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  • Escape
    Ross Appelgren takes drastic measures to clear his name. In a nail-biting episode we relive his unsanctioned bid for freedom and his attempt to bring national attention to his case by going live on talkback radioRead more stories and see images from Nark on the RNZ websiteSpecial thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.If you have any further information on this case, please email [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Appeal
    While Ross Appelgren is reeling from the murder conviction for a crime he said he didn’t commit, his lawyer launches an appeal. But Ross isn’t prepared to wait and Ernie’s* struggles with his bail conditions – put both men on a crash-course with the law – again. *Names have been changed as they have name suppression or to protect their identityRead more stories and see images from Nark on the RNZ websiteSpecial thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime.If you have any further information on this case, please email [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Honour Among Thieves
    Leaks from Mt Eden force police to move on their main suspect for the murder of Darcy Te Hira and Ross Appelgren finds himself in the dock for the crime. This episode you’ll hear what the jury did – and all the bits they didn’t.See images and read more about the series at www.rnz.co.nz/narkSpecial thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime.If you have any further information on this case, please email [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Operation Icing
    In return for his testimony Ernie* was moved from a cell to motel room, and promised money, relocation and early release from his sentence. His witness protection would become the most intricate covert police operation of its kind in New Zealand history. *Names have been changed as they have name suppression or to protect their identitySee images and read more about the series at www.rnz.co.nz/narkSpecial thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime.If you have any further information on this case, please email [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Blurred Lines
    Ernie’s* journey from suspect to eye-witness is shrouded in secrecy and controversy. We look at how police came to place their entire case on Ernie’s* shoulders. And for the first time, Ernie* himself describes his role in the case against Ross Appelgren, and the terror of being in prison and labelled a Nark. *Names have been changed as they have name suppression or to protect their identityRead more stories and see images from Nark on the RNZ websiteSpecial thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime.If you have any further information on this case, please email [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Darcy Te Hira died in 1985 after being bashed in Mt Eden Prison. Fellow inmate Ross Appelgren was convicted of the crime. But was the evidence dodgy? After all, it was supplied by narks.
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