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Both Jess and Gus are shown with what could be said to be very fair hair colour (I am not asserting this as fact): so it might not be surprising if a younger Josie also had fair hair and hence the nickname "Snow."
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Australia AUSTRALIA - 4YO AUGUST (GUS) Missing from rural family home in Outback, Yunta, South Australia, 27th Sept 2025
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Both Jess and Gus are shown with what could be said to be very fair hair colour (I am not asserting this as fact): so it might not be surprising if a younger Josie also had fair hair and hence the nickname "Snow."
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Originally the Police said they had one person who had stopped co-operating, and then I feel sure that I read that maybe the next day that there was one more person from the property who had now also stopped co-operating - but I can’t find that article. I can only find where the original person stopped co-operating. I do wonder if we were able to deduct who was who from the media reports - but they seem to have disappeared now.
“The person who has withdrawn their co-operation is now considered a suspect in the disappearance of Gus,” he said.
“I do want to stress, however, that Gus’s parents are not suspects in his disappearance.
“I can’t give you any more information about the suspect or where the suspect is and why that person is a suspect.”
www.indailysa.com.au
“The person who has withdrawn their co-operation is now considered a suspect in the disappearance of Gus,” he said.
“I do want to stress, however, that Gus’s parents are not suspects in his disappearance.
“I can’t give you any more information about the suspect or where the suspect is and why that person is a suspect.”
SA Police reveal suspect and declare disappearance of Gus a major crime - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
SA Police are set to give a major update on the search for a missing four-year-old, who vanished from a property in the state's Mid North.
'Our lives have been shattered': Gus's parents release statement
The parents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have released a public statement, saying "every moment without him is unbearable".
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At last!!!! The Mum & Dad are free to speak!!!! 
“All we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy”.
Josh and Jess
“All we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy”.
Josh and Jess
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AMAZING.
Beautiful boy. Looks just like his dad
Beautiful boy. Looks just like his dad
Lamont parents break silence with emotional plea to find their son
Four-year-old August has not been seen since September 27 at the family station in Yunta.
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Aw, he is so cute. Poor little guyView attachment 647945
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Lamont parents break silence with emotional plea to find their son
Four-year-old August has not been seen since September 27 at the family station in Yunta.
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Glad to see they have finally spoken out about their little boy by appealing for public assistance ( via a police released statement ) to help locate Gus.
Also that Josh & Jess also thanked the police etc
I wonder why now?, after nearly 5 months , and about 20 days after police declared a suspect.
What a little cutie Gus is, clearly a "farm" kid!
24 Feb 2026 2:49pm
The parents of four-year-old Gus Lamont, who disappeared from Oak Valley Station on 27 September 2025, have appealed for public assistance as police investigations continue.
Gus’s parents have also released video and another photograph of him to assist the investigation.
Task Force Horizon investigations are continuing.
"We are united in our grief, and we are united in our search for answers about what happened to our little boy, Gus, who means everything to us. Our lives have been shattered, and every moment without him is unbearable. We know someone out there may have information. If someone knows what happened, we are pleading with that person—or anyone who may have seen or heard anything—to please come forward. Even the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need.
“We also want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone involved in the search for Gus. The tireless efforts of police, emergency services, ADF personnel, volunteers, and specialists have meant more to us than we can ever say. To the friends, family and supporters who have shown such compassion, concern, and assistance during this heartbreaking time: thank you. Your kindness has helped carry us through the darkest days of our lives.
“All we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy”.
Josh and Jess
Also that Josh & Jess also thanked the police etc
I wonder why now?, after nearly 5 months , and about 20 days after police declared a suspect.
What a little cutie Gus is, clearly a "farm" kid!
Gus Lamont parents appeal for information
24 Feb 2026 2:49pm
The parents of four-year-old Gus Lamont, who disappeared from Oak Valley Station on 27 September 2025, have appealed for public assistance as police investigations continue.
Gus’s parents have also released video and another photograph of him to assist the investigation.
Task Force Horizon investigations are continuing.
"We are united in our grief, and we are united in our search for answers about what happened to our little boy, Gus, who means everything to us. Our lives have been shattered, and every moment without him is unbearable. We know someone out there may have information. If someone knows what happened, we are pleading with that person—or anyone who may have seen or heard anything—to please come forward. Even the smallest detail could give us the answers we so desperately need.
“We also want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone involved in the search for Gus. The tireless efforts of police, emergency services, ADF personnel, volunteers, and specialists have meant more to us than we can ever say. To the friends, family and supporters who have shown such compassion, concern, and assistance during this heartbreaking time: thank you. Your kindness has helped carry us through the darkest days of our lives.
“All we want is to bring Gus home and understand what happened to our beautiful boy”.
Josh and Jess
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While it is positive to hear from the parents, unfortunately it MAY indicate the police have no further leads.
Both maternal grandparents not cooperating, and it WOULD SEEM not enough evidence to charge the suspect.
It MAY be that none of the pressure being applied to the suspect is having any effect, including the recent firearms related charge and the renewed searches based on previous leads and with cadaver dog.
The police MAY be encouraging this latest move, so as to maintain momentum for the investigation, POSSIBLY indicating no other leads except the inconsistencies (I am not asserting any of the above as fact).
Josh and Jess as parents indicate that even the smallest bit of information MAY help......
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While it is positive to hear from the parents, unfortunately it MAY indicate the police have no further leads.
Both maternal grandparents not cooperating, and it WOULD SEEM not enough evidence to charge the suspect.
