If you go through Crime Stoppers online, the form helps you complete as much as possible eg when. where, who, time etc. This helps get as much info as possible, so police usually don't have to phone back. These tips can be really helpful with policing.
@ChuckE
That was also the area where her phone pinged last
It was, but why would they think to first look in that area?
I think you meant the "they" was John Robson (Allan's brother and Sam's father) and Mick.
Interesting...
It sounds like Sam's uncle Allan and MM went 'supposedly' looking for Sam
From Allen ..... She was reported missing at about 11am. Mick reported her missing. He said she was supposed to be back to go to some sort of meeting that morning,' Allan said.
'She wasn't home. Didn't go to it... he rang up and reported it and after that they started looking out the other side of Buninyong, which is 20-30km away.'
(Unusual location to search as Sam was only doing a 14km run early because of the heat, and she was going to brunch, and then the uncle says a meeting at 11 am, but someone had to know where Sam was and what path she took, as at 7km, turn around.
Is when something dreadful happened)
You would think that area should have been searched first by them, why would you be searching 20 - 30km away ?
But interesting the location where Sam's uncle Allen and MM looked in Buninyong, also happens to be where Samantha's last phone ping got picked up
Police will not confirm what time though
Police give a major update on missing mum Samantha Murphy
Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad will today lead a targeted search of the Mount Clear area as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy.www.dailymail.co.uk
But interesting the location where Sam's uncle Allen and MM looked in Buninyong, also happens to be where Samantha's last phone ping got picked upInteresting...
It sounds like Sam's uncle Allan and MM went 'supposedly' looking for Sam
From Allen ..... She was reported missing at about 11am. Mick reported her missing. He said she was supposed to be back to go to some sort of meeting that morning,' Allan said.
'She wasn't home. Didn't go to it... he rang up and reported it and after that they started looking out the other side of Buninyong, which is 20-30km away.'
(Unusual location to search as Sam was only doing a 14km run early because of the heat, and she was going to brunch, and then the uncle says a meeting at 11 am, but someone had to know where Sam was and what path she took, as at 7km, turn around.
Is when something dreadful happened)
You would think that area should have been searched first by them, why would you be searching 20 - 30km away ?
But interesting the location where Sam's uncle Allen and MM looked in Buninyong, also happens to be where Samantha's last phone ping got picked up
Police will not confirm what time though
Police give a major update on missing mum Samantha Murphy
Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad will today lead a targeted search of the Mount Clear area as part of their investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy.
Ms Murphy's uncle and aunt, Allan and Janice Robson, told Daily Mail Australia Mr Murphy made the call to police himself two hours after she failed to return home at 9am on February 4.
If you are talking about Liz Hayes in Under Investigation, I thought it was good. Especially laying out various scenarios and discounting them. I got the feeling they knew a lot more than they were able present to us.
My guess is that the Murphy family may have recently been experiencing some major issues related to the business, possibly including threats. It's possible that this had been drawn to the attention of police prior to Samantha disappearing.
My guess is that the Murphy family may have recently been experiencing some major issues related to the business, possibly including threats. It's possible that this had been drawn to the attention of police prior to Samantha disappearing.
Daughter Jess' words at the initial press conference seemed to allude to something major happening in the recent past - "She's far too determined to give up this fight."
There must have been specific evidence IMO for police to conclude that the disappearance was "suspicious" so early on.
IMO that would likely be related to digital data.
In the Under Investigation episode, "The Runner", former Australian Federal Police officer and professor of cybersecurity Nigel Phair commented on the disturbance of Samantha's digital data at the 7 km mark revealing "some form of sophistication".
"That means someone's done something active against those two devices and you have to know what you are doing to think I'm going to completely take these out,...
It's not just turning them off, it's destroying them and then getting rid of that piece of evidence.
Tampering with devices takes significant effort but Phair explained though criminals may attempt to change SIM cards, mobile phones, if on, are still traceable."
Hence IMO this digital anomaly would have been the trigger prompting Police to declare Samantha's disappearance "suspicious".
I know..... I wish we knew.
BBM - good point and I agree as it did flash through my mind it was a strange way to word it. Then I forgot about it. Thanks for pointing it out
I wonder, if MM was the one that went looking “in the Buninyong area which is 20-30km away”, whether he had access to her running maps.
Yes I think there a good chance MM or one of the kids checked FindMy when SM didn’t return on time, and saw that SM was a long way off course. We use it all the time in our family, it’s pretty easy, and we also use Life360 which actually pings us when the kids are on the move, arrive home, etc.
