New South Wales toddler William Tyrrell, 3, still missing

[pathfinder73]

17 SEP 2014

Sniffer dogs and cadaver dogs found no scent in the yard, fuelling fears he may have been abducted.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/fears-grow-missing-boy-william-tyrell-may-have-been-abducted-from-kendall-20140916-10hqb0.html

16 SEP 2014

"Neither police sniffer dogs nor cadaver dogs had been able to pick up any sign of the boy, Fehon said.

He said investigators were “keeping an open mind” about whether William had been taken."

“We are concentrating back on last Friday when he was in that yard, playing with his sister, with his grandmother there and his mother at home,” Fehon said.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/william-tyrell-search-police-say-chances-of-survival-are-diminishing

[misty]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/william-tyrrell-message-left-on-tree-leads-to-police-lockdown/news-story/6d7bcd03f81c8c4aae75f0c44fe0a279

A CHILLING cryptic message painted on a tree trunk on the NSW mid north coast last night led police to lockdown an area near Kendall as they investigated possible links to the abduction of William Tyrrell.

The message, painted in bright magenta letters, read: “Jesus saves William Tyrell.”

Accompanying the strange text was a jar containing a number of small items placed next to the tree.

The discovery was made by a member of the public driving through bush 10km from where Spiderman-loving William vanished from his grandmother’s home in September 2014.

Investigators from the Tyrrell strike force Rosann, headed up by crack detective inspector Gary Jubelin, were informed of the find last night.

Police at this stage believe the message and jar is part of a “geocaching” game — a global scavenger hunt using GPS technology.

“About 6.30pm yesterday, a member of the public contacted police after a reference to William Tyrrell was found painted on a tree in a state forest near Stewarts River, about 10km south of Kendall,” NSW Police said via a statement.
“A glass jar with a number of items was located beneath the tree.

“Local police attended and informed detectives attached to Strike Force Rosann. Police secured the area and seized the items.”

Locals in the area told The Daily Telegraph they saw heavily armed officers and PolAir helicopters hovering above the area.

Police said the aircraft was in the region coincidentally and was en route to Sydney.

“Following inquiries, police have determined the items and painting were a result of ‘geocaching’, an outdoor activity in which participants use GPS coordinates to hide and seek items,” the statement reads.

“Given the circumstances of William’s disappearance, police are disappointed that it has been included in a recreational game.

“Police maintain their appeal for anyone with information concerning William’s disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers.”
While the discovery may be yet another red herring in the heartbreaking case, the mention of William by name and the location’s proximity to where he was last seen caused police to treat the clue seriously.

Bob Carne, who spotted the scrawled message, wrote on Facebook: “How’s this, driving through Middle Brother state forest and we came across this stump. A bit odd don’t you think?”

Police have said previously that William, now 4, may have been snatched by an opportunistic kidnapper or fallen victim to a paedophile ring in the area.
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[carlymichelle]

willams grandmother  admiited today that she  thinks willam is  dead

[misty]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/hunt-for-missing-toddler-william-tyrrell-intensifies-as-more-cops-brought-on-to-find-him/news-story/a43497ee9d56675973e493bbc7b40f9c

February 20, 2016 1:00pm
LIA HARRISCRIME REPORTERThe Sunday Telegraph

THE homicide team investigating the abduction of toddler William Tyrrell has been beefed up, with more than a dozen detectives and analysts now working around the clock to solve one of the state’s biggest cases.

Resources for the dedicated strike force, led by senior Homicide Detective Gary Jubelin, have been significantly increased over the past six months to sift through hundreds of pieces of information pouring in from the public.

The ramped-up investigation comes after a personal plea from William’s mum and dad to members of State Parliament, including Deputy Premier and Police Minister Troy Grant, at a private event late last year.
William’s family have welcomed the increased resources, saying it renewed their faith police had not given up on finding their boy alive.

The unprecedented Where’s William campaign, along with the international public interest in the three-year-old’s disappearance from Kendall in 2014, has led to a record number of calls to Crime Stoppers about the case.

