Three years since the disappearance of William Tyrrell
7 News
12 September 2017
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1LyxBEAvXDaJN
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DCI Gary Jubelin: GJ
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Unofficial Transcript of Media Press Conference by DCI Gary Jubelin, Lead Investigator, Strike Force Rosann
(06:32) GJ:
'I'm DCI Gary Jubelin from the New South Wales Homicide Squad. I'm leading the investigation into the disappearance of William Tyrrell.
As you know, William Tyrrell disappeared from his grandmother's yard at Kendall. Despite extensive investigations over three years, at this point in time the matter has remained unsolved.
I'm here today to address the media because we're very mindful of the public's interest in this matter. We're very mindful of the public's expectations that a crime of this nature should be solved.
i can assure you that we haven't given up on the investigation. I can assure you that we will not give up on the investigation. The investigation is currently very active. It's unusual to brief an investigation midway through the investigation but we are mindful of the interest in this matter.
The circumstances in which William disappeared leads us to believe there was human intervention and we're following up the investigation along those lines.
It's been twelve months since I last spoke to the media in relation to the announcement of a million dollar reward. That million dollar reward, which is unprecedented in New South Wales, is still on offer for anyone that has information that leads to the recovery of William Tyrrell.
I'd also like to stress that the type of information that we're looking for — and I want common sense to be used in relation to this — I don't want to get bogged down in pieces of information that are not relevant. It's three years down the track — let's be realistic. We're not interested in sightings of a child running around in a Spider-Man suit, playing in a McDonald's car park.
What we are interested in is people who have genuine information. That information might be in the form of someone that has concerns about someone they know, someone within their family, that the way they react when William Tyrrell's name is mentioned might cause suspicion. We're interested in speaking to these people. If we speak to those people, we can do it with the strictest of confidence and I would encourage those people to come forward.
But, please, don't waste our time. We're not interested in clairvoyants or people that have dreams. We're focussed on this investigation, following up information that's relevant to William's disappearance.
Be mindful that William is now six years of age, if he is still alive. Obviously we have concerns for his welfare but this is a unique investigation and we're keeping all possibilities open in regards to that.
I'm happy to take questions in relation to this. Before I do, I'd just like to address the recent information that's come out in the media about the foster care and biological family. I'd like to say that this has not impacted on the investigation in any way.
The foster care parents that had custody of William at the time of his disappearance were bringing up William in a loving family and the situation between foster care and the biological family played no part in William's disappearance.
I'd also like to reinforce that we're not giving up on this investigation. It doesn't sit well with me personally that three years down the track we haven't solved this investigation. It does not sit well with the members of Strike Force Rosann, that are tasked to investigate this matter, nor the New South Wales police. We know there is an expectation a crime of this nature will be solved and we intend to solve it.'