<p>South Australia Police have declared the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont a major crime, in a monumental moment of the case.</p><br><p>What began as a desperate search for a little boy who vanished while playing at his grandparents’ remote outback sheep station has now become a criminal investigation, with one family member identified as a suspect.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode, Wayne speaks with reporter Karleigh Smith, who has been on the ground in South Australia, about the unprecedented scale of the search, the hiring of high-profile defence lawyers, and the mounting questions surrounding the events of that day.</p><br><p>With no trace of Gus found despite one of the largest searches in state history, we unpack all the new information in this case.</p><br><p>Follow us on Tiktok @DailyMailCrime</p><p>Email us <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>Whatsapp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Presenter: Wayne Flower&nbsp;</p><p>Producer: Sam Morris</p><p>Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.</p><p>Follow us on instagram @thetrialpod</p><p>Email us&nbsp;[email protected]</p><p>Whatsapp us&nbsp;+447796657512&nbsp;(start your message with ‘Trial’)&nbsp;</p><br><p>For ad-free listening to all of our shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our archives, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/64c3b47e8ad4d400113a5ab6/shows/6846a290f47b55b37a17dfc8/www.thecrimedesk.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thecrimedesk.com</a> .</p><br><p>Seriously Popular.</p><br><p><a href="https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/4w5/crime-desk-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&amp;[%E2%80%A6]&amp;utm_term=crime_newsletter_podcast&amp;utm_budgetpot=organic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter</strong></a>. <strong> </strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>