Crimes NZ

Forty-four year old real estate agent Yanfei Bao went missing in July 2023. Jesse Mulligan talks to RNZ's award-winning crime correspondent Sam Sherwood who covered the case, which resulted in 54-year old Tingjun Cao imprisoned for life for her murder.
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In 2021, Lauren Dickason was found guilty of the murder of her three daughters. In this episode, Jesse Mulligan talks to Adam Burns who covered the heart-breaking case for RNZ.
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In 2001, pizza delivery driver Michael Choy was robbed and fatally attacked by six offenders, all under the age of 17. Jesse talks with defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg KC who represented one of the other teenagers found guilty of manslaughter for his role in the attack.
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Grace Millane's disappearance attracted international attention and the discovery of her body in Auckland's Waitākere Ranges sent shockwaves around the world.
Jesse Kempson was eventually found guilty of her murder. Reporter Alice Wilkins covered the trial.
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On September 5, 2025, Julia DeLuney was sentenced to 18 years in jail for the murder of her mother. RNZ's Kate Green covered the trial which heard details of how 79-year-old Helen Gregory was brutally killed in her own home.
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