BLACK HANDS - A family mass murder

13 episodes

Trailer: Quarantine Nation
03/03/2026 | 3 mins.
A lethal virus. A drastic lockdown. A nation turned upside down.

From the makers of acclaimed podcasts The Commune, Gone Fishing, The District and True Story, this eight-part narrative series revisits the Covid-19 pandemic with the benefit of hindsight and powerful interviews. Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham delve into what really happened – and what it taught us about ourselves.

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11. The Journalist And The Judge
13/07/2017 | 55 mins.
In 2012 Canadian judge Justice Binnie said David Bain was innocent on the balance of probabilities. Why? Hear what Binnie says and what Martin van Beynen makes of his arguments. And why does Binnie compare van Beynen to Inspector Javert, a fictitious fanatical police inspector?
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10. Who Did It?
12/07/2017 | 33 mins.
The equation is simple: It had to be either Robin or David.

Now it's time to make a decision.
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9. Recovered Memories
11/07/2017 | 47 mins.
Despite giving evidence in court only once, David Bain has said a lot about the shootings in various contexts.

He has steadfastly maintained his innocence but the details of his story have changed. How plausible is it?
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8. The Suicide Puzzle
10/07/2017 | 32 mins.
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 himself in the left temple? Is it even possible?
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About BLACK HANDS - A family mass murder

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 family were gunned down. There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was the only survivor: David Bain. Since then the country has asked: who killed the Bain family? David or his father Robin? In this podcast, Martin van Beynen explores the case from start to finish, picking through evidence, the mysteries and motives, and interviewing never-before-spoken-to witnesses. He seeks to finally answer the question: Who was the killer? Podcasts like this one take a lot of time and resources to create. To help cover some of that cost, you will hear some ads during this episode. For an ad-free experience go to listen.stuff.co.nz/truecrime to get access to this and three other Stuff True Crime podcasts ad-free, for about the price of a cup of coffee… and you’ll be helping us make more great podcasts, like this one.

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