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Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

By: NZ Herald
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Chasing Ghosts is a NZ Herald true crime series, looking at some of the most notable cases from our past. In the new season, The Puppeteer, David Fisher re-investigates the case of a serial catfisher he exposed in 2011, after discovering there is more to the story.

In the original Chasing Ghosts, Anna Leask looks into the disappearance of Amber-Lee Cruickshank, one of New Zealand's most baffling missing person investigations.
Murder in the Sounds explores the ongoing debate about the disappearances of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, and the arrest of Scott Watson.
Below the Surface unpacks the multiple investigations in the death of Goy Thongsi.
Murder at the Racecourse Hotel takes us back in time to look at one of New Zealand's oldest cold cases, that has gone unsolved for nearly a century.

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Episodes
  • Episode Three: Ripple effect

    Episode Three: Ripple effect
    Dec 28 2017
    The lives of the three families at the centre of the case remain intertwined. And a new bid to overturn Scott Watson's conviction is reviving memories for many.

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    35 mins
  • Episode Two: The case against Scott Watson

    Episode Two: The case against Scott Watson
    Dec 28 2017
    Two decades on, two key questions continue to spark fierce debate: Was Scott Watson the mystery man? And were Ben and Olivia dropped at his boat, or a distinctive ketch almost twice the size? WARNING: Occasional use of mild language.

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    44 mins
  • Episode One: 1/1/98

    Episode One: 1/1/98
    Dec 28 2017
    What happened in the early hours of January 1, 1998? We revisit the scene of the crime on the boat where the prosecution successfully argued Scott Watson killed Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. WARNING: Occasional use of mild language.

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    37 mins
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