The Curse of Maura Murray

Auteur(s): James Renner
  • Résumé

  • 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.


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    James Renner
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Épisodes
  • Episode 1: What Happened Behind the Scenes
    May 20 2024

    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.


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    31 min

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