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The 56-year-old suspect, considered to be potentially armed, knows the “bush like the back of his hand” and is a “modern-day Ned Kelly”, locals have told AAP.
In more modern times, accused murderers have deployed the same tactic to evade the law.
Malcolm Naden
Naden broke into several properties between 2005 and 2012 while he was hiding out in the bush, stealing thousands of items of food and clothing, as well as several weapons.
In 2016, police confirmed that a bone found near a Dubbo river belonged to Lateesha Nolan. Source: AAP / Vision Communicators / Brian Harvey
Police cornered him near a campsite at Nowendoc in 2011 but he escaped after shooting a policeman in the shoulder.
The former shearer and abattoir worker was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the 2005 murders.
Gino and Mark Stocco
The pair were tracked to an Elong Elong property in central west NSW and arrested by heavily armed officers.
Gino Stocco and his son Mark were arrested in Dunedoo in north-west NSW on 28 October 2015. Source: AAP / David Moir
Detectives later discovered the body of missing Italian-born caretaker Rosario Cimone.
He said he was “relieved it’s all over” before the father and son were sentenced to respective 40-year jail terms.