NSW Homicide Squad Commander Michael Willing said the investigation was now “one of the biggest investigations being run by homicide”.
“Gary (Jubelin) came to me and we went to State Crime Commanders and said we needed more resources and that was directly on the back of the increase in information,” Superintendent Willing said.

“We are dedicating as many resources as we can to it. It is one of, if not the biggest, investigations that were currently conducting and we’ll keep giving it whatever resources it needs.
“There is an enormous amount of information to go through and new information is coming through every day.

“Sadly, these types of matters sometimes take time and that’s sad for everyone.”
Police have since revealed they believe it was a targeted abduction and that he may have been the victim of a paedophile ring operating in the area.

Bravehearts children’s charity founder Hetty Johnston, who spoke to The Sunday Telegraph this week on behalf of William’s family, said his mum and dad were “extremely grateful” for the increased resources dedicated to finding their little boy.

“They are very reassured by that and trust that they are doing everything they possibly can to help in locating William, but at an emotional level it’s hard for them to describe how it makes them feel because they’re so overwhelmed,” Ms Johnston said.

“They believe the police want to find him as much as they do and they have 100 per cent faith that will not stop until they do.

“They just want to reinforce that police believe he could still be alive and they’re just asking members of the public not to give up on him.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
For more information about the campaign, visit whereswilliam.org

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What a contrast to the original police investigation into Madeleine's disappearance.

[misty]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3462227/Paedophiles-Tony-Jones-Paul-Bickford-persons-case-missing-William-Tyrrell-met-day-went-missing.html

By BELINDA GRANT GEARY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 15:41, 24 February 2016 | UPDATED: 15:41, 24 February 2016


Two convicted paedophiles who are 'persons of interest' in the case of missing toddler William Tyrell may have met up on the day he vanished in his Spiderman suit almost 18 months ago.
The family of convicted paedophile Anthony 'Tony' Jones told police that he had planned to visit sex offender Paul Bickford on the day four-year-old William vanished from his grandmother's house in Kendall on the NSW mid-north coast on September 12, 2014.
Jones - who has a whopping 90 convictions against his name including aggravated indecent assault of a minor - maintains that he was 'out bush' looking for metal scraps when William went missing, while Jones said he was having lunch at his wife's home with friends in Port Macquarie.
The pair have categorically denied being friends or having any involvement in the boy's disappearance.
But the Jones family, who have disowned the paedophile, said that is 'bulls**t' and that Jones had come home drunk after meeting with Bickford the day of William's disappearance, the Daily Telegraph reported.
'Paul Bickford was living in the pub at the time of the Tyrrell disappearance. He knew Paul Bickford was in the pub as well as we do,' a statement from the Jones family said.
The statement said the details surrounding if he was going to visit Bickford were 'sketchy' but they were certain his name had been mentioned.
They both lived in the Kendall area and had been driving vehicles that matched the description of two cars - a grey sedan and a white station wagon - that had been seen driving near the Tyrell house around the time he was snatched.
Jones, 59, recently pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a minor, but has a rap sheet of more than 90 criminal offence that cover a range of different crimes.
His crimes, carried out in Sydney, Wellington, Bathurst, Dubbo and Port Macquarie, span four decades and include assaulting women, stealing, and escaping police custody, The Daily Telegraph reported.
His ex-wife said Jones was a 'cretin' and should be 'punished to the fullest extent of the law' for his convicted crimes.
Bickford is currently serving a two-year suspended sentence for the indecent assault of an 11-year-old girl suffering from Asperger's syndrome.
He maintains his innocence in the case of three-year-old William, and said he feels for the Tyrrell family.
'I, personally, feel very sorry for them,' he told A Current Affair.
'If I heard [anything suspicious], I'd be the first to report it to police.'
Bickford said his conviction doesn't stop him from feeling empathy and said he also has a 'very low' libido.
'I don't want to see any child hurt,' he said.

