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BLACK HANDS
A family mass murder
This is the story of a mass-murder that divided a nation - a story that began in a rickety old home on a cold June morning in 1994, where five members of a seemingly ordinary New Zealand family were gunned down. There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was the only survivor: David Bain. Since then the country has asked: who killed the Bain family? David or his father Robin? In this podcast, Martin van Beynen explores the case from start to finish, picking through evidence, the mysteries and motives, and interviewing never-before-spoken-to witnesses....
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4.5 stars from 1,874 ratings
Top notch investigative journalism
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“A very thorough analysis of all the evidence. Now I understand why my parents were so sure at the time that David murdered his family. The only question it left me with is what was the jury on the second trial thinking?!”
kermityfrog via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
11/17/24
Surprisingly biased
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“I came to this podcast after listening to both seasons of The Trial by Stuff, which were excellent and provided very balanced reporting on the cases at hand. This earlier podcast, however, is surprisingly biased against David, and the host often jumps to conclusions that I absolutely disagree...”Read full review »
Flannel_bulgogi via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/20/24
David = guilty
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“Great podcast. Well researched and well delivered. I’ve listened to a number of times I find it absolutely unbelievable that you could come to any other conclusion other than David did it. The defence assertions that Robin did it are absolutely ridiculous. To me, it’s so tragic that David...”Read full review »
Jo Karam via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
09/19/24
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