• The 50 Year Secret

  • By: NZME
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The 50 Year Secret

By: NZME
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  • Summary

  • School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast.

    Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.
    2024 NZME
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Episodes
  • NZH Presents - Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial

    NZH Presents - Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial
    Jul 28 2024

    On Easter Monday 2021, Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne.

    For 16 months, her death was treated as “unexplained”. That’s until it emerged Polkinghorne had been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty in August 2022.

    From the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial.

    Listen to Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, or in The Front Page podcast feed.

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    1 min
  • Update episode: A missed opportunity

    Update episode: A missed opportunity
    Feb 22 2020
    We reveal how police were told about the rumours Reg Wildbore’s own wife had said he committed the murder - and what happened next.

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    8 mins
  • Special Update Episode: I Need To Speak To Mitten

    Special Update Episode: I Need To Speak To Mitten
    Jan 12 2020
    More people come forward with new evidence about Reg Wildbore, and his comments about speaking to lead detective Emmett Mitten.

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    18 mins

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