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| Date | 4 February 2024 |
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| Location | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Missing | Samantha Murphy |
| Accused | Patrick Orren Stephenson |
| Charges | Murder |
| Publication bans | Initial court suppression of name of accused |
Samantha Murphy was a 51-year-old Australian woman who went missing on 4 February 2024.[1] She left her Ballarat, Victoria, home for a morning run, but failed to return home.[2][3][4]
Searches carried out over several days failed to find any evidence of what happened to Murphy. Victoria Police treated the disappearance as suspicious, later stating that they believed she was dead. On 6 March, a man was arrested in connection with her disappearance and was subsequently charged with murder. Murphy's body has not been found.
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- ^ Cox, Lisa (10 February 2024). "Search for missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy turns to dashcam footage as police 'scale back' on-the-ground operation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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- ^ Crowe, Alex (9 February 2024). "A CCTV snap, a morning run, then nothing. The search for Samantha Murphy". The Age. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.