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

[SLouTh]

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.

Thanks so much ..

I also think 1:00am is a misprint … but I think it should have been 11:00am …???

Ms O'Loughlan said Ms Murphy had been due to catch-up with friends for brunch at 11am on the day she went missing.

Date missing mum Samantha Murphy would NOT have missed

Missing mum Samantha Murphy was notably absent from her family's traditional summer holiday along Victoria's surf coast in the weeks before she vanished.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Marg944]

Those names are usually random, or are in Qld.

Yes, the operation names are chosen at random.

Operation names: how do police and the military choose them?

Rolling Thunder, Sovereign Borders, Desert Storm - when it comes to military and policing operations, just what's in a name?

www.smh.com.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

I also think 1:00am is a misprint … but I think it should have been 11:00am …???

Yes all the reports up until now were saying the brunch was at 11am, now some are saying 1pm.

 

[tiff]

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Yes all the reports up until now were saying the brunch was at 11am, now some are saying 1pm.

It wouldn’t be brunch then, would it? It would just be lunch. I think 11am is the time.

 

[they'll get you]

I hope we get more information soon.

Such a dreadful time for the family. I feel for Sam's children... Missing their mother and now their beloved pup sadly being hit by a car. Absolutely heartbroken for them

Dear old dad is there to support them.

 

[otto]

Thanks so much ..

I also think 1:00am is a misprint … but I think it should have been 11:00am …???

Ms O'Loughlan said Ms Murphy had been due to catch-up with friends for brunch at 11am on the day she went missing.

Date missing mum Samantha Murphy would NOT have missed

Missing mum Samantha Murphy was notably absent from her family's traditional summer holiday along Victoria's surf coast in the weeks before she vanished.

www.dailymail.co.uk

That makes more sense with the rest of the information. Police are interested in CCTV between 7 AM and 11 AM. Thank you!

She went jogging at 7 AM. She was expected home around 9-10 AM to get ready for brunch at 11 AM. When she didn't show up, my understanding (still looking for the link) is that her husband reported her missing after be alerted by her friends.

Thank you for the timeline correction.

 

[JLZ]

Maybe at first they just thought she was late, and by the end of the meal and she hadn't texted or called, they were worried.

 

[otto]

This looks like a random opportunistic murder to me. That is, she is seen on her own CCTV leaving for a 7 AM run. She expects to be home within 2 hours and then lunch with friends at 11 AM. The investigation was confused in the beginning when police found CCTV footage of another woman running in the wrong direction. That was when police suspended the search until CCTV footage was found.

When did her friends contact her husband? Was that at 1:00 PM? Brunch at 11:00 AM, missing person report at 1:00 PM?

 

[they'll get you]

Yes all the reports up until now were saying the brunch was at 11am, now some are saying 1pm.

The brunch crowd surely would’ve phoned/messaged Sam BEFORE contacting him.
Maybe forensics can tell where Sam’s phone was at that time they started calling.

Unfortunately the crims are getting smarter knowing the tracking of phones and some idiots (who look like idiots) forget about their phone. IYKWIM.

Murderers usually ‘try’ to cover their tracks by making pleading calls and messages to someone who they know won’t answer.

 

[SLouTh]

Paraphrased ..from a new article by The Australian ..

Extra “specialist resources” are being deployed to assist the case from Crime Command …. (No specifics outlined)

Nothing else new …

Paywalled for some:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/missing-jogger-suspicious-top-cop/news-story/cf19ffc99f3ea78a32b7781eb0ad02b8

 

[they'll get you]

This looks like a random opportunistic murder to me. That is, she is seen on her own CCTV leaving for a 7 AM run. She expects to be home within 2 hours and then lunch with friends at 11 AM. The investigation was confused in the beginning when police found CCTV footage of another woman running in the wrong direction. That was when police suspended the search until CCTV footage was found.

When did her friends contact her husband? Was that at 1:00 PM? Brunch at 11:00 AM, missing person report at 1:00 PM?

Was she actually seen leaving the property for the run?

 

[JLZ]

Was she actually seen leaving the property for the run?

Empty hands emoji.

 

[Bats]

Was she actually seen leaving the property for the run?

The Police said she was seen leaving the property in the first press conference with missing persons unit.

 

[Waverider]

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.

4/5G coverage for the area is good apparently according to Telstra and Optus.

 

[otto]

The brunch crowd surely would’ve phoned/messaged Sam BEFORE contacting him.
Maybe forensics can tell where Sam’s phone was at that time they started calling.

Unfortunately the crims are getting smarter knowing the tracking of phones and some idiots (who look like idiots) forget about their phone. IYKWIM.

Murderers usually ‘try’ to cover their tracks by making pleading calls and messages to someone who they know won’t answer.

The only ping so far is at the golf course 11 km away (7 miles). Where was the last ping before that? We don't know. Police must be investigating what she did and where she was in the 48 hours before she vanished. Did she run every day at 7 AM?

Wearing the smart watch during a suspicious event means that her watch recorded a spike in heart rate before the watch could be taken from her. That would record the moment that something happened, if something happened. That would help narrow down the timeline and location for a jogger, which would help narrow down the distance from her home when something might have happened.

 

[SLouTh]

Was she actually seen leaving the property for the run?

This article states she was seen by “family” … but not exactly who saw her ..


The 51-year-old was last seen by her family as she left her home on Eureka St, Ballarat East, for a run at 7am on Sunday morning.

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/homicide-police-set-to-be-called-in-to-investigate-in-search-for-samantha-murphy/news-story/7148bcd84899c77ef740b4caee9a2937

Published Feb 10 .

 

[KooshBall]

Does a dam mean the same thing in Australia as it does in the US?

 

[SLouTh]

Does a dam mean the same thing in Australia as it does in the US?

A small lake of water on a property ….
That is what it means in this context in Aus …

 

[Karin1974]

DBM

 

[DK007]

If that quote is true it’s strange, where was he, did the children not notice either.Does the eldest daughter live with them?

Great question.. Hopefully the public gets to find out ?