William Tyrrell was a three-year-old boy who disappeared in September 2014 from his foster grandmother's backyard in Kendall, New South Wales, Australia. Despite one of Australia’s most exhaustive missing-person investigations and a $1 million reward for information leading to his recovery, no breakthrough has been made. The case remains open, with a coronial inquest nearing conclusion likely in early 2026. Key points about the case:
- William vanished just before 10:30 a.m. while playing in his foster grandmother's backyard.
- Initial belief was that he was abducted; extensive searches and investigations have followed.
- His foster mother and foster grandmother have been treated as persons of interest.
- There is a theory William fell accidentally and was hidden by his foster mother, but no forensic evidence or body has been found.
- In 2023, police recommended charges against the foster mother for perverting the course of justice and interfering with a corpse.
- An inmate claimed to have chilling details that William died accidentally, was kept in a wood yard, then disposed of in a suitcase.
- Other suspicions and claims involve convicted sex offender Frank Abbott as a person of interest, with assertions that William might be buried at a location called Bird Tree.
- The coronial inquest has included testimony and evidence over several years but has not yet produced definitive findings.
The search and investigation continue, with police maintaining the $1 million reward active and hoping to resolve the case with new evidence.
