Disappearance of William Tyrrell: Difference between revisions

On 16 September 2014, Strike Force Rosann was established to investigate Tyrrell's disappearance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Ben|title=Sex crime investigators included on Strike Force|url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/2563297/strike-force-established-in-search-for-william-tyrell/|accessdate=11 September 2016|work=Port Macquarie News|date=17 September 2014}}</ref> It consisting of 14 detectives and analysts with as many resources is working full-time to solve the case. The team will also sift through hundreds of pieces of information pouring in from the public. The ramped-up investigation comes after a personal plea from William's parents to members of State Parliament, Deputy Premier and [[Minister for Justice (New South Wales)|Minister for Justice]], at a private event late 2015. The family spokesperson said that "They just want to reinforce that police believe he could still be alive and they're just asking members of the public not to give up on him."<ref name="HeraldSun">{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/hunt-for-missing-toddler-william-tyrrell-intensifies-as-more-cops-brought-on-to-find-him/news-story/a43497ee9d56675973e493bbc7b40f9c|title=Hunt for missing toddler William Tyrrell intensifies as more cops working to find him|work=[[Herald Sun]]|accessdate=21 February 2016}}</ref> The investigation is now the state’s largest, involving dozens of analysts, investigators and two strike forces, Rosann, run by the Homicide Squad, and Rosann Two, which provides assistance from the Armed Holdup, Sex Crimes and Fraud Squads.<ref name="weekendaustralian2">{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/william-tyrrell-disappearance-1-million-reward-announced/news-story/0db01f00da83f7fd0eb717d4c5372c25|title=William Tyrrell disappearance: $1 million reward announced|work=Sam Buckingham-Jones, Journalist - Sydney|accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>

The case has led to a record number of over 2800 calls to [[Crime Stoppers Australia|Crime Stoppers]] alone since William disappeared.<ref name="dailytelegraph4">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/hunt-for-missing-toddler-william-tyrrell-intensifies-as-more-cops-brought-on-to-find-him/news-story/a43497ee9d56675973e493bbc7b40f9c|title=Hunt for missing toddler William Tyrrell intensifies as more cops working to find him|date=21 February 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=21 February 2016}}</ref> The police have interviewed more than one thousand people in connection with the case. There have been 11000 documents created by the police.<ref name="news3">{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/william-tyrells-famil-speak-about-their-unbearable-grief-at-losing-their-little-boy/news-story/c0ba693e4df8317cd0dc089761d6192e|title=William Tyrrell's family speak about their unbearable grief at losing their little boy|work=[[news.com.au]]|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="mamamia1">{{cite news|url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/60-minutes-reveals-new-evidence-in-william-tyrells-disappearance/|title=60 Minutes reveals new evidence in William Tyrell case.|work=Mamamia|accessdate=6 September 2015}}</ref><ref name="yahoo1">{{cite news|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/29484722/william-tyrrell-disappearance-the-claims-are-false-bill-spedding-releases-video-statement/#stop|title='The claims are false': Bill Spedding releases video statement about William Tyrrell.|work=Yahoo!7|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> The search has gone global as far as Europe and the US. Crime Stoppers websites in up to 26 countries have been asked by the [[Australian Federal Police]] to post an appeal for information about the case.<ref name="crimestoppers">{{cite news|url=https://act.crimestoppers.com.au/news/hunt-missing-toddler-william-tyrrell-goes-across-world|title=Hunt for missing toddler William Tyrrell goes across the world|work=Crime stoppers NSW|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="dailytelegraph5">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/hunt-for-missing-toddler-william-tyrell-goes-across-the-world/news-story/28531b37a866546089793027c69b0d3f|title=Hunt for missing toddler William Tyrell goes across the world|work=Lia Harris, Police Reporter, The Sunday Telegraph|accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> The police have identified 690 persons of interest to their inquiry and have called in other specialist squads within the State Crime Command to investigate many such persons as low-priority targets so that the rest are being questioned by "Strike Force Rosann". ''[[The Australian]]'' reported that it is possible detectives have already interviewed the person or persons involved.<ref name="weekendaustralian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/hundreds-of-persons-of-interest-in-william-tyrrell-probe/news-story/ef4adf3fa3d71f49585e74442f534b0a|title=Hundreds of persons of interest in William Tyrrell probe|work=Trent Dalton, The Weekend Australian Magazine reporter and Dan Box, Crime reporter|accessdate=3 September 2016}}</ref>The investigation is now the state’s largest, involving dozens of analysts, investigators and two strike forces, Rosann, run by the Homicide Squad, and Rosann Two, which provides assistance from the Armed Holdup, Sex Crimes and Fraud Squads.<ref name="weekendaustralian2">{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/william-tyrrell-disappearance-1-million-reward-announced/news-story/0db01f00da83f7fd0eb717d4c5372c25|title=William Tyrrell disappearance: $1 million reward announced|work=Sam Buckingham-Jones, Journalist - Sydney|accessdate=12 September 2016}}</ref>