One of Australia’s most high profile missing persons cases returns to the spotlight this week, as questions continue to surround the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont.
In a new special investigation tonight, 7NEWS Spotlight features the first public interview with Gus’s grandmother, Josie Murray, nine months after the South Australian child vanished without a trace.
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A four-year-old boy vanishes without a trace in the vast South Australian outback, triggering one of the most intensive missing persons investigations the country has ever seen.
Nine months on, the disappearance of curly-haired Gus Lamont remains a haunting mystery, with more questions than answers and a growing sense of urgency about what really happened.
Gus Lamont’s grandmother, Josie Murray, speaks with 7NEWS Adelaide crime reporter Hannah Foord in her first public interview about the case (image – Seven)
Now, in a major exclusive to air this Sunday at 8.40pm on Seven and 7plus, 7NEWS Spotlight goes inside the case that has gripped the nation, featuring an in-depth interview with Gus’s grandmother, Josie Murray – a central figure in the investigation who has never spoken publicly.
Interviewed by police but never arrested, Josie reveals the toll of being identified as a key suspect and the moment that still troubles her about the day Gus disappeared.
7NEWS Adelaide crime reporter Hannah Foord, who has tracked the case from day one, joins 7NEWS Spotlight’s Michael Usher for this unmissable investigation, as they piece together one of Australia’s most perplexing missing persons cases.
The pair examine critical clues, including tracks and signs investigators say point to something more, and whether vital evidence was missed in the early stages of the search.
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Michael Usher said:
“This is the interview that could provide answers to the many questions being asked about the disappearance of little Gus. Even the South Australia police still want answers.”
“Gus’s grandmother has never spoken before, but in an extraordinary set of circumstances has now given her first interview.”
7NEWS Spotlight: Missing – The Gus Lamont Mystery airs tonight, Sunday 21st June, at 8.40pm on Seven and 7plus
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