became fact. For the first time, hear the story of what it was like to cover Maura Murray's case from the inside. Presented by James Renner, author of True Crime Addict, the definitive book on the case, The Curse of Maura Murray details how the case attracted obsessive online stalkers who spread false information for years and attacked anyone who spoke up against the. It is a cautionary tale about the current state of true crime media and how journalists are attacked when they question the official narrative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 3: What the UMass Amherst police records reveal about Maura Murray

2025/04/30

The UMass Amherst police department released their records on the investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray. This episode looks into what the documents reveal, including motives for her disappearance, more information about the mysterious party on campus, and the story of how her ID may have been found in a junk yard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: The Fingerprint

2025/04/29

Exclusive: NH police found a fingerprint in Maura Murray's car that matches to former West Point cadet, Steffen Finkelstein (aka Steffen Baldwin). Steffen was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison on unrelated charges in Ohio. He left West Point within a week of when Maura Murray left the academy and changed his name eight months after she went missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1: What Happened Behind the Scenes

2024/05/20

In 2016, James Renner's book on the Maura Murray case, True Crime Addict, was published. But that was only the beginning of the story. Since then, Renner has been the target of obsessive online trolls who worked closely with the family of the missing woman, running their social media and providing them with computers and other support. The harassment boiled over into the real world, when Renner's family was stalked while on vacation in the Outer Banks. At times, Renner was also targeted by Maura's boyfriend, Bill Rausch, who went to great lengths to keep secret his attacks on women. Hear the full story for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3.9 out of 5

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Chiquita#12 2025/05/02

Now it makes sense

A sad story of mental illnesses, denial and lies. The circumstances of Maura’s life and disappearance as presented by her family never made sense whi...

★★★★★

MrsBiggs 2024/11/27

Believable

Renners account of the Maura Murry case is by far the most believable. It's a shame that people are persecuting him for attempting to tell the truth.

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pinepost 2024/10/02

Bravo to Renner -

A great example of backlash from people not willing to accept or consider an inconvenient truth. Bravo to you, Renner, for reporting this case from an...

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itwasntmesir45 2024/06/28

Respect!

I love James Renner's work because he is so thorough and backs up everything he puts out with hard evidence. He only reports what he uncovers and I r...

★★★★★

Jack Mack from Hackensack 2024/05/28

Erin Deborah Larkin

how is she employed in politics? shes an awful witch, so is that killman guy. not worth mentioning the other trash

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sarah berlin 2024/05/22

Incredible, but short

The half-hour slot given to this story is just not enough to cover all the wild things that have come out of the Maura Murray disappearance. I’ve foll...

★☆☆☆☆

PodFan1978 2024/05/27

James Renner is an unreliable narrator

The only curse here is Mr. Renner, who believes the story of a missing woman is all about him.

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Bostonin07 2024/05/24

Just stop it

This guy cannot leave this family alone. He is clearly desperate for attention and making himself (and his own family) out to be some kind of a victim...

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