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VERMONT STATE POLICENEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
CASE #: 04A201455
Date: Tuesday June 8, 2004
Location: St. Albans Vermont
Incident/Violation: Brianna Maitland
Missing Person InvestigationMontgomery Vermont
Maura Murray Missing Person Investigation
Haverhill New Hampshire
MULTI-AGENCY CASE REVIEW MEETING
For the better part of this day the Vermont State Police, the New Hampshire State
Police, and the FBI, met at the VSP Barracks in St. Albans Vermont to continue to
review the Brianna Maitland and Maura Murray Missing Person cases. This is a
cooperative effort between these law enforcement agencies that has been ongoing
since the beginning of these investigations. The lead investigative agencies; the
New Hampshire State Police and the Vermont State Police, have concluded at this
time that there is no connection between these cases. It is also important to
reiterate that there is also no connection whatsoever between these Missing
Person cases and the Whitney Homicide case from last week in Lamoille County.
“There is no serial killer on the loose in the area” stated Captain Bruce W. Lang,
Chief Criminal Investigator of the VSPs’ Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The
Captains’ remarks were in reference to apparent speculation in the area media
recently with regard to the three cases.
Special Agent D.J. Corbet of the Burlington Vermont office of the FBI participated
in the joint agency meeting. SA Corbet reiterated that the FBI has been involved
with both missing person investigations since the onset of each. The FBI has
offered several resources and continued support to the two state police agencies
heading these cases and will continue to do so in the future.
The State Police in both Vermont and New Hampshire continue to seek the public’s
help in providing factual information and tips relevant to either the Maitland or
Murray cases as the efforts continue to locate these missing women.
A synopsis of the 3-month investigation in into the disappearance of Brianna
Maitland is as follows:Lt. Thomas M. Nelson, BCI Commander for A Troop North at
St. Albans released the following synopsis if the investigative actions taken in the
Maitland case to date:
Brianna Maitland Age 17 (DOB 10-08-86) of Franklin Vermont was last seen at her
place of employment, the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery Vermont on March 19,
2004. Brianna left work in her vehicle at 23:20 hours (11:20 PM) on that date.
Maitland’s car was found the next day (20th) with its back end connected to, after
having struck, an abandoned farmhouse on Rte #118, a short distance from work.
Bruce and Kellie Maitland reported Brianna as a missing person on March 23rd.
Brianna had left high school and previously been reported as a runaway by her
father in 2003. Before disappearing on the 19th she had not been living with her
parents for several months, living with friends and recently staying with one of
them at that friend’s house in Sheldon, VT. The investigation has shown that
Brianna Maitland had made unhealthy life style choices in her life prior to her
disappearance. Specifically she had become involved in the world of illegal drugs
in the area where she lived. Her association with people involved in this activity is
an area of focus for the investigators.
Shortly after the Bureau of Criminal Investigation division became involved with this
case on the 25th, it has been handled with a major case emphasis such as that
given to homicides and other major criminal incidents. Numerous law enforcement
agencies and resources have been utilized in the investigation, such as those in
the following list:
SUBJECT INTERVIEWS:· 61 individuals have been interviewed, some of them
multiple times.
COURT ORDERED SEARCHES / ACTIONS:· 1 search warrant has been
conducted at the residence of a person known to Brianna and believed involved in
illegal drugs. This resulted in the confiscation of 4.5 grams of crack, and the
identification of 2 firearms. One subject has been ordered into District Court to
face criminal charges and this case is pending.· 6 subpoenas for telephone
records have been requested through Vermont District Court for records. The
records to be reviewed for possible leads.· 7 persons who know Brianna Maitland
were subpoenaed to testify under oath before a Vermont District Court Judge.
FORENSIC SCIENCE & EVIDENCE GATHERING· The Vermont Forensic
Laboratory Crime Scene response team has conducted a Forensic analysis on the
Maitland vehicle.· The FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit has been consulted.
