• The 50 Year Secret

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The 50 Year Secret

By: NZME
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  • School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast.

    Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.
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  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Dec 19 2019
    School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast.

    Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 min
  • Episode 1: Gentle Giant

    Episode 1: Gentle Giant
    Dec 27 2019
    School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast.

    Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.

    We take a look at the background of this 50-year-old cold case, and speak to the nephew of the police's main suspect, Gordon Bray.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    18 mins
  • Episode 2: The Sleeping Woman

    Episode 2: The Sleeping Woman
    Dec 27 2019
    Police spent precious days searching for Jennifer's body as it lay decaying under the Haast River Bridge.

    We speak to Michael Hines, who was just four years old when he unknowingly stumbled across the crime scene.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    20 mins
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