A Moment In Crime

In 2007 Christchurch woman Emma Louise Agnew was found dead - murdered by a man she met while trying to sell her car. The 20-year-old was reported missing on November 15 and her body was found 12 days later, hidden beneath vegetation and pine needles near a holiday park in the north of the city. Emma's death was shocking and tragic - but when details emerged of what happened to her and who was res...

In 1992 Susan Burdett was found dead in her South Auckland home. The 39-year-old had been sexually assaulted and beaten to death with a baseball bat she kept by her bed for protection.  Susan's story was awful and tragic but would become much more so when the wrong man was convicted of her murder and jailed for more than 20 years. In this month's episode of Herald podcast A Moment In Crime se...

In September 2003 Helen Meads was gunned down at her Matamata home by her husband Greg.  She was shot at close range, her body found soon after by police in the stables at the property she shared with her racehorse breeder husband Greg Meads.  Meads was charged with Helen's murder and it later emerged that their marriage had been rife with domestic violence and the last fatal assault cam...

On February 8 1997 Stephen Lawrence Anderson gunned down six people and wounded five others during a rampage at a ski lodge just out of Raurimu in the central North Island. The tragedy remains one of the worst mass shootings in New Zealand history. In this episode, Anna Leask revisits the day of the massacre and speaks to survivors, witnesses and the cop who took down the killer. The gunman also s...

On a Monday morning in June 2004 Jim Donnelly got up and went to work at a steel mill south of Auckland. But he never came home. The metals scientist has been missing every since and his wife has never given up hope that one day the mystery will be solved. For a full feature on this case visit nzherald.co.nz If you have information about what happened to Jim Donnelly contact Inspector Dave Glossop...

Peter Holdem was a prolific sex offender and told police when he was arrested in the early 80s that the next little girl he targeted would die. In 1986 he grabbed Louisa Damodran as she walked home from school and his horrific promise came true. For more on this case and others mentioned in the podcast visit: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/author/anna-leask/ SEXUAL HARM - DO YOU NEED HELP? If it's an...

The death of Christie Marceau in November 2011 shook New Zealand. The 18-year-old was fatally stabbed in her own home and died in her mother's arms. The man responsible for the attack was on bail for previously kidnapping and assaulting Christie and had been released on bail 32 days before he killed her. He had been ordered to stay away from Christie and her family. This episode of A Moment In Cri...

Herald journalist Anna Leask looks back at the case of Colin Mitchell - the man behind an attack on a Auckland woman in 2017. What started as an apparent random attack soon unravelled as four decades of offending by a serial rapist who was finally revealed. If it's an emergency and you feel that you or someone else is at risk, call 111.​ If you've ever experienced sexual assault or abuse and need...

Who killed Chris and Cru Kahui? The twin brothers were only 84 days old when they died, within hours of each other, after being violently assaulted. Their deaths remain one of New Zealand's worst child abuse cases. Are you worried about the safety of a child? If you have concerns about the immediate safety of a child, call 111. Alternatively contact your local police station. Or, contact Oranga Ta...

In 1998 Auckland woman Claire Hills didn't make it to work. The 30-year-old was murdered, burned alive in her own car. Her killer left clues - DNA even - but after 23 years police are still no closer to finding him. If you can help police phone 0800 OP HILLS. SEXUAL HARM - DO YOU NEED HELP? If it's an emergency and you feel that you or someone else is at risk, call 111.​ If you've ever experienced...

In this episode of Herald true-crime podcast A Moment In Crime we look into the beginnings of Gloriavale and the ongoing list of men brought to justice for sex crimes against children within the confines of the religious community. And podcast host Anna Leask speaks about her own time at Gloriavale, reflecting on all she saw and experienced during a visit to the place often referred to as a cult o...

Ben Smart and Olivia Hope went missing over New Year 1997. Their bodies were never found but a man was convicted of their murders and jailed for life. In today's episode of A Moment In Crime we revisit the enduring mystery, See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this month's episode of A Moment In Crime, senior journalist Anna Leask looks back a the murder of Grace Millane, a young backpacker from the UK who died in Auckland, New Zealand in 2019. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1992 toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank disappeared from a small South Island town. Despite exhaustive searches spanning almost 30 years, there has never been any sign of the 2-and-a-half-year-old. The Herald re-investigated the case in 2017 and episode 15 of A Moment In Crime goes back to a podcast that ran about the toddler and her family's journey since she vanished. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

After a high profile trial in November this year, Christchurch engineer Joseph McGirr was acquitted by a jury of giving ecstasy to a US polo player before she died in his spa bath. But he was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice by burying her clothing after her death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A 9.51am on September 1 2014 a balaclava-clad man stormed into the Work and Income New Zealand office in Ashburton and opened fire. In just 61 seconds he gunned down and killed two women and almost murdered two more. Then he calmly walked back out of the office, unlocked his bike and peddled away into the distance - leaving bloody carnage and chaos in his wake. The man was Russell John Tully and h...

In episode 11 of NZME podcast A Moment In Crime we look back at the front line deaths and revisit some of the stories that have shocked and saddened New Zealand. The episode comes two days before the annual police Remembrance Day - a date marked internationally to pay tribute to cops killed while on duty, and others who have passed during the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

The murders of Christine Lundy and her young daughter Amber in their own home in 2000 is still a case that New Zealanders find shocking. And it's a case everyone has an opinion on - even more so after two decades of hearing the facts in various trials, appeals and other court settings. This is because Christine's husband - the father of her only child - was charged with the grisly murders. But aft...

In August 1980 six-year-old Alicia O'Reilly was raped and killed in her bed by an intruder. Her sister was sleeping less than a metre away. Forty years on, the offender has never been found and her family are still desperate for answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the early hours of June 8 2010, Feilding farmer Scott Guy was gunned down in the driveway of his rural home as he headed out to work. A decade on, despite an arrest and a high profile trial, there has been no one held accountable for the slaying, and no justice for Scott or his family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On June 17 1970 Harvey and Jeanette Crewe were gunned down in the living room of their Pukekawa farmhouse. Fifty years have passed since the brutal crime - which remains unsolved despite one man being convicted twice of murder. In episode seven of Herald podcast A Moment in Crime, we look back at the infamous cold case - one of New Zealand's most enduring murder mysteries. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Kidnapped: The bizarre abduction of Baby Kahu In 2002 a baby girl was snatched from her pram as her mother pushed her through a quiet Wellington suburb. For days the nation - and the world - watched on as the hunt for Baby Kahu intensified. How did it end and who took her? We look back a the most gripping kidnapping case in NZ history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2009 Auckland man Blazej Kot murdered his new bride in New York State. We look back at the case - including the computer science student's bizarre trial and where he is now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2008 Tisha Lowry went missing in Christchurch without a trace. In 2009 her neighbour reported his own wife missing. When he went into a local police station days later, no one could have imagined what he would admit to, and why. We look back at the double murderer and the women he destroyed and buried below his own home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.