Specialist detectives from Victoria police’s high trained counter terrorism unit have joined the investigation into the disappearance of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy. In what has become one of the most puzzling mission person searches in the Victoria’s recent history, the Ballarat community is again preparing to come together for another local search.
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00:00 The detectives brought into the Samantha Murphy missing persons case have been recruited from
00:07 the Counter Terrorism Unit and Crime Command Unit.
00:11 Police have been quick to point out that they do not believe Ms Murphy's disappearance is
00:16 terrorism related, but say these detectives have expertise in protracted and complex investigations.
00:24 Despite several large scale searches from authorities and locals in the days following
00:30 Samantha's disappearance, there's been no sign of the 51 year old who was last seen
00:34 heading out for her regular morning jog on Sunday February 4th.
00:39 As the police investigation ramps up, the community's commitment to finding Samantha
00:44 is holding strong.
00:46 This weekend there's a major volunteer search planned with hundreds of people expected to
00:51 attend and scour bushland in the area.
00:54 We do it with as much support as we can, the bigger the turnout the better, the more chances
00:59 we have of finding her.
01:01 If they've got metal detectors or people that have been out jogging themselves, we're looking
01:09 for people to come forward.
01:11 The community search will kick off here at Eureka Stockade Memorial Park at 10 o'clock
01:16 on Saturday morning.
01:17 This location is just kilometres from where Samantha left for her morning run on that
01:22 fateful day.
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