Overview

• Disputed claims suggest William Tyrrell’s remains may be buried near the Bird Tree, a landmark on the NSW Mid North Coast, though these allegations remain unverified.
• Frank Abbott, a convicted pedophile and person of interest in the case, was not questioned during the recent coronial inquest despite evidence raising concerns about his potential involvement.
• Evidence presented at the inquest includes Abbott’s phone pinging near the Bird Tree the day after William’s disappearance and recorded prison calls where police speculated about his role.
• The coronial inquest cleared William’s foster mother of wrongdoing and concluded without charges or a thorough search of the Bird Tree area.
• Former NSW homicide detective Peter Hogan has called for Abbott to be subpoenaed and for an exhaustive search of the Bird Tree area to pursue all potential leads in the decade-old case.