Significance
Maura's case was compared in an episode of 20/20 to that of Brooke Wilberger who went missing within a few months of Maura's disappearance, and was later found murdered. The two families have become close. There are more than 21,500 active missing person cases involving people between the ages of 18 and 29. Maura's case was one of those cited by proponents of a cold case unit for New Hampshire. Her case was added to the newly established cold case unit in late 2009.
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