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      • Statement: Family ask True Crime Community to Refocus on Maura
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      • Statement: Info Withheld from Murrrays Distorts Case
      • Statement: James Renner Website
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Maura's #BlueRibbon Campaign

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On the evening of Feb 9, 2004, Maura disappeared after her car crashed on Rt. 112 in Haverhill, N.H. For sixteen years, a blue ribbon was placed around a tree near the location she was last seen before vanishing without a trace. Maura’s blue ribbon serves as a symbol to remember and honor her. 

In partnership with N.H. residents, and supporters across the world, the Murray family launched Maura’s #BlueRibbon Campaign in July 2020 to remember and honor Maura as we continue our fight to bring her home.

The three goals of Maura’s #BlueRibbon Campaign include:

1. Protect Maura’s Blue Ribbon. In 2020, the N.H. State House passed HB1255, a bill that would have torn down Maura’s blue ribbon. The Murray family contacted leaders in the State Senate to voice opposition to the bill, helping to defeat the measure, ensuring that Maura’s ribbon, and other roadside memorials, remain temporarily protected.

2. Preserve Maura’s Blue Ribbon tree. In 2020, local landowners informed the Murray’s of their plan to cut down the tree with Maura’s blue ribbon. The Murray family offered to purchase the tree, lease the land, and undertake any means necessary to preserve the tree.

UPDATE: On Feb. 26, 2021 the N.H. victim advocate office informed the Murray's the tree had been destroyed. 

3. Erect N.H. Historical Marker Recognizing Maura's Disappearance. On Oct 16, 2020 an official request was made to the N.H. Division of Historical Resources to erect a State Highway Historical Marker recognizing Maura's disappearance at the location she was last seen on Rt 112.

UPDATE: On March 5, 2021 Mr. Ben Wilson (Dir. of N.H. Div. of Historical Resources) denied the request citing arbitrary "requirements." On March 9, 2021 Julie Murray sent an appeal for reconsideration to Mr. Wilson and N.H. Governor Sununu. Visit the 
Call to Action page to show support.



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Additional information related to Maura's Historical Marker request
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Murray Family Appeal for Reconsideration
N.H. Highway Marker Decision
 N.H. Speaker of the House Shurtleff Letter
N.H. State Rep. DeSimone Letter of Support
Murray Family Letter of Support
Prof. McDonald Letter of Support
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The following was proposed as draft text for Maura's Historical Marker request:
Maura Murray Disappearance. On the evening of February 9, 2004, 21 year old Maura Murray Disappeared without a trace ​after her car crashed near this location. Her whereabouts remain unknown. Maura’s  disappearance is one of the most followed missing persons cases in the world, being compared to Amelia Earhart. Described as the first crime mystery of the social media age, her story draws thousands to this location yearly. Maura was a standout student athlete from Hanson, MA who loved hiking the White Mountains with her father Fred who dedicated his life to searching for her,  resolutely saying “we’re coming for you kid.”

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  • Home
  • About
  • Campaigns
    • #EngageWithEmpathy
    • #BlueRibbon Campaign
  • Media
    • In The News
    • Blog
    • Official Statements >
      • Press Release: NHSP Conduct Search in Landaff, N.H.
      • Press Release: Bone Fragments Discovered at Loon Mountain are not Maura Murray
      • Press Release: N.H. State Police Investigate Bone Fragments
      • Press Release: N.H. Denies Historical Marker Based on Arbitrary Requirement
      • Press Release: Family Urges N.H. Div of Historical Resources to Approve Marker after Destruction of Blue Ribbon Tree
      • Statement: Family ask True Crime Community to Refocus on Maura
      • Press Release: N.H. State Rep Requests Historical Marker for Maura Murray
      • Statement: Info Withheld from Murrrays Distorts Case
      • Statement: James Renner Website
      • Press Release: Official Website Launch
  • Contact