Hi all. This is the first time I have contributed to any forum like this. I have read the thread in its entirety. I know that discussion has been heavily anchored to what has been reported in the media. This has obviously led to bias in this thread against Bill Spedding. But I think all that has been discussed on here has been insightful and helpful. My gut feeling, as gleaned from what has been said in the media so far, is that Bill Spedding was perhaps only briefly involved in William Tyrrell's disappearance - that he may have taken William, and in the space of minutes, offloaded him onto someone else (a someone else who was perhaps part of this 'ring' the police are speaking about). Or that he is closely tied to a person who did do it. If his involvement was only fleeting, and did not involve him actually housing William, then it would be hard to discover this fact. This is because his alibis, if they had only gaps of a few minutes, would still seem to hold up. I think there are numerous pieces of circumstantial evidence against Bill Spedding, but nothing hard as yet.
My belief in the existence of some 'ring', or the involvement of a few, in William's disappearance is bolstered when I read comments by Gary Jubelin (who I trust will solve this soon), that say: 'If you know anything you are implicated. If you are involved you will be charged'. These comments are clearly aimed at not a singular person, but a group of people. The suggestion underpinning these comments, to me, is that there may well be people who are either aware of the circumstances of William's disappearance, or involved in his disappearance, or both.
I have some questions, too. If William was perhaps only in Bill Spedding's vehicle for a few minutes, would DNA testing reveal this? Or would police dogs be able to detect any relevant scent? Also, the existence of a laptop (or computer?) and mattress in an apparently unused room attached to Bill Spedding is exceptionally suss. There are more than one reason why these things might exist, but in an unused, isolated room?
Jubelin's persistence in investigating Spedding is indicative of the police being in receipt of at least some heavy evidence supporting his knowledge or involvement in this crime. The police are clearly privy to more than the media, and by extension, us. I look forward each day to a report William has been found.
Finally, I want to thank all contributors to this forum. There have been great theories discussed that have been helpful to me especially considering I am studying an evidence-and-proof-based subject as part of my studies at Melbourne Law School. This subject requires students among other things to be creative and imaginative and develop case theories based on limited evidence available. Many things discussed on this forum I would not have thought of. I am seeing there are ways of reading evidence in many more ways than just a few.