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• Police admit losing murder investigation file

  New Zealand

  3 Nov 2025

  

  "It can't just slip behind a desk or a cabinet somewhere," says investigator Tim McKinnel. "Somebody has moved it." Audio

  Nark: Facing an appeal, police apologise to Ross Appelgren's family for losing original investigation file

• How and why we used AI to recreate a dead man's voice

  New Zealand

  29 Oct 2025

  

  One of journalism's most repeated purposes is to give voice to the voiceless. But what if the person speaking up has died while waiting to tell their story?

  Nark: How (and why) we used AI to recreate a dead man's voice

• Ambulance officer at odds with key murder witness

  New Zealand

  29 Oct 2025

  

  When Robert Ogier reached Darcy Te Hira's body, one thing stood out to him, and he's never forgotten it.

  Nark: Ambulance officer casts doubt on key evidence in deadly prison beating

• Widow wants answers about husband's deadly beating

  New Zealand national

  28 Oct 2025

  

  Suzanne Young believes Ross Appelgren murdered her husband, but doesn't think she's had the whole story:

  Widow of Darcy Te Hira, beaten to death in a prison kitchen in 1985, still has questions

• Widow of convicted murderer wants to clear his name

  New Zealand crime

  28 Oct 2025

  

  Ross Appelgren was accused of beating a fellow prisoner to death in 1985 - but his wife and legal team say fresh evidence will prove he was innocent. Audio

  Wife of convicted murderer Ross Appelgren to appeal - with fresh evidence she says proves his innocence