Clearing out all the Red Herrings in the disappearance of Maura Murray

Today we learned that Cecil Smith is no longer with us. My thoughts and prayers go out to Cecil's family and friends. My co-host Kasey and I decided to do a podcast episode to clear out all the red herrings in Maura Murray's disappearance.

During this episode, we talk about a list of questions I had sent to John Healey, a private investigator who looked into Maura's disappearance. There was a total of 40 questions I sent him and out of the 40 questions, all ended up being red herrings in his opinion!

Please feel free to leave a comment.

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Below is the list of questions sent to John Healey:

All of these are red herrings...

For those not familiar with the definition of a red herring, it is something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.

The night Maura Murray had a breakdown and cried supposedly because of a call from her sister Kathleen about her drinking. Do you believe this has any impact on Maura’s disappearance or is it a red herring?

There were rumors about Maura packing her things in the dorm as if she was moving, is there any truth to this or is it a red herring?

There was a lot of different speculations about Fred Murray and the $4000. What do you think about this and would you qualify this as a red herring?

The Petrit Vasi hit and run was for the longest time a source of rumor and speculation in Maura’s disappearance. Do you believe Maura hit Petrit Vasi, if not do you believe this is a red herring?

The accident and party the night of the accident that Maura had with Fred’s vehicle in Hadley, do you believe this has anything to do with her disappearance or is it a red herring?

The ATM video was for the longest time a source of speculation in Maura’s disappearance. Do you believe this to be important to her disappearance or just another red herring?

The Londerry ping was for a long time a source of speculation. Do you believe the Londerry ping is important to Maura’s disappearance? If not, do you think it’s a red herring?

There were also many speculations about the accident scene and potential staging of the accident scene. Do you believe there was any tampering with either the vehicle or the accident scene? If not, do you believe this is a red herring?

The rag in the tailpipe was for the longest time a source of speculation. Do you believe it’s prevalent to Maura’s disappearance, and if not do you believe it’s a red herring?

The witness statements given by Butch Atwood changed several times during the following days/weeks and years after Maura disappeared. Do you believe Butch Atwood was telling the truth? If not, do you believe he knew more? Or was his witness statement another red herring?

There was another witness knows only as witness A for the longest time. She claimed to have seen a police cruiser 001 (suv) parked nose to nose with the Saturn. Is this true and if not, is it a red herring?

The tip given by Rick Forcier three months after Maura disappeared where he claims to have seen someone fitting Maura’s description near 112 and 116. Do you believe this tip to be accurate or is this another red herring in this case?

The so called “loon mountain three”, do you believe this to be a credible lead, if not do you think it’s a red herring?

The pickup truck with the Massachusetts plates seen at the store less than a mile from the crash site, do you believe this to be a credible lead or a red herring?

Author James Renner believes Maura was pregnant when she disappeared. Is there any truth to this or is it a red herring?

There were some internet rumors that state Maura Murray fled to Canada to start a new life. Do you believe this to be credible or a red herring?