Australia Samantha Murphy, 51, last seen leaving her property to go for a run in the Canadian State Forest, Ballarat, 4 Feb 2024 *Arrest* #12

[drsleuth]

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#EXCLUSIVE: We can reveal new details about the Samantha Murphy investigation. More soon.
@7NewsMelbourne

 

[drsleuth]

I hope nothing has happened to the alleged murderer......

 

[drsleuth]

Fresh developments in search for Samantha Murphy’s body

The 51-year-old was last seen on February 4, and her mobile phone was recovered in June.

7news.com.au

A new search is underway for Samantha Murphy’s body, months after her phone was found near a dam.

Victoria Police launched a targeted search in the Ballarat area on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the Victorian mother’s disappearance.

The search is focussed on bushland in a new area near Grenville.

 

[drsleuth]

Wonder if it's Clarendon Plantation? It's about 10kms / 11 mins from the dam

394 Buninyong-mt Mercer Rd to Clarendon Plantation

www.google.com

 

[drsleuth]

Major development in search for Samantha Murphy's body in Ballarat

Victoria Police launched a targeted search in bushland for the missing Ballarat mum-of-three in a new area near Grenville on Tuesday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Major development in search for Samantha Murphy's body as cops swarm new area​

Victoria Police launched a targeted search in bushland in a new area near Grenville on Tuesday.

The search has since ended for the day but will resume on Wednesday.

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad and AFP and NSW officers have been deployedin the search.

 

[Trooper]

Major development in search for Samantha Murphy's body in Ballarat

Victoria Police launched a targeted search in bushland for the missing Ballarat mum-of-three in a new area near Grenville on Tuesday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Major development in search for Samantha Murphy's body as cops swarm new area​

Victoria Police launched a targeted search in bushland in a new area near Grenville on Tuesday.

The search has since ended for the day but will resume on Wednesday.

Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad and AFP and NSW officers have been deployedin the search.

Grenville is on the Buninyong /Mt Mercer road, same road as where the dam is where the phone was found. Coming down south from Mr Clear, thru Buninyong, just outside Buninyong is the property with that distinctively shaped dam, then keeping south to Grenville.

 

[drsleuth]

Grenville is on the Buninyong /Mt Mercer road, same road as where the dam is where the phone was found. Coming down south from Mr Clear, thru Buninyong, just outside Buninyong is the property with that distinctively shaped dam, then keeping south to Grenville.

Yep

 

[Trooper]

Yep

He was short of time, Dr S.. he was in a hurry, he had to move fast, and get back to where he was supposed to be.....

He could not go as far as say, Torquay or Apollo Bay, or out west to Horsham, or up to Ouyen, no spare time.. ,... he was restricted, perhaps... ..

 

[drsleuth]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/detectives-from-missing-persons-squad-lead-fresh-search-in-grenville-area-south-of-ballarat/news-story/ebd86531c9b543f0dae34ae5e4bb7c64?amp

Detectives from missing persons squad lead fresh search in Grenville area, south of Ballarat​

A new search has been launched for the remains of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy, with the latest operation involving officers from interstate and the Australian Federal Police.

 

[drsleuth]

Vic Pol are very good at keeping their cards close, just quietly plodding along .....keep going ......

 

[mrjitty]

Wonder if he gave up the body

 

[Kemug]

Fingers crossed!

 

[SouthAussie]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/detectives-from-missing-persons-squad-lead-fresh-search-in-grenville-area-south-of-ballarat/news-story/ebd86531c9b543f0dae34ae5e4bb7c64?amp

Detectives from missing persons squad lead fresh search in Grenville area, south of Ballarat​

A new search has been launched for the remains of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy, with the latest operation involving officers from interstate and the Australian Federal Police.

Specialist resources from other arms of VicPol, NSWPOL, and the AFP.

Police are (again) asking the public to stay away. (From your link)

Maybe AFP and NSW dogs are involved.
I see that the AFP recruited 4 dogs back in 2020, and may even have more. Australian Federal Police
Although the AFP also have specialists in forensics and intelligence - going by their website.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

Maybe he's talking, starting to feel the heat
Especially after his defence has gone through all the CCTV and evidence

 

[SouthAussie]

I think if he is talking, he will be with them ... showing them the location.

They possibly wouldn't need other specialists from outside VicPol.

 

[Scooby-Doo]

I think if he is talking, he will be with them ... showing them the location.

They possibly wouldn't need other specialists from outside VicPol.

No. Not if there is more to this. They will keep it close to their chests, away from the media.

I think something has come from his defence team

Or Maybe as well... It's staged to get him nervous
He has been under surveillance in prison and has told someone
They have got new info off Samantha's phone

 

[iamshadow21]

I think if he is talking, he will be with them ... showing them the location.

They possibly wouldn't need other specialists from outside VicPol.

Not always. In the highly publicised case in Sydney earlier this year, the defendant in that case told police where to look for the bodies. They didn't road trip with him.

MOO

 

[SouthAussie]

Not always. In the highly publicised case in Sydney earlier this year, the defendant in that case told police where to look for the bodies. They didn't road trip with him.

MOO

I was thinking of the Matthew Leveson case when I said that. Because the location was a bit murky, and it took them a while to find Matthew.
But they didn't bring in specialists from the AFP. VicPol are obviously needing specialist help in one form or another.
Which makes me think it is possible that no-one is talking.

 

[LozVic]

I wonder if the NSW police are involved because he crossed the border at some point ? Or if they are just extra helping hand

 

[SouthAussie]

I wonder if the NSW police are involved because he crossed the border at some point ? Or if they are just extra helping hand

I think they used NSW cadaver dogs in past searches. (VicPol doesn't have any.) I suspect that is their involvement.


This is from a previous search for Sam, where NSW supplied the cadaver dog resources ..... Police have ended their search for the day after bringing in specialist cadaver dogs from New South Wales to scour the Victorian bush at multiple locations in the hunt for missing mother Samantha Murphy. Link