A paroled killer who beat to death a disabled man during a burglary may be hiding in eastern Victoria.
Wayne Leslie Norris, 30, has not been seen since August 22 when police say he did not comply with his parole conditions.
Police say the parolee, who has 50 prior convictions, missed an appointment and wasn't living at an approved address.
Detective Superintendent Peter De Santo says Norris is believed to be somewhere in the Latrobe Valley or along the Victorian-NSW border, near Wodonga, but police have been unable to find him.
"He's high risk in the category of offenders that we're looking for," he said on Monday.
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"As far as we know, he has not committed any further offences whilst he's breached his parole."
He says police held off on notifying the public about the missing parolee for six weeks because going public can sometimes escalate the risk to the community or cause the offender to flee.
Norris was paroled in June from a minimum jail term of six-and-a-half years for a 2005 killing.
He had broken into a Warragul home, east of Melbourne, and brutally bashed to death Lee Bridge, a 36-year-old epileptic who was paralysed on one side.
The judge described the attack as cowardly and a pathologist compared the injuries to those of a car crash victim.
Norris pleaded guilty to manslaughter, aggravated burglary and theft.
The court heard Norris would have received a tougher sentence if he had known his victim was disabled.
Police are urging anyone who sees Norris to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
