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lilmissd · 04-26-2009, 09:21 PM

Does anyone remember this case? I get a bad feeling that she met with foul play. It's been nearly 10 years since she was last seen, and even if she had memory loss which I think was likely after her accident, she would have remembered something by now, or found a Dr. or hospital or some state assistance so that she could find her way home. I don't think she was in her right mind after the accident. I believe she was driven off the road or maybe accidentally drove off an embankment or something. But her car was pretty secluded in a wooded area. I don't think she was real near any major city or anything and may have hitchhiked. It doesn't make any sense to me that she just would have walked away without taking her clothes, money & her mother's ring which was her most prized posession. The only things that were missing were her and her cat, the cat's carrier was empty and cat food was found in the vehicle too. If she had her cat with her the whole time, she would have needed to feed it, and since she took no money with her after she left her SUV, I would say that the cat ran away or she let it go somewhere and it starved and died! How could she have survived taking no identification, credit cards, wallet, cash or anything. This case is really sad! What's your guys' opinion on this case?

browneyes106 · 04-27-2009, 12:41 AM

The Montel Williams Show also featured this case a couple of years ago. Often Montel did shows that featured cases of missing adults. Leah's case was featured I remember there was video footage of her at a gas station that was shown on the episode. I think she met with foul play too.

nohwheregirl · 11-14-2009, 03:16 PM

True Crime Diary (great website!) has a new post about Leah Roberts' disappearance and the somewhat similar disappearance of Maura Murray, who was not featured on UM, but has been discussed on this message board in the past.

cmyweb · 02-08-2010, 11:37 PM

A bit OT ...but I wanted to mention that the new show on ID called Disappeared is featuring Maura's story tonight. I've read so much about it over the years that I had half convinced myself it was featured on UM at some point, but after searching the forum I guess I was wrong.

Kane · 02-09-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cmyweb

A bit OT ...but I wanted to mention that the new show on ID called Disappeared is featuring Maura's story tonight. I've read so much about it over the years that I had half convinced myself it was featured on UM at some point, but after searching the forum I guess I was wrong.

UM never profiled the Maura Murray case, because she disappeared after UM went out of production; UM hasn't produced any new episodes since 2002, and Maura Murray disappeared on February 9, 2004.

egswanso · 11-01-2010, 12:30 PM

This is an odd case. I could accept that she wanted to get away from everything, but why would she leave her money in the car? Even if your goal is to start a new life, you still need money to survive.

Given the amount of time that has passed since the (apparent) last sighting, I would suspect she is no longer with us, but whether this was foul play, natural, or even suicide, there's really no evidence to even speculate.

nohwheregirl · 01-23-2011, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by cmyweb

A bit OT ...but I wanted to mention that the new show on ID called Disappeared is featuring Maura's story tonight. I've read so much about it over the years that I had half convinced myself it was featured on UM at some point, but after searching the forum I guess I was wrong.

Again, OT: I just watched this episode of Disappeared, and though I was familiar with the case, I did not have an opinion of what happened to her. I am leaning towards foul play here, specifically because of the phone call made to her boyfriend. Assuming it was her, she had to have access to a phone, and not a cell phone, since the call was made using a pre-paid card. Obviously, she's probably not freezing to death in the woods at that point.

Then again, if she had access to a phone and she was in danger, why not just call 911?

Also, the amount of alcohol she purchased on her trip was completely overboard. What the heck was going on there? They never came out and said it, but she must have been drunk the night she wrecked her dad's car. They made multiple specific references to the fact that they went to a "brewpub" for dinner, to the point where you wonder why they would talk about it so much if it didn't factor into the accident(s) or disappearance. I feel like there's so much going on here that we don't know about.

browneyes106 · 01-23-2011, 03:46 PM

I also watched the Disappered episode on Maura Murray. Very sad story and I give credit to her father for fighting to find out what happend to her everyday.

Disappered is a very good show and has UM qualities and hopefully this show can aid families in the same UM did.

Clockworkhigh · 01-24-2011, 12:28 AM

I think Leah met with foul play. Whether her car crashing into the bush was an accident or not is not something I am sure about. I would think there would be blood somewhere had someone been in that car.

Leah was a young woman who was going across the country to "find herself". I hate to say it, but that has the earmarks of her being a potential target for all the wrong types of people. She could very well of been picked up by someone, the wrong person, and taken care of.

lilmissd · 03-16-2011, 03:25 PM

I just saw the show "disappeared" about her. The show said that the day that she purchased the movie ticket for "American Beauty" she had lunch at a bar. The bartender there said that she talked to a couple people that were sitting next to her and that she was very outgoing and friendly. She also mentioned to one of the guys sitting next to her that she was from out of town and traveling around. I think she was abducted by the guy she met at the bar and he took her car and crashed it up and left it there.

mattc · 03-17-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lilmissd

I just saw the show "disappeared" about her. The show said that the day that she purchased the movie ticket for "American Beauty" she had lunch at a bar. The bartender there said that she talked to a couple people that were sitting next to her and that she was very outgoing and friendly. She also mentioned to one of the guys sitting next to her that she was from out of town and traveling around. I think she was abducted by the guy she met at the bar and he took her car and crashed it up and left it there.

