Missing Person

Police believe former Network 10 host Jesse Baird can help over the disappearance of his 29-year-old partner, whose possessions were found in a Sydney skip-bin.

Police say they have added highly experienced detectives from multiple policing divisions to the weeks-long search for missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy.

A new coronial inquest has been scheduled into the disappearance of the young Sydney woman who failed to meet her mother at Newcastle Railway Station in 1994.

The Missed Foundation says it is important the search for Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy does not become a source of gossip or entertainment because speculation does untold damage to families.

Mr Copeland was last seen on River Street in Maclean – about 15km west of Yamba – at about 4.30pm on Sunday 3 September 2023.

Police say the disappearance of 40-year-old Daniel Copeland is now the subject of a homicide investigation.

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says there was very little for police to go on in the early stages of the investigation into missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy and admits police have "no leads" in the baffling case.

Ten days have passed since Victorian woman Samantha Murphy left her home in Ballarat to go for a run then disappeared without a trace, the official search now scaled back.

In Ballarat's bushland pinpointing a phone signal is hard, so apparently is falling down a mine shaft. So what could have happened to missing mother of three Samantha Murphy?

A call to "let police do their job" comes following the closure of a Facebook group set up to coordinate search efforts for the missing mum after it became a haven for theories and speculation.

The body of a diver, who went missing off Tasmania's east coast, was found by his brother, police say.

Missing Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy has three children with strong connections in the community and her disappearance has left some children feeling anxious.

A vigil has been held for Samantha Murphy in her home town of Ballarat as the investigation into the disappearance of the 51-year-old woman enters its second week.

The Missing Persons Unit has taken over the investigation for Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy and is working with telecommunications companies to track her phone and smart watch.

A week after Samantha Murphy went missing near Ballarat, a handful of determined volunteers are maintaining the search, but harsh terrain and unpredictable mineshafts make excursions deeper into the bushland dangerous.

Police confirm crews have been called off in the bushland search on Ballarat's south-eastern fringe where the 51-year-old mother-of-three was believed to have disappeared on Sunday.

Dozens of police, SES and townspeople have scoured this park near Ballarat over the past week. Here is what's known about where the missing 51-year-old is thought to have gone running.

Specialist investigators are being brought in as the search for a Ballarat mother stretches on. Missing persons detectives have now taken the reins on the investigation into Samantha Murphy's disappearance. Volunteer search efforts will be scaled back, but police say they still have not identified any sinister circumstances.

Victoria Police is providing an update on Day Six of the search for missing Ballarat woman, Samantha Murphy.

The girl was reported missing on Wednesday night. Police and emergency services searched a nearby park and bushland for her.

The search for Samantha Murphy has reached its sixth day, with police changing its strategy appointing the Missing Persons Squad to lead the operation. 

Police are mystified about the missing Ballarat woman's movements "from the moment she left home" as they make another appeal for public help and missing persons unit detectives take charge.

Police say no suspicious circumstances have been identified in Samantha Murphy's disappearance, with potential leads discounted.

Husband Mick Murphy and daughter Jess Murphy appeal for information on missing woman Samantha Murphy.

The family and friends of Ballarat woman Samantha Murphy say they've been touched by the way the community has united to search for the 51-year-old, who disappeared during a Sunday morning jog.