If that quote is true it’s strange, where was he, did the children not notice either.Does the eldest daughter live with them?
Australia Samantha Murphy, 51, last seen leaving her property to go for a run in the Canadian State Forest, Ballarat 100km NW of Melbourne, 4 Feb 2024 #2
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this would make sense if they were separated but sharing the house, coming and going living separate lives
I agree. We don't know that her husband was at home at 7 AM, but it's a fair assumption. They live together and have a daughter. Maybe he went out after she left and was not home until 1 PM. That's possible - that he wasn't home, so he didn't notice that she did not return from her run.
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Do you know specifically where this part came from @otto ?
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As previously, it was stated that brunch was with family and friends …
And we didn’t know that part of the timeline???
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Yes, that’s what I was getting at. Is it usual for police to seach the house even if they first suspected she was missing in the bush?
The property has a dam by the looks of it.
2 dams by the looks of it now
You are assuming there is 4/5 G coverage everywhere out there. It’s pretty rural and there could be a lot of areas where there’s no coverage. An off the beat bush track could be one of those places.
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They definitely do for missing children … but I don’t know about adults ??
They definitely searched outside of the property in the early days ..
Photo taken outside the main gate …
Chilling twist in case of mother who went missing while on a run
Local politician Sissy Austin, 29, has revealed how she was battered unconscious by an unknown man as she jogged close to where Samantha Murphy has now vanished.
Yes or other software that would be available in the “cloud”
They’d also be able to tell if her speed suddenly increased - ie from a walking / jogging pace to a driving pace.
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Or maybe they've searched it (likely IMO), and have decided not to mention that at all.
I't's such a tricky case, for several reasons.
IMO they have been extremely careful to avoid providing ANY information to the public beyond the absolute basics - hence protecting the integrity of the investigation. There is really no reason for investigators to provide information to the public unless it benefits the investigation to do so.
As former Homicide detective Charlie Bezzina noted, "The only people they've got to be honest with are the family".
Ex-homicide detective's theory on why search for mum was scaled back
The 51-year-old vanished on the morning of February 4 while going for a run in the Woowookarung Regional Park, northwest of Melbourne , at about 7am.
And in rural areas, I believe phone pings and locations become less reliable because there are less towers. Therefore in regional areas, a ping might come from a phone say 10-20km away. In urban areas it maybe a lot less and more accurate
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Would a separated couple be out for dinner together with friends the night before ?? (This has been reported earlier)
I guess it would depend how amicable it was ??? But a little unusual I would suggest ….
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In reference to jumping a fence. I don’t think it’s too far out of the question, esp if you have a dog or two who are quite attached and have escaped before.
I only say that cos this is what my brother used to do on a large property and a biggish gate as well as dogs who wanted to go with him.
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Those names are usually random, or are in Qld.
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They work together, remember, so could not have completely separate lives.
I wonder if the police have mounted any security cameras in the trees around where the bush camps were found. Or even in the bush, generally. They can run for 2 years on lithium batteries, completely wireless. The police might be sitting, waiting..
1am is a misprint. It should say 1:00 PM for a "planned brunch". I haven't yet found the article that he reported her missing - will follow up.
"What is known is that she was expected back before 1am to attend a planned brunch appointment.
Ms Murphy's childhood friend Virginia O'Loughlan told Daily Mail Australia last week she did not believe her friend would have ventured into the rugged area where her phone was last 'pinged'. 'There's no way she would have run that far. Absolutely no way. I'm confident of that,' she said.
On Thursday, State Emergency Services volunteers and police entered the bush in an area between the Canadian Plantation and Yankee Flat Road - about 15kms from Ms Murphy's home.
'I believe she was going out for brunch that morning so I believe she would have been home by 9 or 10am,' she said."
DailyMail
"The husband of a 51-year-old woman who went missing from Ballarat East on Sunday has spoken out following her surprise disappearance. Samantha Murphy did not return from her run on Sunday morning around 7am, prompting an immediate search from Victoria Police.
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Mr Murphy said he was remaining calm and mentioned wife regularly runs the area.
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The search for Ms Murphy has expanded, with more than 100 officers from various units including the dog squad, mounted branch, and air wing, alongside SES, CFA, and Parks Victoria personnel, concentrating on the Canadian State Forest.
Inspector MacDougall said data received from Ms Murphy’s phone, which she had been carrying at the time, pinged near the golf course."
News.com.au
"After she went missing on Sunday, a CCTV image was released by police showing Samantha Murphy leaving the home wearing black half-length leggings and a brown singlet.
Residents who live in the surrounding areas have been urged to review any security footage they have from between 7am and 11am on Sunday.
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Over the course of the search police have so far only uncovered one clue — Murphy’s mobile phone pinging at a telecommunications tower 11km from her home."
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That’s what I initially thought
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