The Mr Big sting is a powerful tool to get criminals to confess. It got David Lyttle to confess to the murder of his mate, Brett Hall. But is it fair? Is it just? Or does it lead to false convictions?
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45 min
Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 05 | Disclosure Fiasco
The trial begins, only to collapse after a week due to police failures. Can a fair trial ever happen?This episode was first released on 23 June 2023.The trial begins.A week later,…
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43 min
Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 04 | What to Believe
We find it hard to believe people would confess to a crime they didn't commit. But they do.This episode was first released on 21 June 2023.What can psychologists tell us about Mr B…
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41 min
Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 03 | The Mr Big Operation on David Lyttle
The police get their confession. But can we believe it?This episode was first released on 19 June 2023.We go inside the sting police used on David Lyttle and look at the tactics in…
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24 min
Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 02 | Mr Big: How it Works
Only three countries in the world allow the Mr Big technique to be used. We're one of them.This episode was first released on 16 June 2023.Mr Big is a powerful technique that can b…
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28 min
Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 01 | A Knock at the Door
Is this police sting reliable? Is it just?This episode was first released on 14 June 2023.When Halcombe builder David Lyttle answers a knock on his door in March 2014, he's drawn i…
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3 min
Introducing: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big
The Mr Big technique is a powerful tool used to get criminals to confess. But is it fair? Is it just? Or does it lead to false convictions?This episode was first released on 6 June…
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24 min
Gone Fishing 10 | The Appeal
27 years after she was convicted, the case against Gail Maney for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys has collapsed. What happens now?This episode was first released on 17 August 202…
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25 min
Gone Fishing 09 | 2019 Update
More rumours emerge, another witness recants and Gail Maney finds new allies in her fight to prove she’s innocent.This episode was first released on 30 September 2019.Read more abo…
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54 min
Gone Fishing 08 | Gone Fishing
A key witness comes forward with new information that could vindicate Gail Maney, and the lead detective reflects on where his investigation might have gone wrong.This episode was…
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45 min
Gone Fishing 07 | The Trials of Gail Maney
As Gail Maney and three others go on trial for murder, flaws in the prosecution case come to light.This episode was first released on 29 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch e…
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43 min
Gone Fishing 06 | The Man with the Black Eyes
The media called him a “stone cold killer”, but the truth about Stephen Stone is a bit more complicated than that.This episode was first released on 28 June 2018.Read more about th…
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37 min
Gone Fishing 05 | Liar Liar
Two historic murder investigations merge into one. But how can police figure out what actually happened, when their key witnesses keep changing their stories?This episode was first…
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41 min
Gone Fishing 04 | The Forest
A terrified witness contacts police. Revelations about a young woman’s murder force detectives to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the Deane Fuller-Sandys case.Th…
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36 min
Gone Fishing 03 | Good Westie, Bad Westie
Gail Maney had a tough West Auckland upbringing, but she wasn’t a bad kid. Then in the 1990s she slid into a life of hard drugs, petty crime and prostitution. But does that really…
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38 min
Gone Fishing 02 | The Fisherman
For years, Deane Fuller-Sandys was thought to have drowned while fishing at Whatipu. But did police get it right when they later decided Deane was the Larnoch Road “body in the boo…
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29 min
Gone Fishing 01 | The Fire
Gail Maney has served 15 years in jail for ordering the 1989 murder of young Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys. But she says she never knew him. In fact, she thinks he wasn’…
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4 min
RNZ and Stuff present Gone Fishing
Paloma is back to say thanks and gives a tip on the next podcast to check out. Hosted by Amy Maas and Adam Dudding is Gone Fishing, produced by RNZ and Stuff.This episode was first…
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35 min
The Lost 05 | Francesca Martin
Fran Martin popped out to the petrol station in Hamilton in 2005, bought cigarettes, and wasn't seen again. Her father, Bob, has spent his life savings looking for her.This series…
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32 min
The Lost 04 | Jefferie Hill
Two year-old Jefferie Hill went outside to play, saying, "I won't go away, Mummy." So how does mum Jo Reynolds and his family deal with the fact they've never seen him again? What…
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37 min
The Lost 03 | Jim Donnelly
Tracey Donnelly says her husband Jim's disappearance is illogical, and 13 years on, still believes there are answers to be found - in the Glenbrook Steel Mill.This series was first…