Six months ago a man accused of killing two officers fled into bushland. Will he ever be found?
Conspiracist Dezi Freeman hasn't been seen again – but people in the small town of Porepunkah want closure.
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"[He] could be up in Queensland by now, for all we know."
— Gordon Dedman , Activist
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Dezi Freeman is a conspiracy theorist accused of killing two police officers.
Gordon Dedman is a survival expert who commented on Dezi Freeman's possible whereabouts.
Detective Senior Constable Neal Thompson was a local police officer killed in the incident.
Senior Constable Vadim de Waart was another police officer killed during the shooting.
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Conspiracist Dezi Freeman hasn't been seen again – but people in the small town of Porepunkah want closure.
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