Australia Samantha Murphy, 51, last seen leaving her property to go for a run in the Canadian State Forest, Ballarat, 4 Feb 2024 *Arrest* #11

[Dotta]

Beach muscles aren't that useful against brutal attacks where the perpetrator has stacked the odds in their favour.

Although appearance might be a deterrent.

Well,
All this "massive CCTV material" sounds promising,
although I hoped for a witness.

But it seems
it is still circumstantial IMO.

I hope for evidence from the car.

JMO

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe the CCTV is a witness.

 

[SouthAussie]

CCTV implies to me a static camera , on a pole somewhere.... not as I originally thought of him filming himself with his phone or a hat camera thingy... this sounds like some camera work from someone's gateway, or even a camera set up by the Friends of the Forest in a hidden tree branch, to capture animal behaviour., which, if that is the case, it surely did.

Remembering that Telstra put CCTV on their towers, and the police were photographed at that tower on Boak Road.
Also, CCTV at Mt Clear College, which is between his parents place and where the Telstra tower is on Boak Road.

They could (possibly) be the most compelling bits of CCTV evidence.

 

[Dotta]

According to a reporter

"PS appeared in good spirits
and
frequently smirked
following the proceedings"

 

[SouthAussie]

Another interesting kind of camera that is found in some bush situations is the EYEfi camera. To be able to see bushfires before they get out of control. The Vic govt was already using this system, in various other scenarios, in 2012.
It sounds as if the data from these cameras is stored.




Telstra invests in new surveillance service (pub 2012)
Customers can buy the EYEfi cameras and ask Telstra to install them in location where they want, said Langdon.
VicRoads is already using the system on its Incident Management Vehicles following earlier trials.

Telstra invests in new surveillance service

A fire detection and tracking system being trialled during Victoria's Black Saturday fires in 2009, which could have helped save more lives, has finally reached commercial footing.

www.zdnet.com

 

[Trooper]

Another interesting kind of camera that is found in some bush situations is the EYEfi camera. To be able to see bushfires before they get out of control. The Vic govt was already using this system, in various other scenarios, in 2012.
It sounds as if the data from these cameras is stored.


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Telstra invests in new surveillance service (pub 2012)
Customers can buy the EYEfi cameras and ask Telstra to install them in location where they want, said Langdon.
VicRoads is already using the system on its Incident Management Vehicles following earlier trials.

Telstra invests in new surveillance service

A fire detection and tracking system being trialled during Victoria's Black Saturday fires in 2009, which could have helped save more lives, has finally reached commercial footing.

www.zdnet.com

ooo I'd forgotten those ones, SA, they can pick up the whispiest of smoke. I reckon it must be something like that, more so than the Friends of the Forest ones, it most likely is a series of camera's he has had no idea about. I reckon whatever it was came in colour and with sound, and more than one camera, a whole series of them.

 

[Trooper]

'Mr Stephenson had issues in custody that the court had been notified of, but those were not aired during the short administrative hearing.'......

Issues, ey? I bet $100 that the good folk of Mt . Clear know exactly what kind of issues Mr Stephenson is currently exhibiting in custody. They've put up with it for years.

 

[Rocket333]

Is it just me or is Moya O’Brien’s look part of the defence strategy?

Samantha Murphy's alleged killer looks completely different

The man accused of killing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy has made an incredible change to his appearance.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SouthAussie]

Is it just me or is Moya O’Brien’s look part of the defence strategy?

Samantha Murphy's alleged killer looks completely different

The man accused of killing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy has made an incredible change to his appearance.

www.dailymail.co.uk

She is a very experienced barrister. I would expect her to project confidence (if that is what you mean).

Named among the 10 Leading Counsel on the Doyles list in 2020.

Leading Criminal Law Junior Counsel - Victoria, 2020 - Doyle's Guide

Our 2020 rankings of Victoria's best junior counsel with respect to the deefence of Criminal Law matters and charges as voted by Victoria's criminal lawyers.

doylesguide.com

Moya O'Brien - Parnell's Barristers

Moya accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and administrative law. Moya is a highly experienced trial advocate in both the Supreme and County Courts. In

www.parnellsbarristers.com.au

 

[bearbear]

was it confirmed whether the other court date for unrelated charges (not traffic) was this or someone else with the same name?
also if a person was arrested for a crime they didnt commit they wouldnt stay silent would they?
am i able to say there are some interesting theories on reddit when you type in samanthas name

 

[Dotta]

Is it just me or is Moya O’Brien’s look part of the defence strategy?

