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NZ's most infamous cold case gets re-examined in 'The Crewe Murders'

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Sun, 19 Nov 2023, 12:15pm

NZ's most infamous cold case gets re-examined in 'The Crewe Murders'

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 19 Nov 2023, 12:15pm

The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 is one of the nation's most infamous unsolved crimes.

Between two trials, two appeals, several books, a film, and even a Royal Commission finding police corruption- their killer has yet to be identified.

Reporters Kirsty Johnson and James Hollings re-examine the case in their new book 'The Crewe Murders'.

"It's an extraordinary story, as a cold case or a murder mystery, if you'd like. But it's also unusual because it's the only time the Government has ever given a free pardon to a living convicted murderer."

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