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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 1,837 ratings
I don’t have an opinion about DB’s guilt or innocence but it is clear to me that van Beynen does not understand what “beyond reasonable doubt” means. He thinks his opinion is “reasonable” and everything else is not, dismissing any evidence not supporting his view. He rudely dismisses the...Read full review »
Jess and Pickles via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 02/20/24
D Bain
Of course David is guilty It’s a typical case of justice to the highest bidder If Karam had not financed D life he still would rightfully be behind bars meanwhile Robin was murdered so he had no ability to give his defence & his movements of that morning The type of people that support D...Read full review »
lt9284 via Apple Podcasts · New Zealand · 01/25/24
Solid & In-Depth Reporting
Was very interested in this case, as I’d never heard of it living in the US. I love the amount of detail put into research, but I will say that the amount of court audio was a bit long in parts. It may be a difference in our court systems, but it seemed a lot of it was very conversational...Read full review »
miss cgh via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/12/23
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