Samantha Murphy's alleged killer looks completely different

The man accused of killing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy has made an incredible change to his appearance.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Why were the lawyers hurrying like in a race?

Couldn't t they just stop and answer the media in a civilized manner?

Informing the public.

It didn't look good to see them almost running IMO.

How strange!

JMO

 

[Dotta]

She is a very experienced barrister. I would expect her to project confidence (if that is what you mean).

Named among the 10 Leading Counsel on the Doyles list in 2020.

Leading Criminal Law Junior Counsel - Victoria, 2020 - Doyle's Guide

Our 2020 rankings of Victoria's best junior counsel with respect to the deefence of Criminal Law matters and charges as voted by Victoria's criminal lawyers.

doylesguide.com

Moya O'Brien - Parnell's Barristers

Moya accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and administrative law. Moya is a highly experienced trial advocate in both the Supreme and County Courts. In

www.parnellsbarristers.com.au

I guess the OP meant the appearance of the lawyer
(very similar in looks to the victim, especially the hairdo)

JMO

 

[Rocket333]

I guess the OP meant the appearance of the lawyer
(very similar in looks to the victim, especially the hairdo)

JMO

Yep that was were I was going. The resemblance hit me and I wondered if it was partially strategic.

 

[Dotta]

Yep that was were I was going. The resemblance hit me and I wondered if it was partially strategic.

I noticed it too.
Immediately.

 

[Rocket333]

Why were the lawyers hurrying like in a race?

Couldn't t they just stop and answer the media in a civilized manner?

Informing the public.

It didn't look good to see them almost running IMO.

How strange!

JMO

They should be running. The clock is ticking and they have an unprecedented brief of evidence to get through including extensive cctv.

 

[SouthAussie]

I guess the OP meant the appearance of the lawyer
(very similar in looks to the victim, especially the hairdo)

JMO

I didn't even notice that. Maybe because there are a lot of blonde women in Australia.

But it could be a strategy to have a woman defence barrister in this type of case.

imo

 

[Dotta]

They should be running. The clock is ticking and they have an unprecedented brief of evidence to get through including extensive cctv.

Tick tock
Tick tock

I'm curious how PS will look in 3 months' time.
With all this lift weights
And growing hair.
Ever-changing image.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Maybe the lawyers didn't stop and talk to the media because the media is not their friend.

Also it's not compulsory to tell the press anything about the case and how you're going to handle it.

 

[Dotta]

Maybe the lawyers didn't stop and talk to the media because the media is not their friend.

Also it's not compulsory to tell the press anything about the case and how you're going to handle it.

MSM's task is to inform the public.
That is their job,
not being "friends"or not to the lawyers.

If the lawyers don't want to talk about the case,
they can just thank and acknowledge the interest of the public and say
"Sorry, no comments now.
But we will try to answer questions later in the future.
Thank you."

That is the matter of RESPECT.
And good practices.

It wasn't nice to see all these people running.
It didn't look dignified.

But it is only My Opinion.

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

IMO these are all strong possibilities. I think Vicpol probably have video and possibly audio footage from several different sources leading up to the murder, the murder, and after the murder.

A lot depends on how much planning (if any) had been undertaken by PS prior to the murder - also how "switched on" he was at the time, ie whether he was still recovering from his bender the previous evening, or was he quite clear-headed.
IMO he was probably aware (even if still a bit brain-fuzzy from the bender) of the static CCTV's with cameras on a pole.
He may not however, have given a thought to (usually) portable cameras used to monitor fauna activity (either community -based, such as Friends of the Forest or for research purposes. The latter can be very well-hidden - even camouflaged.
I'm also wondering if CCTV inside a building (eg PS's father's workshop) may be included in the cache of eviidence.

JM

Have we learned any further whether SM’s discovered phone might have revealed anything of the event? And wasn’t there earlier information that SM was supposedly wearing an electronic watch? (I thought IIRC I read that early on, but won’t be able to find any link for it now.) If so, and either or both of these electronic devices exist, maybe there is something obtained from them? That might be in addition to any other electronic surveillance or CCTV footage. MOO