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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 g... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Black Hands - Trailer

Black Hands - Trailer

Coming soon from Stuff: A groundbreaking new podcast series on the most controversial murders in New Zealand history - t... Read more

2 Jul 2017

1min

Ranked #2

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1. House Of Horrors

1. House Of Horrors

It's June 20, 1994. Police are called to a rundown home in Dunedin, New Zealand. They're not sure what to expect after a... Read more

3 Jul 2017

39mins

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Ranked #3

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2. Mrs Bain, The Diary And The Devil

2. Mrs Bain, The Diary And The Devil

By any standard, this family was unusual, even bizarre.Mother Margaret Bain's complicated spiritual life and beliefs mea... Read more

4 Jul 2017

49mins

Ranked #4

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3. A Family's Final Days

3. A Family's Final Days

From the outside, the Bain family seemed to have settled into a new life in Dunedin.Eldest son David was on a new path, ... Read more

5 Jul 2017

44mins

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Ranked #5

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4. "The Bastard Killed His Family"

4. "The Bastard Killed His Family"

The shootings appalled the country and deeply shocked the community and wider Bain family.Yet sole survivor David Bain's... Read more

6 Jul 2017

41mins

Ranked #6

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5. Incest, Blackmail, Murder

5. Incest, Blackmail, Murder

Motive has always been the most puzzling aspect of the Bain shootings.Neither Robin nor David seemed like mass killers. ... Read more

7 Jul 2017

45mins

Ranked #7

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6. Bloodied Fingerprints, Broken Glasses

6. Bloodied Fingerprints, Broken Glasses

Although police initially regarded the shootings as a murder/suicide, evidence began to mount against David Bain.His fin... Read more

8 Jul 2017

39mins

Ranked #8

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7. The Case Against Robin

7. The Case Against Robin

Could Robin have murdered his children and then taken his own life? Robin had blood and bruising on his hands. His foot ... Read more

9 Jul 2017

37mins

Ranked #9

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8. The Suicide Puzzle

8. The Suicide Puzzle

If Robin murdered his wife and children, his final task would be to shoot himself. But how likely is it that a right-han... Read more

10 Jul 2017

35mins

Ranked #10

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9. Recovered Memories

9. Recovered Memories

Despite giving evidence in court only once, David Bain has said a lot about the shootings in various contexts.He has ste... Read more

11 Jul 2017

50mins

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