Security around La Trobe University's Bundoora campus has been increased and police are "saturating" the area after Israeli student Aiia Maasawre was brutally murdered on Wednesday morning, but the victim's family says police aren't doing enough.
The expression of grief comes as the person responsible remains on the run.
It's been three days since the 21-year-old's body was found a short walk from a tram stop and not far from the safety of the campus where she lived.
Ms Maasawre was attacked at about 12.10am, less than a kilometre from her home. Her body was dumped in shrubs near a shopping centre and discovered by workers early on Wednesday morning.
The few clues police have so far shared suggest Ms Maasawre was stalked from the No. 86 tram by a man who raped and murdered her. He then discarded clothes, including a black hat and a black and grey T-shirt.
As the hunt escalates, a vigil is being planned for Ms Maasawre tonight. Mourners will gather on the steps of Melbourne's Parliament House to remember the young woman whose life was taken too soon and to protest against another senseless, violent attack on a woman walking home.
Police are hunting for the man who murdered Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe.
Homicide detectives are releasing CCTV images of Ms Maasarwe from Tuesday night.
Before she was murdered, Ms Maasarwe had attended a comedy show in North Melbourne.
Detectives say it is likely Ms Masarwe had been travelling on the route 86 tram from Docklands.
A hat left near the victim’s body.
A grey and black T-shirt found at Bundoora.