Chad Maurer murder

[MegtheEgg86]

Originally Posted by DALLASTEXAN!!

Haha no response...I guess Im to dumb to understand the lesson for that day.

[Nickolas086]

Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

As a heterosexual female, I woukd have found him attractive back in 1991 or so, when that picture was taken. He was a good looking kid. But I agree. His haircut does not dictate his sexual orientation.

I also lean towards the drug angle. With his history, it makes the most sense. Such a sad story.

He certainly is a hot piece of arse.

[MissFit29]

Just watched this one on season 4 - I hadn't seen the opening of the segment in several years, so the whole lunch break part was new to me.
I think Chad had a friend or acquaintance stop by the shop - maybe they came to the back door and ask him if he could give them a ride to Chicago. Maybe they offered him enough money where he couldn't refuse. Maybe he owed someone a favor. Who knows.
I can assure you, Chad did not have to head all the way to Chicago to score some dope for his own personal use. In my college days in Madison I smelled it on the streets a lot. It's not difficult to get. I'm guessing he might have been helping or working for a dealer.
I read in an article link in another thread that Chad was from the east side of Madison. East side is definitely a more working class blue collar side of town. More crime on that side of town too. I could see where Chad would be wanting to make some cash quick.
I really doubt there was any corruption from the Chicago police regarding the handling of the case. South side drug killing? Probably happened so often that they were too understaffed to really investigate. Dime a dozen case.

[LakeForestPI]

Originally Posted by MissFit29

I really doubt there was any corruption from the Chicago police regarding the handling of the case. South side drug killing? Probably happened so often that they were too understaffed to really investigate. Dime a dozen case.

I went to college in Chicago n lived in the city for 10 years. I have relatives and friends in the CPD. I'm not going to say there isn't any corruption in the cpd, but I don't believe it's relevant in Chad's case. I remember when this happened and it was very big news here in Chicago. The white Wisconsin kid murdered on the south side of Chicago really played big in the media. There was actually a lot of pressure on the police to get this solved. It's my belief that the drug angle is the correct angle, the exact circumstances is anyone's guess

[dynoguy88]

Originally Posted by DarkDante

What has always lead me to believe that drugs were a mitigating factor in the death of Chad Mauer is that one of his friends came forward in the days after his death and informed his mother that her son had to his knowledge twice run drugs to Milwaukee in 1989 and was paid for his services.

I keep going back to that after reading the article. In 1989, Chad would have been in high school or just finishing high school. And for him to make two separate 80 mile trips to Milwaukee to deliver drugs for some cash, who's to say he couldn't have been attempting the same thing by driving 140 miles to Chicago? Maybe whomever was supposed to pay him in Chicago killed him instead?

He probably wanted his parents to think he was going back to work but took the trip instead. I have a hard time believing he was somehow abducted while driving to work...(although that fate happened to Oliver Munson.)...and was then driven three hours to where he would eventually be killed, when he could have been killed much closer to home.

[Todd Mueller]

Originally Posted by dynoguy88

He probably wanted his parents to think he was going back to work but took the trip instead. I have a hard time believing he was somehow abducted while driving to work...(although that fate happened to Oliver Munson.)...and was then driven three hours to where he would eventually be killed, when he could have been killed much closer to home.

I agree with this. I think he got caught up with drugs and either he left to make the trip to Chicago because he saw quick money or he got forced into it. I do not think he was abducted and driven to Chicago. I think he was probably a good kid who made some poor life choices and got killed because of it.

This is random, but I remember being in Madison several years ago and in the paper one of the days there was a memorial to Chad in the obituaries from his parents on the anniversary of his death. It was weird to see his picture there. I still feel so bad for his parents about this. They seemed like good people.

[Todd Mueller]

Another thing I just noticed seeing this on Amazon: Chad was just driving to work but asked his dad for gas money. Sure, he could have been that low on gas and he needed it. But he was in a big hurry and needed to get back to work right away. Maybe he needed gas money because he knew he had to drive to Chicago...

[JannTosh]

Chad was clearly involved in a drug deal that went bad. NO question about it



Too bad parents seemed to
Be in denial

[Awsi Dooger]

Originally Posted by thinwhiteduke74

Terrific post, Francium.

It was spectacular, one of the best I've ever seen on this forum.

[DazzlerSparkler]

Chad resembled several of those adult film actors, gay and straight. Also he gave me Blue Lagoon vibes.

But as it has been said, a hairstyle does not indicate sexual orientation. That's like saying DazzlerSparkler drinks blood because she loves red lipstick.

[Huskerz85]

Originally Posted by LakeForestPI

I went to college in Chicago n lived in the city for 10 years. I have relatives and friends in the CPD. I'm not going to say there isn't any corruption in the cpd, but I don't believe it's relevant in Chad's case. I remember when this happened and it was very big news here in Chicago. The white Wisconsin kid murdered on the south side of Chicago really played big in the media. There was actually a lot of pressure on the police to get this solved. It's my belief that the drug angle is the correct angle, the exact circumstances is anyone's guess

This has always been my belief too - it had something to do with drugs, though specifically how will probably never be known. Could probably chalk Chad's skinned knuckles and soiled (bloody?) clothes vs ruling of suicide up to police incompetence (or sloppiness/laziness) too.

Was pretty sad watching his parents in the reenactment though

[ontarioboi]

Seems like he got involved with the wrong people. But a few questions remain.

1)Was the whole needing money to get to Colorado thing a hoax or a cover for a drug debt?

2) Why weren't more of his friends interviewed or investigated I am sure they knew more.

He probably got involved with some violent black teens in the south side of Chicago. Maybe he did something to piss them off? The segment never really mentions but was he found on an abandoned property? Did somebody live there or was it just a vacated residence?

[TheCars1986]

One of the articles linked earlier in this thread mentions that police still haven't ruled out his death as an accident, but go no further than that. I'd be curious as to what scenario they think could've happened that would lead them to not rule it out.

[mikewho]

To me it seems like that day he probably had the trip planned and didn't plan on being at work since he needed gas money, I could be wrong though.

How many miles is it from where he lived to where he was found?

Also I've never really felt there was police cover up in this case. It seems there wasn't much to go on except they knew where he was found, how he died etc but had no information of why he was there. Missing some key information

[dynoguy88]

Originally Posted by mikewho

To me it seems like that day he probably had the trip planned and didn't plan on being at work since he needed gas money, I could be wrong though.

How many miles is it from where he lived to where he was found?

It's approximately 140 miles from Madison to Chicago. I agree that he probably had the trip planned and wanted his parents to THINK he was actually going back to work.

The only thing that would go against that theory is the fact that he never told his boss he wouldn't be coming back to work after his lunch break. Eventually, his cover would HAVE to be blown. But in the reenactment, the boss doesn't even notice Chad is gone until his parents come to the store looking for him. It was like...

"Where's Chad?"

and the boss replies...

"I don't know. He better be here."

Huh? Either that was made up dialogue for a quick reenactment scene or Chad's boss wasn't the brightest dude on the planet.