I've been reading up on Brett Cowan's history, seeing as he comes to mind every time I think of William's disappearance and he's mentioned often in these threads.
Cowan resided in a caravan park in 1987 with a girlfriend when he lured a 6 yr old boy to an abandoned car yard, he abused the little boy and left him with severe injuries in an abandoned vehicle in the bush. When Cowan was questioned by police about the attack, he proclaimed his innocence and said, 'I hope you catch the







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Cowan's ex-wife had lied about his whereabouts on the day Daniel went missing, she said it was out of blind love, she later admitted at his trial he was gone for 5 hours that day.
I've seen CCTV footage of attempted abductions from shopping centres, these lowlifes just snatch and run, one abductor was tackled by a passerby when the mother raised the alarm. A window of opportunity opens up and they take it, they're impulsive and aggressive. It would be easy to carry a 3 year old under the arm without the child screaming or to lure them into the car with a treat, pretending to be a friend of daddys.
I doubt AJ went out scrapping with Duane as often as he claims but it's a good cover when he's up to no good. Did he do it, I don't know but he shouldn't be off the list, imo. There's just too many coincidences and contradictions. Lots of lies being told with a sprinkling of truth, plenty of bush to conceal a body. We don't know the half of it.
It's a hard task to find out why someone came into Benaroon Drive, some looking for odd jobs, unannounced visit to a mate, some are thieves looking for unattended lawn mowers, garden tools, bikes, you name it.
When I lived in QLD on a large property, some guys drove up our long driveway and turned around and left, I have no idea why. I've got lost and driven in a deadend street and drove back out, there are many reasons people drive into a street, it's not as improbable as you might believe. It's just heartbreaking the wrong person turned up when a little boy was out playing and waiting for his dad.