II. An overview of the Law Enforcement Agencies Involved in the Brianna Maitland
Missing Person Investigation· FBI
i. Behavioral Sciences Unit Quantico
ii. VICAP
iii. Burlington Field Office ·
New Hampshire State Police
i. The lead and supervising detectives on the Maura Murray missing person case
have been consulted.
· New York City Police Department
i. VICE unit
ii. 22nd Precinct Queens
iii. Police Headquarters
· Montreal Police
· Lawrence Ma. Police Department
· Mass. State Police Northampton
· U.S. Marshals Service
· U.S. Attorney’s Office Burlington
· DEA
· Burlington Police Department
· Vermont State Police
i. Uniform division St. Albans Barracks
ii. Intelligence Unit
iii. Search and Rescue Team
iv. K-9 unit
v. Scuba Team
vi. Polygraph Unit
vii. Vermont Criminal Information Center
viii. Northern Vermont Drug Task Force
ix. Vermont Forensic Laboratory
· Vermont Department of Corrections - Probation and Parole
i. St. Albans office
ii. Burlington office
iii. Newport Office
III. Other Agencies contacted or otherwise utilized in the case:
· Vermont Social & Rehabilitative Services Department
· National Center for Missing and Exploited Children· National Center for Missing
Adults· National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
· Vermont Air National Guard (Helicopter)
· Canadian Missing Children’s Network
· Champlain Valley Crime Stoppers
· Klaas Kids Organization
· Americas Most Wanted Website
· Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Award Foundation
Anyone with information on the Brianna Maitland Missing Person case is urged to
contact either Vermont State Police Detective Sergeant Glynn or Detective
Lieutenant Nelson at the St. Albans Barracks #802-524-5993
Lt. John Scarinza is the “F” Troop Commander of the New Hamsphire State Police.
He and Detective Sgt. Bob Bruno also of Troop “F”, participated in the meeting. Lt.
John Scarinza released the following synopsis of the Maura Murray Missing Person
Investigation conducted by his department:
Maura Murray Missing Person Investigation
St Albans, VermontJune 8, 2004
On Monday, February 9th at approx 7:30 pm, Maura Murray, a University of
Massachusetts College Student was involved in a single vehicle accident on Rt.
112 in the town of Haverhill, NH. When Haverhill Police arrived at the scene approx
8-10 minutes later they found the vehicle locked with no one around.
To date an extensive investigation has been conducted into the disappearance of
Maura Murray. The following information has been learned.
On Saturday Feb 7th Maura spent the evening out with her father and friends at a
local brew pub. Later that evening, in the early morning hours of Sunday the 8th of
February, Maura was involved in a single vehicle accident in the town of Hadley,
Mass. She was driving her fathers’ new car at the time of the accident, and struck
a set of guardrails causing approx 10,000 dollars damage to the vehicle.
By Monday morning, Feb. 9th Maura had packed up all her belongings in her dorm
room at U-Mass, putting everything neatly in boxes and putting all the boxes on
her bed along with a personal note she had recently received from her boyfriend.
She went on the Internet and looked up directions and overnight accommodations
in the Bartlett, NH area as well as Burlington, VT area. She withdrew most of her
money from her personal bank account. She sent e-mails to her supervisor at work
as well as a college professor saying she would be absent from work and school
for a week due to a death in the family.
There was no death in the family.
She did not tell her family, her friends or her classmates that she was planning to
leave school for the week.
She left Massachusetts at approx. 4:30 PM in the afternoon of February 9th, 2004
At approx. 7:30 pm Maura was involved in a single vehicle accident on Rt. 112 in
the town of Haverhill, NH. This accident was the second accident she had had in
three days. The vehicle she was driving at the time of her second accident was
also her father’s car, one that he had loaned to her to use while at school.
Very shortly after the accident had occurred, a passerby stopped and offered
assistance. Maura seemed to be uninjured, and refused assistance, and stated
that she had called Triple-A to come tow the vehicle. In fact there was no cell
phone coverage in that area and Triple-A was never called.
When the passerby stated that he was going to call local law enforcement to come
and assist, Maura pleaded with him not to call the police.