Interesting theory. The only thing I wonder is why go that far out of the way to hide the car, and why not take the money? Part of me feels that she was driving in the woods trying to find the mountain that she had been reading about in Kerouac's book, got stuck, and died of exposure.

TheCars1986 · 03-17-2011, 09:35 PM

Isn't it interesting the UM never made ONE mention of this mystery person that was seen with Leah at the bar? On "Disappeared" (for those that missed it or have yet to see it), Leah was seen eating at a bar (in the town in which her car was found), chatting with some guy. One eyewitness told police he saw Leah chatting up with this guy and then she left alone. Police actually did locate this mystery guy she was seen talking to and he said she left with ANOTHER "mystery" guy and then gave a composite sketch of the man she allegedly left with. But when police went back and re-interviewed the first witness he was ADAMANT that Leah left the bar on her own. The "Disappeared" show also concluded that her car was tampered with (by someone with a mechanic's knowledge) that would make it easy to put it in drive without having someone actually sitting behind the wheel. And this mystery guy she was seen talking to used to work as a car mechanic. IMO I think this is the man that killed her, they just don't have a body or and DNA evidence that could link him to her vehicle. On a side note, "Disappeared" made no mention of Leah's cat.

mattc · 03-17-2011, 09:57 PM

Interesting. I actually just watched the "Disappeared" segment you guys have spoken about. I am still not quite sure what to think. One questions I have is this: How can the detective determine that part of the car was tampered with (apparently they found a cap missing off of something under the hood) after the car had been in such an accident. They also discovered this seven years after her jeep was found in the woods. Isn't it possible that the "tampering" that they think happened could have been caused by the damage to the car? Also, the did mention that finger prints found on the removed cap was NOT the prints from the guy that was with her at the bar (the one with the mechanic background).

I'm still not sure if this wasn't just a case of her wondering in the woods. Even her sister, in the Disappeared special, said that there is a possibility she ended up in the woods.

TheCars1986 · 03-18-2011, 08:51 AM

I'm fairly certain that the cops said they were waiting for the DNA results from the suspect (with the mechanic background). I know nothing about cars, so I'm sure if the crash could have resulted in the supposed tampering. Her car was found right off of a road, if Leah in fact had an accident of some kind, why not go out and walk the road (and hopefully run into a passing motorist) instead of wandering around in the woods?

lilmissd · 03-18-2011, 09:41 AM

Since Leah's blood was not found in the car, just her mother's ring which was on the floor of the jeep (her sister claimed this was her most prized possesion and never took it off) clothes, books and money I have to believe that she was abducted as soon as she left the bar, and killed at another location and her body dumped off somewhere. I think the guy took her away in his car and after he did away with her took her keys and went back to the bar where her car was parked and drove it out to the wooded area and crashed it to make it look like she was in an accident. I definitely think that this is what happened.

04-26-2009, 09:21 PM	#1
lilmissd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 172	Leah Roberts Disappearance Does anyone remember this case? I get a bad feeling that she met with foul play. It's been nearly 10 years since she was last seen, and even if she had memory loss which I think was likely after her accident, she would have remembered something by now, or found a Dr. or hospital or some state assistance so that she could find her way home. I don't think she was in her right mind after the accident. I believe she was driven off the road or maybe accidentally drove off an embankment or something. But her car was pretty secluded in a wooded area. I don't think she was real near any major city or anything and may have hitchhiked. It doesn't make any sense to me that she just would have walked away without taking her clothes, money & her mother's ring which was her most prized posession. The only things that were missing were her and her cat, the cat's carrier was empty and cat food was found in the vehicle too. If she had her cat with her the whole time, she would have needed to feed it, and since she took no money with her after she left her SUV, I would say that the cat ran away or she let it go somewhere and it starved and died! How could she have survived taking no identification, credit cards, wallet, cash or anything. This case is really sad! What's your guys' opinion on this case?

04-27-2009, 12:41 AM	#2
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	The Montel Williams Show also featured this case a couple of years ago. Often Montel did shows that featured cases of missing adults. Leah's case was featured I remember there was video footage of her at a gas station that was shown on the episode. I think she met with foul play too.

