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'Somebody is keeping a secret'

The grandfather whose house is being raided by police in the William Tyrell investigation has been posting updates on his Facebook page about the search.

William Harrie Spedding, posted messages including 'Don’t give up looking' and has shared links to the Bring Little Spiderman William Tyrell home and 'Where is he?'.

He has posted a handful of updates since the toddler disappeared four months ago, reports News Corp.

On December 4 the man shared a link and a message from another Facebook user that read: “Today, somebody is keeping a secret.

Two properties in the NSW mid-north coast town of Kendall have been searched by police investigating the mysterious disappearance of toddler William Tyrell. Photo: AAP
Two properties in the NSW mid-north coast town of Kendall have been searched by police investigating the mysterious disappearance of toddler William Tyrell. Photo: AAP

'They got up this morning. Had breakfast. Realized they need to pick up some more milk.

'Wasted time on Facebook. Made some calls. All the while maintaining a poker face.”

Mr Spedding has shared other people's updates on the missing child and added a few of his own messages.

Police are still searching the man's home on the mid-north coast of NSW, which he shares with his wife Margaret, where a septic tank has been emptied and excavation is underway.

A friend of Mr Spredding told Fairfax media that the grandfather was "absolutely devastated" that he had been questioned by police.


Last week, detectives searched a cabin at The Haven caravan park at Laurieton, south of Port Macquarie, after neighbours told police they had heard a child crying in the weeks after William disappeared.

A middle-aged couple from Victoria were believed to have stayed in the cabin from September 28 to October 9.

The owner of the caravan park reportedly told Fairfax media the noise alarmed other residents.

"We don't have kids, [nor are there] many children in the park; they are all retired here, so it is an unusual sound," he said.

"Police came here. They wanted to have a look through even though I'd been through that cabin since. We went down because obviously there might have been a body in there or [the police] thought there could be."

It is believed police were led to two properties by a Crime Stoppers tip-off, owned by an elderly couple.

A grease trap and septic service truck arrived outside one of the properties at Bonny Hills this morning.

The heartbreaking search for William Tyrell has been going on since September 12 when he vanished from his grandmother's backyard. Photo: Facebook
The heartbreaking search for William Tyrell has been going on since September 12 when he vanished from his grandmother's backyard. Photo: Facebook

Police have been raking through dirt and showing interest in a backhoe on the property.

The couple have been questioned by police and released without charge.

"Police are conducting inquiries and are speaking with a number of people as the search for William Tyrrell continues," a police spokesman said on Tuesday night.

"No further details are available at this time."

There have been no arrests and William is still missing.

The house is one of several properties that has been searched by authorities since the three-year-old went missing on September 12.

Police officers tape off a property being searched.
Police officers tape off a property being searched.

Fairfax reports police sources believe William was most likely abducted, amid reports computer equipment and a mattress were seized from a Laurieton unit.

"We don't think he has just wandered off somewhere," a senior officer was quoted as saying.

Witnesses have told of how detectives and forensic experts spent hours searching the Laurieton uni.

"They've been here all day from what we could tell – just forensic people here all day," one local told Fairfax.

"They left this afternoon and took a whole lot of things with them.

"The detectives have been in and out all day, up and down the stairs - they were looking through the office."



Police had previously searched every nook and cranny of the 21 houses in the estate where William disappeared while playing in his grandmother's backyard.

An extensive search of surrounding bushland and waterways failed to find any trace of William, who went missing in his favourite Spider-Man costume.

Superintendent Paul Fehon, who is leading the investigation, has previously said if the little boy met misadventure, police would have found something by now.

"We are completely open to any possibility, including human intervention," he said late last year.

"If that has occurred, somebody knows something."

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.