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F04-1514 / CC-04-00200Open caseMissing personLast verified

The Crash on Route 112

An open missing person case involving Maura Murray from Haverhill, New Hampshire, Feb 9, 2004. New Hampshire Cold Case Unit (NH Department of Justice / NH State Police) is the investigating agency (case no. F04-1514 / CC-04-00200). Tips: New Hampshire Cold Case Unit / NH State Police (email coldcaseunit@dos.nh.gov), 603-271-2663.

Who
Maura Murray, 21
When
Where
Haverhill, New HampshireGrafton County
Investigating
New Hampshire Cold Case Unit (NH Department of Justice / NH State Police)

The case

Our summary of the public record. The small numbers show where each fact comes from.

Maura Murray was a 21-year-old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who had earlier attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. On February 9, 2004, she left the Amherst area and drove north into New Hampshire without telling anyone about the trip, investigators said. Earlier that day she was recorded on ATM surveillance wearing a dark jacket and jeans.

At about 7:30 p.m., her black Saturn sedan went off snow-covered Route 112 (Wild Ammonoosuc Road) in Haverhill, New Hampshire, in what looked like a single-car crash. According to the New Hampshire Department of Justice, a passerby stopped and spoke with a young woman believed to be Murray. By the time police arrived she was gone, and she has not been seen or heard from since.

The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit treats her disappearance as suspicious and is still actively investigating it. The FBI issued a nationwide ViCAP alert in 2022. State Police searched land in Landaff and Easton that July, and the FBI produced an age-progressed image for the 20th anniversary in February 2024. On the 22nd anniversary in 2026, the unit said it is applying new technology and investigative techniques to the evidence.

Timeline

  1. Murray leaves UMass Amherst for New Hampshire without telling anyone; earlier that day she is recorded on ATM surveillance.12

  2. About 7:30 p.m.: her black Saturn goes off Route 112 in Haverhill and gets stuck. A passerby speaks with a woman believed to be Murray, but she is gone when police arrive.134

  3. The FBI publishes a nationwide ViCAP missing-person alert for Murray.1

  4. New Hampshire State Police, with NH Fish and Game, search an area off Route 112 in Landaff and Easton. Officials say the search was part of the ongoing investigation and not based on new information.5

  5. For the 20th anniversary, the NH Cold Case Unit releases an FBI-produced age progression of how Murray might look in her early 40s.42

  6. 22nd anniversary: the Cold Case Unit says it is working with federal partners and using new technology and advanced techniques on the evidence.67

Key facts

Each one checked against a source.

  • She was 5'7", 120 to 125 lbs, with light brown hair and green/blue eyes, and has dimples on both cheeks.2
  • She had not told anyone about her trip to New Hampshire, about 2.5 hours from campus.12
  • She was an avid runner who liked hiking in the White Mountains.1
  • The NH Cold Case Unit is actively investigating the case as a suspicious disappearance.3
  • NamUs lists the case as MP54 (missing from Amherst, Massachusetts).8
  • Officials said the 2024 age progression followed standard practice for missing-person cases and did not reflect any change in the investigation.4

Open questions

  1. Where did she go after leaving the crash scene on Route 112?
  2. Why was she driving to northern New Hampshire that day?
  3. Did any other driver on Route 112 that evening see her or pick her up?

Photos and video

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Age progression of Maura Murray, produced by the FBI and released February 2024
Age progression of Maura Murray, produced by the FBI and released February 2024FBI, released by the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit · Public domain
Maura Murray in a photo taken in 2003 or 2004, from the FBI ViCAP alert
Maura Murray in a photo taken in 2003 or 2004, from the FBI ViCAP alertFBI ViCAP · Public domain
Maura Murray in a photo taken in 2003 or 2004, from the FBI ViCAP alert
Maura Murray in a photo taken in 2003 or 2004, from the FBI ViCAP alertFBI ViCAP · Public domain
FBI ViCAP missing-person alert for Maura Murray (Alert 2024-02-05), released February 9, 2024
FBI ViCAP missing-person alert for Maura Murray (Alert 2024-02-05), released February 9, 2024FBI ViCAP · Public domain

Outside coverage and files

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Sources

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Official records

  1. 1Maura Murray - Haverhill, New Hampshire (ViCAP Missing Persons)FBI, Jan 20, 2022
  2. 2ViCAP Alert: Missing Person - Maura Murray (Alert 2024-02-05)FBI, Feb 9, 2024
  3. 3Maura Murray (Cold Case Unit case page)New Hampshire Department of Justice
  4. 420th Anniversary of Maura Murray's Disappearance from Haverhill, NHNew Hampshire Department of Justice, Feb 8, 2024
  5. 5Maura Murray Missing Person Case: Police Search ActivityNew Hampshire Department of Justice, Jul 13, 2022

Databases

  1. 8Missing Person / NamUs #MP54NamUs

News coverage

  1. 6State's Cold Case Unit using new technology in Maura Murray investigationNew Hampshire Union Leader, Feb 9, 2026
  2. 722 years later, Maura Murray disappearance remains unsolvedWCAX, Feb 9, 2026

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