From speaking to witnesses, what were you able to find out about the dynamic between, uh, the, I guess, Simon, Chantelle, and Tony?

So we were able to determine the group were living, um, what we believe was a cult-type lifestyle where Simon, or we call him Gary Felton, um, was the leader of that group.

So from speaking to witnesses and friends and relatives of Chantelle, uh, they described her relationship with him as coercive con-control, or, or what we would call now coercive control, essentially grooming-type behaviors, psychological isolation tactics, which adds a layer of complexity to the investigation because for, for two reasons.

One being that this information wasn't provided to police at, at the time by, um, Chantelle herself or relatives.

And given the group were living this sorta isolated lifestyle, no one really knows what goes on behind the, the closed doors or, or what they were up to.

What inquiries did police make into Simon's state of mind around the disappearance?

So police, um, obtained medical records and there was no, um, clinical records supporting, um, any mental health issues, uh, with him.

However, police did speak to a number of witnesses who confirmed that in the lead-up to the disappearance, Simon was increasingly agitated, withdrawn, speaking of electromagnetic interference with the Nannup property, which is concerning, um, type of behavior.