February 16, 2018
The mother of missing man, Sam Robert Price-Purcell, joined with detectives on Friday to appeal to the community for information about what happened to her son three years ago.
On February 16, 2015, Sam – then aged 25 – was seen getting into a bright yellow 2010 Holden Commodore SS sedan in Brisbane.
It is believed that he travelled to the Toowoomba area but he has not been seen since.
Police believe he has been murdered.
They are seeking help from the public to find a 2000 Subaru WRX sedan, originally white in colour but believed to have been later painted pale or sky blue with a large black spoiler.
The vehicle was seen in the Toowoomba area in September 2015.
“We are very encouraged by those persons who have already come forward with information and would encourage anyone else who may be able to provide further information regarding Sam’s disappearance, the yellow Commodore or the WRX to contact police or Crime Stoppers,” Detective Inspector Damien Hansen of the Homicide Group said.
Insp Hansen said there were “strong persons of interest” as well as people who may have assisted the killers after the fact.
There was also a strong connection to Toowoomba and the regional areas around Toowoomba where the vehicles had been seen, and where Sam’s body may have been dumped.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800-333-000.