Investigators are also aware of some additional stresses that were occurring in
Maura’s life at the time of these events to include a difficult long distance
relationship with her boyfriend in Oklahoma.
At the accident scene in Haverhill, there were no signs of any struggle, or any
other evidence, which would indicate that a crime had been committed.At the time
of Maura’s disappearance, there was approx. 2 ½ feet of snow on the ground.
Searchers were able to easily distinguish deer and moose tracks in the area, and
the snow cover greatly assisted the searchers in eliminating possible area’s where
Maura could have traveled off of the main roads in the area. The snow greatly
aided the search from the air, also due to the fact that any person who would have
wandered off the road and into the woods would have left a trail that would readily
be seen from the air.
To date, there have been 5 air searches with the New Hampshire State Police
Helicopter.
There have been searches with Bloodhounds or K-9 search and rescue teams in
the area surrounding the accident site on at least 4 separate occasions.
The area in and around the accident scene has been extensively searched on the
ground. This effort has been co-coordinated by the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department, which is charged with all search and rescue efforts in New
Hampshire.
State, local and Federal law enforcement agencies have been involved in the
investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray.
Investigators believe that Maura was headed for an unknown destination and may
have accepted a ride in order to continue to that location.
Investigators are hoping to speak with anyone who may have given Maura a ride
sometime after 7:30 pm on Feb 9th in or around the Haverhill, NH area. Also, if
anyone has any personal knowledge of why Maura was leaving school, where she
was headed, or what her intended destination was, this information would be
extremely helpful to assist investigators in locating Maura.
Based upon the evidence gathered to date, New Hampshire State Police
investigators strongly feel that the disappearance of Maura Murray does not have
a common link with the investigation into the disappearance of Brianna Maitland in
Vermont.
We continue however to work with our counterparts in the Vermont State Police,
and local and federal law enforcement in our effort to locate both of these missing
young women.
Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Maura Murray is urged to
contact the New Hampshire State Police at #603-846-3333
Auth: Lt. John K. Scarinza, Commander, Troop F
PRESS RELEASE
CASE #: 04A201455
Date: Tuesday June 8, 2004
Location: St. Albans Vermont
Incident/Violation: Brianna Maitland
Missing Person InvestigationMontgomery Vermont
Maura Murray Missing Person Investigation
Haverhill New Hampshire
MULTI-AGENCY CASE REVIEW MEETING
For the better part of this day the Vermont State Police, the New Hampshire State
Police, and the FBI, met at the VSP Barracks in St. Albans Vermont to continue to
review the Brianna Maitland and Maura Murray Missing Person cases. This is a
cooperative effort between these law enforcement agencies that has been ongoing
since the beginning of these investigations. The lead investigative agencies; the
New Hampshire State Police and the Vermont State Police, have concluded at this
time that there is no connection between these cases. It is also important to
reiterate that there is also no connection whatsoever between these Missing
Person cases and the Whitney Homicide case from last week in Lamoille County.
“There is no serial killer on the loose in the area” stated Captain Bruce W. Lang,
Chief Criminal Investigator of the VSPs’ Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The
Captains’ remarks were in reference to apparent speculation in the area media
recently with regard to the three cases.
Special Agent D.J. Corbet of the Burlington Vermont office of the FBI participated
in the joint agency meeting. SA Corbet reiterated that the FBI has been involved
with both missing person investigations since the onset of each. The FBI has
offered several resources and continued support to the two state police agencies
heading these cases and will continue to do so in the future.
The State Police in both Vermont and New Hampshire continue to seek the public’s
help in providing factual information and tips relevant to either the Maitland or
Murray cases as the efforts continue to locate these missing women.
A synopsis of the 3-month investigation in into the disappearance of Brianna
Maitland is as follows:Lt. Thomas M. Nelson, BCI Commander for A Troop North at
St. Albans released the following synopsis if the investigative actions taken in the
Maitland case to date:
Brianna Maitland Age 17 (DOB 10-08-86) of Franklin Vermont was last seen at her
place of employment, the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery Vermont on March 19,
2004. Brianna left work in her vehicle at 23:20 hours (11:20 PM) on that date.
Maitland’s car was found the next day (20th) with its back end connected to, after
having struck, an abandoned farmhouse on Rte #118, a short distance from work.
