Coroner John Olle appeals for witnesses on anniversary of teenager Jodus Murphy’s disappearance

For a year, loved ones and police have been trying to piece together how a popular teens’s body was found on a river bank in the state’s north. Now public help is needed.

18-year-old Jodus Murphy was found dead near the Goulburn River in June after he went missing for more than a month. Picture: Supplied

A coroner is appealing for anyone who can help solve the mystery of how a teenager’s body ended up on the banks of a river in the state’s north.

Jodus Murphy, 18, was last seen alive a year ago on May 15 between 7.30am and 9am in Seymour.

A police investigation into Jodus’ disappearance and subsequent death found he had left his home address in Seaford on May 12.

Two days later, Jodus was captured on CCTV at the Seymour railway, where he asked two men what time the next train to Murchison was.

18-year-old Jodus Murphy was found dead near the Goulburn River in June after he went missing for more than a month. Picture: Supplied

It is understood Jodus spent the night of May 14 at the home of a woman and her teenage son after he approached them in town at Seymour, where he was given methamphetamines and xanax.

The next morning, Jodus left that address and was seen by three unrelated witnesse in the vicinity of Abdallah Rd, Tarcombe Rd, Kennedy Court and surrounding streets in Seymour.

Those sightings of the Seaford teen are the last of him while he was alive.

Jodus Murphy was last seen alive on May 15, 2023 between 7.30am and 9am in the vicinity of Abdallah Rd, Tarcombe Rd, Kennedy Court and surrounding streets in Seymour. Picture: Supplied

A picture of Jodus Murphy released by the Coroner’s Court. Picture: Supplied

On May 17, two cash withdrawals were made from a Seymour ATM from Jodus’ bank account by a mystery man.

Jodus’ body was found on the banks of the Goulburn River just under a month later on June 14.

The location along the Goulburn River where the body of 18-year-old Jodus Murphy was discovered on June 14, 2023. Picture: Supplied

Jodus’ funeral was held on June 30 last year, where he was remembered as an ambitious and remarkable young man.

A funeral was held for Jodus Murphy on June 30. Picture: Facebook.

Anyone with information or who may have seen Jodus in or around Seymour in May 2023 is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.