His five and a half years on the run came to an end when police tracked down a post office box on the Gold Coast, Queensland used by Abbott, which was found to contain a pager bill registered to the address where he was living.
His five and a half years on the run only came to an end when detectives across the nation pooled their resources and intelligence. Police tracked down a post office box on the Gold Coast, Queensland used by Abbott, leading to the discovery of a pager bill registered to the address where Abbott was living.