Media Pressure

04/06/2024

01/04/2024

Episode 9: Q&A is out now. Stay tuned to the end for some very special audio. 💙

Thank you for listening.

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25/03/2024

All 8 episodes of Media Pressure Season One: The Untold Story of Maura Murray are available to binge right now! Stay tuned for episode 9 where Julie will answer your burning questions about the show, the case, theories and more… including some exclusive audio never shared with the public previously. Coming next week. 💙

18/03/2024

Episode 8: Engage With Empathy is out now

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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 and 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 this episode, visit MissingMauraMurray.org.

11/03/2024

Episode 7: We Looked Into That is out now.

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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 surprising discovery in a nearby pond, and reconstruction expert Daniel Parkka shares some startling discoveries.

04/03/2024

Episode 6: The Search

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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?

26/02/2024

Episode 5: The Fateful Day

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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 the sources used for this episode, visit MissingMauraMurray.org.

22/02/2024

Hello!

Thank you so much for listening to Media Pressure. We know many of you out there have questions. Submit them through the link below for a chance to have your questions answered by Julie on an upcoming Q&A episode. 💙

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19/02/2024

Episode 4: Days Before Disappearance is out now.

https://link.chtbl.com/MediaPressureEp4

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 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 common misconceptions during this timeframe.

Julie also strives to answer one of the biggest questions in Maura’s case…what happened at the party?

12/02/2024

Episode 3: No Excuse Ma’am

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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 Maura’s case.

02/02/2024

02/02/2024

Join host Julie Murray and Executive Producer Sarah Turney to discuss the first two episodes of Media Pressure on TikTok live on February 5th, 2024, at 7 pm EST.

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01/02/2024

Check out our feature from CBS News!

The family of missing UMass student Maura Murray​ hopes a new podcast will lead to answers.

31/01/2024

Media Pressure Podcast premieres on Monday, February 5th. Follow the show in your favorite podcast player to be the first to hear new episodes.

Listen Now: https://link.chtbl.com/RtW5rK0P

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 Media Pressure- The Untold Story of Maura Murray. The goal for this season is to cut out the noise and reveal who Maura really was with exclusive interviews, an in-depth look into the investigation efforts, and an exploration of the impact on those left behind.

17/01/2024

We are so thrilled to see Media Pressure on this list! Listen to the trailer now: https://link.chtbl.com/RtW5rK0P

Follow the podcast to be the first to listen to two brand new episodes dropping 2/5/24.