Media Pressure

Several years ago I lheard my first true crime podcast. I quickly realize that the true crime genre was not for me because so many of the stories were guised as wanting to help but seemed exploitative and I couldn't help but wonder what the families thought or felt. One of the few that I listen to during this time was Maura's story. I found that there were things in the podcast that didn't make sense to be included or there were things that were reported that didn't seem quite right to me. I found her sister's Tik Tok page later and started following her. I don't want to say that I enjoyed the podcast because it sounds terrible to say. Someone else is pain should never be my entertainment . I did find that it was well done and I think more importantly it illustrated how out of context facts were twisted and used. I also found that many of the questions that I had were answered during this podcast and made perfect sense. I hope that you will get your answers sooner rather than later.

This podcast is so authentic as it is the family speaking about their experience. I am hugely interested in true crime but I am extremely selective about what I will listen to as I don’t want to support voyeurism or sensationalism. This podcast reminds us of the human beings at the heart of the story, for whom we should feel nothing but empathy. I haven’t heard about the negativity slung at the family through the years, but just the thought is utterly despicable. My heart goes out to the family and I hope you will get the answers you need to find peace.

Thank you for sharing your stories with us all to provide background information in order to find your sister, Maura. I’m sad to see people speaking so poorly about this podcast. This is not just some true crime story for entertainment. This is someone’s life. I will continue praying for your family and hoping for justice for all of you, and most of all, Maura.

I was excited about this podcast because of the reviews but this was so drawn out and very bias which wasnt surprising since a family member is telling her story. Would have been interesting to hear more about the hit and run theory and she intentionally omitted the timeline of Maura’s pizza calls and that hit and run. Also mauras friend mentioned she was sleeping after leaving the party the night before she goes missing and it was insinuated that this friend was lying and not providing their family with anymore information. But she was sleeping…. So how could she? This podcast is not about the case of missing Maura Murray but a story of her life. Not many facts dove into but wish this family the best.