A retired detective warned that those looking for information about the disappearance of Samantha Murphy from Ballarat could be hindering the investigation.
The mother went missing on February 4 while she was running. Narelle Fraser, who spent 30 years with the force, said law enforcers need fewer complications.
During an interview on ABC’s 7.30, Ms. Fraser said she felt uneasy as law enforcers would be working around the clock in the search for Samantha.
She also noted that individuals who come across anything that could be related to the investigation could approach the police.
Once they receive a report, they have to determine whether or not it’s related to the investigation.
It can be a daunting task, particularly since there is a vast amount of information that needs to be gathered, and the law enforcers don’t want to miss anything.
Around 12,000 hours of CCTV has been reviewed by the police, and on Monday, they confirmed that they have around 770 pieces of information related to the case.
It’s not clear if the law enforcers have a good idea what happened to Samantha.
They’re also looking into the data from the phone records of the area where she was last seen.
Mark Gregory, a telecommunications expert, said investigators will look into the phone records of people who were in the area where Cleo Smith was taken from her tent in 2021.
He noted that the data was an anomaly that led to the child’s location.