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Media Pressure

Voices for Justice Media

It’s been twenty years since 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray disappeared without a trace on February 9, 2004. Yet countless questions remain and her family continues to fight for resolution. Her mysterious disappearance is a story that strangers have told hundreds of times. But absent in the story you’ve heard are the voices of those who knew Maura, those closest to the investigation. Not anymore. Maura’s sister, Julie Murray, hosts Season 1 of Media Pressure- The Untold Story of Maura

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New Podcast: The Final Hours with Sarah Turney and...

Media Pressure ·

2026/02/25

Today, I'm sharing an episode of The Final Hours, a new Crime House podcast hosted by Sarah Turney, and Kourtney Laymance.Listeners of Media Pressure know how much the framing of a story matters. The Final Hours applies that same scrutiny to disappearance cases by focusing on the hours before someone goes missing. Each episode examines the routines, timelines, and details that often get overlooked once a case enters the public narrative. Together, Kourtney and Sarah bring lived experience into

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Introducing: CONSPIRACY THEORIES, CULTS, AND CRIMES

Media Pressure ·

2025/10/13

From Jonestown to Heaven’s Gate, to the Octopus Murders and the Waco Siege, the world is full of deception, manipulation, and destruction. Listen to Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes every Wednesday as we explore the real people at the center of the world’s most shocking secrets and nefarious organizations. Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes is a Crime House original powered by PAVE Studios. Follow the show now so you don’t miss a single story.Listen Now:

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Episode 10: The Tides of Time – Chasing Leads in the...

Media Pressure ·

2025/02/03

In this episode, Media Pressure Podcast Season One host Julie Murray explores the relentless search for answers in her sister Maura Murray’s disappearance—one that continues two decades later. With time pressing forward, Maura’s father, Fred Murray, refuses to wait, leading the charge for answers as new leads emerge and old theories resurface.Julie introduces private investigator Lou Barry, a former Chief of Police, who breaks down the complex process of filtering truth from misinformation in

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Episode 9: Q&A

Media Pressure ·

2024/04/01

Host Julie Murray and Executive Producer Sarah Turney discuss season one and answer your most burning questions about Maura Murray’s case.Anyone with information about Maura Murray's disappearance is asked to call The New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit at 603-223-3648. To learn more about Maura Murray or see the sources used for this episode, visit MissingMauraMurray.org. Media Pressure is a Voices for Justice Media production. Follow the show on social media Instagram:

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Episode 8: Engage With Empathy

Media Pressure ·

2024/03/18

In the final episode of the season, Maura Murray’s family and those closest to the investigation share their gut feelings about what happened to Maura, examine the impact of the media coverage, and leave us with a call to action to engage with empathy.Someone knows something. The pressure is on. Anyone with information about Maura Murray's disappearance is asked to call The New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit at 603-223-3648. To learn more about Maura Murray or to see the sources used for

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Episode 7: We Looked Into That

Media Pressure ·

2024/03/11

Nearly two decades later, the search for Maura Murray continues. Julie breaks down the search efforts to date. Fred Murray receives a tip that will turn the investigation upside down. Local private investigator John Smith shares his early involvement in the case and a strange visit from law enforcement. Frustrated with the case's stagnation, Fred Murray sues the state of New Hampshire for Maura’s case files under the Freedom of Information Act. Massachusetts Attorney Terrence O’Connell recounts a

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Episode 6: The Search

Media Pressure ·

2024/03/04

The nightmare begins for Maura Murray’s family on Tuesday 10, 2004 when they learn she is missing. They walk through the gut-wrenching days and weeks following her disappearance.Julie dives into the investigation and outlines the early missteps and breaks in protocol by law enforcement. A witness, Karen McNamara, experiences a strange encounter while driving home from work. Could it be a clue? Why was a routine traffic stop earlier in the day omitted from the police log? Anyone with information

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Episode 5: The Fateful Day

Media Pressure ·

2024/02/26

Why was Maura Murray in New Hampshire?Julie gives an intimate look into the timeline of February 9, 2004, the day Maura Murray seemingly disappears into thin air on the side of the road in rural New Hampshire. Julie shares new details never heard before and interviews with Maura’s family and those closest to Maura’s case. Anyone with information about Maura Murray's disappearance is asked to call The New Hampshire State Police Cold Case Unit at 603-223-3648. To learn more about Maura Murray or

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Episode 4: Days Before Disappearance

Media Pressure ·

2024/02/19

The days leading up to Maura Murray’s disappearance in 2004 are almost as mysterious as the disappearance itself and have become true crime folklore. The devil is in the details, which is the episode’s focal point. Julie Murray breaks down the events and timeline leading up to February 9, 2004. Julie also speaks with Maura’s brothers, Fred Murray Jr. and Kurtis Murray, her father, Fred Murray, and friends Megan Sawyer and Kate Markopoulos to uncover little-known nuances surrounding some of the

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Episode 3: No Excuse Ma'am

Media Pressure ·

2024/02/12

This episode dives deep into Maura Murray’s time at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Following in her big sister’s footsteps, Maura joins Julie at West Point. She is quickly indoctrinated into cadet life and soon realizes she made a mistake. Julie speaks with one of Maura’s closest friends at the Academy, Megan Sawyer, in an exclusive interview, and with Maura’s friend from UMass, Kate Markopoulos, in her first interview about

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Episode 2: The Beginning

Media Pressure ·

2024/02/05

Who is Maura Murray? Maura grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the small town of Hanson, just south of Boston. She was a standout student-athlete at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School with big dreams of a bright future. This episode explores Maura Murray’s childhood and family dynamics. Her sister, Julie Murray, brothers Fred Murray Junior and Kurtis Murray, and father, Fred Murray, reminisce about Maura Murray's growing up. Tune in to hear funny and heart-wrenching stories as well as

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Episode 1: The Call

Media Pressure ·

2024/02/05

February 9, 2004, was no ordinary day for 21-year-old University of Massachusetts nursing student Maura Murray. The Dean’s List student leaves campus without telling a soul and heads north in her beat-up 1996 Saturn sedan. Several hours later, she vanishes without a trace off the side of Route 112 in Woodsville, a village in the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire. She is never seen again. This day will haunt her family and friends for the rest of their lives. This season examines one of the country’s

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Trailer

Media Pressure ·

2024/01/04

It’s been twenty years since 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray disappeared without a trace on February 9, 2004. Yet countless questions remain, hundreds of theories circulate the internet, and her family continues to fight for resolution. Her mysterious disappearance is a story that strangers have told hundreds of times. But absent in the story you’ve heard are the voices of those who knew Maura, those closest to the investigation. Not anymore. Maura’s sister, Julie Murray, hosts Season 1 of

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