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The heartbroken mother of a Victorian man who disappeared near a local creek 11 days ago said she now fears the worst.
Police suspect Justin Males may have been killed after coming home from a date.
His parents Lisa and Kym said he has been missing since last Tuesday and each second he is gone feels like an unbearable heartache.
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"In my heart and my gut, someone knows something and we have to find him," Lisa said.
"He might be 34 but he's still my baby, you know."
Justin was last seen on July 11 when his best friend Amber Lindsay dropped him home.
"He's gone on a date with a man in Gisborne, he said that he was boyfriend material," Lindsay said.
Instead of going inside, he walked along Barries Road towards the creek pausing only to put on a pair of pants over his shorts.
He walked to the bike path and disappeared.
Justin, who also goes by the name of Justin Bernard is 180cm tall with short dark hair.
He has distinctive tattoos on his right arm, which was paralysed following a stroke.
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He was wearing black long-sleeved KSCY-brand hooded top, red camouflage three-quarter-length pants and black runners.
Victoria Police detective sergeant Robert Henley said it is "completely out of character" for the 34-year-old to "just vanish off the face of the earth basically".
Police have searched along the creek with no luck.
He had previously struggled with drug abuse but his parents said he recently turned his life around and had plenty to look forward to.
Police are not ruling anything out as the investigation continues.
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"We have concerns that he may have met with foul play or that he may have been suffering some psychological issues at the time," Henley said.
His parents are desperate to know where he is.
"Let us know, send us a message… dump him at a hospital I don't care… bring our boy home to us," Lisa said.
Police want to speak to the man Justin met on the app Grindr who may be able to shed light on Justin's state of mind at the time.
Detectives are also hoping to speak with anyone else who may have met up with Justin.
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