HeyJaredA Moment In Crime
From the NZ Herald newsroom comes A Moment in Crime - a podcast delving into some of New Zealand’s biggest cases.Anna Leask has been a crime and justice reporter at the Herald for more than a decade.Each month she'll take you inside some of our most infamous incidents,…
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The deadly doctor: the murder of Dunedin teen Amber-Rose Rush (opens the original)
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In 2020, Dunedin doctor Venod “Vinny” Skantha was jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 19 years for murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush. In 2018 the 16-year-old said she was going to police and the defendant’s Dunedin Hospital bosses with allegations of Skantha sexually assaulting young women and providing alcohol to minors. Skantha’s job was already in jeopardy after he had been given a final warning for serious misconduct — the new claims would likely have ended his career. To ke
The babysitter's secret: serial baby killer Lise Turner's terrible crimes (opens the original)
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For years, baby killer Lise Turner hid in plain sight — shielded by medical uncertainty, misplaced trust and the tragedy of so-called cot death. Her crimes were only uncovered after the death of 8-month-old Michael Tinnion in Christchurch in 1984 exposed a deadly pattern authorities had missed. Turner was later convicted of murdering three babies — including her two infant daughters, Megan and Cheney — and attempting to murder three other infants. In the latest episode of Herald true crime podca
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