EXCLUSIVE: Jay Slater: Ex-Nicola Bulley cop lands in Tenerife and vows to 'track down' two key men
Experienced investigator Mark Williams-Thomas has been spotted in Tenerife and is working with the family of missing teenager Jay Slater as the search for the 19-year-old continues
Former British cop Mark Williams-Thomas is in Tenerife helping the family of missing teenager Jay Slater.
The experienced investigator, who has probed a string of high-profile missing persons cases, including Nicola Bulley's disappearance, was today spotted on the island where the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer was last seen. He had reached out to Jay's mother Debbie Duncan, 55, on Sunday offering his help and is now working for them, free-of-charge, to find out what has happened to their son.
Speaking before the family accepted his help, Mr Williams-Thomas had said he believes he can get answers for them within just three days. And he also vowed to "track down" the two British men that Jay is said to have stayed with at a holiday rental the night before he vanished.
He said: "Having feet on the ground and looking at the scenario and circumstances, I know I will get to the bottom of this in three days. I would quickly be able to establish whether or not there are suspicious circumstances - but I'd need total access to everything and to speak to all the witnesses involved.
If the family work with me, I will get them answers. It is crucial for the family. It is difficult for them, dealing with foreign police who handle it differently. But I'd need their full co-operation, I'd need to speak to every witness involved; those that he's been with since he's been on the island. Some people will be more persons of interest than others."
Mr Williams-Thomas worked as a family liaison officer and detective before becoming one of Britain's leading TV sleuths. He was the lead investigator on the ITV Exposure documentary, The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which revealed how the late BBC presenter systematically and disturbingly preyed upon young and vulnerable girls.
Experienced investigator Mark Williams-Thomas has been spotted in Tenerife and is working with the family of missing teenager Jay Slater as the search for the 19-year-old continues
Former British cop Mark Williams-Thomas is in Tenerife helping the family of missing teenager Jay Slater.
The experienced investigator, who has probed a string of high-profile missing persons cases, including Nicola Bulley's disappearance, was today spotted on the island where the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer was last seen. He had reached out to Jay's mother Debbie Duncan, 55, on Sunday offering his help and is now working for them, free-of-charge, to find out what has happened to their son.
Speaking before the family accepted his help, Mr Williams-Thomas had said he believes he can get answers for them within just three days. And he also vowed to "track down" the two British men that Jay is said to have stayed with at a holiday rental the night before he vanished.
He said: "Having feet on the ground and looking at the scenario and circumstances, I know I will get to the bottom of this in three days. I would quickly be able to establish whether or not there are suspicious circumstances - but I'd need total access to everything and to speak to all the witnesses involved.
If the family work with me, I will get them answers. It is crucial for the family. It is difficult for them, dealing with foreign police who handle it differently. But I'd need their full co-operation, I'd need to speak to every witness involved; those that he's been with since he's been on the island. Some people will be more persons of interest than others."
Mr Williams-Thomas worked as a family liaison officer and detective before becoming one of Britain's leading TV sleuths. He was the lead investigator on the ITV Exposure documentary, The Other Side of Jimmy Savile, which revealed how the late BBC presenter systematically and disturbingly preyed upon young and vulnerable girls.