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Radio 5 Live,02 Nov 2026,42 mins,

138: New Zealand’s “Vilest” Criminal

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
Contains some strong language and adult humour.

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Iain kicks off “Cases From Other Places.” In this four-part series, Laura and Iain travel to countries never visited on the podcast before to cover cases recommended by local listeners. In this first episode, we’ll be visiting Timaru in New Zealand with a case that involves greedy husbands, flirtatious servants… and poison. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk

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