11-14-2009, 03:16 PM	#3
nohwheregirl THE Mystery Machine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 1,057	True Crime Diary (great website!) has a new post about Leah Roberts' disappearance and the somewhat similar disappearance of Maura Murray, who was not featured on UM, but has been discussed on this message board in the past.

02-08-2010, 11:37 PM	#4
cmyweb Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 85	A bit OT ...but I wanted to mention that the new show on ID called Disappeared is featuring Maura's story tonight. I've read so much about it over the years that I had half convinced myself it was featured on UM at some point, but after searching the forum I guess I was wrong.

11-01-2010, 12:30 PM	#6
egswanso Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 06, 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 463	This is an odd case. I could accept that she wanted to get away from everything, but why would she leave her money in the car? Even if your goal is to start a new life, you still need money to survive. Given the amount of time that has passed since the (apparent) last sighting, I would suspect she is no longer with us, but whether this was foul play, natural, or even suicide, there's really no evidence to even speculate.

01-23-2011, 03:46 PM	#8
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I also watched the Disappered episode on Maura Murray. Very sad story and I give credit to her father for fighting to find out what happend to her everyday. Disappered is a very good show and has UM qualities and hopefully this show can aid families in the same UM did.

01-24-2011, 12:28 AM	#9
Clockworkhigh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 29, 2009 Posts: 604	I think Leah met with foul play. Whether her car crashing into the bush was an accident or not is not something I am sure about. I would think there would be blood somewhere had someone been in that car. Leah was a young woman who was going across the country to "find herself". I hate to say it, but that has the earmarks of her being a potential target for all the wrong types of people. She could very well of been picked up by someone, the wrong person, and taken care of.

03-16-2011, 03:25 PM	#10
lilmissd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 172	I just saw the show "disappeared" about her. The show said that the day that she purchased the movie ticket for "American Beauty" she had lunch at a bar. The bartender there said that she talked to a couple people that were sitting next to her and that she was very outgoing and friendly. She also mentioned to one of the guys sitting next to her that she was from out of town and traveling around. I think she was abducted by the guy she met at the bar and he took her car and crashed it up and left it there.

03-17-2011, 09:35 PM	#12
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,636	Isn't it interesting the UM never made ONE mention of this mystery person that was seen with Leah at the bar? On "Disappeared" (for those that missed it or have yet to see it), Leah was seen eating at a bar (in the town in which her car was found), chatting with some guy. One eyewitness told police he saw Leah chatting up with this guy and then she left alone. Police actually did locate this mystery guy she was seen talking to and he said she left with ANOTHER "mystery" guy and then gave a composite sketch of the man she allegedly left with. But when police went back and re-interviewed the first witness he was ADAMANT that Leah left the bar on her own. The "Disappeared" show also concluded that her car was tampered with (by someone with a mechanic's knowledge) that would make it easy to put it in drive without having someone actually sitting behind the wheel. And this mystery guy she was seen talking to used to work as a car mechanic. IMO I think this is the man that killed her, they just don't have a body or and DNA evidence that could link him to her vehicle. On a side note, "Disappeared" made no mention of Leah's cat.

03-17-2011, 09:57 PM	#13
mattc Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 16, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 273	Interesting. I actually just watched the "Disappeared" segment you guys have spoken about. I am still not quite sure what to think. One questions I have is this: How can the detective determine that part of the car was tampered with (apparently they found a cap missing off of something under the hood) after the car had been in such an accident. They also discovered this seven years after her jeep was found in the woods. Isn't it possible that the "tampering" that they think happened could have been caused by the damage to the car? Also, the did mention that finger prints found on the removed cap was NOT the prints from the guy that was with her at the bar (the one with the mechanic background). I'm still not sure if this wasn't just a case of her wondering in the woods. Even her sister, in the Disappeared special, said that there is a possibility she ended up in the woods.

03-18-2011, 08:51 AM	#14
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,636	I'm fairly certain that the cops said they were waiting for the DNA results from the suspect (with the mechanic background). I know nothing about cars, so I'm sure if the crash could have resulted in the supposed tampering. Her car was found right off of a road, if Leah in fact had an accident of some kind, why not go out and walk the road (and hopefully run into a passing motorist) instead of wandering around in the woods?

03-18-2011, 09:41 AM	#15
lilmissd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 28, 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 172	Since Leah's blood was not found in the car, just her mother's ring which was on the floor of the jeep (her sister claimed this was her most prized possesion and never took it off) clothes, books and money I have to believe that she was abducted as soon as she left the bar, and killed at another location and her body dumped off somewhere. I think the guy took her away in his car and after he did away with her took her keys and went back to the bar where her car was parked and drove it out to the wooded area and crashed it to make it look like she was in an accident. I definitely think that this is what happened.