Crimes NZ

Dig into the biggest crimes in New Zealan history with the investigators and journalists who know the cases best.

Contains violent themes.

Hosted by Jesse Mulligan

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Case #031 - Heidi Charles

Season 6 / Episode 31
On New Years Eve, 1976, 36-year-old Heidi Charles vanished without a trace. True crime writer Scott Bainbridge explains how this baffling case has been mixed up with other high-profile disappearances.
Contains discussions of violence
Heidi Charles, who went missing in Rotorua in 1976.

Case #032 - Ruby Knox

Season 6 / Episode 32
Barrister Simon Shamy describes the tragic murder of Ruby Knox. He represented Donella Knox who admitted killing her daughter.
Contains discussions of violence
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Case #033 - Honora Parker

Season 6 / Episode 33
In the winter of 1954, two schoolgirls - Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme - murdered Pauline's mother on a remote walking track in Christchurch. Author Peter Graham recounts the events leading to Honora Parker's death.
Contains discussions of violence
Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, 1954.

Case #034 - Raurimu

Season 6 / Episode 34
Six people were killed and four injured when Stephen Anderson took his father's shotgun and went on a rampage in the sleepy North Island settlement of Raurimu, in 1997. Michael Morrah interviewed Anderson and tells his story.
Contains discussions of violence
The Raurimu memorial to the victims of Stephen Anderson's 1997 murderous rampage. 17 January 2017. New Zealand Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell

Case #035 - Cynthia Grierson Jackson

Season 6 / Episode 35
In 1960, police discovered the body of a man in a central Auckland apartment, but it is the disappearance of his wife, Cynthia Grierson Jackson that has baffled police for more than half a decade.
Contains discussions of violence
Cynthia Grierson-Jackson, was last seen alive in April 1960, her body has never been found.

Case #036 - Scott Guy

Season 6 / Episode 36
In the early hours of July 8, 2010, Scott Guy was gunned down at his farm gate. Police suspected his brother-in-law, but he was found not-guilty and no one else has been held accountable for the killing.
Contains discussions of violence
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Case #037 - Robert Gawith

Season 6 / Episode 37
In 1987, pig hunters stumbled upon the body of Robert Gawith kicking off a murder inquiry with links to the infamous Mr Asia drug syndicate.
Contains discussions of violence
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Case #038 - The David Ross Ponzi Scheme

Season 6 / Episode 38
David Ross was jailed in 2013 for running a ponzi scheme that resulted in thousands of New Zealand investors losing millions of dollars.
David Ross.

Case #039 - Aramoana

Season 6 / Episode 39
In November 1990, thirteen people were shot and killed in the seaside village of Aramoana. Tim Ashton was a member of the anti-terrorism squad that was sent in to stop the gunman.
Contains discussions of violence
Aramoana in 1990, taken while police hunt for killer David Gray.

Case #040 - Delcelia Witika

Season 6 / Episode 40
The presiding judge described the death of Delcelia Witika as one of the most disturbing cases of child abuse to come before the High Court. David Mcloughlin covered the case.
Contains discussions of violence and abuse
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Case #041 - The Bain Family Murders

Season 6 / Episode 41
David Bain spent 13 years in prison after being found guilty of killing his family in 1994 - however he always maintained his innocence and he was acquitted in a retrial in 2009.
Contains discussions of violence
David Bain.

Case #042 - The Timaru Poisonings

Season 6 / Episode 42
In 1886 the bustling town of Timaru was stunned when society darling Thomas Hall was arrested for the attempted murder of his wife, Kitty. Author Peter Graham outlines one of the most sensational cases of 19th century New Zealand.
Contains discussions of violence
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