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The 50 Year Secret

School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of ... Read more

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Update episode: A missed opportunity

Update episode: A missed opportunity

We reveal how police were told about the rumours Reg Wildbore’s own wife had said he committed the murder - and what hap... Read more

22 Feb 2020

7mins

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Special Update Episode: I Need To Speak To Mitten

Special Update Episode: I Need To Speak To Mitten

More people come forward with new evidence about Reg Wildbore, and his comments about speaking to lead detective Emmett ... Read more

12 Jan 2020

17mins

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Episode 9: Suspicion

Episode 9: Suspicion

In the final episode of The 50 Year Secret we talk to Reg Wildbore's old boss about why he always believed Reg was guilt... Read more

6 Jan 2020

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Episode 8: A Bad Feeling

Episode 8: A Bad Feeling

The last person to ever see Jennifer alive recalls the moment she saw the British tourist climbing into the car of the m... Read more

5 Jan 2020

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Episode 7: Leave It Alone

Episode 7: Leave It Alone

A confession, sex claims, and a statement putting Reg Wildbore practically at the scene of the crime the day Jennifer di... Read more

2 Jan 2020

24mins

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Episode 6: Something In His Eyes

Episode 6: Something In His Eyes

Reg Wildbore's former best mate Peter Johnston talks about Reg's strange behaviour and why it's not hard for him to beli... Read more

1 Jan 2020

21mins

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Episode 5: D-Day Is Coming

Episode 5: D-Day Is Coming

Reg Wildbore had more than one secret, and they were all starting to catch up with him. We take a look at the twists in ... Read more

31 Dec 2019

19mins

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Episode 4: The Wild West Coast

Episode 4: The Wild West Coast

It's 50 years on, but former lead detective Emmett Mitten still clearly remembers the challenges of the Beard case - fro... Read more

30 Dec 2019

21mins

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Episode 3: Confession

Episode 3: Confession

A secret that had been bubbling under the surface in a small South Island town finally comes to light. Ian Molloy speaks... Read more

29 Dec 2019

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Episode 2: The Sleeping Woman

Episode 2: The Sleeping Woman

Police spent precious days searching for Jennifer's body as it lay decaying under the Haast River Bridge. We speak to Mi... Read more

27 Dec 2019

20mins

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