Bruce and Kellie Maitland reported Brianna as a missing person on March 23rd.
Brianna had left high school and previously been reported as a runaway by her
father in 2003. Before disappearing on the 19th she had not been living with her
parents for several months, living with friends and recently staying with one of
them at that friend’s house in Sheldon, VT. The investigation has shown that
Brianna Maitland had made unhealthy life style choices in her life prior to her
disappearance. Specifically she had become involved in the world of illegal drugs
in the area where she lived. Her association with people involved in this activity is
an area of focus for the investigators.
Shortly after the Bureau of Criminal Investigation division became involved with this
case on the 25th, it has been handled with a major case emphasis such as that
given to homicides and other major criminal incidents. Numerous law enforcement
agencies and resources have been utilized in the investigation, such as those in
the following list:
SUBJECT INTERVIEWS:· 61 individuals have been interviewed, some of them
multiple times.
COURT ORDERED SEARCHES / ACTIONS:· 1 search warrant has been
conducted at the residence of a person known to Brianna and believed involved in
illegal drugs. This resulted in the confiscation of 4.5 grams of crack, and the
identification of 2 firearms. One subject has been ordered into District Court to
face criminal charges and this case is pending.· 6 subpoenas for telephone
records have been requested through Vermont District Court for records. The
records to be reviewed for possible leads.· 7 persons who know Brianna Maitland
were subpoenaed to testify under oath before a Vermont District Court Judge.
FORENSIC SCIENCE & EVIDENCE GATHERING· The Vermont Forensic
Laboratory Crime Scene response team has conducted a Forensic analysis on the
Maitland vehicle.· The FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit has been consulted.
II. An overview of the Law Enforcement Agencies Involved in the Brianna Maitland
Missing Person Investigation· FBI
i. Behavioral Sciences Unit Quantico
ii. VICAP
iii. Burlington Field Office ·
New Hampshire State Police
i. The lead and supervising detectives on the Maura Murray missing person case
have been consulted.
· New York City Police Department
i. VICE unit
ii. 22nd Precinct Queens
iii. Police Headquarters
· Montreal Police
· Lawrence Ma. Police Department
· Mass. State Police Northampton
· U.S. Marshals Service
· U.S. Attorney’s Office Burlington
· DEA
· Burlington Police Department
· Vermont State Police
i. Uniform division St. Albans Barracks
ii. Intelligence Unit
iii. Search and Rescue Team
iv. K-9 unit
v. Scuba Team
vi. Polygraph Unit
vii. Vermont Criminal Information Center
viii. Northern Vermont Drug Task Force
ix. Vermont Forensic Laboratory
· Vermont Department of Corrections - Probation and Parole
i. St. Albans office
ii. Burlington office
iii. Newport Office
III. Other Agencies contacted or otherwise utilized in the case:
· Vermont Social & Rehabilitative Services Department
· National Center for Missing and Exploited Children· National Center for Missing
Adults· National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
· Vermont Air National Guard (Helicopter)
· Canadian Missing Children’s Network
· Champlain Valley Crime Stoppers
· Klaas Kids Organization
· Americas Most Wanted Website
· Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Award Foundation
Anyone with information on the Brianna Maitland Missing Person case is urged to
contact either Vermont State Police Detective Sergeant Glynn or Detective
Lieutenant Nelson at the St. Albans Barracks #802-524-5993
Lt. John Scarinza is the “F” Troop Commander of the New Hamsphire State Police.
He and Detective Sgt. Bob Bruno also of Troop “F”, participated in the meeting. Lt.
John Scarinza released the following synopsis of the Maura Murray Missing Person
Investigation conducted by his department:
Maura Murray Missing Person Investigation
St Albans, VermontJune 8, 2004
On Monday, February 9th at approx 7:30 pm, Maura Murray, a University of
Massachusetts College Student was involved in a single vehicle accident on Rt.
