A few things I've been mulling over the last few days whilst reading through the forum and gathering new thoughts. The below comments are of course, my thoughts only, and speculation based on information I have previously read with my own personal thoughts adding further on these topics.
Could it be possible the police have seized items which may have search history of things such as locations, how to conceal, questions around accidental death, how to remove evidence etc. maybe this also ties into the seizure of the car/motorbike; perhaps they believe this was the method of transportation, perhaps there are GPS searches which can be combined with web searches of locations? (Maybe there has been search history and maps for the Nat Park area)
Do we think it's at all possible police may have installed listening devices at the homestead? Could they have been watching any internet browsing (I'm not sure if police intelligence is able to do this remotely - someone maybe able to answer this). I can't help but feel, maybe SAPOL were deliberately giving the family the feeling that they were also treating this as a case of misadventure only to create some feeling of ease for someone to be more relaxed and not looking to immediately wipe/ conceal anything of possible interest. I feel it seems suddenly the case at one point went firmly from there is 'no foul play' to, 'there is no indication of foul play but we are open to investigating all avenues'. That is when my senses really told me something was off, even though I felt it to be true not long after this case broke. I have been out in that country and also around many kids of Gus age, even adventurous kids, and something just didnt sit right. The lack of any dropped clothing or items, the time of day being near dusk, the landscape just didn't seem right. I do wonder, where police genuinely thinking in the early stages that abduction was a genuine consideration? Mostly due to the fact of the photo release, given they have said themselves Oak Park is not somewhere you would be unless very lost or meaning to be there, I would assume they had reasoned that releasing a photo would surely only be of benefit if he truely had been abducted.
Not to sound ageist, and truthfully I mean this without offence, but some older folk aren't always aware of retained internet browsing history/ multiple tabs open and how to close them off when finished. Could they have come across something on a phone or tablet of interest? I'm pondering, is the mention of the Nat Park purely speculative, a thought only because Oak Park has been search thoroughly so looking elsewhere, or has something specifically drawn them to this location?
I know snake bites have been previously mentioned here, but truthfully I don't think this is a consideration. I don't believe if Gus were to have passed to a snake bite that it would lead to concealment of this occurrence. This would surely be treated as purely accidental, it can happen to anyone regardless of whether they are accompanied or alone, so I don't believe that it would be motive to conceal for any concerns of negligence by SM etc. it doesn't really seem to have any weight. I would more so understand falling off a roof or structure, or accident through machinery, etc. to be somewhat more believable in case of concealment for the nature of negligence.
This is probably a how long is a piece of string question, but does anyone have thoughts around how long it may be until another update is made, will it be weeks of investigating these items? I wonder what SAPOL next step will be, if nothing of interest is returned on the seized items? The fact they have said they have a suspect, leads me to think there has been something pretty solid found already.
Could it be possible the police have seized items which may have search history of things such as locations, how to conceal, questions around accidental death, how to remove evidence etc. maybe this also ties into the seizure of the car/motorbike; perhaps they believe this was the method of transportation, perhaps there are GPS searches which can be combined with web searches of locations? (Maybe there has been search history and maps for the Nat Park area)
Do we think it's at all possible police may have installed listening devices at the homestead? Could they have been watching any internet browsing (I'm not sure if police intelligence is able to do this remotely - someone maybe able to answer this). I can't help but feel, maybe SAPOL were deliberately giving the family the feeling that they were also treating this as a case of misadventure only to create some feeling of ease for someone to be more relaxed and not looking to immediately wipe/ conceal anything of possible interest. I feel it seems suddenly the case at one point went firmly from there is 'no foul play' to, 'there is no indication of foul play but we are open to investigating all avenues'. That is when my senses really told me something was off, even though I felt it to be true not long after this case broke. I have been out in that country and also around many kids of Gus age, even adventurous kids, and something just didnt sit right. The lack of any dropped clothing or items, the time of day being near dusk, the landscape just didn't seem right. I do wonder, where police genuinely thinking in the early stages that abduction was a genuine consideration? Mostly due to the fact of the photo release, given they have said themselves Oak Park is not somewhere you would be unless very lost or meaning to be there, I would assume they had reasoned that releasing a photo would surely only be of benefit if he truely had been abducted.
Not to sound ageist, and truthfully I mean this without offence, but some older folk aren't always aware of retained internet browsing history/ multiple tabs open and how to close them off when finished. Could they have come across something on a phone or tablet of interest? I'm pondering, is the mention of the Nat Park purely speculative, a thought only because Oak Park has been search thoroughly so looking elsewhere, or has something specifically drawn them to this location?
I know snake bites have been previously mentioned here, but truthfully I don't think this is a consideration. I don't believe if Gus were to have passed to a snake bite that it would lead to concealment of this occurrence. This would surely be treated as purely accidental, it can happen to anyone regardless of whether they are accompanied or alone, so I don't believe that it would be motive to conceal for any concerns of negligence by SM etc. it doesn't really seem to have any weight. I would more so understand falling off a roof or structure, or accident through machinery, etc. to be somewhat more believable in case of concealment for the nature of negligence.
This is probably a how long is a piece of string question, but does anyone have thoughts around how long it may be until another update is made, will it be weeks of investigating these items? I wonder what SAPOL next step will be, if nothing of interest is returned on the seized items? The fact they have said they have a suspect, leads me to think there has been something pretty solid found already.