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[misty]

An update on one of the persons of interest in this case.


http://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/man-questioned-over-william-tyrrell-to-face-child-sex-charges-in-victoria/news-story/7fd95b29b05b8d71fe9cb7b39ffb5877

A MAN who has been questioned over the disappearance of NSW boy William Tyrrell will appear in a Victorian court today on sex charges.
William Spedding is expected to face five charges of indecent assault and two of sexual intercourse with a child under 10 years old when he faces the Ballarat Magistrates Court. The Herald Sun reports the charges relate to a girl Spedding knew in the 1980s.
Spedding, 65, has been spoken to by police investigating the disappearance of three-year-old William, but has always strongly denied any involvement.
He even released a video on YouTube where he looked down the camera and told of his innocence and how sorry he felt for William’s family.
“I wish to state that I have had no involvement whatsoever in the disappearance of William Tyrrell,” he said in the September 2015 video.
The child was taken from his grandmother’s home at Kendall, near Port Macquarie, on September 12, 2014, while he was playing a game of hide-and-seek with his sister.
He was wearing a Spider-Man suit at the time.
Spedding, a repairman for white goods, came to police attention because he had been due to visit the grandmother’s home about the time William vanished after speaking to her about a broken washing machine
Police searched two properties belonging to Spedding but found nothing significant, and have previously said he was one of many “persons of interest” in the case they were speaking to.
He has never been charged in relation to William Tyrrell.
His lawyer will attempt to have some aspects of the Victorian charges suppressed because of a risk of prejudice, the Herald Sun reported.

[misty]

Another update.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/william-tyrrell-disappearance-sydney-mother-questioned-has-links-with-other-persons-of-interest/news-story/295f4d26d06a4b543a3eec6d9d2f8953?nk=70bfee9a2652f3010efccea1f282e30b-1472000169

[Eleanor]

Can't open the page, Misty.  Any chance of rectifying this?

[misty]

Can't open the page, Misty.  Any chance of rectifying this?

Try this one instead, same story.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3754492/Best-friend-missing-toddler-William-Tyrrell-s-grandmother-questioned-police-disappearance-pair-mysteriously-try-buy-home-together.html

[Eleanor]

Thanks, Misty.

[pegasus]

A good diagram summarising where he was last seen and what he was doing
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p151/Brytech/The-disappearance2_zpsc8ebgvgf.jpg

[pegasus]

"William’s mom sat on the porch and talked with her mom, Nana while watching the children play.  She saw William playing on the grass and then going to the right side of the house near some low bushes.  Although she could not see him anymore she could hear him playing and 'roaring' like a tiger. .... 'then it was silence' "
http://missingpersonsofamerica.com/category/william-tyrell/

So that is the last known event, he was out of sight, but within hearing distance, making noises which were interpreted as play tiger roaring, then there was silence.

[misty]

"William’s mom sat on the porch and talked with her mom, Nana while watching the children play.  She saw William playing on the grass and then going to the right side of the house near some low bushes.  Although she could not see him anymore she could hear him playing and 'roaring' like a tiger. .... 'then it was silence' "
http://missingpersonsofamerica.com/category/william-tyrell/

So that is the last known event, he was out of sight, but within hearing distance, making noises which were interpreted as play tiger roaring, then there was silence.

Mom reportedly went inside the house to make a cup of tea (see opening post). I wonder if the police established who suggested making it - crucial imo. Phone records may have shown that Nana spoke with her best friend on the Thursday night.
Thanks for the missingpersonsofamerica link - very interesting.

[pegasus]

Mom reportedly went inside the house to make a cup of tea (see opening post). I wonder if the police established who suggested making it - crucial imo. Phone records may have shown that Nana spoke with her best friend on the Thursday night.
Thanks for the missingpersonsofamerica link - very interesting.

During the triple zero call by the mum she mentions that another woman (in addition to the mum and grandmother) is already helping search.

[misty]

During the triple zero call by the mum she mentions that another woman (in addition to the mum and grandmother) is already helping search.

See Pathfinder's post #123. Possibly Ann-Maree?