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Mr. Cruel's attacks and the places where his victims were released and they realized that all of his
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victims were either kidnapped or let go near electricity infrastructure. Not just like power lines like you see
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everywhere. Specifically, >> Like substations? >> Yeah, terminal stations and substations
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like the ones I mentioned earlier. And they're almost all ones that power the areas relevant to this case. Suggesting
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to some that maybe this man had deep knowledge of electrical infrastructure. Maybe he spent time in the areas
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which could have exposed him to the girls. Interestingly, in 2022, [music] 60 Minutes Australia's Under
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Investigation program interviewed a girl who lived on the same street as Sharon Wills. And for the first time publicly,
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she shared a story her family gave police back when Sharon first went missing. Apparently, about 6 weeks
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before Sharon was taken, this girl's brother was out in this like big grassy area behind Sharon's house playing with
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like his friend when they spotted some dude like creeping around the power lines near Sharon's fence.
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She said, quote, "The area the houses are around is specifically for the power lines. No kids would play up there apart
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from my brothers. There's no reason for anyone else to be up there. It's dangerous." End quote. [music] Now, this
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guy wasn't just standing around either. He held a JVC camera and was filming into Sharon's yard over the fence. But,
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as soon as he realized that the boys spotted him, he like took off. Now, the devastating part is that even though
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they reported this pretty soon after Sharon was taken, police didn't come knocking to interview them until years
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later. And even then, they got like a very quick statement from them and just left. But, even now, they remember this
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guy vividly. They said he was unkempt, balding on the top with a beard, and they're sure that if they could just get
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everyone's attention to look at the sketch that was made up of him, someone would have to recognize [music] this
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guy. But, it's 4 years out from that release, and that man who was filming her backyard has never been identified,
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and neither has Mr. Cruel.