Suspicious Disappearance Linked to Others: Police

‘There is also nothing to indicate that Samantha left the area of her own accord.’

Police attend the scene of a multiple stabbing in Cairns, Australia, on Dec. 19, 2014. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

Police say the suspicious disappearance of Victorian woman Samantha Murphy is likely linked to one or more parties, as they begin a targeted search of an area based on mobile phone data.