Samantha Murphy’s last CCTV video: Where is it?

Paula Mooney
5 min readFeb 12, 2024

When will the last known CCTV video of 51-year-old missing mom of 3, Samantha Murphy, be released?

When a person goes missing, every second counts and every piece of evidence matters in finding them.

Images as well as CCTV video footage of the last time that individual was seen are especially crucial. But why are such videos often held hostage for days or weeks or even months after the missing person’s critical “last seen” day?

As of this recording, 51-year-old mother of 3, Samantha Murphy, has been missing for one week. On Sunday, February 4, 2024, at 6:21 p.m., Victoria Police in Australia released 2 official photos on their website within a breaking news release titled “Search for missing woman Samantha.”

They wrote, “Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Ballarat East woman Samantha.

“The 51-year-old was last seen leaving her property on Eureka Street to go for a run, in what is known by locals as Canadian Forest, about 7am.

“Police and family have concerns for Samantha’s welfare due to the hot weather and her disappearance being out of…

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