Overview
- The four‑year‑old, Gus Lamont, vanished from Oak Park Station near Yunta on September 27, 2025, after family members say he was last seen during a roughly 30‑minute window before evening searches began.
- On June 21, 2026, grandmother Josie Murray gave her first televised interview, denying involvement, saying police told her she was suspected of burying Gus after an accident, and asserting she saw signs on the property that point to a third party.
- Murray told Spotlight she noticed a moved bedstead, small tyre tracks and a footprint she believes matched one of Gus’s shoes, and she urged investigators to treat abduction as a possibility.
- South Australia Police upgraded the case to a Major Crime inquiry and said a grandparent remains a suspect, but investigators have run 11 large searches with defence, air and specialist teams and have found no body, clothing or forensic evidence to explain Gus’s disappearance.
- The remote, rugged terrain and heavy early search activity complicated tracking and forensics, the investigation remains open with no charges, and the Spotlight interview adds new public detail that could shape how police pursue remaining lines of inquiry.