Australia Samantha Murphy, 51, last seen leaving her property to go for a run in the Canadian State Forest, Ballarat, 4 Feb 2024 *Arrest* #9

[TootsieFootsie]

I'm surprised of lack of cameras there.

I'm not.

 

[iamshadow21]

What a nerve to trespass someone's property to get rid of evidence!

I'm surprised of lack of cameras there.

JMO

Very few cameras outside major urban centres.

 

[Trooper]

I'm not.

nor I.

 

[Lucy6226]

Happy to see some progress. I hope the phone is Samantha's and they can get some forensics from it which can lead them to locate her

 

[Dotta]

"Inside the search for Samantha Murphy: ​

How cops have been slowly but surely ​

closing in on finding missing mum's body - ​

as they make major breakthrough."​

Inside the search for Samantha Murphy

Detectives appear to have made the first major breakthrough in the hunt for missing mum Samantha Murphy since they arrested her alleged killer almost three months ago.

www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Lucy6226]

What a nerve to trespass someone's property to get rid of evidence!

I'm surprised of lack of cameras there.

JMO

I know in the UK it's rare for rural houses to have cameras...some don't even lock their doors at night! I'm not sure whether it is similar in Australia

 

[SLouTh]

A Current Affair (Nine Qld) just showed footage of Police “jubilation” when the phone was found …​

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The video is not up yet … but hopefully later we can link to it …​

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It appeared that quite possibly from the officer’s reactions shown, that it may indeed be Sam’s phone that was found today ….​

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IMO​

Apologies about the BBM .. I can’t seem to remove it ….

 

[Webbie2021]

If it is does turn out to be Samantha's phone why seem to lose interest in where it was found.

I'm thinking they have identified the owner of the phone and it's not Samantha's

I'd be surprised if they "lost interest in where it was found." They've either finished searching the dam and found nothing further, or they'll return in daylight, but either way the site is significant.

I'd be very surprised if they'd be searching/diving/celebrating if it wasn't Samantha's phone. They'd have an idea of what her phone looked like, and it was in a wallet that probably had ID of some kind.

This is good news!

 

[SLouTh]

A Current Affair (Nine Qld) just showed footage of Police “jubilation” when the phone was found …​

​

The video is not up yet … but hopefully later we can link to it …​

​

It appeared that quite possibly from the officer’s reactions shown, that it may indeed be Sam’s phone that was found today ….​

​

IMO​

Apologies about the BBM .. I can’t seem to remove it ….

Also stated in The Daily Mail article linked above by Dotta

Aerial footage from the scene showed officers locating the mud-splattered mobile phone in a wallet at the water's edge, prompting jubilant celebrations among detectives standing nearby.

Video captured by the ABC showed police hugging, backslapping and shaking hands in the wake of the discovery.

Although police would only say that some 'items of interest' had been found, it is clear they are hopeful they have made a major breakthrough

 

[iamshadow21]

I know in the UK it's rare for rural houses to have cameras...some don't even lock their doors at night! I'm not sure whether it is similar in Australia

When we lived in a tiny village in Central West NSW, we only ever locked the doors if we went away for a week. Never bothered otherwise, even when we drove hours away to do our grocery shopping.

 

[andymoz]

What a nerve to trespass someone's property to get rid of evidence!

I'm surprised of lack of cameras there.

JMO

I'm not surprised. I live on a large property. Wifi/internet range is limited to around house.

 

[starlightstarbright]

I know in the UK it's rare for rural houses to have cameras...some don't even lock their doors at night! I'm not sure whether it is similar in Australia

We live on a farm in the UK and we do have a camera on the drive (but not on any fields), but that’s only because my husband is obsessed with what has been delivered when. It’s mostly to catch the Amazon guy. We don’t lock our doors though, only maybe if we were going out for the whole day or away for the night.

 

[starlightstarbright]

Also stated in The Daily Mail article linked above by Dotta

Aerial footage from the scene showed officers locating the mud-splattered mobile phone in a wallet at the water's edge, prompting jubilant celebrations among detectives standing nearby.

Video captured by the ABC showed police hugging, backslapping and shaking hands in the wake of the discovery.

Although police would only say that some 'items of interest' had been found, it is clear they are hopeful they have made a major breakthrough

I mean, this sounds pretty positive, right?!

 

[Trooper]

I mean, this sounds pretty positive, right?!

Unless it was one of their own phones someone dropped when doing the search back in Feb/March/ They'd be pretty pleased at that, as well....

 

[SLouTh]

Unless it was one of their own phones someone dropped when doing the search back in Feb/March/ They'd be pretty pleased at that, as well....

Oh Troop don’t ruin the party …… lol
We finally have some real hope police are closing in on finding Sam ..

IMO

 

[Trooper]

Oh Troop don’t ruin the party …… lol
We finally have some real hope police are closing in on finding Sam ..

IMO

( born cynic )

 

[Marg944]

This article contains the video that Slouth had mentioned that shows the Police hugging each each other after finding the mobile phone…..

Divers search dam as police find 'items of interest' in Samantha Murphy search

Victoria Police have recovered a phone as they search a dam south of Ballarat as part of their investigation into the alleged murder of mother-of-three Samantha Murphy.

www.abc.net.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Not that long ago, 10 to 15 years ago the only homes here that were in blocks with a bit of land that had CCTV turned out to be people into drugs.

The baddies were way ahead of the general population in having CCTV.

 

[Skyboy90]

This article contains the video that Slouth had mentioned that shows the Police hugging each each other after finding the mobile phone…..

I think it’s clear it’s her phone.

Just confirming was the phone found in the dam?

 

[SLouTh]

I think it’s clear it’s her phone.

Just confirming was the phone found in the dam?

It has been alleged (reported) it was found on the edge of the dam by the detector dog .. You could see on the bank where the water level of the dam had dropped ..

IMO

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