112 in the town of Haverhill, NH. When Haverhill Police arrived at the scene approx
8-10 minutes later they found the vehicle locked with no one around.
To date an extensive investigation has been conducted into the disappearance of
Maura Murray. The following information has been learned.
On Saturday Feb 7th Maura spent the evening out with her father and friends at a
local brew pub. Later that evening, in the early morning hours of Sunday the 8th of
February, Maura was involved in a single vehicle accident in the town of Hadley,
Mass. She was driving her fathers’ new car at the time of the accident, and struck
a set of guardrails causing approx 10,000 dollars damage to the vehicle.
By Monday morning, Feb. 9th Maura had packed up all her belongings in her dorm
room at U-Mass, putting everything neatly in boxes and putting all the boxes on
her bed along with a personal note she had recently received from her boyfriend.
She went on the Internet and looked up directions and overnight accommodations
in the Bartlett, NH area as well as Burlington, VT area. She withdrew most of her
money from her personal bank account. She sent e-mails to her supervisor at work
as well as a college professor saying she would be absent from work and school
for a week due to a death in the family.
There was no death in the family.
She did not tell her family, her friends or her classmates that she was planning to
leave school for the week.
She left Massachusetts at approx. 4:30 PM in the afternoon of February 9th, 2004
At approx. 7:30 pm Maura was involved in a single vehicle accident on Rt. 112 in
the town of Haverhill, NH. This accident was the second accident she had had in
three days. The vehicle she was driving at the time of her second accident was
also her father’s car, one that he had loaned to her to use while at school.
Very shortly after the accident had occurred, a passerby stopped and offered
assistance. Maura seemed to be uninjured, and refused assistance, and stated
that she had called Triple-A to come tow the vehicle. In fact there was no cell
phone coverage in that area and Triple-A was never called.
When the passerby stated that he was going to call local law enforcement to come
and assist, Maura pleaded with him not to call the police.
Investigators are also aware of some additional stresses that were occurring in
Maura’s life at the time of these events to include a difficult long distance
relationship with her boyfriend in Oklahoma.
At the accident scene in Haverhill, there were no signs of any struggle, or any
other evidence, which would indicate that a crime had been committed.At the time
of Maura’s disappearance, there was approx. 2 ½ feet of snow on the ground.
Searchers were able to easily distinguish deer and moose tracks in the area, and
the snow cover greatly assisted the searchers in eliminating possible area’s where
Maura could have traveled off of the main roads in the area. The snow greatly
aided the search from the air, also due to the fact that any person who would have
wandered off the road and into the woods would have left a trail that would readily
be seen from the air.
To date, there have been 5 air searches with the New Hampshire State Police
Helicopter.
There have been searches with Bloodhounds or K-9 search and rescue teams in
the area surrounding the accident site on at least 4 separate occasions.
The area in and around the accident scene has been extensively searched on the
ground. This effort has been co-coordinated by the New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department, which is charged with all search and rescue efforts in New
Hampshire.
State, local and Federal law enforcement agencies have been involved in the
investigation into the disappearance of Maura Murray.
Investigators believe that Maura was headed for an unknown destination and may
have accepted a ride in order to continue to that location.
Investigators are hoping to speak with anyone who may have given Maura a ride
sometime after 7:30 pm on Feb 9th in or around the Haverhill, NH area. Also, if
anyone has any personal knowledge of why Maura was leaving school, where she
was headed, or what her intended destination was, this information would be
extremely helpful to assist investigators in locating Maura.
Based upon the evidence gathered to date, New Hampshire State Police
investigators strongly feel that the disappearance of Maura Murray does not have
a common link with the investigation into the disappearance of Brianna Maitland in
Vermont.
We continue however to work with our counterparts in the Vermont State Police,
and local and federal law enforcement in our effort to locate both of these missing
young women.
Anyone with information regarding the disappearance of Maura Murray is urged to
contact the New Hampshire State Police at #603-846-3333
Auth: Lt. John K. Scarinza, Commander, Troop F
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