Dezi Freeman Search Ends With No Trace as Police Face Grim Possibilities
Tonight, a major police search has ended in Australia’s high country with no answers, no closure and a case that continues to cast a long shadow over the nation.
After five intense days in Mount Buffalo National Park, authorities have found no sign of Dezi Freeman, no body and no weapons. This latest operation, involving more than a hundred officers, specialist search teams and cadaver dogs, has wrapped up without a breakthrough. But police are making one thing very clear. This investigation is far from over.
Dezi Freeman has been missing since late August, after two Victorian police officers were shot and killed while serving a warrant at his rural property near Porepunkah. Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart lost their lives that day. A third officer was seriously injured. It was a moment that shook the state and left a deep wound within the policing community.
After the shooting, Freeman fled into nearby bushland, allegedly carrying multiple firearms. Since then, he has not been seen. This latest search focused on steep, remote terrain inside Mount Buffalo National Park, triggered by new analysis of a reported gunshot heard hours after Freeman disappeared. Acoustic testing and field work narrowed the area, raising police confidence that if Freeman was still there, he may no longer be alive.
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Yet despite covering more than a square kilometre of harsh terrain, investigators found nothing to confirm that theory.
Police say they are now working across three possibilities. Freeman may have died in the bush, he may still be alive and receiving help, or he may have managed to escape the region altogether. Each scenario carries serious implications, not just for investigators, but for public safety and for the families still waiting for answers.
This case matters because it speaks to the risks faced by police officers doing their jobs and to the unresolved trauma left behind when justice feels unfinished. The families of the fallen officers continue to live with uncertainty and so does the wider community.
Authorities are still reviewing trail camera footage, public CCTV and any information that could shed light on Freeman’s movements. Police are again urging anyone with relevant footage or knowledge to come forward, stressing that even the smallest detail could matter.
The search teams may have left Mount Buffalo, but the hunt itself has not ended. This remains one of the most serious and emotionally charged investigations in the country.
Stay with this channel for verified updates as police continue to pursue answers, accountability and closure in a case that refuses to fade into silence.
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