A mother and her two-year-old son are missing in Melbourne, with police launching an urgent appeal for information. Phoenix, two, was last seen at his home in Clarinda about 8.30pm on June 14. Police believe he is travelling with his mum Pia, 35, by unknown means. Pia is about 170cmContinue Reading
Police have concluded a fresh search for missing mum Samantha Murphy in the Ballarat area. Ms Murphy was going for a run in Ballarat East on February 4 when she vanished. Her body has not been located. Patrick Orren Stephenson has been charged with Ms Murphy’s murder. He is yetContinue Reading
A desperate search is underway for a mother and her young daughter who have been missing for at least five days. Emily Janetzki, 35, and her daughter Olena Hrobelko, two, were last seen in Lavington, on the NSW and Victorian border on Thursday. Police are concerned for the pair’s welfare,Continue Reading
A phone found during the search for Samantha Murphy is understood to have belonged to the missing mum. Ms Murphy was going for a run in Ballarat East on February 4 when she vanished. Her body has not been located. On Wednesday a mobile phone was found on the bankContinue Reading
Detectives have called off their search of the area in Buninyong as part of their investigation into missing mum Samantha Murphy after a possible phone was discovered. However, an Australian criminal expert fears the phone could be damaged to the point it us rendered useless. Police revealed “items of interest”Continue Reading
Police have deployed an excavator in a renewed targeted search for missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, several months after her disappearance. Detectives from Victoria’s Missing Persons Squad and a range of specialist police are involved in the current search in the Ballarat area. Ms Murphy, 51, disappeared while on aContinue Reading
Police will return to bushland for the second day in a row to continue the search for missing mum Samantha Murphy. Ms Murphy, 51, was last seen about 7am on February 4 after leaving her Ballarat home to go on a morning run. Police allege she was killed on theContinue Reading
Police will resume their search for missing mum Samantha Murphy on Thursday. Ms Murphy, 51, was last seen about 7am on February 4 after leaving her Ballarat home to go on a morning run. Police allege she was killed on the same day, but her body has yet to beContinue Reading
The “distraught” husband of missing woman Samantha Murphy was reportedly seen driving around bushland searching for clues and information about his wife who has allegedly been murdered. Mick Murphy was spotted on Wednesday afternoon driving his blue ute around Buninyong Bushland Reserve, located around 17km from the family’s Ballarat home.Continue Reading
Police have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy. A 22-year-old Ballarat man was arrested shortly after 6am on Wednesday at his home by Missing Persons Squad detectives, Victoria Police said in a statement. “He remains in custody, however no charges have been laidContinue Reading