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 #019 - Jane Furlong

Season 4 / Episode 19
The disappearance of Jane Furlong is a mystery that has gripped the nation for nearly thirty years.
Contains discussions of violence
Jane Furlong.

Case #020 - The Black Widow

Season 4 / Episode 20
Philip Nisbet was found dead in his Christchurch home on May 4, 2009. Four years later his wife was found guilty of murder.
Contains discussions of violence
Helen Milner.

Case #021 - South Canterbury Finance

Season 4 / Episode 21
It was the biggest white collar crime New Zealand had ever seen, totalling $1.5 billion dollars, and at the centre of it all was South Canterbury Finance.
Contains discussions of violence
The three SCF accused after Allan Hubbard's death, Edward Sullivan, Robert White and Lachie McLeod

Case #022 - Lorraine & Aaron Cohen

Season 4 / Episode 22
Lorraine Cohen and her son Aaron spent much of the 80's locked up in a Malaysia prison facing the death penalty.
Contains discussions of violence
Lorraine and Aaron Cohen after their arrest in 1987

Case #023 - Kirsa Jensen

Season 4 / Episode 23
On September 1, 1983 Kirsa Jensen saddled up her horse for a ride along Awatoto beach, near her home in Napier and was never seen again.
Contains discussions of violence
Kirsa Jensen

Case #024 - The Kahui Twins

Season 4 / Episode 24
Chris and Cru Kahui were just 84 days old when they were fatally injured in their Auckland home. Their father, also Chris, was charged with murder but eventually acquitted of the crime.
Contains discussions of violence
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 24:  Flowers and toys lie on the grave for twin baby boys Chris and Cru Kahui (Photo by Jeff Brass/Getty Images)

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