A man convicted of killing a drugs associate in a remote location off the central North Island's Desert Road could soon learn if his last-ditch bid to declare his innocence is accepted.
Evelyn and Greg Pike hold a photo of their son Nicholas, who was killed on 18 March, 2002.
Convicted murderer in case where body never found maintains innocence
Stephen Hudson admits other violent offending but not 2002 killing of Nicholas Pike
Hudson declined parole, but made no application for freedom anyway
Criminal Cases Review Commission decision expected shortly.
The child told police that during contact with Rhodes he continued to give them instructions to stick to the plan
Tom Phillips was killed after robbing an agricultural supplies store with one of his children.
Dorset Police has said its investigation was ‘thorough, detailed and very complex’
The grim theory casts a gloomy light on the chances of bringing to a close the savage roadside killing that inspired the film…
A judge found Royce Mallett's killer, who was displaying symptoms of psychosis at the time of the attack, could not be found…
Robert Rhodes acquitted in 2017 on grounds of self-defence after manipulating a child to help in cover-up
