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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy’s disappearance ‘suspicious’ and ‘unusual’, police say

A signboard for spontaneous Volunteers outlining search areas is seen displayed in the Buningyong Police station outside of Ballarat, Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Commissioner Shane Patton said it was ‘certainly unusual’ that police had not been able to ‘locate any trace … or any other evidence’ of Samantha Murphy since she went missing on 4 February. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Victoria police say there are “some suspicions” in the disappearance of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy after she vanished 10 days ago.

The 51-year-old was last seen on Sunday 4 February, and little new information has emerged since then. She told friends she was planning a 14-kilometre run through the nearby Woowookarung regional park but did not attend a planned brunch that morning.

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