Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Specialist dogs called in to hunt for Samantha Murphy’s phone,watch

Police will move their search for the missing Ballarat mother to a targeted area outside Ballarat on Thursday,with help from Australian Federal Police dogs.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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Police call off renewed search for Samantha Murphy

Police call off renewed search for Samantha Murphy

The search is expected to resume in coming weeks after new intelligence sparked an operation in the Buninyong Bushland Reserve.

  • byAlex Crowe andLachlan Abbott
A singer withdrew $700 in Katoomba’s main street. Next,her body washed up in a local dam

A singer withdrew $700 in Katoomba’s main street. Next,her body washed up in a local dam

A three-kilometre journey holds the key to the 2018 death of Cecilia Devine in the Blue Mountains. The case has left police mystified.

  • byCarrie Fellner
Missing 12-year-old Sydney boy found less than 100 metres from police station

Missing 12-year-old Sydney boy found less than 100 metres from police station

Hussein Al Mansoory was found by staff “safe and well” in the stairwell of an Auburn doctor’s clinic,close to where he was first reported missing.

  • byJessica McSweeney andAngus Thomson
Swimmer missing in waters off Bronte Beach

Swimmer missing in waters off Bronte Beach

A search was under way on Sunday night for a swimmer who was believed to have gone missing in waters off Bronte Beach.

‘Search your yards,sheds,garages,’ police urge in search for missing Sydney 12-year-old

‘Search your yards,sheds,garages,’ police urge in search for missing Sydney 12-year-old

Residents in Sydney’s west are being urged to check their backyards as the search continues for Hussein Al Mansoory,who has autism and Down Syndrome.

  • byJosefine Ganko andAngus Thomson
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‘Every run is for Sam’:Women to ‘finish’ the jog Samantha Murphy never could

‘Every run is for Sam’:Women to ‘finish’ the jog Samantha Murphy never could

Runners have taken to social media to honour Samantha Murphy,vowing to “complete” the run she never could.

  • byWendy Tuohy andMelissa Cunningham
The night before Samantha Murphy’s disappearance,her accused killer partied

The night before Samantha Murphy’s disappearance,her accused killer partied

Police have approached venues in Ballarat’s CBD asking for footage of Patrick Stephenson on a night out before they believe missing mum Samantha Murphy was murdered.

  • byDavid Estcourt,Marta Pascual Juanola,Alex Crowe andErin Pearson
Inside the life of Patrick Stephenson,the man accused of killing Samantha Murphy

Inside the life of Patrick Stephenson,the man accused of killing Samantha Murphy

Detectives allege Patrick Stephenson took Samantha Murphy’s life on February 4 and attempted to conceal the killing for more than a month.

  • byDavid Estcourt,Marta Pascual Juanola andAlex Crowe
An accused killer’s name was public for 90 minutes,then it vanished. Here’s why

An accused killer’s name was public for 90 minutes,then it vanished. Here’s why

The name and face of accused murderer Patrick Orren Stephenson was in the public domain until a controversial court decision. It’s raised questions about Victoria’s legal system.

  • byErin Pearson
Alleged killer of Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy unmasked

Alleged killer of Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy unmasked

Patrick Stephenson,22,is the son of ex-Geelong and Richmond footballer Orren Stephenson.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola,Erin Pearson andAlex Crowe