A three-year-old boy dressed in a Spider-Man suit goes missing while playing at his foster grandmother's house in rural NSW in 2014.

His name is William Tyrrell and he is never seen again.

Today, barrister John Hammond joins host Tim Clarke to step through the serpentine search for William Tyrrell, the disturbing developments, the shocking police tactics, and the ongoing legal process. 

They will discuss the ramifications of when a legal process turns into soap opera -- and what that can mean for the guilty and innocent alike. 

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