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The young boy, aged four, was last observed playing on a dirt mound at his family’s Oak Park Station property in South Australia around 5 p.m. on September 27.
Today, SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens assured reporters of his “absolute certainty” that detectives will revisit Oak Park Station as part of the ongoing investigation. He expressed optimism that Gus will eventually be found.
“We are committed to this investigation until we can provide some resolution for the family,” Stevens stated.
“Over time, we have shown unwavering determination to bring significant investigations like this to a close,” he continued.
“I am confident that the same level of effort will persist in hopes of achieving a breakthrough,” he added.
He said the majority of the searches had taken place ”in and around the property”.
The most recent search for Gus was called off on March 12 after no evidence was uncovered.
Last month, the top cop claimed that two members of the missing four-year-old’s family had been “not cooperating” with authorities investigating his disappearance.
“We are still working with Gus’ mum and dad and there are other members of the family who are no longer cooperating,” Stevens told ABC Radio Adelaide.
It is not known which family members have allegedly withdrawn cooperation with investigators.
SA Police declared Gus’ disappearance as a major crime in February and claimed that a person with close ties to the household, who is not one of Gus’ parents, had been previously speaking with detectives but allegedly “withdrew coperation”.
Police said that person was considered a suspect, though their identity hasn’t been revealed.
Josie Murray and Gus’ other grandparent Shannon Murray released a statement through their lawyers, saying they were “absolutely devastated” by SA Police’s statement on February 6.
“We are absolutely devastated by the media release of SAPOL Major Crime. The family has cooperated fully with the investigation and want nothing more than to find Gus and reunite him with his mum and dad,” the statement read.
There is no suggestion Josie or Shannon Murray are involved in the disappearance of Gus and it is not unusual for anyone linked to an investigation to seek out legal advice.
Police charged 75-year-old Josie Murray with firearms offences in February but have maintained the charges are not linked to the toddler’s disappearance.
Police earlier confirmed they had “all but ruled out” the possibility that Gus had simply wandered off.
“There has not been one single piece of evidence that we have located during that searching exercise, the most extensive search I think arguably in the history of South Australia, that has given us any indication that he did wander off,” Stevens said.
He insisted that finding Gus was the main concern of the state’s police force, saying he wished to bring closure to Gus’ parents, Josh and Jess.
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