It MAY be that none of the pressure being applied to the suspect is having any effect, including the recent firearms related charge and the renewed searches based on previous leads and with cadaver dog.
The police MAY be encouraging this latest move, so as to maintain momentum for the investigation, POSSIBLY indicating no other leads except the inconsistencies (I am not asserting any of the above as fact).
Josh and Jess as parents indicate that even the smallest bit of information MAY help......
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Perhaps this statement is also to bring public pressure on the grandparents (I still can’t comprehend how they can be withholding information from their daughter, allegedly) or on anyone local who might have knowledge of something different that might give a clue?
That video of Gus is heartbreaking - such a lovely boy, full of life.
That video of Gus is heartbreaking - such a lovely boy, full of life.
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Imo this latest statement and new photos and video are designed to, as others have mentioned here, put more pressure on either of the grandparents, or at least the one not cooperating with police. Heartbreaking really seeing the photos and video.
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It's lovely to see more images and videos of little Gus. Such a cutie. Maybe the parents were being influenced by grandparents not to post any images and now that bond is broken they are tapping into alternate resources to seek help. Possibly hoping for sightings of one of the grandparents on the day or days after the sighting as they now know at least one of the grandparents is looking like the suspect. I feel so heartbroken for Jess under these circumstances. I can't imagine it. I just wish we knew when Jess last sighted Gus
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I agree that this is a likely possibility.
IMO the police probably requested and organised this appeal as part of a strategy to put pressure on the suspect and/or perhaps the other grandparent who ( though no second suspect has been publicly announced in connection with Gus' disappearance) they suspect may know something. Recent searches for Gus have not uncovered any evidence and they need new leads. Jmo
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Yeah kid in my neighbourhood ( early 2000s) his nickname was snow/ snowy coz he was pale. And I find it’s mainly casual cocaine users who use the term snow as slang too. Too obvious for anyone really into it.
These last few updates have felt like SAPOL pointing everyone in a direction without naming names. They’re not saying it outright, but they’re giving enough detail that any adult can work out what they mean. Someone knows something. Someone has stopped cooperating. This is now a major crime. That isn’t “lost in the scrub” language.
Now we get this statement from the parents, plus a new photo and that short video of Gus just riding his bike in the dirt. Absolute gut punch.
And read the wording.
“answers about what happened”
“we know someone out there may have information”
“we are pleading with that person”
“even the smallest detail”
To me that’s pressure. It’s a permission slip. Not for vigilante nonsense. But for serious, persistent questioning. This is exactly the kind of moment where the polite silence brigade needs to sit down.
Which brings me to Jonica Bray. She went out there to ask questions and half this forum acted like she was the problem. Turns out she was early, not wrong. Some of you owe her an apology.
So where is the media now. If this is what the parents and police are signalling, why aren’t journalists hammering the timeline, the inconsistencies, the lack of cooperation, every single day until someone breaks. If you want truth, pressure is part of how you get it.
Now we get this statement from the parents, plus a new photo and that short video of Gus just riding his bike in the dirt. Absolute gut punch.
And read the wording.
“answers about what happened”
“we know someone out there may have information”
“we are pleading with that person”
“even the smallest detail”
To me that’s pressure. It’s a permission slip. Not for vigilante nonsense. But for serious, persistent questioning. This is exactly the kind of moment where the polite silence brigade needs to sit down.
Which brings me to Jonica Bray. She went out there to ask questions and half this forum acted like she was the problem. Turns out she was early, not wrong. Some of you owe her an apology.
So where is the media now. If this is what the parents and police are signalling, why aren’t journalists hammering the timeline, the inconsistencies, the lack of cooperation, every single day until someone breaks. If you want truth, pressure is part of how you get it.
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Media reports say Josie Murray was charged following a previous search - which could have been the search we have been informed of which was 14 & 15 January 2026.
February 5 2026
SA Police reveal suspect and declare disappearance of Gus a major crime
“SA Police said a person living at Oak Park Station is now a suspect in the case of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who vanished from a remote station in the state’s Mid North in September last year.”
ARREST
February 17 2026
“As a result of a previous search at Oak Park Station, Task Force Horizon detectives have today arrested a 75-year-old from Grampus and charged them with firearm offences,” they said.”
Gus Lamont's grandmother arrested and charged amid search
Investigators searching for Gus Lamont have arrested and charged his grandmother Josie Murray with firearm offences.www.thenewdaily.com.au
SA Police reveal suspect and declare disappearance of Gus a major crime - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
SA Police are set to give a major update on the search for a missing four-year-old, who vanished from a property in the state's Mid North.
So IMO, the timeline could be…..
14 & 15 January 2026 - Police search Oak Park & several items seized.
5 February 2026 - Police declare they have a suspect and declare Gus’s disappearance as a major crime. Police declare that person has withdrawn their support for the Police and is no longer co-operating with them.
17 February 2026 - Josie Rachelle Murray is arrested and charged with possession of illegal gun silencer and bailed to appear in Peterborough court on 6 May, 2026.
IMO
The police also searched on 2nd February. They declared a major crime 3 days later.
On 2 February 2026 Task Force Horizon officers searched several locations around Oak Park Station for the remains of Gus.
They spoke finally! Seems strange after all this time to see a different photo of Gus! What a beautiful photo of him but also very sad to know he isn't safe and with his parents anymore.
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In that clip, I think that Shannon is on her phone. When I first saw the clip, I wondered who she may have been communicating with while the police were there. Her lawyer? Josie? Someone else?
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