‘Shameful’: Gary Jubelin slams investigation into William Tyrrell’s foster mum

On the 10 year anniversary of William Tyrrell’s disappearance, the former detective who lost his career over the case has labelled parts of the case “shameful”.

The former detective who lost his career investigating the disappearance of William Tyrrell says he is “haunted” by the unsolved case.

In an interview on the 10 year anniversary of William’s disappearance at Kendall, Gary Jubelin said “it makes me very sad… a three year old boy with his life ahead of him has disappeared and there are still no answers.”

When asked about the ongoing police investigation into the foster mother, who was home at the time of William’s disappearance, Mr Jubelin described it as “shameful.”

“I’m still of the position… that she is not involved” Mr Jubelin said, before claiming he was “gobsmacked” the media had been informed police had handed a brief of evidence about the foster mother to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Former NSW Homicide Detective Gary Jubelin says he is ‘haunted by the disappearance of William Tyrrell. Picture: Nathan Edwards

This masthead has previously reported that police provided a brief of evidence to the DPP in August 2023. However, in May, police reportedly asked the DPP to suspend their review of the evidence.

Mr Jubelin indicated that he no longer speaks to William’s foster parents as he was “making a conscious effort not to”, although they still had his “full support.”

“When I ran the investigation for that four year period, we conducted a covert and overt operation targeting the foster mother. On that basis, I found no evidence that was suggestive of her having any knowledge or involvement in William’s disappearance.”

Jubelin’s 34 year stint in the police force ended in 2019 after he illegally recorded a person of interest in the William Tyrrell case.

He was also involved in the unit who wrongly targeted Bill Spedding, who has always denied any involvement in William’s disappearance and was awarded almost $2 million after suing NSW for malicious prosecution, wrongful imprisonment and abuse of process after charges against him in an unrelated case were dropped.

William Tyrrell, who went missing in 2014 at the age of 3 years old from Kendall on the NSW mid north coast.

“I have to acknowledge the (Spedding) findings of the court.” Mr Jubelin said. “It’s unfortunate how it’s played out. (But) in regards to doing anything different, everything I did on the Bill Spedding line of inquiry was supported by senior police. I don’t have any personal regrets - a three year old child had disappeared.”

Mr Jubelin insisted the case could still be solved: “when I left this investigation… there were a number of legitimate persons of interests.

“I just hope personal agendas have been put aside and those people have been properly explored.”

Originally published as ‘Shameful’: Gary Jubelin slams investigation into William Tyrrell’s foster mum