That is a good question Hbayne. I think he was .... (and I think police "know so" from his phone pings and phone call history, and perhaps CCTV).
"You cross the railway line and follow the road between the empty swimming pool and the tennis courts, past the statue of bush poet Henry Kendall, who gave this place its name. Driving past old, pastel-coloured weatherboard houses fashioned from planks of eucalypts felled by hand and hauled by bullocks through this valley it feels as though youve travelled back in time. You dont take much notice of the odd person strolling along the street and they dont notice you why would they, after all?
No one sees you, and if they did, it wouldnt be remarkable; youre just going about your business. The only sound is the chirruping of birds. Ahead, on your right, a grass slope rises steeply, unfenced, from the road. You notice a child in a Spider-Man costume. Theres no one else around. Its 10.30am on Friday, September 12, 2014.
The way Jubelin sees it, you open the door and you put him in the car. Perhaps your first thought is to return him to his parents. Certainly, if anyone saw you now, you could say you were driving him to the police station in Laurieton, 15 minutes away. Instead of knocking on doors, you head back out past the showground. No one follows you.
You cross the Camden Haven River and nobody notices young William with the seatbelt over him. You bypass the police station in Laurieton and you just keep driving. By the time Williams mother calls 000 you are 30km away. There are tens of thousands of hectares of dense bushland between you and Kendall. William is strapped in beside you, dressed in his Spider-Man suit."
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ne...sh-into-thin-air/story-e6frg6z6-1227308929078
