No, box window guy is not Paul Savage. It was his next door neighbour - an ex-taxi driver - who also lived right across the road from FGM, in what we called 'the creepy house'.
The one that FGM initially thought could be the culprit ... but police searched his home 3 times in the first 24 hours and found nothing.
He moved away sometime after William disappeared.
From his house directly opposite William’s grandmother’s former home, an elderly man named Paul (surname withheld for privacy reasons) and his son, Sean, have watched long-time friends and neighbours slowly drift away from Benaroon Drive.“A lot of them have moved,” he says. “One bloke left because he felt intimidated by the police. He had a few problems. He wasn’t a crook or a bad bloke, just a bit of a loner. He wanted out.”
“A recluse,” says Sean. “I think all of the attention sort of frightened him.”
“They were coming around checking everything and he got scared,” Paul says. “Just the fear of that.” He shrugs his shoulders. “You got to let them do their job and they’re still following up on everything. They’re doing a good job.”
NoCookies | The Australian
William Tyrrell: fear in Kendall where little boy disappeared
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016