00:02Investigators pay a brief visit to Neil Sutherland's Thalagalong property this afternoon.
00:08His brother Richard owns the neighbouring property where Desi Freeman was shot dead in a coordinated police operation.
00:16Up to eight special operations group members fired on the fugitive as he emerged from his hideout.
00:22Mr Sutherland confirming police had spoken to Richard in Tasmania today.
00:27He just wants to get back to normal.
00:31In Paupunker those closest to Freeman have closed ranks.
00:36Is Marley home to us if she would like to comment?
00:40Police also remaining tight-lipped, refusing to confirm reports a car was tracked making repeated trips between Paupunker and Freeman's
00:49final hiding spot in Thalagalong, 150 kilometres away.
00:53But while no one is revealing what they knew about the fugitive's movements before Monday's shooting, in some ways he
01:01was hiding in plain sight.
01:03The buildings on the Thalagalong property are all but impossible to see from neighbouring properties or even the driveway.
01:10But the road and the free camping area on the other side of it are often busy with tourists.
01:17Locals you can see where they live and what cars they drive but travellers you wouldn't know.
01:23Dean McKimmy has lived here his whole life.
01:27He says Covid lockdowns attracted newcomers seeking open space and privacy.
01:32Look, people don't, you know, they keep to themselves up here and yeah, so you can see why it sort
01:39of happened.
01:39Many locals had hoped that Freeman's death would close this chapter for the town.
01:45But with the police investigation now firmly focused on potential accomplices, a cloud of suspicion has shifted over Paupunker.
01:54And this week, emotions are especially raw as the town struggles to move on.
02:00It's a relief that it's over but it's not over, I guess until they finish the investigation and of course
02:05it is going to lead back here in some way or another.
02:09I'm looking forward to when no one's talking about it.
02:13For the time being, that seems unlikely.
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