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FBI asks public to help crack code in murder case
The FBI is using the internet to invite amateur sleuths to have a go at helping them solve a 12-year-old murder.
Sergeant throttled prisoner - constable
A young constable has described seeing her sergeant throttle a prisoner half a metre from her face.
Hat clue in taxi driver stabbing
Police hope a hat left by a man who stabbed a Wellington taxi driver a week ago may help identify the offender.
Meads sentence sets 'dangerous precedent'
Men will see murder as cheaper than divorce following the Greg Meads sentence, Sensible Sentencing...
Reparation from killer not enough - wife's family
Text messages Matamata horse breeder Greg Meads unloaded from his wife Helen's cellphone led him to believe she intended to be difficult about their separation, his murder trial was told today.
'Person of interest' in Wellington murder case dies
Police say a "person of interest" in the brutal murder of a Wellington heavy metal band member died a few weeks after the killing.
'Life is cheap', says victim's father
Life is cheap, said the father of slain Matamata woman Helen Meads, reacting to the 11-year non-parole period that Justice Christopher Allan, in the High Court in Hamilton, imposed on Gregory Meads today when sentencing him...
Constable describes how he saw senior knee prisoner
A constable has described how he saw his senior officer knee a handcuffed prisoner, who later had to have his left testicle surgically removed.
Constable gives evidence against senior in trial
A police constable has started giving evidence against his former senior officer who is on trial for allegedly assaulting five prisoners.
Taxi driver traumatised after stabbing
A Wellington taxi driver repeatedly stabbed at the weekend is still in shock and struggling emotionally, a relative says.
Man who threw daughter off bridge guilty of murder
The man who threw his four-year-old daughter off Melbourne's West Gate Bridge has been found guilty of murder.
Police hunt man who stabbed taxi driver
A Wellington taxi driver remains in hospital in a stable condition after being stabbed in Wellington in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Psychic 'channels' Scott Guy
A medium who named two people she claims murdered Scott Guy has been accused of "exploitainment".
Wife's honeymoon ordeal in NZ with murder accused
The New Zealand wife of murder accused Malcolm Webster has been giving evidence at his trial in Scotland.
Guilty verdict in cat statue murder trial
A young man who dropped a hefty cat statue on to the head of his mother's sleeping friend three times from shoulder height has been found guilty of murder.