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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 fam...

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Listen to BLACK HANDS - A family mass murder, a News & Politics podcast. Stream 12 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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12 episodes are available for this podcast.

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12 episodes

11. The journalist and the judge

In 2012 Canadian judge Justice Binnie said David Bain was innocent on the balance of probabilities. Why? Hear what Binnie says and what Mart...

52:16Sep 17, 2017

Black Hands - Trailer

Coming soon from Stuff: A groundbreaking new podcast series on the most controversial murders in New Zealand history - the killing of five m...

01:43Jul 23, 2017

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 panicked phone call...

33:59Jul 23, 2017

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 meant the family was c...

42:52Jul 23, 2017

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, while sister Laniet...

38:08Jul 23, 2017

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 unusual reaction s...

35:34Jul 23, 2017

5. Incest, blackmail, murder

Motive has always been the most puzzling aspect of the Bain shootings. Neither Robin nor David seemed like mass killers. But both had reason...

39:23Jul 23, 2017

6. Bloodied fingerprints, broken glasses

Although police initially regarded the shootings as a murder/suicide, evidence began to mount against David Bain. His fingerprints were on t...

33:35Jul 23, 2017

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 size was more likely...

30:48Jul 23, 2017

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-handed man would shoot...

29:12Jul 23, 2017

9. Recovered memories

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

44:08Jul 23, 2017

10. Who did it?

The equation is simple: It had to be either Robin or David. Now it's time to make a decision.

30:29Jul 23, 2017

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