Super secret detail about Dezi Freeman search that authorities dont want the public to know - and the grim reality that he may never be found: Live updates

The manhunt for Dezi Freeman has entered its tenth day.

  • 04 сентября 2025, 01:30

The manhunt for Dezi Freeman has entered its tenth day.

Freeman allegedly gunned down Detective Neal Thompson, 59, and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, at his rural property in Porepunkah in the Victorian High Country last Tuesday.

 The Australian Defence Force has been called in to join the marathon manhunt as efforts to track down the fugitive ramp up.

Gun-toting tactical officers  and sniffer dogs converged on several properties in nearby Buckland on Wednesday.

Police later revealed that more than 100 properties have been searched in Porepunkah and nearby towns since last week.

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What police DON'T want you to know about the Dezi Freeman manhunt

A former Australian Federal Police boss has shared insight into the manhunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman and why police have been tight-lipped about specific operational details.

The Australian Defence Force has been called in to join the marathon hunt as efforts to track down the fugitive ramp up.

Former Australian Federal Police detective superintendent David Craig has detailed how military involvement will assist tracking Freeman down.

'The military have access to technologies that aren't available to the civilian population and aren't made public,' he told Sunrise on Thursday.

'I don't feel comfortable in listing some of those, but it is another level.

'The operation will still be led by the Victorian Police, who are doing a very good job with this.

'They just need some additional technical support, and in other cases similar to this, where the military have not been involved, they've gone on unresolved in these manhunts.'